We all receive many more rejections than acceptances. There are ways to help interpret the rejections literary magazines and journals send your way. Rejections actually come in many forms, including standard forms, tiered, and personal. Specifically, a "tiered" rejection means the lit mag sends out different levels of […]
As people, we often like to put ourselves into categories. As writers, we tend to do the same thing. We say things like, "I'm a fiction writer" or "I'm a poet" or, if you're me, "I'm, like, kind of a poet, I mean, I like to write poetry, […]
If you are a poet or writer and haven’t yet joined the CRWROPPS list-serve, you could be missing out on great creative writing opportunities! I’ve been impressed and fascinated with this long running, no-cost resource for poets and writers, so I asked founder Allison Joseph six questions to […]
Here are some of the lessons I've learned and decisions I've made in the area of literary submissions. Some of these I consider hard and fast rules, others are more like guidelines, and finally some are my preferences representing decisions I've made about how to conduct my own […]
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 […]
Terrapin Books is a small press specializing in poetry books owned and operated by Diane Lockward, author of The Crafty Poet II: A Portable Workshop and other poetry craft books. They are currently open to poems for an upcoming anthology of poems about kissing. “Send us your poems […]
Gyroscope Review is a print and online poetry magazine published quarterly. You can read their current issue as well as past issue on their site or order them in print. They welcome both new and established poets. They also currently have a list of poetry resources up on […]
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, […]
Kimberly Burnham’s most recent book, Awakenings: Peace Dictionary, Language and the Mind, a Daily Brain Health Program is on free download on February 14-15, 2019 at http://www.NerveWhisperer.Solutions. “Healing is a matter of time, but it is also a matter of opportunity.” -- Hippocrates, 460 BC-370 BC. Poetry can […]
Human/Kind Journal is a new monthly online literary journal “of Japanese short-forms and art that examines and reflects on the human experience, social structures, injustices, culture, current events, and history. In a world fraught with division, we’ve created this space to focus on our commonalities as humans and embrace […]
