Where to submit formal verse (rhyming, blank verse, villanelle, sonnet, etc.) – 6 new listings!

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 […]

NO FEE Submission call for Luna Luna special issues, DEADLINES: July 11 & Aug. 15, 2016

Luna Luna is an online magazine “divided into two very generalized sections: dark and light. It is not a perfect binary; much of what we explore falls in between. For us, the light is where we talk art and opinion, growth and creativity. The dark may be those things […]

NO FEE Submission call for Luna Luna special issues, DEADLINES: July 11 & Aug. 15, 2016

Luna Luna is an online magazine “divided into two very generalized sections: dark and light. It is not a perfect binary; much of what we explore falls in between. For us, the light is where we talk art and opinion, growth and creativity. The dark may be those things […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call and interview – Feminine Inquiry, DEADLINES: July 5 & July 20, 2016

Feminine Inquiry is a feminist literary and arts zine founded in Austin, Texas by a group of like-minded folks. They are an intersectional zine focused on highlighting the work of women, trans* folk, genderqueer people, people of color, those under the LGBT umbrella, those disabled, etc. They want to […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call and interview – Feminine Inquiry, DEADLINES: July 5 & July 20, 2016

Feminine Inquiry is a feminist literary and arts zine founded in Austin, Texas by a group of like-minded folks. They are an intersectional zine focused on highlighting the work of women, trans* folk, genderqueer people, people of color, those under the LGBT umbrella, those disabled, etc. They want to […]

Fireworks and political science by Rob Carney, guest blog post on Terrain.org

Rob Carney shares a story of working at a fireworks stand and the interesting way the fireworks were titled and promoted in his July blog post for his series Old Roads, New Stories: A Blog Series on Terrain.org. The blog posts are short and full of writing inspiration. This post provides […]

My poem "Temple City listens to Orlando" published in Quail Bell + call for tribute poems, DEADLINE: July 31, 2016

This poem was inspired by a recent prompt at the Utah Arts Festival Iron Pen competition and helped me process the events in Orlando that I had not yet been able to put into words. We have a strong LGBTQ community in Salt Lake City and there are […]

My poem “Temple City listens to Orlando” published in Quail Bell + call for tribute poems, DEADLINE: July 31, 2016

This poem was inspired by a recent prompt at the Utah Arts Festival Iron Pen competition and helped me process the events in Orlando that I had not yet been able to put into words. We have a strong LGBTQ community in Salt Lake City and there are […]

Call for Submissions for Lunch Ticket, DEADLINE: July 31, 2016

Lunch Ticket’s Amuse-Bouche "Spotlight" showcases individual writers or artists. Submit your best poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, flash prose (any genre), young adult (13+), literary translation & multi-lingual texts, and visual art (painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, installation, performance, and video). Submissions accepted in July only, so send soon! […]

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Trish Hopkinson