NO FEE submission call + editors interview – SAND (Int’l journal), DEADLINE: Jan. 5, 2020

SAND is a nonprofit literary journal based in Berlin and published twice a year by a team from the city's international community. Featuring work by writers, translators, and artists from around the world, SAND seeks out fresh and underrepresented perspectives.. I was curious how and why this art […]

PAYING/NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Belmont Story Review, DEADLINE: Feb. 1, 2020

Belmont Story Review is an online and print national magazine of literary arts, faith and culture. They publish issues annually. I was curious how and why this art and literary magazine began, so I asked Co-Managing Editor Lauren Ash a few questions to find out. See my interview […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Red Coyote, DEADLINE: Jan. 15, 2020

Red Coyote is the annual literary print journal of Vermillion Literary Project. It is a student-produced journal that has been published annually for over 30 years by the University of South Dakota. I was curious how and why this literary journal began, so I asked Editor-in-Chief Carson Sehr […]

16 PAYING LIT MAGS - Deadlines: Dec. 15 – Jan. 16, 2020

The literary magazines/journals listed below all offer some form of prize/payment, do not charge submission/reading fees, take online submissions, and have submission deadlines between today and January 16, 2020. This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Lady/Liberty/Lit, DEADLINE: Year-round

Lady/Liberty/Lit is a new online literary magazine, featuring art, poetry, and short prose created by women-identifying and gender-non-conforming writers/artists. They are open year-round and looking for “writing centered around freedom of voice and body, from her beacon-hand.” They publish one piece at a time on a regular basis, […]

My "Submit Your Writing Like a Pro" live webinar – Sun. Jan. 12 @ 7pm EST

I’m pleased to announce I’ll be presenting a live webinar for the International Women’s Writing Guild for their Digital Village series! There is a fee for this 90-minute webinar, which includes plenty of time for live Q&A so I can answer any questions you may have about submitting […]

My “Submit Your Writing Like a Pro” live webinar – Sun. Jan. 12 @ 7pm EST

I’m pleased to announce I’ll be presenting a live webinar for the International Women’s Writing Guild for their Digital Village series! There is a fee for this 90-minute webinar, which includes plenty of time for live Q&A so I can answer any questions you may have about submitting […]

Poetry Prompt: ARS POETICA via Joey Gould

Make sure to follow poet Joey Gould’s new weekly poetry prompts. The detailed prompts are more like a workshop and a great resource!

18 NO FEE Chapbook Publishers (UPDATED!)

UPDATED 11/25/2020 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 […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Thimble, DEADLINE: Dec. 31, 2019

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 […]

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