Category: Call for Submissions

My poem “I Know I Have Loved Patricia” published in NonBinary Review #39 + PAYING submission calls!

I am honored to have my poem “I Know I Have Loved Patricia” published in issue #39 of NonBinary Review, the literary journal of Zoetic Press. “I Know I Have Loved Patricia” was originally published inTAB: The Journal of Poetry & Poetics. NonBinary Review’s themed issues are fantastic and […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Bloodletter Magazine, DEADLINE: May 6, 2025

Bloodletter Magazine is a feminist horror magazine publishing the work of nonbinary, trans, and women writers and artists. “For each biannual issue, we work with one artist who contributes companion illustrations for each of the 20 pieces represented in the magazine. Bloodletter was founded on the principle that […]

Two poems published in THE NOMAD + NO FEE call & interview, DEADLINE: April 30, 2025

Tremendous thanks to THE NOMAD for publishing two of my poems ” First Sighting” and “Waiting Around” along with my commentary about the poems and an audio reading. They also sent me a gorgeous print edition for being a contributor! The Nomad is a literary magazine for people […]

NO FEE contest ($300 – $1,000 in prizes!) – Sejong Writing Competition, DEADLINE: Feb. 28, 2025

The Sejong Cultural Society is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in Chicago, IL in 2004. They are currently open for no fee entries for their Sejong Writing Competition for essays and sijo poetry. The sijo is a traditional three-line Korean poetic form organized technically and thematically by line […]

My poem “What of the Work?” published by Citron Review (open for subs 2/1/25)

Tremendous thanks to Citron Review for publishing my poem “What of the Work?” in their Winter 2024/2025 issue. I wrote this poem in honor of a dear friend whom I worked closely with in many ways–our professional careers, personal challenges, raising our families, and her long-term fight with […]

NO FEE submission call + auction – IWWG Int’l Women’s Day Anthology, DEADLINE: Jan. 15, 2025

Two excellent opportunities from the International Women’s Writing Guild (IWWG). No fee submission call for IWWG members for their International Women’s Day anthology. To submit, register for the event, join if you are not already a member, or if you are unable to become a member due to […]

My poem “There is a Doppelganger Planet” published by Cicada Song + prose MS call

I’m pleased to share that my poem “There is a Doppelganger Planet” was published in the first poetry anthology by new press Cicada Song entitled Lost at 27: Musicians, Artists, Mortals, available now on Amazon. It’s an incredible collection of poets paying homage to musicians lost far too […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call – Whittle Micro-Press, DEADLINE: Always open

Whittle Micro-Press publishes micro-chapbooks of themed poetry between 8 and 12 pages in length. Whittle was founded in 2023 and has published four micro-chapbooks of poetry by Kelly R. Samuels, Cyril Wong, Abbie Kiefer, and Lauren Davis, with one forthcoming collection by Miranda C. Dennis thus far slated […]

18 NO FEE Chapbook Publishers (UPDATED 10/2024!)

UPDATED  10/12/2024 The individual listings below are the chapbook publishers I found which do not charge submission fees, reading fees, or contest fees. Several are currently open or always open, which I’ve noted below. Many chapbooks are published via contests and do typically require a fee from $10 […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Dead Forever, DEADLINE: Nov. 1, 2024

Dead Forever is the second Grateful Dead themed poetry anthology currently open for submissions of poems inspired by the Grateful Dead and related music projects. They are a paying market. You can read more about what they are up to, what they are looking for, and specific call […]

Trish Hopkinson