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Trish Hopkinson

Trish Hopkinson is a poet and literary arts advocate. You can find her online at SelfishPoet.com and provisionally in Colorado, where she runs the regional poetry group Rock Canyon Poets, curates Poetry Happens for KRCL 90.9 FM, and is a Poetry Reader for The Adroit Journal. Her poetry has been published in several magazines and journals, including Sugar House Review, Glass Poetry Press, and The Penn Review; and her fourth chapbook Almost Famous was published by Yavanika Press in 2019. Hopkinson happily answers to labels such as atheist, feminist, and empty nester; and enjoys traveling, live music, and craft beer.

AWP 2023 – Where to find me & my picks for poets!

AWP is happening in-person and/or virtually in Seattle from March 8 – 11, and there are so many great events! Including an exceptional way to kick off AWP with an off site event organized by Sonia Greenfield with a lineup of me and 35 other poets! You can […]

Take me to poetry church! Watch the IWWG Poetry Palooza panel hosted by Trish Hopkinson

Tremendous thanks to all our panelists and attendees for the spring IWWG Poetry Palooza panel! One attendee commented in the chat “Poetry church!” and we all agreed. If you missed it, you can watch the Zoom recording to hear from a stellar lineup of award-winning poets and teachers […]

Poetry Palooza Event Series via IWWG + I’m hosting the free kickoff event! – Feb. 7 @ 7pm ET

I’m pleased to announce the International Women’s Writing Guild‘s spring programming for Poetry Palooza! I’ll also be hosting the free kick-off panel with a stellar lineup of poetry advocates, incredible teachers, and poets on Tuesday, February 7 at 7pm Eastern Time. The spring program includes several workshops, Friday […]

Trish Hopkinson virtual reading–Blue Light Gallery, Friday, Feb. 3 @ 6pm PT

Tremendous thanks to Blue Light Press and their gallery readings for hosting this event! I’m excited to read with two amazing poets: Sandra Anfang and Sandy Yannone. This is a virtual reading via Zoom. Details on how to attend are below. Hope to see you there! You are […]

15 Literary Magazines Seeking Volunteer Readers by Trish Hopkinson via Authors Publish

Thank you to Authors Publish for publishing my article with 15 literary magazines currently seeking volunteer readers and information on why you’d want to on their resourceful site! Learn the benefits of volunteering, including gaining experience, meeting other writers, improving your own writing and submissions approach, along with […]

Call for Poems & Prose – Route 7 Review, DEADLINE: Nov. 15, 2022

Route 7 Review, established in 2013 and published annually by Utah Tech University, welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual arts from artists and writers from anywhere in the world.  They are currently accepting submissions for the 2022 literary journal until November 15, 2022. Please read […]

Poetry Palooza workshops, open mics & contest via IWWG continue thru Nov. 2022!

I’m pleased to announce the International Women’s Writing Guild‘s fall programming for Poetry Palooza! I recently hosted the free kick-off panel with a stellar lineup of with a stellar lineup of poets, writers, and educators to talk self-care for creatives. If you missed it, it’s not too late […]

Poetry Palooza via IWWG + I’m hosting the free kickoff event! – Sept. 13 @ 7pm ET

I’m pleased to announce the International Women’s Writing Guild‘s fall programming for Poetry Palooza! I’ll also be hosting the free kick-off panel with a stellar lineup of poets, writers, and educators to talk self-care for creatives on Tuesday, September 13 at 7pm Eastern Time. Click here to register […]

Tête-à-Tête: Trish Hopkinson interview via The Wise Owl + year-round submission call

It was a great pleasure to be interviewed by The Wise Owl for their Tête-à-Tête interview series in their latest Jade Edition issue. The Wise Owl is a new, international, monthly e-magazine publishing poetry, short fiction, non-fiction (essays, memoirs, travelogues, reviews (books/films/TV series/OTT releases), literary/critical writing, short film, […]

TrishHopkinson.com on indefinite hiatus

TrishHopkinson.com, aka SelfishPoet.com, has been running since 2014 and I’ve published over 2,100 posts in the last eight years. It has been an extremely rewarding project and was a complete surprise–I had no big plans when I first started sharing information for the poetry and literary community. When […]