NO FEE submission call for full length manuscripts–Four Chambers Press, DEADLINE: July 31, 2017

To read more about Four Chambers Press or for more about their editors, read their Staff page here. Four chambers is a fairly new press and print literary magazine that published their first issue in 2013 as “an independent community literary magazine based in Phoenix, AZ whose mission is to give greater visibility to […]

My chapbooks have arrived! Order a signed copy (only 10 available)

There’s just nothing better than opening a box of brand new books, especially ones with your name on the cover! I have a limited number I can sell as signed copies. Currently only 10 are available, so if you’d a copy of Footnote, addressed to you personally and signed, […]

What is Poetry? – guest blog post by Brad Rose

What is poetry? Galway Kinnell says, "To me, poetry is somebody standing up, so to speak, and saying, with as little concealment as possible, what it is for him or her to be on earth at this moment." Robert Frost writes, "Writing a poem is discovering.” Madeleine LeCense, an 18-year-old National […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call & editor interview–Outlook Springs, DEADLINE: July 15, 2017

Outlook Springs is a new bi-annual, print and online literary journal “transmitted from the town of Outlook Springs, New Hampshire, which may or may not exist in one or more alternate dimensions.” They don’t charge submission fees and they pay their contributors, $25 fiction/non-fiction and $10 per poem + a contributor copy. […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call & editor interview–Outlook Springs, DEADLINE: July 15, 2017

Outlook Springs is a new bi-annual, print and online literary journal “transmitted from the town of Outlook Springs, New Hampshire, which may or may not exist in one or more alternate dimensions.” They don’t charge submission fees and they pay their contributors, $25 fiction/non-fiction and $10 per poem + a contributor copy. […]

Submishmash – A fun way to find submission deadlines . . .

Submishmash allows writers and other artists to view open submission calls randomly, by type (writing, art, sound, film) or by deadlines. It’s a fun and interesting way to visually wade through the many submission calls available. Built by our friends at Submittable, “Submishmash is a living catalog of […]

62 NO FEE poetry book publishers + important tips on submitting your manuscript

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 […]

MFA after 50? If not now, when? – guest blog post by Kim Jacobs-Beck

In June, my husband Dan and I were on a road trip out to California to see our son. Somewhere in the Rockies, I said to him, “You know, I think it’s time I went back to get that MFA.” When we returned home, I applied, was accepted, […]

My new chapbook "Footnote" published by Lithic Press + Nancy Chen Long interviews me for details!

Lithic Press creates beautiful, high quality books and I couldn’t be more honored and excited to become one of their authors. Huge thanks to artist Kyle Harvey for his perfect design of the cover art and to Danny Rosen for his patience and kindness throughout the editing process. […]

My new chapbook “Footnote” published by Lithic Press + Nancy Chen Long interviews me for details!

Lithic Press creates beautiful, high quality books and I couldn’t be more honored and excited to become one of their authors. Huge thanks to artist Kyle Harvey for his perfect design of the cover art and to Danny Rosen for his patience and kindness throughout the editing process. […]

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