9 Literary Magazines Seeking Volunteer Readers & Why You’d Want To Participate by Trish Hopkinson via Authors Publish

Thank you to Authors Publish for publishing my article on their resourceful site! If you’re wondering how to become more involved in the literary community and why you’d want to, click the link below for five reasons to volunteer for a publication, including: gaining experience, meeting other writers, […]

NO FEE/THEMED submission call (Dolly Parton tribute) + editor interview – Limp Wrist, DEADLINE: Dec. 15, 2020

Limp Wrist is a newly resurrected bi-annual ezine “with queer sensibility promoting LGBTQ poets, non-binary poets, and their allies by publishing their poems, interviews with them, and reviews of their books.” Their second issue upon returning from a long hiatus is a tribute to Dolly Parton. Poets from […]

“Still Here: Trish Hopkinson” via 15 Bytes: Utah’s Art Magazine

I’m honored to be included in the new Still Here series on 15 Bytes: Utah’s Art Magazine. Still Here checks in with members of the Utah art community to see what they’ve been up to over the past six months and what their thoughts are for the future. […]

10 Tips for Poetry Karma – guest post by Dayna Patterson

Do you have a poem or book of poetry you’d like to promote, but feel like doing so in the midst of social injustice, climate catastrophe, and pandemic would shrivel up your soul like a spider on a hot stove? How can you garner attention for something you’ve […]

NO FEE/THEMED submission call (ages 13-25) + editor interview – The Augment Review, DEADLINE: Dec. 12, 2020

The  Augment Review is the new online literary magazine publishing writing and artwork by youth ages 13-25 for their inaugural issue with the theme “Indulge.” They provide some prompts for each theme, including a Spotify playlist, visual inspiration, and a list of words for verbal inspiration. They also […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Thimble, DEADLINE: Dec. 31, 2020

Thimble is an online literary magazine, featuring art, poetry, and short prose. They publish issues quarterly. “At Thimble Literary Magazine, we believe armor can be found in the oddest of places: whether that’s facing a hard truth head-on or reframing it so you can better understand it. We […]

20 NO FEE Chapbook Publishers (UPDATED!)

UPDATED  05/26/2021 The individual listings below are the chapbook publishers I found which do not charge submission fees, reading fees, or contest fees. Several are currently open or always open, which I’ve noted below. Many chapbooks are published via contests and do typically require a fee from $10 […]

Free Writing Contests for Teens – guest post by K.T. Mehra

Writing contests provide the perfect avenue to hone our writing skills and produce quality pieces. These contests come with a range of genres and topics that you can cover. This means that you are bound to find a contest that meets your needs and will help you improve […]

How to submit poetry/creative writing for publication + tons of tips!

These tips include the basics as well as links to several articles and posts to help even the most seasoned poet/writer, including terminology you need to know, things to do before you submit, general tips, and links to posts on my site and other sites related to submitting, […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Book of Matches (NEW!), DEADLINE: Dec. 10, 2020

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 inaugural issue.  They plan to nominate for Best of […]

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