This contest from Poetry Super Highway is a great opportunity for only $1 per poem to enter, especially since you can enter as many poems as you like. And the prize money is not too shabby! Last year the winners took home $751, $450, and $300 for first, […]
Join poet and literary advocate Trish Hopkinson for a reading, prompts, and discussion focused on response poetry and poems inspired by other writing or artforms. Hopkinson will read related poems from her book Footnote (Lithic Press, 2017). This free event will be presented via Zoom. To attend, contact […]
Last Leaves is a new online poetry magazine working on their third issue. They are currently open for poetry submissions until the end of August. Make sure to follow their Instagram, where they post and promote poetry and poets! Now that they’ve released their second issue, I wanted […]
Neon Door is a new online literary and art magazine featuring a yearly art exhibit and ongoing column section described as “the first truly immersive literary exhibit. We believe in art’s power to open doors, manifest worlds, transport and transcend.” They are seeking “your literary utterance, your emotional […]
I’m so excited that my first interview in this 12-part poetry submissions interview series for Tell Tell Poetry is with Peter LaBerge, founder of The Adroit Journal! Peter and I have crossed paths many times online and have truly enjoyed being a poetry reader for Adroit, so it was […]
the museum of americana is an online literary review dedicated to fiction, poetry, nonfiction, photography, and artwork that examines, revives, or repurposes the old, the dying, the forgotten, or the almost entirely unknown aspects of Americana. They accept submissions in April, August, and December. For more information, see […]
Gyroscope Review is a print and online poetry magazine published quarterly. You can read their current issue as well as past issue on their site or order them in print. They welcome both new and established poets and are currently open for submissions for their fall special issue with […]
Cultural Daily’s 9th annual Jack Grapes Poetry Prize is open! This year they are awarding 3 WINNERS to receive $500 each, plus publication. 9 FINALISTS will receive $100 each, plus publication. Winners and finalists will be announced in mid-October. The contest is free to enter. See my interview […]
New Smut Project is a small press with the tagline “A kind of funny name for people very serious about quality, diverse erotica.” They are interested in erotica that is also literature: “We love smut, but we also love language; we love lyrical sentences that sing with meaning, […]
Last month at my poetry reading in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the bookstore owner introduced me with an anecdote. He described an open-mic regular who summoned the courage to read because he realized that “everyone’s got something to say.” I recalled the summer in my early 20s when […]
