FREE Poetry Contest, $50/$25 cash prizes – Wax Poetry & Art, DEADLINE: Oct. 15, 2018

Poets, don’t miss this opportunity to submit your poetry to Wax Poetry and Art! They are running a contest, first poem entered is free entry and is open to all poets “from everyone on earth.” “Wax Poetry and Art‘s mission is to make poetry more widely read by […]

FREE Poetry Contest, $50/$25 cash prizes – Wax Poetry & Art, DEADLINE: Oct. 15, 2018

Poets, don’t miss this opportunity to submit your poetry to Wax Poetry and Art! They are running a contest, first poem entered is free entry and is open to all poets “from everyone on earth.” “Wax Poetry and Art‘s mission is to make poetry more widely read by […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Salt Hill Journal, DEADLINE: Oct. 31, 2018

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 […]

When the Voice Arrives: Making of the Leopard Lady – guest blog post by Valerie Nieman

How do you find your way into a poem? Sometimes it's that sensory moment--a line of melody, the flash of a redbird's wing, the drift of scent on fickle breeze. Sometimes the pump must be primed. You might read other writers, listen to music, or flip through a […]

NO FEE submission call for LGBTQ+ & editor interview – Peculiar, DEADLINE EXTENDED: Nov. 11, 2018

Peculiar is a fairly new LGBTQ+ print and online art and literary journal. 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 find out. See […]

NO FEE submission call for LGBTQ+ & editor interview – Peculiar, DEADLINE EXTENDED: Nov. 11, 2018

Peculiar is a fairly new LGBTQ+ print and online art and literary journal. 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 find out. See […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Lunch Ticket, DEADLINE: Oct. 31, 2018

I really can’t say enough great things about the staff at Lunch Ticket. They are kind, responsive, and organized. I wanted to know a little bit more about what they have going on and they are up to a lot of amazing things! Check out the details below […]

Overcoming Doubt as a Book Reviewer – guest blog post by Anita Olivia Koester

Sometimes people come to me to ask for advice on how to write a book review. My internal response is "I don't know," and yet, I've written nearly 30 book reviews in the past twelve months. Instead of this unhelpful answer I tell them--remain open, put aside yourself […]

Where to Submit in Sept – Nov 2018 by Entropy (filtered for poetry & no fee only!)-the list of all lists!

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 in September through November. Click here to read […]

Where to Submit in Sept – Nov 2018 by Entropy (filtered for poetry & no fee only!)-the list of all lists!

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 in September through November. Click here to read […]

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