The Writer's Tune-up Manual by Craig Hart is currently FREE to download

Thanks to Aerogramme Writers’ Studio for posting this on their Facebook page today! Follow them on Facebook for other writerly tips and news. The Writer’s Tune-up Manual by Craig Hart is currently FREE to download via http://amzn.to/1IWl1PT Craig Hart has put together 35 exercises for prose writers, but […]

What is asemic writing? "Talking about Asemic Writing (with Michael Jacobson)"

Big thanks to Josh Medsker of Twenty-Four Hours zine for publishing this intriguing interview with Michael Jacobson on asemic writing–I love coming across forms of writing and art I’ve never seen before, and this is both all rolled into one. To see more on asemic writing, check out these […]

What is asemic writing? “Talking about Asemic Writing (with Michael Jacobson)”

Big thanks to Josh Medsker of Twenty-Four Hours zine for publishing this intriguing interview with Michael Jacobson on asemic writing–I love coming across forms of writing and art I’ve never seen before, and this is both all rolled into one. To  see more on asemic writing, check out […]

Ah, Cover Letters: Do They Even Really Matter? | The Review Review

This is an informative article with several editor’s responses on whether or not cover letters matter, if they read them or not, and how they affect the reading process. How do you approach cover letters in your submissions? Have you ever received any feedback, positive or negative, specifically […]

Ah, Cover Letters: Do They Even Really Matter? | The Review Review

This is an informative article with several editor’s responses on whether or not cover letters matter, if they read them or not, and how they affect the reading process. How do you approach cover letters in your submissions? Have you ever received any feedback, positive or negative, specifically […]

FREE – 6th Annual Spirit First Poetry Contest with $450 in prizes: Deadline 1/31/15

Poets, don’t miss this opportunity to submit your poetry to Spirit First with a theme of Meditation, Mindfulness, Silence, Stillness or Peaceful Solitude. You can view the 2014 Contest Results to see what the judges are looking for. You may enter up to three unpublished poems in any […]

Online LIVE Poetry Open Mic! – Sunday, Jan. 18 at 2pm PT

Poetry Super Highway hosts an online broadcast once a month in a poetry open mic format. You can call in and read your poetry live and hear other great poets, along with spoken word recordings, and related poetry announcements. Tune in on Sunday, January 18 at 2pm Pacific […]

Three by Five Welcomes Back Trish Hopkinson with Three by Five Part II

Part II of my Three by Five interview with Vicky Hudson. Make sure to check out who else is on deck for the upcoming months. I’m definitely looking forward to the upcoming interviews!

Paying/Non-paying Submission Calls – Deadlines Jan. and Feb. 2015

Several of these are paying markets. This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are in order of closest deadlines. Before submitting, read my Submission Tips and to check other paying markets for emerging writers and how they […]

Print Journals that Accept Online Submissions

A big thank you to Diane Lockward for posting such a great list on her poetry blog! (It’s one less list for me to create.) She recently updated the list just a couple of months ago and provides links to each journal, frequency of publication, and reading periods. […]