FREE Poetry Contest from Mothers Always Write – DEADLINE: Nov. 30, 2015

Mothers Always Write is currently running a free poetry contest with a holiday theme: Home for the Holidays. “Share your favorite (or most frustrating) holiday memories and family traditions. Send us your best holiday poems between November 1st and November 30th via Submittable, noting "Home for the Holidays […]

Call for submissions: ME, DURING THE HOLIDAYS Poetry and Prose Series

The next prompt and series by Silver Birch Press! The deadline is Nov. 30, Get those poems in!

Honored to be Writer of the Month on Drunk Monkeys, first poem up "Pearl at the Studio Mic"

I’m honored and thrilled to be featured as Writer of the Month on Drunk Monkeys in November 2015. They will be posting four of my poems throughout the month. First up is my Janis Joplin inspired poem “Pearl at the Studio Mic.” Pearl at the Studio Mic by Trish Hopkinson […]

Honored to be Writer of the Month on Drunk Monkeys, first poem up “Pearl at the Studio Mic”

I’m honored and thrilled to be featured as Writer of the Month on Drunk Monkeys in November 2015. They will be posting four of my poems throughout the month. First up is my Janis Joplin inspired poem “Pearl at the Studio Mic.” Pearl at the Studio Mic by Trish Hopkinson […]

Poetry Chapbook Contest w/ $200 prize + 25 copies – DEADLINE: Nov. 15, 2015

This contest slides in just at my $5 fee rule for low/no fee opportunities. The winner takes home up $200 plus 25 copies of their winning chapbook. This contest is sponsored by the up and coming online lit mag Yellow Chair Review and the judge is a fine poet and friend […]

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

It’s always a pleasure to be published along side so many amazing poets in Verse-Virtual, and November’s issue is no exception. This issue includes two of my poems. Click here to read “Eurydice's Cardinal” and “My Monkey Grammarian.” To learn more about the Verse-Virtual family read the editor’s note, which is in […]

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

It’s always a pleasure to be published along side so many amazing poets in Verse-Virtual, and November’s issue is no exception. This issue includes two of my poems. Click here to read “Eurydice's Cardinal” and “My Monkey Grammarian.” To learn more about the Verse-Virtual family read the editor’s note, which is in […]

Where do jack-o-lanterns come from? (Write your own origin poem/story)

Rob Carney gives his take on  the origin story of jack-o-lanterns in his Folklore 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 one is a great example of an origin story. Use comfortable and creative […]

PAYING Call for Submissions – Baltimore Review, DEADLINE: November 30, 2015

Baltimore Review announced earlier this year they will be paying contributors and they are currently reading for their next issue. “Payment for general submissions is Web exposure and a copy of the compilation in which the author’s work appears. In addition, we are now able to provide contributors with […]

Breast-giver

Thrilled to be included in this awesome online lit mag! This is one of my favorite found poems…

Trish Hopkinson