NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – The Minison Project, DEADLINE: March 30, 2021 (rolling)

The Minison Project is a new online literary magazine publishing their own invented form called a minison (14 lines, 14 letters per line), sonnets, photographs of found/staged minimal sonnets, and minison-themed artwork.  They publish monthly zines and bi-annual sonnet issues. They are currently open for both until March […]

PAYING/NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Writing Knights Press, DEADLINE: June 30, 2021

Writing Knights Press is an indie press publishing chapbooks, full length, and mixed media printed books of poetry, prose, fiction, nonfiction and/or visual art. Compensation is 10 author copies and royalties. See my interview with the press staff and a link to submission guidelines below. HOPKINSON: Tell me […]

Managing the Emotional Load of the Submission Process – guest post by Sherre Vernon

So much has changed since I first started sending my work out two decades ago. Publishers are more open to simultaneous submissions, and I seek out (rather than avoid) online publications. But the biggest shift has been the number of pieces I get accepted each year. Take a […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Book of Matches, DEADLINE: April 12, 2021

Book of Matches is the new online literary journal “interested in protest against the unknowing alive in human existence, in protest against the knowing, too.” They are currently open to submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and translations for their next issue.  They plan to nominate for Best of […]

The Art and Craft of Self-Publishing Poetry Books, with Orna Ross and Trish Hopkinson — Poetry Podcast

I couldn’t be more delighted to be appearing on the Ask ALLi Advice Podcast for Self-Publishing Poetry! Orna Ross is a lovely host and human being, working hard to help poets and writers alike on their self-publishing journey. In this podcast we cover art and craft of self-publishing […]

How to Order Your Poetry Collection Using Pixar’s Advice – guest post by Kelly Grace Thomas

There is perhaps no greater mystery than ordering a poetry collection. The decisions can be nerve-wracking: debating which poems will open and close your book, asking which poems pack the most punch to hook the reader, questioning if these poems should sit next to each other for the […]

THEMED/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Pine Hills Review, DEADLINE: March 16, 2021

Pine Hills Review  is the literary magazine of The College of Saint Rose and was established in 2014. “Named for the Pine Hills neighborhood in Albany, NY, Pine Hills Review publishes artful, honest, and compelling work of new and established writers, from fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to visual art, interviews, and […]

My poem “In Having Been to the Capella Sistina” published by Existere + Paying submission call!

Many thanks to Existere for publishing my poem “In Having Been to the Capella Sistina” about exactly that, a not too long ago visit to the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City that feels worlds and worlds away. Just as I was finding the means to travel and the […]

THEMED/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Sinister Wisdom, DEADLINE: Open year-round

Sinister Wisdom is a multicultural lesbian literary & art journal that publishes four issues each year. Publishing since 1976, Sinister Wisdom works to create a multicultural, multi-class lesbian space. “Sinister Wisdom seeks to open, consider and advance the exploration of lesbian community issues. Sinister Wisdom recognizes the power […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Banshee, DEADLINE: March 31, 2021

Banshee is a print literary journal published twice a year published by Banshee Press, a small independent Irish publisher established in 2014. They are currently open for short stories, flash fiction, poetry and personal essays. For more information, see my interview with founder Claire Hennessy with a link to […]

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