Category: Call for Submissions

Two poems published in Petals in the Pan by Kind of a Hurricane Press

“The Day We Found a Meadow and Played Frisbee Buck Naked” and “Mars Haiku” were selected for Petals in the Pan by Kind of a Hurricane Press. Check it out and download a free e-copy or order a paperback on Amazon for $9. Kind of a Hurricane Press always […]

NO FEE / PAYING Call for Submission – The Offing (justice & activism theme) DEADLINE: May 10, 2015

The Offing is publishing a special issue entitled Uprising: “After the recent events in Baltimore, New York, Ferguson, and throughout the country, The Offing has put aside May 10-23 to publish works that speak to justice, resistance, and activism. We invite you to submit such works — in […]

NO FEE / PAYING Call for Submission – The Offing (justice & activism theme) DEADLINE: May 10, 2015

The Offing is publishing a special issue entitled Uprising: “After the recent events in Baltimore, New York, Ferguson, and throughout the country, The Offing has put aside May 10-23 to publish works that speak to justice, resistance, and activism. We invite you to submit such works — in […]

NO FEE Call for Submissions for Blue Monday, Issue 6 Reading until mid-July, 2015

Blue Monday has a great submission guidelines page that describes what they are looking for, submission formatting and other details, as well as specifics for each genre: visual art, fiction & creative nonfiction, poetry, and other. "Blue Monday Review is a triannual publication that draws inspiration from the works of Kurt […]

My essay and poetry featured today by The Rain, Party, & Disaster Society (Submissions open until 4/30!)

I’m honored to be a feature artist for this amazing mag on the literary fringe. The Rain, Party, and Disaster Society posts experimental, found, and other interesting poetic forms “not for the faint of heart.” This feature includes my previously unpublished essay which takes a non-traditional approach to describing […]

My essay and poetry featured today by The Rain, Party, & Disaster Society (Submissions open until 4/30!)

I’m honored to be a feature artist for this amazing mag on the literary fringe. The Rain, Party, and Disaster Society posts experimental, found, and other interesting poetic forms “not for the faint of heart.” This feature includes my previously unpublished essay which takes a non-traditional approach to describing […]

Ode to Your Zip Code – Submission Call Deadline April 21, 2015 #zipodes

You still have time to submit your Ode to Your Zip Code for this special project sponsored by WLRN in Miami. “O, Miami and WLRN-Miami Herald believe it's time to pay tribute to the least poetic definition of where you live: The ZIP Code. This April, we're asking […]

NO FEE Calls for Submissions – 11 Lit Mags with Deadlines in May, 2015

One of these is a paying markets. This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are in order of closest deadlines. Before submitting, read my Submission Tips and to check other paying markets for emerging writers and how they are […]

Need writing prompts for National Poetry Month? #NaPoMo

Poetry Super Highway is sponsoring a Prompt-a-Day for National Poetry Month. There’s still time to get in on the fun this month and become inspired to write! Not to mention all of the incredible poetry being shared. You can check out Poetry Super Highway’s prompts here and post […]

Did you know you can submit to English-language international lit mags?

Why limit yourself to being published in lit mags in the U.S., Canada, or the U.K? There are many countries with English-language lit mags you can also submit your work to. For example, my poem “My Monkey Grammarian” was published in Hong Kong and even included in a […]

Trish Hopkinson