Category: Writing Resources

Journals That Publish Poetry Book Reviews by Diane Lockward

A big thank you to Diane Lockward for posting such a great list on her poetry blog! (It’s one less list for me to create.) The list provides links to each journal, frequency of publication, and reading periods. “Here is a list of journals, print and online, that […]

Best Places to Submit Poetry: A Ranking of Literary Magazines by John Fox + updated with payment/submission fees

Thanks to John Fox for putting together this amazing list of Best Places to Submit Poetry. He actually went through 5 years worth (2011 – 2015) of the anthology The Best American Poetry to see where the poems had been originally published. The result was a list of 147 literary magazines. […]

Need poetry/writing prompts? Cahoodaloodaling’s prompts inspired by recently published poems

The online lit mag Cahoodaloodaling has a feature called Prasanna's Parrot Picks & Prompts - that highlights recently published poems from Sundress Publications and then suggests a related prompt for each one. Really excellent work by their staff member Prasanna Surakanti. This third issue does not disappoint! What I love most about this […]

The Great 2017 Indie Press Preview – 70 indie presses via Electric Lit + manuscript tips!

Electric Literature is a free online resource for all things literature related. They are also a non-profit and a paying writer’s market! “Electric Literature's mission is to expand the influence of literature in popular culture by fostering lively and innovative literary conversations and making exceptional writing accessible to new […]

13 Ways to Support Poetry - guest blog post rewind by Dick Allen

Great guest blog post rewind up today from Dick Allen… the 13 ways to support poetry below include what to ask your local library, how to support poets you like, and quotes from others in the lit mag industry. "It is difficult to get the news from poems […]

TrishHopkinson.com included in Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers + #NaPoWriMo prompts

Thanks to my readers who nominated my site for inclusion in this helpful list curated by Writer’s Digest every year. I’m honored and thrilled to be listed in the poetry section next to Poets.org. You can subscribe online or in print or just purchase a single issue to […]

50 Surprisingly simple ways to promote your book + more from Author Unlimited

Author Unlimited is a writing resource site that recently gathered book promotional ideas from its author community for the following article. This site is loaded with great articles for writers and the writing life, including ways to get inspired, best time of day to write, writing environment, goal-setting, […]

FREE eBook–"The Authors Publish Compendium of Writing Prompts" (download free until March 26, 2017)

Thanks to Authors Publish for sharing this free eBook! Just click the link below and enter your email address to download the PDF. (I’ve not noticed any additional junkmail since I first signed up.) Most of their eBooks are only free for a limited time, so download them sooner […]

Why you should submit to literary magazines: 5 insightful articles — via Better View of the Moon

Big thanks to Karen Craigo for publishing my article "Why you should submit to literary magazines: 5 insightful articles" on her blog earlier this week. Make sure to watch for Karen Craigo’s guest blog post here on my blog in the future! My article includes my own short list of reasons […]

Free Writing Contests

Big thanks to Creative Talents Unleashed for including my blog as a reference for free writing contests. There are some other great resources listed as well.

Trish Hopkinson