Submission deadline extended to 5/22/16 for NANCY DREW ANTHOLOGY
Still a week to submit to this anthology!
Surviving through poetry – guest blog post by Nicki Riley
I was placed in a cold, brightly lit room, six months pregnant, although at the time you could barely tell. Due to the extreme stress I had been under, I had actually lost weight throughout this pregnancy. Nearing the end, this was becoming worrisome. Wearing the same clothes […]
Poetry Chapbook Contest $10 fee, 25 Copies – Two of Cups Press, DEADLINE: June 15, 2015
I read A LOT of submission guidelines, contest guidelines, and especially I spend A LOT of time wading through contests that charge fees to insure that when I spend my hard earned dough to submit to a contest, the press is not only legit, but offering a good […]
NO FEE Submission Call – Stirring, special motherhood issue, DEADLINE: June 1, 2016
Founded in 1999, by Sundress Publications, Stirring: A Literary Collection is one of the oldest continuously publishing journals on the internet. Stirring is a strictly electronic journal that publishes monthly issues on the first of each month. All of there past issues are available online in their Archives. To view their […]
Poetry Response Ability (a manifesto) | Trish Hopkinson
Honored to have an essay up at The Fem! It’s all about why poetry is important . . .
Poetry Response Ability (a manifesto) | Trish Hopkinson
Honored to have an essay up at The Fem! It’s all about why poetry is important . . .
NO FEE Submission Call for manuscript of translated poetry/prose – Calypso, DEADLINE: May 31, 2016
Calypso Editions is a cooperative, artist-run, 501(c)(3) non-profit press dedicated to publishing quality literary books of poetry and fiction with a global perspective. They are “committed to unearthing literary gems from previous generations, translating foreign writers into English with integrity, and providing a space for talented, new voices.” To […]
Why do you think people read poetry? – guest blog post by Maggie Blake
If you're angsty. Because you want details, not narrative. Because you want to sound smarter than you are. Because you want to, no one can make you. You're Charles Dickens. These are some of the answers my high school students offered me when I asked why they think […]
Not all rejections from lit mags are created equal . . .
We all receive many more rejections than acceptances. I recently learned that there are ways to help interpret the rejections literary magazines and journals send your way. Rejections actually come in many forms, including standard forms, tiered, and personal. Specifically, a “tiered” rejection means the lit mag sends out […]
Need FREE public domain art for your poetry projects?
The British Library via Flikr now offers a huge variety and multiple albums to browse through of illustrations and art that are completely public domain and free to use! From beautiful typography, to bazaar illustrations, book covers, cycling, architecture, decorative papers, and so much more–the possibilities are endless. I’m […]
