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! […]

Is submitting your poetry to journals intimidating?

52 NO FEE poetry manuscript publishers + important tips

Journals That Accept Long Poems

Excellent list of lit mags/journals that accept long poems of three pages or more from fellow poet and friend Tom Holmes over at The Line Break blog. He’s got some great resources… definitely check out his site! Note, some of these may require submission fees, as always, read […]

NO FEE Submission calls + editor interview for Thank You for Swallowing, NEXT DEADLINE: June 30, 2016

Thank You for Swallowing is a fairly new online lit mag described as a “protest in poems.” They have several themed submission calls currently open. The themes for the next few issues are: Blood (due 30 June) Guns (due 30 July) Fear (due 30 August) Toxic masculinity (due […]

Speaking through poetry and collage – guest blog post by Cindy Bechtold

Following the sudden demise of our printing and design company in Cody, WY, I wanted to go "postal." Instead, I went poetic. The line that released some of my anger read, "They smacked the gavel without a sound." I really wanted to smack the banker. I write poetry […]

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