Poetry contest raises funds for the homeless–$3 donation/poem, DEADLINE: Dec. 31, 2016

The English Department and Library at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, Oregon invite you to submit poems to our second annual poetry contest supporting the Pendleton Warming Station. The Pendleton Warming Station is a place for those without homes to stay overnight when the temperatures drop below 32 […]

NO FEE Submission Call, LGBTQ issue – Caravel, DEADLINE: Dec. 16, 2016

Caravel Literary Arts Journal is currently open for submissions for their third issue dedicated to the LGBTQ writing community. They have several great featured poets lined up for this issue (including award winning slam poet and activist Dylan Garcia!) “Caravel Issue 3 is dedicated to the writing and visual art […]

Need a word association generator? These are free and better than your average thesaurus . . .

My favorite of the three is Visuwordsâ„¢ online graphical dictionary -- “Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate.” If you like this post, please share with your writerly friends and/or follow my […]

NO FEE Submission call & editor interview–Awakened Voices, DEADLINE: Dec. 31, 2016

Awakened Voices is an online literary magazine published by the Awakenings Foundation and “is a safe space for any individual who wants to share thoughts or experiences regarding sexual violence.” I wondered how and why this magazine came to be, so I asked Awakened Voices founder and editor Jean Cozier a few […]

NO FEE Submission call & editor interview–Awakened Voices, DEADLINE: Dec. 31, 2016

Awakened Voices is an online literary magazine published by the Awakenings Foundation and “is a safe space for any individual who wants to share thoughts or experiences regarding sexual violence.” I wondered how and why this magazine came to be, so I asked Awakened Voices founder and editor Jean Cozier a few […]

101 no fee & fast response literary magazines/journals to submit to

Below is a list of 101+ no fee, literary magazines/journals that have a fast turnaround time (most average a month or less) according to Duotrope. I’ve also researched and added some others to the list, based on suggestions from experienced writers. The list is long, so I wasn't able […]

101 no fee & fast response literary magazines/journals to submit to

Below is a list of 101+ no fee, literary magazines/journals that have a fast turnaround time (most average a month or less) according to Duotrope. I’ve also researched and added some others to the list, based on suggestions from experienced writers. The list is long, so I wasn't able […]

The Orbit of Poetry: A Prose Writer's Thoughts–guest blog post by Kristen Figgins

1– I am at a party, sitting in the middle of someone's bedroom floor, holding a plastic cup and crying, because being a writer is a lovely, terrible thing, and I cannot articulate, to myself or anyone else, why I want so badly for my stories to be […]

“Letter to America” by Rob Carney, guest blog post on Terrain.org + writing prompt

Rob Carney presents his readers with a poem entitled “Poetic Justice” to reflect on the recent political environment in his November blog post for his series Old Roads, New Stories: A Blog Series on Terrain.org. This blog post includes an audio recording of Carney performing this politics-meets-history-meets-geography-meets-myth poem. I’ve always been intrigued […]

"Why I Write" an essay by Trish Hopkinson (blog rewind)

Big thanks to Melissa Crockett Meske for publishing my lyrical essay "Why I Write" on her blog back in May. Premier Provo Poet Trish Hopkinson, co-founder of Rock Canyon Poets, has stopped by for a visit. For those of you who know Trish, you won't want to miss […]

Trish Hopkinson