11 Poetry submission calls–DEADLINES: Feb. 14 – 29, 2016

This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are in order of closest deadlines and most have no submission fees. Deadlines run from February 14-29. There are three paying markets indicated in their titles. For more paying literary […]

What is the 15th Annual Great Poetry Exchange?

Presented by none other than Poetry Super Highway-"Send a book - Get a book. In February 2016, the Poetry Super Highway will coordinate a great free exchange of poetry publications amongst poets worldwide." DEADLINE: February 29, 2016 NOTES: Full-length poetry books and chapbooks are both welcome.   Click here […]

Calls for Submissions from Literary Mama – February 2016

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 “reading for the maternally inclined.” They […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call–Okey Panky, DEADLINE: Feb. 29, 2016

Okey-Panky is a fairly new lit mag that started at beginning of 2015 as an offshoot of Electric Literature. According to their web site, “Okey-Panky is a weekly online magazine of short, darkly comic, ironic, and experimental fiction, essay, poetry, and graphic narrative. . . . Writers may submit year-round via […]

Some Myths About Your Litmag Submissions

Some really valuable advice in this article… please poets, don’t post your work on Facebook or your personal blog. Read it at open mics, share with your friends privately, workshop it with poet peers, and then when it is ready, submit!

4 FREE online poetry classes/workshops Feb – April, 2016

Poetry month is right around the corner and if you are looking to learn something new, sharpen your poetry skills, learn how to read and understand poetry, further your exposure to a variety of poets, or workshop with your peers, there are many options available! Most of these […]

Waiting Around

A big thanks to Cat Conway at Thank You for Swallowing for publishing my poem “Waiting Around” which is a response poem to Pablo Neruda’s “Walking Around.” You can read Neruda’s original poem here with three different translations: https://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~cinichol/CreativeWriting/323/MiscPoemsNeruda.htm

Two of my poems published in Verse-Virtual's February issue

It’s always a pleasure to be published along side so many amazing poets in Verse-Virtual, and February’s issue is no exception. This issue includes two of my poems. Click here to read “Lonely Soup” and “Closure.” To learn more about the Verse-Virtual community read the About page here. This issue includes some poems with […]

Two of my poems published in Verse-Virtual’s February issue

It’s always a pleasure to be published along side so many amazing poets in Verse-Virtual, and February’s issue is no exception. This issue includes two of my poems. Click here to read “Lonely Soup” and “Closure.” To learn more about the Verse-Virtual community read the About page here. This issue includes some poems with […]

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