Call for Submissions: MY MANE MEMORIES Poetry and Prose Series
Another great prompt and submission call from SBP… deadline is end of February.
Poetry Manuscripts: Resources for organizing a manuscript, by Nancy Chen Long
5 FREE POETRY CONTESTS – Deadlines February and March
Below are the details for five free poetry contests in the order of the upcoming deadlines in February and March. Also listed are links to other sites who list creative writing contests on a regular basis. Prospero Prizes DEADLINE: February 15, 2016 ELIGIBILITY: “This contest is open to everyone. However, […]
NO FEE Submission call for David Bowie special issue – Found Poetry Review, DEADLINE: Feb. 14, 2016
What a grave loss this world suffered with David Bowie’s passing. So many of us have been affected by his work and talent in multiple ways. The Found Poetry Review is asking you to remember and honor him by crafting found poetry sourced from his words, songs, interviews, […]
PAYING/NO FEE Ladies Night! Submission call and interview - Outlook Springs, DEADLINE: Jan. 20, 2016
I recently interviewed Andrew Mitchell, Editor-in-Chief of Outlook Springs about their current submission call that caught my eye with an opportunity specifically for women poets and writers to send their work direct to the editors--they're calling it "Ladies Night." The interview and submission information is below. Andrew, tell me […]
What is Medskerpedia? Find out how to join this secret poetry experiment . . .
What is Medskerpedia? I asked the source to go to himself for some answers. Learn all about Josh Medsker’s secret poetry experiment in his interview with himself below. MEDSKER vs MEDSKER I recently had a discussion with myself about my poetry project, Medskerpedia. Every day I read an […]
Call for Submissions for Wildness, DEADLINE: Jan. 15, 2016
To read more about Wildness and their editors, read their Masthead page here. Wildness is a new online literary magazine and a project of Platypus Press “open to a variety of genres and styles. Just remember, we want to be left breathless.” You can read their inaugural issue to get a feel […]
NO FEE Call for Submissions for Duende, DEADLINE: Jan. 8, 2016
Duende has a great submission guidelines page that describes what they are looking for, a quick reference list of “One Dozen Brass Tacks” to explain submission formatting and other details, as well as Genre Specifications for poetry, prose, translations, and visual art and collaborations. "We are especially interested […]
FREE Poetry Contest – $500 Prize, DEADLINE: Feb. 5, 2016
Zócalo Public Square is currently running a free poetry contest with the theme of “Place.” Poets may send up to three poems to poetry@zocalopublicsquare.org. Since 2012, the Zócalo Public Square Poetry Prize has been awarded annually to the U.S. poet whose poem best evokes a connection to place. "Place" […]
My new poem published in #thesideshow today . . .
My poem “Madonna’s Vagina” inspired by Sharon Olds’ poem “The Pope’s Penis” was published up on Five 2 One Magazine‘s online companion site #thesideshow today. For information on how to submit your poetry to #thesideshow or Five to One Magazine, see my post: 2 NO FEE Submission Calls […]
