Playing Online With Synonyms, Homonyms and Multilingual Dictionaries – guest blog post by Kimberly Burnham, PhD

  The use of a particular English word like “peace” varies over time. Some words become more popular while other drop in popularity.  On the Google Books Ngram Viewer we can look up the historical usage of “peace” in English, “paix” in French or “paz” in Spanish. We […]

NO FEE Submission call + interview – Matador Review, DEADLINE: May 31, 2019

Matador Review is an online literature and art quarterly based in Los Angeles and Chicago. “We publish poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art. Founded in January 2016, our purpose is to promote ‘alternative work’ from both art and literature, and to encourage respect for online publications. In each issue, […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – PROTOCOLS, DEADLINE: Year-round

PROTOCOLS is an online cultural journal that seeks to amplify the voices of Jewish writers and artists marginalized and excluded for their identities and/or ideas. They welcome submissions of all forms of writing and art for future issues. You can read all of their issues online here. I […]

PAYING/NO FEE MAIL submission call + editor interview – River Styx, DEADLINE: Year-round

River Styx is a well-established, bi-annual literary magazine in its 44th year of publication. They’ve published some poets and writers you’ve likely heard of, such as Rita Dove, Robert Hass, Yusef Komunyakaa, Lucille Clifton and more. While they do require a small submission fee for online submissions, no […]

“Trish Hopkinson: Attending to Poetry” via 15 Bytes by Shawn Rossiter

I’m honored to be interviewed by Shawn Rossiter, editor of 15 Bytes: Utah’s Art Magazine. This was a great experience and talking with Shawn was like hanging out with an old friend. You might get that sense from the write-up he created as my author profile for 15 […]

To Swag or Not to Swag (And How to Do It Right) – guest blog post by John Sibley Williams

Many authors know about swag and its potential to increase visibility and book sales. But with the wealth of material and distribution options available, what is the best way to integrate it into their marketing campaign? Here are a few tips on how to make the most of […]

FREE eBook – "The Paid Publishing Guidebook" (download free until April 8)

Thanks to Authors Publish for sharing this free eBook! Just click the link below and enter your email address to download the PDF. (I’ve not noticed any additional junkmail since I first signed up.) Most of their eBooks are only free for a limited time, so download them sooner […]

FREE eBook – “The Paid Publishing Guidebook” (download free until April 8)

Thanks to Authors Publish for sharing this free eBook! Just click the link below and enter your email address to download the PDF. (I’ve not noticed any additional junkmail since I first signed up.) Most of their eBooks are only free for a limited time, so download them sooner […]

April is National Poetry Month! #NaPoMo–Prompts galore & other ways you can participate . . .

It's not too late to make a plan for poetry month! Whether you want to sign up to write a poem a day or unofficially just plan to crank out some poetry in April, there are plenty of prompts and resources to keep you going strong all month. […]

PAYING/NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Points & Parks, DEADLINE: Mar. 30, 2019

Parks & Points publishes personal essays and poetry about national parks and other public lands, along with timely budget travel tips and short guides to select sites. They host an annual fall essay contest and a spring poetry series in conjunction with National Poetry Month. They invite poetry submissions […]

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