Category: Call for Submissions

Paying Call for Submissions – Black Warrior Review, DEADLINE: March 1, 2016! ($2 fee)

Black Warrior Review (BRW) doesn’t charge subscribers fees for submitting, but they do charge non-subscribers a small admin fee of $2 to submit. Per their site, “BWR pays a one-year subscription and a nominal lump-sum fee for all works published.” BWR was “established in 1974 by graduate students […]

NO FEE/REPRINTS – Submission call + editor interview for Thank You for Swallowing, DEADLINE: Always Open

Thank You for Swallowing is a fairly new online lit mag described as a “protest in poems.” “Poetry is a form of protest. So let this be another one, in the spirit of Against Rape, in the spirit of Catechism, in the spirit of Binders Full of Women's […]

52 NO FEE poetry manuscript publishers + important tips

It’s so important to do your homework before sending your manuscript to a publisher. Make sure to take notes for each publisher you research. You will most likely want to compare them to each other before deciding where you want to submit. Make sure the press is the […]

5 FREE POETRY CONTESTS – Deadlines February and March

Below are the details for five free poetry contests in the order of the upcoming deadlines in February and March. Also listed are links to other sites who list creative writing contests on a regular basis. Prospero Prizes DEADLINE: February 15, 2016 ELIGIBILITY: “This contest is open to everyone. However, […]

NO FEE Submission call for David Bowie special issue – Found Poetry Review, DEADLINE: Feb. 14, 2016

What a grave loss this world suffered with David Bowie’s passing. So many of us have been affected by his work and talent in multiple ways. The Found Poetry Review is asking you to remember and honor him by crafting found poetry sourced from his words, songs, interviews, […]

PAYING/NO FEE Ladies Night! Submission call and interview - Outlook Springs, DEADLINE: Jan. 20, 2016

I recently interviewed Andrew Mitchell, Editor-in-Chief of Outlook Springs about their current submission call that caught my eye with an opportunity specifically for women poets and writers to send their work direct to the editors--they're calling it "Ladies Night." The interview and submission information is below. Andrew, tell me […]

Call for Submissions for Wildness, DEADLINE: Jan. 15, 2016

To read more about Wildness and their editors, read their Masthead page here. Wildness is a new online literary magazine and a project of Platypus Press “open to a variety of genres and styles. Just remember, we want to be left breathless.” You can read their inaugural issue to get a feel […]

NO FEE Call for Submissions for Duende, DEADLINE: Jan. 8, 2016

Duende has a great submission guidelines page that describes what they are looking for, a quick reference list of “One Dozen Brass Tacks” to explain submission formatting and other details, as well as Genre Specifications for poetry, prose, translations, and visual art and collaborations. "We are especially interested […]

My new poem published in #thesideshow today . . .

My poem “Madonna’s Vagina” inspired by Sharon Olds’ poem “The Pope’s Penis” was published up on Five 2 One Magazine‘s online companion site #thesideshow today. For information on how to submit your poetry to #thesideshow or Five to One Magazine, see my post: 2 NO FEE Submission Calls […]

15 international lit mags seeking English submissions

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 […]

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