I’m so excited about this amazing holiday project co-created by poets Douglas J. Luman and Jenni B. Baker (of the Found Poetry Review), who are on a general mission to spread joy! Here’s how it works: Sign up to participate by December 11 and the little elves at Secret Stanza will […]
december is a paying, print literary magazine founded in 1958 by a group of poets, writers, and artists who declared, "We are humanists . . . far more concerned with people than dogmatic critical or aesthetic attitudes." Postal submissions are free, but they also offer electronic submissions via Submittable to […]
Below are the details for five free poetry contests in the order of the upcoming deadlines in December and January. Also listed are links to other sites who list creative writing contests on a regular basis. Amazon's Little A Poetry Contest DEADLINE: December 20, 2015 ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal […]
It’s been a blast being featured as Writer of the Month on Drunk Monkeys this month. They published four of my poems throughout November, including my Janis Joplin inspired poem “Pearl at the Studio Mic;” my found poem “crevasse moon;” and my film-inspired poem,”Blue Daydream” which is a found poem from David Lynch’s […]
It’s been a blast being featured as Writer of the Month on Drunk Monkeys this month. They published four of my poems throughout November, including my Janis Joplin inspired poem “Pearl at the Studio Mic;” my found poem “crevasse moon;” and my film-inspired poem,”Blue Daydream” which is a found poem from David Lynch’s […]
Black Warrior Review, Indiana Review, and Hayden’s Ferry Review announced yesterday that they will be open for submissions with no fees from 12 AM to 11:59pm Eastern time, Friday, November 27, 2015. You can submit fiction, nonfiction, or poetry for all three magazines to consider using the Black […]
The Poetry Foundation describes Bernadette Mayer as "an avant-garde writer associated with the New York School of poets . . . known for her innovative use of language." The list starts with journaling ideas and then continues with a HUGE list of writing experiments. Scroll down about a […]
Whimperbang “invites the submission of serious, directed artistic expressions that reflect or comment upon today's world. All literary and visual genres will be considered.” This online literary magazine was founded in 2003 and publishes three issues per year. Past issues can be read on their site. For more info on how to […]
scissors and spackle is “strictly a free verse and short prose publication,” and “welcome the bizarre, in fact, we encourage it. Send us your lists; resumes; transcribed conversations. The surest path to acceptance is the element of surprise.” They are currently open for submission for their next issue as well […]
