13 Ways to Support Poetry - guest blog post by Dick Allen

Great guest blog post rewind up today from Dick Allen, who I recently learned passed away end of 2017. I’m so grateful for his contributions to poetry and that I had the opportunity to work with him on this post. The 13 ways to support poetry below include […]

SUBMISSION CALL – New press raises funds for charity – Fly on the Wall Poetry, DEADLINE: Sept. 10, 2018

As my readers know, I focus my submission call posts on markets accepting poetry that don’t charge fees, but I am more than happy to support projects who are doing good work and raising funds to help others or give proceeds to reputable charity organizations. Fly on the […]

7 PAYING LIT MAGS - Deadlines: Aug 31 - Sept 30, 2018

The literary magazines/journals listed below all offer some form of payment, do not charge submission/reading fees, and have submission deadlines between August 31 and September 30, 2018. This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are in order […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Rockvale Review, DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2018 or when full!

Rockvale Review is a fairly new online poetry journal, currently open for submissions. They seek to publish new, emerging, and established poets in all forms and subject matters. “Send us the poems you hold close beside you, the ones you carry with you into sleep and wake up […]

Why Lit Mags Don't Pay – guest blog post by M.R. Thomas

LAST WEEK, THE SPALDING MFA Alumni Twitter account tweeted about my small online lit mag:  "@slushpilemag is accepting #fiction, #poetry, and #cnf submissions through @submittable & will provide feedback!" it cheerfully announced. The post got a handful of likes and retweets. Then came this: "Do you pay your […]

Why Lit Mags Don’t Pay – guest blog post by M.R. Thomas

LAST WEEK, THE SPALDING MFA Alumni Twitter account tweeted about my small online lit mag:  "@slushpilemag is accepting #fiction, #poetry, and #cnf submissions through @submittable & will provide feedback!" it cheerfully announced. The post got a handful of likes and retweets. Then came this: "Do you pay your […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Sad Girl Review, DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 2018

Sad Girl Review is a new online contemporary art and literary magazine. Their first issue came out last month. Their next issue is themed “The Handwritten Issue.” They are looking for “diary entries, poems, shitty drawings, reminders, to do lists, lyrics, notes, scribbles, drafts, and more.” I was curious […]

FREE Poetry/Flash Fiction Contest – Free State Review, DEADLINE: Sept. 1, 2018

Free State Review's "Heavenly Creatures Contest" commemorates the luminous kite photography of celebrated darkroom artist Sally Gall, a photographer who has visited kite festivals around the world from Long Beach, Washington to Cervia, Italy and Fano, Denmark. These festivals are both ethereal performances and merry social gatherings, uniting thousands of […]

6 Resources for Submitting Your Work – guest blog post by Holly Lyn Walrath

A friend of mine recently asked me to break down my submission process from A to Z. As I typed out a very long email, I realized just how much work I put into submitting on a regular basis. Writing is hard, but in many ways submitting is […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Let if Fly: Hair Poems, DEADLINE: August 31, 2018

Let it Fly: Hair Poems is the working title of an anthology in the works, focused on the theme of hair. Kate Sontag, published poet and co-editor of After Confession: Poetry As Autobiography (Graywolf) is seeking poetry on the subject of hair. Note that some anthologies are created first and […]

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