Category: Year Round Calls

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Lily Poetry Review, DEADLINE: Year-round

Lily Poetry Review is a biannual literary journal available in print. They publish flash fiction, poetry, book reviews, and art. They are currently open for no fee submissions of poetry, flash fiction and art for their print journal. They also publish chapbooks and full length poetry books. To get […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Taco Bell Quarterly, DEADLINE: Always open

Taco Bell Quarterly is “the literary magazine for the Taco Bell Arts and Letters. We're a reaction against everything. The gatekeepers. The taste-makers. The hipsters. Health food. Artists Who Wear Cute Scarves. Bitch-ass Wendy's. We seek to demystify what it means to literary, artistic, important, and elite.” Please […]

NO FEE Submission call for high school students + editor interview – The WEIGHT Journal, DEADLINE: Rolling/always open

The WEIGHT Journal is a “literary blog for high school students who may similarly find themselves in need of a creative outlet. Everyone has something heavy to get off their chest.” They publish “all sorts of creative writing: poetry, slam poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, creative non-fiction, hybrid, […]

15 lit mags/journals to send your current event poems

UPDATED: April 24, 2021 The listings below are literary magazines/journals that are known for taking poetry on current event topics. These literary magazines/journals are listed alphabetically; some are currently accepting submissions, some are temporarily closed. I’ve also included whether or not it is a paying market in the […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Across the Social Distances, DEADLINE: Open year round

Across the Social Distances is a pop-up poetry journal that features “poetry in the time of the virus,” or poems and that respond to the current crises. Previously published poems are okay as long as the poet still has rights. Submissions are accepted and posted on an ongoing […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Rough Cut Press, DEADLINE: Year round

Rough Cut Press is an new online literary journal (with plans to soon release print issues) publishing visual art and short prose and poetry of 650 words or less. I wanted to know more about what they are up to, so I asked them a few questions to […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Vagabond City, DEADLINE: Open year round

Vagabond City is an online literary journal featuring “poetry, art, nonfiction, interviews, and reviews by marginalized creators.” The feature a visual artist for each issue and a variety of literary work. The issues are just the right size to read in one sitting and the artwork is always […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Coffee & Oranges, DEADLINE: Open year-round

Coffee & Oranges (formerly Kahini Magazine) is the literary monthly print magazine for Kahini members: submissions, however, are open to all and accepted year-round. Contributors receive a subscription to the magazine and $5,000 payment! (No, that is not a misprint and it is very real. A generous donor […]

"Short-form Shout Out – ALMOST FAMOUS – Trish Hopkinson" via The Maynard (open to submissions!)

Such a pleasure to see this short-form shout out and mini-review for my most recent chapbook Almost Famous by Jami Macarty, co-founder and editor of The Maynard poetry journal on their Facebook page and on Twitter where they share excerpts, poetry prompts, updates, and of course shout outs […]

“Short-form Shout Out – ALMOST FAMOUS – Trish Hopkinson” via The Maynard (open to submissions!)

Such a pleasure to see this short-form shout out and mini-review for my most recent chapbook Almost Famous by Jami Macarty, co-founder and editor of The Maynard poetry journal on their Facebook page and on Twitter where they share excerpts, poetry prompts, updates, and of course shout outs […]

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