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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.

Music: Food for the Writer's Heart – guest blog post by Sister Lou Ella Hickman

It has been both a blessing and a burden. Music, that is. For years I carried my secret around like I was the recipient of King Tut's curse. Friends knew I wrote prose and poetry but they were unaware that I was also a very frustrated wannabe composer. […]

My session “Submit Your Writing Like a Pro” is now available! – free registration

My session is now available! If you’ve already registered you should have the email already and if you haven’t, you can still register! Click here to sign up for free! It's easy to come along. You don't need to pack a bag, travel halfway around the world, find […]

My session "Submit Your Writing Like a Pro" is now available! – free registration

My session is now available! If you’ve already registered you should have the email already and if you haven’t, you can still register! Click here to sign up for free! It's easy to come along. You don't need to pack a bag, travel halfway around the world, find […]

NO FEE Submission call + updated interview! – Matador Review, DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 2019

Matador Review is an online literature and art quarterly based in Los Angeles and Chicago. “We publish poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art. Founded in January 2016, our purpose is to promote ‘alternative work’ from both art and literature, and to encourage respect for online publications. In each issue, […]

NO FEE Submission call (Special issue: Women 50+) + editor interview – Gyroscope Review, DEADLINE: Sept. 7 2019

Gyroscope Review is a print and online poetry magazine published quarterly. You can read their current issue as well as past issue on their site or order them in print. They welcome both new and established poets and are currently open for submissions for their fall special issue with […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Thimble, DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2019

Thimble is a new online literary magazine, featuring art, poetry, and short prose. They publish issues quarterly. I was curious how and why this art and literary magazine began, so I asked Editor-in-Chief Nadia Wolnisty a few questions to find out. See my interview with Wolnisty and a link […]

Finding the Writer Within – free online workshops & I'm presenting! Aug. 5 – 14, 2019

I'm going to the Finding the Writer Within Online Event, and I want you to come too. My session “Submit Your Writing Like a Pro” launches on August 10. You will not want to miss it! Click here to sign up for free! We'll be doing Writing Exercises […]

Finding the Writer Within – free online workshops & I’m presenting! Aug. 5 – 14, 2019

I'm going to the Finding the Writer Within Online Event, and I want you to come too. My session “Submit Your Writing Like a Pro” launches on August 10. You will not want to miss it! Click here to sign up for free! We'll be doing Writing Exercises […]

NO FEE Submission call + interview – Doubleback Review, DEADLINE: Always open (rolling)

Doubleback Review is a new online journal under Sundress Publications and Doubleback Books. They are specifically looking for work previously published in other journals that have since gone defunct. “Doubleback Review wants to hit the pause button on art that may slip from the public's eye (and therefore lose […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call + interview – Drunk Monkeys, DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 2019

Drunk Monkeys is an online lit mag with a unique style, dedicated to "use our privileges to protect, defend, and uplift others. To create a safer literary community." They have a clear mission to “be inclusive, to denounce bigotry of all kinds, and to stand up to those […]

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