Category: Call for Submissions

NO FEE Submission call w/ musical prompt + editor interview – Golden Walkman Magazine, DEADLINE: August 31, 2017

This is a really cool prompt and submission opportunity from the folks at Golden Walkman Magazine for a project they are calling “Dialogue Submissions.” Every few months, they will publish a Dialogue Starter Issue with poetry and prose inspired by an original, contributor-provided piece of instrumental music. “Writers will have (1) […]

2 FREE writing contests, submission call, and interview! Lunch Ticket DEADLINES: August 31, 2017

I really can’t say enough great things about the staff at Lunch Ticket. They are kind, responsive, and organized. I wanted to know a little bit more about what they have going on and they are up to a lot of amazing things! Including two free writing contests […]

My feature in Les Femmes Folles + call for artist features (all genres) who identify as female

I’m honored to be featured in Les Femmes Folles (LFF) for their 2017 series of women artists. They do a custom interview and include artwork in each feature. My feature includes two found poems previously published in Wild Horses, Women on Fire by ELJ Editions: “Salvage great love […]

Where to Submit in Aug/Sept 2017 by Entropy (filtered for no fee only!) – 250+ poetry markets

Entropy is a “website featuring literary & non-literary content. A website that seeks to engage with the literary community, that becomes its own community, and creates a space for literary & non-literary ideas.” They recently posted an article on where to submit in August and September. Click here to read […]

FREE ENTRY Jacopone da Todi Poetry Book Prize + editor interview – Franciscan University Press, DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 2017

Franciscan University Press is accepting 48-100 page manuscripts during August 2017 for its Jacopone da Todi Poetry Prize.  “We want work which reflects a disciple’s heart.” I wondered how and why this poetry prize came to be, so I asked editor David Craig a few questions to find out. […]

NO FEE/PAYING call for poetry chapbooks-Brain Mill Press, DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 2017

Brain Mill Press is a small, independent publisher of 10-15 titles a year in fiction, memoir, and poetry, with a strong interest in promoting the voices of women, writers of color, and LGBTQIA+ writers. They run an open call for poetry chapbooks on odd years and full-length poetry manuscripts on […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Parentheses Journal, DEADLINE: Sept. 1, 2017

Parentheses Journal is a new online literary magazine recently founded by Sneha Subramanian Kanta and Harshal Desai. Their vision for the new journal is described as a “collaborative venture in the quest for sharing art, operating on the quintessence of art for art's sake.” I wondered how and why […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Pøst, DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 2017

Pøst is a new bi-lingual online journal publishing in both English and French, seeking “new poetic tools to represent contemporary society, which is characterized by globalization (suppression of geographical borders, blending of languages) and plurality (fluidity in any and every form, fragmentation of identities).” I wondered how and […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Bald Woman (NEW!), DEADLINE: Aug. 12, 2017

Bald Woman is a new online zine seeking submissions of poetry, short stories, essays, art, or photos for their first issue, from trans people, non-binary people, people who are genderfluid, people who don't really know how to identify yet, people who are questioning gender, people who are agender, […]

My poem “Preparation” published in The Penn Review + no fee submission call!

I’m both pleased and honored to have such a good home for my poem “Preparation” published online at The Penn Review. They are known for their fast response time, and got back to me on my submission within two days! The Penn Review was founded in 1966, making it the oldest […]

Trish Hopkinson