Category: Interviews

Disappearing Poems on Instagram – Interview with Josh Medsker

Josh Medsker created a project a couple of years ago called Medskerpedia, and now he has started something new by way of Disappearing Poems on Instagram. I wanted to know more about this new project, so I interviewed Medsker to find out what he is up to and […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – ALOCASIA, DEADLINE: April 10, 2026

ALOCASIA is a bi-monthly online journal that publishes queer writers exploring our lives and experiences through the lens of plants and gardening and horticulture. They are currently open for poetry and prose submissions for their next themed issue: THORNS, which will examine queer domestic violence, partner violence, and sexual […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Unlikely Stories Six, DEADLINE: Always Open

Unlikely Stories Six is the latest incarnation of the electronic magazine, Unlikely Stories, which has been published on the Web, more-or-less continually, since 1998. This incarnation premiered in May, 2025. They are almost always open (if closed temporarily will post a note on their submissions page). They publish poetry, […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Micromance Magazine, DEADLINE: Year-round

Looking for the perfect way to celebrate the season of love? Micromance Magazine is the only online literary magazine devoted exclusively to sweet romance, heartfelt women’s fiction, and romantic poetry—and they’re open for submissions year-round! Founded by G. Lynn Brown, Micromance publishes six days a week via Substack, […]

PAYING/NO FEE contest ($50 – $1000) + Sijo Challenges/Events, DEADLINES: Feb. 7, 28, & Mar. 31

The Sejong Cultural Society is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in Chicago, IL in 2004. They are currently open for no fee entries for their Sijo Event Challenge and Sijo Recitation Challenge ($100 awards), Sijo Writing Competition (prizes $50 – $1000) as well as for Sijo classes & […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – En•Trance Journal, DEADLINE: May 1, 2026

En•Trance Journal was founded in 2025 and has released their first two issues, publishing twice a year on the solstices. They are currently opened for submissions of poetry and artwork with the theme “altered states” until May 1. For more information, see my interview with editors Dion O’Reilly […]

PAYING/NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Fahmidan Journal, DEADLINE: Year-round

Fahmidan was founded in the summer of 2020 with a mission to be a global, affordable, and inclusive literary, media, and education organization that serves the global literary community and beyond. “We believe in Diversity in Action, not tokenistic diversity or exclusionary policies that divide more than love.” […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Salt Hill, DEADLINE: Jan. 31, 2026

Salt Hill Journal is a biannual literary journal available online and in print and by subscription. They publish new fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and art by people at various stages in their literary and artistic careers–both new and emerging writers alongside those with illustrious careers in the literary arts. […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Rogue Agent, DEADLINE: Always Open

Rogue Agent is “a journal for work that inhabits the body” publishing poetry and visual art online monthly under the umbrella of Sundress Publications. They just published their 128th issue and are open to submissions of poetry and artwork year-round, but request you submit no more than twice […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Thimble, DEADLINE: Dec. 31, 2025

Thimble is an online literary magazine, featuring art, poetry, and short prose. They publish issues quarterly. “At Thimble Literary Magazine, we believe armor can be found in the oddest of places: whether that’s facing a hard truth head-on or reframing it so you can better understand it. We […]

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