NO FEE submission call & interview – Pirene’s Fountain, DEADLINE: June 30, 2020

Pirene’s Fountain is a journal of poetry published in print annually by Glass Lyre Press. Glass Lyre is an independent literary press interested in publishing poetry collections, chapbooks, select short & flash fiction, and the occasional anthology. The journal is currently open for submissions of poetry until June […]

Want to publish your poems, but not sure where to start? Here's how to navigate the info on my site . . .

Welcome! I’ve been posting poetry related information on my blog almost daily since October 2014. Below is a summary of the types of information I post, where, and how to access it quickly. If you are looking for information on how to write, publish, or participate in the […]

Want to publish your poems, but not sure where to start? Here’s how to navigate the info on my site . . .

Welcome! I’ve been posting poetry related information on my blog almost daily since October 2014. Below is a summary of the types of information I post, where, and how to access it quickly. If you are looking for information on how to write, publish, or participate in the […]

My poem “Dragonfly Daughter” published by Literary Mama + they are open for submissions!

Many thanks to Literary Mama for publishing my poem "Dragonfly Daughter" published in their May/June 2020 issue. If you aren’t familiar with Literary Mama, set aside an hour or two with a glass of your favorite adult beverage and check out the variety of talented writers they publish. You can […]

NO FEE submission call & interview – Word Doodles, DEADLINE: June 30, 2020

Word Doodles is a new online literary magazine founded by Pat Berryhill publishing poetry, flash fiction, and creative non-fiction. They are currently reading for their first issue, coming out later this summer. They are open to text, sound files, and video recordings for publication on their site. Of […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Thimble, DEADLINE: June 30, 2020

Thimble is a new online literary magazine, featuring art, poetry, and short prose. They publish issues quarterly. I was curious how and why this art and literary magazine began, so I asked Editor-in-Chief Nadia Wolnisty a few questions to find out. See my interview with Wolnisty and a link […]

PR for Poets - How Do I Promote My Books During a Pandemic? – guest blog post by Jeannine Hall Gailey

A few years ago, I wrote a post here about how to promote a book of poetry with a chronic illness or a disability. That post was a digest of ideas from my how-to book from Two Sylvias Press, PR for Poets. With everything going on, I thought […]

CASH PRIZE/NO FEE Poetry contest & editor interview – Origami Poems, DEADLINE: July 15, 2020

Origami Poems is a non-profit organization with a mission of “the encouragement of literature & the arts by bringing Free Poetry to everyone through the printing and distribution (world-wide) of free Origami micro-chapbooks as well as through poetry events, both of which engender increasing awareness of and appreciation for […]

NO FEE submission call & interview – the whorticulturalist, DEADLINE: Year round

The whorticulturalist is a new feminist online magazine “concerned with sex, love, power, money, and desire, this is a publication curated by women, and written mainly by women.” Of course, I needed to know more about how this magazine was created and what they’re looking for in submissions, […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Cider Press Review, DEADLINE: July 1, 2020

Cider Press Review is quarterly online poetry journal originally founded in 1999. They also publish the manuscript winners of the annual Cider Press Review Book Award and the Editors’ Prize for first or second book. They publish online issues four times per year-January, April, July, and October. I wondered […]

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