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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.

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Call for Submissions, plus an Interview with the Editors of Rivet

Three of my poems published in Verse-Virtual's September issue

It’s always a pleasure to be published along side so many amazing poets in Verse-Virtual, and September’s issue is no exception. This issue includes three of my poems. Click here to read “The things I've done do not define the person I am,” “Blue Daydream,” and “Wouldn't a flyswatter […]

Three of my poems published in Verse-Virtual’s September issue

It’s always a pleasure to be published along side so many amazing poets in Verse-Virtual, and September’s issue is no exception. This issue includes three of my poems. Click here to read “The things I've done do not define the person I am,” “Blue Daydream,” and “Wouldn't a flyswatter […]

9 PAYING Submission Calls Open Now (Deadlines start Sept 26)

This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are in order of closest deadlines and some have administrative/processing submissions fees of up to $4 as noted below. If you like this post, please share with your writerly friends […]

Call for Submissions: WHEN I HEAR THAT SONG Poetry and Flash Fiction Series

The latest prompt and submission call from Silver Birch Press…

NO FEE / PAYING Call for Submission – The Offing DEADLINE: Sept. 7, 2015

All categories are accepting submissions without fee until September 7. After which, a $3 fee via Submittable will be required, unless you choose to mail in your submission. To read more about The Offing, their mission, and the different forms they accept, read their About page here. From their […]

Dictionary Stories by Jez Burrows are found poetry . . .

I have always admired and enjoyed found poetry–the process of uncovering new art from existing text feels like a celebration of not only creating the work, but of the original work itself. Jez Burrows launched a project this year entitled Dictionary Stories, where he created “[v]ery short stories […]

Paying Call for Submissions – Black Warrior Review, Deadline Sept. 1, 2015! ($2 fee)

Black Warrior Review (BWR) doesn’t charge subscribers fees for submitting, but they do charge non-subscribers a very small admin fee of $2 to submit. Per their site, “BWR pays a one-year subscription and a nominal lump-sum fee for all works published.” BWR was “established in 1974 by graduate […]

My poem “Trash Bag Burial” published in Storm Cycle: The Best of 2014 by Kind of a Hurricane Press

“Trash Bag Burial” was selected for Storm Cycle: The Best of 2014 by Kind of a Hurricane Press. Check it out and download a free e-copy or order a paperback on Amazon for $9. “Storm Cycle 2014:  The Best of Kind of a Hurricane Press (510 pages) is a compilation […]

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