Every once in a while a new press with new ideas and amazing projects appears on the literary scene. Platypus Press is one of those. I’ve been nothing but impressed with their creativity and professionalism. They are a boutique publisher based in England and seek to unearth innovative contemporary poetry and […]
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, […]
The individual listings below are the chapbook publishers I found which do not charge submission fees, reading fees, or contest fees. The majority of chapbooks are published via contests and do typically require a fee from $10 – $25. Research each market thoroughly and make sure submitting is […]
Note: 2 of the listings below close for submissions on March 31, 2017… Hurry! The individual listings below are the chapbook publishers I found which do not charge submission fees, reading fees, or contest fees. The majority of chapbooks are published via contests and do typically require a […]
I am honored to have my found poem “Breastgiver” published in this amazing poetry and art anthology BARED: Contemporary Art and Poetry on Bras and Breasts with so many wonderful writers and artists. Please note, this anthology is worth every penny, with 374 pages including stunning full color art and 170 […]
I am honored to have my found poem “Breastgiver” published in this amazing poetry and art anthology BARED: Contemporary Art and Poetry on Bras and Breasts with so many wonderful writers and artists. Please note, this anthology is worth every penny, with 374 pages including stunning full color art and 170 […]
Since the late 1970s, Linda Pastan has been writing "quiet" verse on marriage, family, parenting, and grief. While she was a senior at Radcliffe College, she won Mademoiselle's poetry prize (in case you didn't know, Sylvia Plath was the runner-up). Despite that success, for the next decade, Pastan put poetry aside […]
The Deaf Poets Society is a new online literary magazine featuring writers and artists with disabilities. They are currently seeking submissions of poetry, prose, cross-genre work, book reviews, and artwork for publication for their fourth issue with the theme of Crips in Space. They are looking for D/deaf and disabled perspectives and […]
Wildflower Poetry Press is an independent publisher of poetry books, specializing in short poetry & art. They publish collections of single poets, as well as anthologies. They are currently looking for short poems for their second volume of wild voices: an anthology of short poetry & art by women. Previously published poems […]
UPDATED JULY 7, 2016 Most editors are happy to answer questions regarding submissions. If a lit mag seems like a good fit for your work and it happens to be a specific form, such as rhyming, blank verse, villanelle, sonnet, pantoum, light verse, etc. contact them via email […]
