NO FEE Submission call + editor interview — NEW! Street Light Press, DEADLINE: May 5, 2017

Street Light Press is a new online poetry magazine, “looking for poetry that moves us. We don't care for elaborate use of language–give us your real, your raw, and your intimate.” They are currently open for submissions for their first issue until May 5, 2017. Their web site is […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview — Reservoir, DEADLINE: May 15, 2017

Reservoir is a new semi-annual, online literary journal. They publish poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and art. New issues are released in the summer and in the winter. I wondered how and why this press came to be, so I asked editors Caitlin Neely, Cady Vishniac, Minda Honey, and Kenzie Allen a few questions […]

Finding the Right Words: What is Found Poetry? – guest blog post by Laurie Kolp

When I returned to teaching in October 2015 after a 14-year hiatus, not only did it seem hard to find the time to write, but it also became a challenge to find what to write. The words just were not there. I was learning to juggle motherhood with […]

CALL for SUBMISSIONS: MY FIRST JOB Poetry & Prose Series

The next prompt and series from Silver Birch Press, deadline May 31, 2017! Get writing!

CALL for SUBMISSIONS: MY FIRST JOB Poetry & Prose Series

The next prompt and series from Silver Birch Press, deadline May 31, 2017! Get writing!

FREE/$100 Prize weekly poetry contest @ Poetry Nook, DEADLINE: Every Sunday

This exceptional weekly contest by Poetry Nook is in its 128th week! Each week a poetry entry will be selected by Poetry Nook editors to win a generous $100 prize! In some cases, honorable mentions of $10 each may also be awarded. In order to enter, just register […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call–Timeless Tales, DEADLINE: May 5, 2017

Timeless Tales is a quarterly digital magazine exclusively publishing retellings of fairy tales and classic myths since 2013. The current submission window is open for stories (up to 2,000 words) and poems that fit with the theme Arthurian Legends. There is no fee to submit and the magazine pays a […]

An editor's perspective: Prose poetry and flash fiction – guest blog post by Zach T Power

I've been editing for Elsewhere Magazine this last year, and I've been surprised at the work that we have been receiving. Some really good stuff and of course some not so good. The good stuff tends to be aware of what comes before it, but also has enough […]

An editor’s perspective: Prose poetry and flash fiction – guest blog post by Zach T Power

I've been editing for Elsewhere Magazine this last year, and I've been surprised at the work that we have been receiving. Some really good stuff and of course some not so good. The good stuff tends to be aware of what comes before it, but also has enough […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call & interview–Frontier Poetry, DEADLINE: Always Open

Frontier Poetry is a new online poetry magazine launching in May 2017. They are open for submissions for their New Voices category year round. New Voices is open to any new and emerging author who has not published more than one full-length collection of poetry. I wondered how and […]

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