Category: Call for Submissions

Want to aim high? 15 respected lit mags to submit to from Authors Publish

This list from Authors Publish is the cream of the crop–the envy of all creative writers when it comes to dream lit mags or journals where they’d like to see their work published. Have I submitted to some of these? Yes. Have I been rejected? Of course. You’ve […]

Street Light Press interviews Trish Hopkinson + no fee submission call for poetry/art

“The team at Street Light Press is honored to have had the opportunity to interview accomplished poet and creative facilitator Trish Hopkinson. In this coming issue of Street Light Press, Trish discusses the emotionally draining power of good writing, how to deal with rejection, and how publishing has […]

NO FEE Submission call + interview – Pretty Owl Poetry, DEADLINE: Sept. 22, 2017

Pretty Owl Poetry “is a journal that publishes new, emerging, and established writers in poetry, fiction, and the visual arts.” The issues are published in PDF format and are free to read online. Last year I reviewed Pretty Owl Poetry's Summer issue for The Review Review. Here's a snippet from my review: The […]

NO FEE Submission call + interview – Cordella, DEADLINE: Oct. 16, 2017

Cordella is a beautifully designed quarterly online magazine with a broad-themed focus for each issue. They publish the work of cis women, trans women, and nonbinary artists, writers, and creatives and are currently open for submissions of poetry, short fiction, essays, memoir and other creative non-fiction, as well as visual art. […]

My poem "The Next State" published in Califragile + no fee submission call w/interview

The memories of September 11 are certainly overwhelming and I’m thankful for the timing of my feature this month in Califragile to share my poems reflecting on post-war recovery. Though originally focused on the events of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII, the sentiments surrounding the recovery post-9/11 are […]

My poem “The Next State” published in Califragile + no fee submission call w/interview

The memories of September 11 are certainly overwhelming and I’m thankful for the timing of my feature this month in Califragile to share my poems reflecting on post-war recovery. Though originally focused on the events of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII, the sentiments surrounding the recovery post-9/11 are […]

NO FEE Submission call & editor interview – Gold Dust Magazine, EXTENDED DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2017

Gold Dust magazine is a biannual magazine of short stories, poetry, and writing advice. Issues can be read online or ordered in print. They graciously extended their current submission call for the next issue to September 30 just for my readers! Another unique thing about this magazine is that […]

NO FEE Submission call & editor interview – Gold Dust Magazine, EXTENDED DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2017

Gold Dust magazine is a biannual magazine of short stories, poetry, and writing advice. Issues can be read online or ordered in print. They graciously extended their current submission call for the next issue to September 30 just for my readers! Another unique thing about this magazine is that […]

NO FEE Submission call and interview – 1932 Quarterly, DEADLINE: Oct. 10, 2017

1932 Quarterly is a new international print literature quarterly. They publish poetry and short prose and are currently open for submissions of literature written in the English language. I wondered how and why this lit mag came to be, so I asked editor Layla Lenhardt and she kindly replied. See my […]

NO FEE Submission call and interview – Flash Fiction for Flash Memory, DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2017

The Collection: Flash Fiction for the Flash Mind is a new collection of flash fiction and photography designed specifically for those who struggle to retain memory of longer narratives, but love to read. Editor Anne Anthony describes the experience she had with her own mother: “Imagine then, her consternation […]

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