TrishHopkinson.com Reboot: poetry, community & inspiration

Hello, readers and fellow poets— It’s been a minute. After a period of reflection and behind-the-scenes creative work, I’m thrilled to announce that TrishHopkinson.com is officially back in action—with new posts, regular updates, and the same commitment to supporting poets and literary artists that this space has always […]

Ten Minutes with Poet Trish Hopkinson via THE NOMAD LitMag

It was a great pleasure to be interviewed by Rachel White, co-editor of THE NOMAD, “a literary magazine for people enthralled with beauty and what can be conveyed through words.” For the first year’s issues, they asked authors for two pieces – one that had been published before […]

NO FEE contest ($100 – $500 in prizes!) – Sijo Competition, DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2025

The Sejong Cultural Society is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in Chicago, IL in 2004. They are currently open for no fee entries for their Sejong International Sijo Competition. The sijo is a traditional three-line Korean poetic form organized technically and thematically by line and syllable count. Click […]

5 Unusual Poetry Prompts – guest post by Loretta Bushell

Love, death, nature: these themes inspire poems every single day. But great poetry doesn’t have to stem from heartbreak or existential crises. Original, quirky, and random subjects can be just as fun to read and write about. From light-hearted to deeply thought-provoking, here are five fresh, intriguing poetry […]

35+ lit mags/journals for ecopoems (no fees/some paying)

What are ecopoems? I like the description from The Poetry Lab, “An ecopoem is a poem that explores environmental issues such as the climate crisis and how it affects both the human and the more than human worlds.” Read more in their article More than Human Worlds: 5 […]

Enhance your poetry via art, music & theater – guest post by SETH

My reputation as a performance poet is centered around my joy of incorporating music, theater, other poets, even dance into my poetry presentations. While I would not insist most poets and writers take the path I have chosen, I would encourage every writer to dabble in at least […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Chicken Soup for the Soul

Chicken Soup for the Soul was founded in 1993, “with more than 100 million copies sold in the U.S. and Canada, 400 titles, and translations into more than 40 languages, the phrase chicken soup for the soul is known worldwide. We spread happiness, inspiration, hope and wellness across […]

Writing Nature Poetry as the Earth Dies Screaming – guest post by Joe Roberts

I’m reading two books right now. The first is Elizabeth Kolbert’s Pulitzer-winning The Sixth Extinction, which painstakingly documents how humans are causing catastrophic die-offs of everything from coral reefs and forests to amphibians and mammals. Kolbert elucidates how this biodiversity loss is quickly approaching the scale of the […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call – Trans Voices in Horror (Bloodletter Magazine), DEADLINE: June 17, 2025

Bloodletter Magazine is a feminist horror magazine publishing the work of nonbinary, trans, and women writers and artists. “For each issue, we work with artists who contribute companion illustrations for each piece represented in the magazine. Bloodletter was founded on the principle that horror is an incredibly complicated, […]

THEMED/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Pine Hills Review, DEADLINE: May 31, 2025

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 […]

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