NO FEE Sonnet Contest + editor interview – Better Than Starbucks, DEADLINE: Dec. 1, 2019

Better Than Starbucks is “Not your ordinary poetry magazine” and is published in print and electronically. They host regular features categorized by form and genre available on their web site and content is always available to read online for free. They pay $20 for monthly features via paypal […]

NO FEE/THEMED submission call + editor interview – Piano Microstories/Fabrizio Paterlini, DEADLINE EXTENDED: Oct. 31, 2019

Piano Microstories is a unique collaborative project calling for poems and photography inspired by pianist and composer Fabrizio Paterlini. I love seeing different art forms combined and this truly looks amazing. I wanted to know more about this project, so I interviewed editor Ravinder Surah to learn more. […]

6 Tips for Writing a Successful Persona Poem–guest blog rewind by Lois Roma-Deeley

I’m teaching a persona poem community workshop starting next week, so this seemed like a good post to share again. Enjoy! As writers we are so often told to "write what you know." And this is good advice. But this "rule" should not be taken literally, especially when […]

"Review: Footnote, by Trish Hopkinson" – by Eileen Murphy via Tinderbox Poetry Journal

I’m so grateful of the reading and work that went into this thoughtful review of my chapbook Footnote by Eileen Murphy published by Tinderbox Poetry Journal.  Tinderbox is currently closed for submissions, but watch for their FEE FREE months to send in your work and make sure to submit […]

“Review: Footnote, by Trish Hopkinson” – by Eileen Murphy via Tinderbox Poetry Journal

I’m so grateful of the reading and work that went into this thoughtful review of my chapbook Footnote by Eileen Murphy published by Tinderbox Poetry Journal.  Tinderbox is currently closed for submissions, but watch for their FEE FREE months to send in your work and make sure to submit […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Salt Hill Journal, DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2019

Salt Hill Journal is a biannual literary journal available in print and by subscription. They publish new fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and art by people at various stages in their literary and artistic careers–both new and emerging writers alongside those with illustrious careers in the literary arts. Previous contributors […]

The Art of Reframing Your Poetry Manuscripts (Part I) – guest blog post by Natasha Kochicheril Moni

At some point, every writer reaches a stale mate. You scan your growing stack of contributor copies and don't feel that flutter anymore. You reread your manuscript that has made it so close to being accepted by several excellent presses and yet, it remains unpublished. Friends keep asking, […]

NO FEE LGBTQ+ submission call – Peculiar, DEADLINE: Dec. 8, 2019

Peculiar is a LGBTQ+ print and online art and literary journal publishing issues bi-annually since 2015. They just recently opened to national submissions. I was curious how and why this art and literary journal began, so I asked Co-Editors Jack Garcia and Aaron Gates a few questions to […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Barren Magazine, DEADLINE: Rolling/themed

Barren Magazine is an online literary publication that features fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and photography currently open for submissions for issue No. 11 with the theme of oppression, fervor, color, and community justice. Submissions are rolling and prompts are provided for each themed issue. Per their Info page, […]

A poem-a-day practice (what is Medskerpedia?) – Interview with Josh Medsker

Josh Medsker created a project about four years ago called Medskerpedia, and now he has started a new version of this pretty amazing poem-a-day practice–Medskerpedia Mark II. I wanted to know more about this new project, so I interviewed Medsker to find out what he is up to […]

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