PAYING/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Awakened Voices, DEADLINE: Jan. 31, 2021

Awakened Voices is an online literary magazine with a mission to “make visible the artistic expression of survivors of sexual violence” currently open for fiction, hybrid, poetry, memoir, or visual art. See my interview with Creative Director Jeri Frederickson and a link to submission guidelines below. HOPKINSON: Tell […]

60 Places to Publish Formal Poetry via Writing Matters

UPDATED DECEMBER 2020 Thanks to Randal A. Burd, Jr. for updating my original list of markets accepting formal verse poetry for publication on his web site The Edge of Memory. Their list will be updated regularly. Most editors are happy to answer questions regarding submissions. If a lit […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Atlas & Alice, DEADLINE: Jan. 15, 2021

Atlas & Alice is an online literary magazine founded in 2012 and publishing poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.  They  are interested in “work that blurs genres, that is lyrical, that comes in strange forms. When it comes to intersections, we’re interested in your own definitions.” See my interview […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Beir Bua Journal, DEADLINE: Jan. 15, 2021 or when full

Beir Bua Journal is an online Irish literary magazine and feminist press currently seeking avant-garde poetry, visual poetry, and abstract art based in Co. Tipperary, Ireland. The journal’s name comes from Beir (Bear) – Irish for bring and Bua (BOO-a) – Irish for Victory, talent, virtue. They nominate […]

Lit Mag News Roundup – guest post by Becky Tuch

In 2008 I launched a website, The Review Review. The site had a singular goal, and that was to demystify lit mag publishing for writers. To that end, we reviewed lit mags, interviewed journal editors, posted weekly publishing tips specific to lit mag publishing, listed calls for submissions […]

NO FEE Call for Chapbooks + interview – Harbor Editions, DEADLINE: Feb. 28, 2021

Harbor Editions, created by Small Harbor Publishing, runs a chapbook open reading period, the Laureate Prize for full length books, and the Marginalia Series. The Marginalia Series is currently open for poetry and hybrid chapbooks 20 – 40 pages in length from traditionally marginalized writers. They would love […]

NO FEE/THEMED Submission call + editor interview – Lanke Review (NEW!), DEADLINE: Jan. 01, 2021

Lanke Review is an online literary and art magazine founded in 2020 by J. Lan, “seeking prose, poetry, and art submissions that align with (but not necessarily having to follow) the theme for each issue.” The theme for their first issue is “Time.” They are currently also looking […]

The (Not So) Selfish Poet: Talking Feminism and Community with Trish Hopkinson via OyeDrum

It was a great pleasure to be interviewed by Alex Graffeo, Managing Editor for OyeDrum. OyeDrum is “an online magazine and intersectional feminist collective. We are a community dedicated to women’s creative and intellectual work.” You can read more about the name OyeDrum here. They feature a quarterly themed issue […]

NO FEE/THEMED Submission call + editor interview – Seaborne Magazine, DEADLINE: Jan. 01, 2021

Seaborne Magazine is “a digital publication with a mission to celebrate the brightest jewels on Mother Nature’s crown: our seas and oceans.” They publish bi-annual issues of atmospheric fiction, non-fiction, poetry and visual artwork and respond quickly in about two weeks or so. See my interview with editors […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Lucky Jefferson, DEADLINE: Dec. 31, 2020

Lucky Jefferson is an online literary journal founded in 2018 currently open for submissions of poetry, flash fiction, essays, art, comics, and recipes with the theme of exploring Black culture through cuisine. They have a quick response time of just 1-2 weeks. “Lucky Jefferson isn’t your typical literary journal—we generate […]

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