NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Lily Poetry Review, DEADLINE: Year-round

Lily Poetry Review is a biannual literary journal available in print. They publish flash fiction, poetry, book reviews, and art. They are currently open for no fee submissions of poetry, flash fiction and art for their print journal. They also publish chapbooks and full length poetry books. To get […]

Chapbook contest ($11 fee) + editor interview – Paper Nautilus, DEADLINE: April 20, 2020

Paper Nautilus is a small press publishing chapbooks each year through two contests: the Vella Chapbook Prize, and the Debut Series Chapbook Prize. There is a reasonable fee for each contest, but if the fee is an economic hardship to an eligible submitter, please contact them, and they […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Taco Bell Quarterly, DEADLINE: Always open

Taco Bell Quarterly is “the literary magazine for the Taco Bell Arts and Letters. We're a reaction against everything. The gatekeepers. The taste-makers. The hipsters. Health food. Artists Who Wear Cute Scarves. Bitch-ass Wendy's. We seek to demystify what it means to literary, artistic, important, and elite.” Please […]

My poem “Things to Tell My Daughter” in Gyroscope! + no fee call & editor interview, DEADLINE: June 7, 2020

Many thanks to Gyroscope Review for publishing my poem “Things to Tell My Daughter” published in their Spring issue. Happy to say I’m sharing pages with friends and fellow poets Tom Montag and Wren Tuatha. Make sure to check out the other poems in this well-rounded issue, downloadable […]

National Poetry Month Celebrations Go Online by Devi Lockwood via The New York Times

This great list of National Poetry Month online open mics and readings curated by Devi Lockwood includes a list of online open mics, readings, classes, workshops, and prompts. I’m specifically watching for the next Self-ish open mic, and you can imagine why :). Also on the list, one […]

NO FEE Submission call for high school students + editor interview – The WEIGHT Journal, DEADLINE: Rolling/always open

The WEIGHT Journal is a “literary blog for high school students who may similarly find themselves in need of a creative outlet. Everyone has something heavy to get off their chest.” They publish “all sorts of creative writing: poetry, slam poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, creative non-fiction, hybrid, […]

Sheltering-In: Poems And Poetry Resources via Northampton Arts Council

This great list of National Poetry Month resources curated by Northampton Poet Laureate Karen Skolfield for sheltering in, includes 12 categories with lists and links of sites I often frequent myself as well as many others with online readings, online workshops, podcasts & audio, writing tips, prompts, etc. […]

Publication Doesn't Define Your Worth As a Poet – guest blog post by Rachel Lewis Curry

Every few seasons, I find myself pressed to scroll through the bindings of journals whose covers I shut long ago. These journals are full of poetry from various eras. A time when I first got the hang of compiling sentences together. A period during which I shifted from […]

Publication Doesn’t Define Your Worth As a Poet – guest blog post by Rachel Lewis Curry

Every few seasons, I find myself pressed to scroll through the bindings of journals whose covers I shut long ago. These journals are full of poetry from various eras. A time when I first got the hang of compiling sentences together. A period during which I shifted from […]

15 lit mags/journals to send your current event poems

UPDATED: April 24, 2021 The listings below are literary magazines/journals that are known for taking poetry on current event topics. These literary magazines/journals are listed alphabetically; some are currently accepting submissions, some are temporarily closed. I’ve also included whether or not it is a paying market in the […]

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