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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.

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 […]

NO FEE Call for Submission – The Harpoon Review DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 2015

To read more about The Harpoon Review and their editors, read their About page here. “The Harpoon Review is dedicated to publishing fine works of poetry, prose, and short fiction. We take submissions on a rolling basis and publish monthly,” and has been publishing quarterly issues since October 2014. Before submitting, […]

NO FEE Call for Submission – Two Cities DEADLINE: Sept 1, 2015

All categories are accepting submissions without a donation until September 1. Submissions with a $3 donation via Submittable are open year round to help support the magazine. To read more about Two Cities and their editors, read their About page here. “Two Cities Review is a new online review featuring quality fiction, […]

FREE Guides for Authors from bookbaby – tons of great publishing and marketing info and tips!

The bookseller bookbaby provides a download of all of their author guides for FREE. “Bestselling authors and industry pros offer tips on how to make it as a DIY author in today's eBook marketplace. All these guides are free and easily downloadable as PDF files.” You can even […]

Paying Call for Submissions – Contrary Magazine pays $20, Deadline Sept. 1, 2015!

Contrary doesn’t charge fees for submissions, but they do pay contributors. Per their site, payment “for original commentary, fiction, and poetry, Contrary Magazine pays $20 per author per issue, regardless of the number of works or nature of the submission. Reviews and Contrary Blog posts are usually unpaid.” […]

My poem “The things I’ve done . . .” (final poem in the series) published by Drunk Monkeys!

This found poem was taken from definitions for the word "grace" provided by customers at Enliten Café and attendees at Rock Canyon Poets poetry reading, including the last few lines from Inferno (a poet's novel) by Eileen Myles. The things I’ve done . . . by Trish Hopkinson Drunk Monkeys is […]

My poem "The things I've done . . ." (final poem in the series) published by Drunk Monkeys!

This found poem was taken from definitions for the word "grace" provided by customers at Enliten Café and attendees at Rock Canyon Poets poetry reading, including the last few lines from Inferno (a poet's novel) by Eileen Myles. The things I’ve done . . . by Trish Hopkinson Drunk Monkeys is […]

Call for Submissions: MY SWEET WORD Poetry & Flash Fiction Series

Another wonderful online series from Silver Birch Press! Get those poems and flash fiction stories in before the deadline on Sept. 30.

Call for Submissions: MY SWEET WORD Poetry & Flash Fiction Series

Another wonderful online series from Silver Birch Press! Get those poems and flash fiction stories in before the deadline on Sept. 30.

My poem “Wouldn’t a flyswatter be easier” published by Drunk Monkeys!

Another film-inspired poem looks back on the first time I saw the original Karate Kid at a drive-in movie theater (remember those?) I love that Drunk Monkeys promotes the poems they publish across social media with clever images. They found the perfect pic for this poem :). My poem […]

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