NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Barren Magazine, DEADLINE: July 21 (rolling)

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, […]

NO FEE Jack Grapes Poetry Prize, $1,200 in prizes! – Cultural Weekly, DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 2019

Cultural Weekly's 7th annual Jack Grapes Poetry Prize is open! This year they are awarding three winners and six finalists. The three winners will receive $250 each, plus publication. The six finalists will receive $75 each, plus publication. The contest is free to enter and will be judged […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Panoply, DEADLINE: July 28, 2019

Panoply is a literary e-zine that publishes three times a year, in spring, autumn and winter. They seek prose of less than 500 words and poetry of all types and genres. Each issue features "Editors' Choices," including weekly videos of the writers reading their work. Panoply is listed […]

Where to Submit in June – Aug 2019 by Entropy–filtered for poetry & no fee!

Entropy is a “website featuring literary & non-literary content. A website that seeks to engage with the literary community, that becomes its own community, and creates a space for literary & non-literary ideas.” They recently posted an article on where to submit June through August. Click here to read […]

Where to Submit in June – Aug 2019 by Entropy–filtered for poetry & no fee!

Entropy is a “website featuring literary & non-literary content. A website that seeks to engage with the literary community, that becomes its own community, and creates a space for literary & non-literary ideas.” They recently posted an article on where to submit June through August. Click here to read […]

How to Plan a Book Reading That Delights Your Audience via Jane Friedman

Excellent tips and suggestions in this guest blog post on Jane Friedman’s web site. It’s an excerpt from the writer's guide book How to Read for an Audience: The Stuff Nobody Teaches You, co-authored by public speaking coach and creative mentor James Navé (@JamesNave) and author and workshop leader […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – K'in Literary Journal, DEADLINE: Open year-round

K’in Literary Journal is a new online literary journal founded currently reading for their fourth issue due out in November. Their third issue is now available. The format is easy to read and sectioned into poetry, fiction, nonfiction, featured author, and young writers (ages 12-17). Per their Editor-at-Large […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – K’in Literary Journal, DEADLINE: Open year-round

K’in Literary Journal is a new online literary journal founded currently reading for their fourth issue due out in November. Their third issue is now available. The format is easy to read and sectioned into poetry, fiction, nonfiction, featured author, and young writers (ages 12-17). Per their Editor-at-Large […]

Chapbook Review: Footnote, by Trish Hopkinson – by Risa Denenberg via The Poetry Cafe (open for submissions!)

It was such a pleasure to meet Risa Denenberg in person for the first time earlier this year at AWP in Portland. She does so much incredible work for the literary community and truly is just a delightful and kind person. I couldn’t be more honored that she […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Underblong, DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2019

Underblong is an intriguing online poetry journal founded by poets Chen Chen' and Sam Herschel Wein. Their 3rd issue just went live and is bursting with incredible poetry! Make sure not to miss the audio recordings of the poets reading their poems. There’s just nothing better than hearing […]

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