My poem “Promiscuity” published by They Call Us “Sluts & Prudes” zine + list of Feminist Lit Mags

Many thanks to They Call Us for publishing my poem “Promiscuity” in their most recent issue Sluts and Prudes along side artwork by Asko Skladany and a poem by Hiromi Yashida. I love the aesthetic and artwork in this feminist zine!  Make sure to check out the entire […]

NO FEE contest ($300 – $1,000 in prizes!) – Sejong Writing Competition, DEADLINE: March 31, 2022

The Sejong Cultural Society is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in Chicago, IL in 2004. They are currently open for no fee entries for their Sejong Writing Competition for essays and sijo poetry. The sijo is a traditional three-line Korean poetic form organized technically and thematically by line […]

IWWG All Voices Open Mics + Fundraiser

Open mics are an incredible opportunity for poets and writers to share their work, get instant audience feedback, practice for readings, listen to what others are writing, and to build community. The International Women’s Writing Guild (IWWG) hosts their free-to-attend All Voices Open Mic twice a month including […]

How to Develop as a Poet – guest blog post by Yvonne Zipter

Having grown up in a working-poor family in which having no more than a high school education was the norm, poetry wasn’t something I knew much about. It certainly wasn’t a path I ever considered taking. Poetry was something other people did, and mostly it was opaque to […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Letters I’ll Never Send anthology, DEADLINE: Dec. 31, 2021

The Letters I’ll Never Send anthology is a new project edited by poet Jackie Bluu to “bring a community of women (or those who identify as women) together to collectively share their stories, emotions, thoughts, or whatever it is that they’re looking to get off their chests. I […]

Sundays With Jane Eyre – guest blog post by Rita Maria Martinez

Because I am a Jane Eyre junkie, I want to tell your readers about Sundays With Jane Eyre (SWJE). Located in Philadelphia, The Rosenbach museum is treating Brontë fans to a free weekly program that explores Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel and Gothic tour de force, Jane Eyre. Program […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Hotazel Review, DEADLINE: Dec. 15, 2021

Hotazel Review is a new online, international art and literature magazine for South Africa and the world. They are currently open for submissions for their inaugural issue of poetry, short fiction and creative nonfiction. The first issue will be published in February 2022 and the deadline for submissions […]

Poetry Reviews: How to express a viewpoint and get it across – guest blog post by Jeanne Griggs

I’d like to build on Deborah Bacharach’s guest author post from January 24, 2021, “My Year of Writing Poetry Book Reviews,” especially what she says about not writing a review that declares whether a poem (or a volume of them) is good or bad but saying what a […]

My interview with VP of Winning Writers + Calls and Contests!

Welcome to the fourth interview in my 12-part poetry submissions interview series for Tell Tell Poetry with Jendi Reiter, vice president of Winning Writers! Jendi and I  someone I’ve been in touch with online since my early days of seeking publication.  Listen in as we chat about how […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Radar Poetry, DEADLINE: Closed early

Radar Poetry is an online journal featuring poetry and visual art, published three times a year, including their annual Coniston Prize issue, which exclusively features the work of women poets. Rachel Marie Patterson and Dara-Lyn Shrager are the founders, curators, and editors of Radar Poetry since its inception […]

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