Fun with rejections – guest blog post by Alan J. Blaustein

I do NOT pay to publish. When I'm approaching a journal for possible submission, I first check the guidelines for a reading fee and whether they expressly prohibit formal verse (more on this shortly). If no fee and no such proscription, I go to the archives for the […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Bald Woman (NEW!), DEADLINE: Aug. 12, 2017

Bald Woman is a new online zine seeking submissions of poetry, short stories, essays, art, or photos for their first issue, from trans people, non-binary people, people who are genderfluid, people who don't really know how to identify yet, people who are questioning gender, people who are agender, […]

But What If I Actually Suck?

Excellent advice from fellow blogger Daniella Levy on how to evaluate the quality of our own creative work and determine whether or not we’re meeting our personal goals.

My poem "Preparation" published in The Penn Review + no fee submission call!

I’m both pleased and honored to have such a good home for my poem “Preparation” published online at The Penn Review. They are known for their fast response time, and got back to me on my submission within two days! The Penn Review was founded in 1966, making it the oldest […]

My poem “Preparation” published in The Penn Review + no fee submission call!

I’m both pleased and honored to have such a good home for my poem “Preparation” published online at The Penn Review. They are known for their fast response time, and got back to me on my submission within two days! The Penn Review was founded in 1966, making it the oldest […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – One Hand Clapping, DEADLINE: Always Open

One Hand Clapping is a new print and online literary magazine that offers great writing for free. “It aims to give a platform to unpublished and lesser-known writers by allowing them to share a space with those who are more established.” You can read their first issue here. For […]

Elision Fields: Poetry and Sculpture – guest blog post by Guinotte Wise

  To elide is to drop a consonant in pronunciation. Elision also has a second meaning: the process of joining together or merging things, especially abstract ideas. That definition could as easily apply to sculpture as to poetry. To composing as to screenwriting. It’s no surprise that the […]

Contests for Already Published (Poetry) Books – Updated

I’ve been asked by a few people now for a list of contests for published poetry books, so thanks to Bernadette Geyer for putting one together! These contests do have entry fees, as most do, but they also have sizable awards. If you have a poetry book published […]

My collaboration poem "Three atheists and a Mormon walk into a café" published in Crab Fat's atheist issue + they are open for submissions!

This is my first collaboration poem to be published! Bonnie Shiffler-Olsen and I set to writing this piece together. You can read more of Shiffler-Olsen’s poetry in Quarterly West and Rust + Moth. We’re honored to have “Three atheists and a Mormon walk into a café” published in […]

My collaboration poem “Three atheists and a Mormon walk into a café” published in Crab Fat’s atheist issue + they are open for submissions!

This is my first collaboration poem to be published! Bonnie Shiffler-Olsen and I set to writing this piece together. You can read more of Shiffler-Olsen’s poetry in Quarterly West and Rust + Moth. We’re honored to have “Three atheists and a Mormon walk into a café” published in […]