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 […]
18 NO FEE Poetry Contests – DEADLINES: Dec. 1 – 31, 2019
Below are the details for eighteen free poetry contests in the order of the upcoming deadlines in December 2019. The contests are listed in order of deadline and in two sections: 1) open to most, 2) open to specific region, identity, etc. Also listed are links to other […]
NO FEE Submission call & editor interview – Wildness, DEADLINE: Rolling
WILDNESS is an online literary journal that seeks to promote contemporary fiction, poetry and non-fiction that evokes the unknown. Founded in 2015, each thoughtfully compiled issue strives to unearth the works of both established and up-and-coming writers and artists. You can read past issues online to see what the […]
NO FEE Submission call & editor interview – Wildness, DEADLINE: Rolling
WILDNESS is an online literary journal that seeks to promote contemporary fiction, poetry and non-fiction that evokes the unknown. Founded in 2015, each thoughtfully compiled issue strives to unearth the works of both established and up-and-coming writers and artists. You can read past issues online to see what the […]
Small Publishing: The Dos and Don’ts – guest blog by Isabelle Kenyon
I started writing this book because when I started publishing anthologies at the end of 2017, there were no books or advice columns out there for new publishers. I contacted every single publisher on the Northern Fiction Alliance page (around 50 UK publishers) and offered to work for […]
I’m a guest editor! – Golden Walkman, DEADLINES: 12/15/19 – 11/15/20
Golden Walkman has a great lineup of guest editors for their themed issues next year, including yours truly! Each editor picked a specific theme for their issue. Submissions are now open for every month in 2020. The first deadline is December 15 and is guest edited by Kelly […]
My chapbook “Almost Famous” free download via Yavanika Press!
Tremendous thanks to the fine editors of Yavanika Press for publishing my fourth chapbook and to my amazing daughter Clementine for creating the cover art. You can download Almost Famous as an echapbook for free! Praise for Almost Famous: Trish Hopkinson is a consummate storyteller. Starting with her […]
NO FEE Contest/submission call + editor interview – Please See Me, DEADLINE: Jan. 15, 2020
Please See Me is a new “online literary journal that features health- and healthcare-related stories in the form of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and digital media, including photography, podcasts, and short films. At the heart of our publication is the cultivation of meaningful patient-provider partnerships in the spirit of […]
