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…

Call for Submissions for Lunch Ticket, DEADLINE: Oct. 31, 2015

To read more about Lunch Ticket and their editors, read their About page here. “Lunch Ticket is a twice-yearly journal published by the MFA community of Antioch University of Los Angeles, a program that is devoted to the education of literary artists, community engagement, and the pursuit of social justice.” For […]

NO FEE Call for Submissions – Yes, Poetry

Submit to us – Announcing two new projects

Two no fee calls at Pankhearst, one for poetry and one for prose… both themed with deadlines in January 2016.

What is an "Inventory of Weird" and how can it push your writing to the next level?

Rob Carney explains exactly what he means by “Inventory of Weird” in his Evolution blog post for his series Old Roads, New Stories: A Blog Series on Terrain.org. The blog posts are short and full of poetry wisdom. This one focuses on how to watch for the weird and then […]

What is an “Inventory of Weird” and how can it push your writing to the next level?

Rob Carney explains exactly what he means by “Inventory of Weird” in his Evolution blog post for his series Old Roads, New Stories: A Blog Series on Terrain.org. The blog posts are short and full of poetry wisdom. This one focuses on how to watch for the weird and then […]

Split Lip Welcomes New Poetry Editor

More on Split Lip… spend some time with this online lit mag, if you know what’s good for ya :).

FREE short memoir contest ($200 prize!) – Split Lip, DEADLINE: Nov 16, 2015

Split Lip Magazine “is an online journal driven to help literature mingle with pop culture and to allow art to serve as an alternative means to mainstream journalism, which is filtered and reveals only surface-level truth. Split Lip is a punk rock publishing collective, and we are unfiltered, unrefined, […]

Trish Hopkinson