NO FEE Submission call & editor interview —— Underblong, DEADLINE: Feb. 5, 2017

Underblong is an intriguing new online poetry journal recently founded by poets Chen Chen and Sam Herschel Wein. I wondered how and why this literary magazine came to be, so I asked them a few questions to find out. See my interview with Chen and Wein and a link to their […]

NO FEE Submission call & editor interview —— Underblong, DEADLINE: Feb. 5, 2017

Underblong is an intriguing new online poetry journal recently founded by poets Chen Chen and Sam Herschel Wein. I wondered how and why this literary magazine came to be, so I asked them a few questions to find out. See my interview with Chen and Wein and a link to their […]

In Defense of Rhyme —— guest blog post by Kathy Lundy Derengowski

  At a time when rhyming poets and free verse poets are like armed camps, perhaps it is time for us to find a middle ground, a time for truces and treaties, mutual respect and support for colleagues who have common interests and face common challenges, because in […]

In Defense of Rhyme —— guest blog post by Kathy Lundy Derengowski

  At a time when rhyming poets and free verse poets are like armed camps, perhaps it is time for us to find a middle ground, a time for truces and treaties, mutual respect and support for colleagues who have common interests and face common challenges, because in […]

NO FEE Submission call —— Lunch Ticket's Amuse-Bouche: Spotlight, DEADLINE: Jan. 31, 2017

I really can’t say enough great things about the staff at Lunch Ticket. They are kind, responsive, and organized. They are a twice-yearly literary and art journal, as well as other special projects, published by the MFA community of Antioch University of Los Angeles, a program that is devoted […]

NO FEE Submission call —— Lunch Ticket’s Amuse-Bouche: Spotlight, DEADLINE: Jan. 31, 2017

I really can’t say enough great things about the staff at Lunch Ticket. They are kind, responsive, and organized. They are a twice-yearly literary and art journal, as well as other special projects, published by the MFA community of Antioch University of Los Angeles, a program that is devoted […]

Looking for writing prompts and submission calls?

If you’ve stopped in on my poetry blog from time to time, you already know that I post poetry submission calls and poetry prompts, but what else could you be missing? I’ve added a new Blog Tour page that describes how to quickly find anything and everything poetry! […]

Calls for Submissions listings from Literary Mama – January 2017

Literary Mama posts a list of calls for submissions for their readers on the first Wednesday of every month. You can also follow them on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on other calls as they come up. Literary Mama’s tagline is “writing about the many faces of […]

Call for Submissions

Swimming with Elephants is starting a new feature series this year. They are calling for writers of all genres/styles to submit to be featured! Including slam poets, essayists, etc. Previously published work and YouTube videos of performance work can also be included in your feature submissions. The first […]

10 $$ PAYING $$ LIT MAGS - Deadlines: Jan. 10 - 31, 2017

The literary magazines/journals listed below all offer some form of payment, do not charge submission/reading fees, and have submission deadlines in January 2017. For a list of more places open year round and open now, check out my post “Where to Submit in Dec 2016/Jan 2017 by Entropy + special […]

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