22 Ways To Be a Good Literary Citizen Without Spending A Dime
Exceptional list and a great reminder of how easy it can be to contribute to the greater literary community!
NO FEE Poetry/Writing/Art Contest + editor interview – So to Speak Journal, DEADLINE: Nov. 29, 2018
So to Speak is a feminist literary journal and their blog is currently accepting entries for their contest, including: visual art, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Judgesare Erin Silver (visual art), Pam Houston (fiction), Sandy Allen (nonfiction), and Victoria Chang (poetry). Winners will be awarded an honorarium, publication in our 2019 […]
Proceeds from my chapbook Footnote go to charities – ACLU, Lambda, or Utah Humanities (Limited Offer!)
You can now order a signed copy of my chapbook Footnote, and for the next couple of weeks all proceeds ($6 per order) go to one of three charities of your choice: ACLU, Lambda, or Utah Humanities. Click here for to order Footnote Once sold out, regular unsigned […]
"Prose Poem or Flash Fiction – What's the Difference?" – guest blog post by Jessica Terson
Every emerging writer dreams of finding herself in a conversation with the editor of an esteemed literary magazine. For the new writer, especially, there are hundreds of unanswered questions about the submission process. So you can imagine my excitement when I found myself speaking with Ralph Hamilton, the […]
“Prose Poem or Flash Fiction – What's the Difference?” – guest blog post by Jessica Terson
Every emerging writer dreams of finding herself in a conversation with the editor of an esteemed literary magazine. For the new writer, especially, there are hundreds of unanswered questions about the submission process. So you can imagine my excitement when I found myself speaking with Ralph Hamilton, the […]
NO FEE Submission call + interview – Noctua Review, DEADLINE: Dec. 31, 2018
Noctua Review is the annual art and literary magazine produced by the Southern Connecticut State University MFA program. It was the brain child of Graduate Student (now Professor) Lois Lake Church and launched its inaugural issue in 2008. They don't have a theme this year; instead, they are asking for […]
NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Bold+Italic, DEADLINE: Dec. 31, 2018
Bold + Italic is a new international online literary magazine based in India. You can read their first two issues to get a feel for the type of work they accept. I wondered how and why this lit mag came to be, so I asked co-founder Jayant Kashyap. […]
40 Literary Journals that Pay via Authors Publish
This list from Authors Publish is a great place to start if you’re looking for paying markets. Have I submitted to some of these? Yes. Have I been rejected? Of course. You’ve probably heard the stories of writers who kept all their rejection letters from coveted magazines and […]
2019 Literary Magazine Rankings for Poetry by Clifford Garstang + my list of Paying Markets for Emerging Poets
If you’re not already familiar with Clifford Garstang‘s annual literary magazine rankings or you’ve forgotten to check them out for a while, here’s a reminder to how handy they are! Every year Garstang ranks lit mags based on Pushcart Prize anthology. He creates rankings for the three main […]
Navigating Lit Mags: Why and Where to Publish – guest blog rewind by Bernard Grant
Navigating the world of literary magazines was difficult for me in the beginning. I initially set out to publish anywhere, so desperate for publication, I actually Googled easiest literary magazines to the publish in, or something to that extent, and came across visual and literary artist's Michael Alexander […]
