Category: Year Round Calls

Two poems published in isacoustic + NO FEE/PAYING call & interview – Open year-round

I’m pleased to announce my last publication of this year— my poems “carambola” and “Ascent” were published on Isacoustic! Carambola is also known as star fruit, a beautiful yellow and the inspiration for the first poem. “Ascent” reflects on the negative aspects of heritage or ancestry and how […]

Let's Talk Submission Strategies and more! via The Masters Review

This article by Kim Winternheimer published on The Masters Review blog is an excellent discussion on how to strategically submit your work and includes great tips. The article is divided into 6 key sections, including: Top-Tier Publication Goals Staggering Submissions When To Call It Quits Submitting The Same […]

NO FEE Submission call + interview – Empty Mirror, DEADLINE: Always open

Empty Mirror is an online literary and arts magazine established in 2000 that publishes poetry, essays on literary or art-related topics, criticism, personal essays, articles, features, book reviews, interviews, and art. While their interests are broad, they also have special interests in the Beat Generation and Surrealism. I wondered how […]

Book Review: Footnote, by Trish Hopkinson – by Deborah Hauser via Stirring (always open for submissions!)

I’m so grateful of the reading and work that went into this in depth and thoughtful review of my chapbook Footnote by Deborah Hauser published by Stirring, one of the oldest continuously publishing journals on the internet. And they are always open for submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. A […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – The Maynard, DEADLINE: Always open

The Maynard is an online poetry journal. They publish two issues per year on April 15 (Spring issue) and October 15 (Fall issue) and are always open to submissions of poetry and cover art. I wondered how and why this poetry journal came to be, so I asked co-founder […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Pretty Owl Poetry, DEADLINE: Always Open/Winter Issue Dec. 15, 2018

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. Not only did Pretty Owl publish my poem "And Finished knowing - then -" in […]

NO FEE Sonnet Contest + editor interview – Better Than Starbucks, DEADLINE: Dec. 1, 2018

Better Than Starbucks is “Not your ordinary poetry magazine” and is published in print and electronically. They host regular features categorized by form and genre available on their web site and content is always available to read online for free. They pay $20 for monthly features via paypal and […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Sinking City, DEADLINE: Nov. 28, 2018

Sinking City is the graduate-run literary journal of the MFA program at the University of Miami and is published online twice a year. I wondered how and why this literary journal came to be, so I asked Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Lane Sutton and she kindly replied. See my interview […]

These Tips From Creative Writers Will Help You Get Published – & Get Paid + 7 No Fee Calls via The Penny Hoarder

Excited that The Penny Hoarder interviewed me for this excellent article! They also interviewed guest blogger and Editor of Driftwood Press Jerrod Schwarz. The article includes lots of great tips on submitting creative writing as well as a list of 7 paying markets with no fees to submit! […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Harbor Review (NEW!), DEADLINE: Always open

  Harbor Review is a new online space for poetry and art. They publish two issues per year in the winter and summer. They are currently accepting general submissions for their winter issue as well as for their upcoming summer issue with the theme of “Blue,” which can […]

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