10 PAYING LIT MAGS - Deadlines: July 12 - Aug 15, 2018

The literary magazines/journals listed below all offer some form of payment, do not charge submission/reading fees, and have submission deadlines between now and August 15, 2018. This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are in order of […]

NO FEE Opps for High School age poets/writers + other resources

Below is a list of no fee opportunities for high school age poets and writers. Read the guidelines carefully. Some may have changed whether or not they charge submission fees since I compiled the list. Some may be temporarily closed to submissions. First, here are some other resources […]

Seven Selcouth Sources of Poetic Inspiration – guest blog post by Hibah Shabkhez

Here are seven ways I know of drawing upon words and languages, the tools of our craft, to ignite the spark which inspires the creation of poetry. Three Word Addresses On this map 'what3words', the whole world is divided into some 57 trillion 3m x 3m squares and […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Lunch Ticket's Amuse-Bouche: Spotlight, DEADLINE: July 31, 2018

I really can’t say enough great things about the staff at Lunch Ticket. They are kind, responsive, and organized. They are a twice-yearly literary and art journal, as well as other special projects, published by the MFA community of Antioch University of Los Angeles, a program that is devoted […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Lunch Ticket’s Amuse-Bouche: Spotlight, DEADLINE: July 31, 2018

I really can’t say enough great things about the staff at Lunch Ticket. They are kind, responsive, and organized. They are a twice-yearly literary and art journal, as well as other special projects, published by the MFA community of Antioch University of Los Angeles, a program that is devoted […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Thimble, DEADLINE: July 22, 2018

Thimble is a new online literary magazine, featuring art, poetry, and short prose. They publish issues quarterly. I was curious how and why this art and literary magazine began, so I asked Editor-in-Chief Nadia Wolnisty a few questions to find out. See my interview with Wolnisty and a link […]

FREE Poetry Chapbook Contest, $250 Prize – Broken River Prize (Platypus Press), DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 2018

Every once in a while a new press with new ideas and amazing projects appears on the literary scene. Platypus Press is one of those. I've been nothing but impressed with their creativity and professionalism. They are a boutique publisher based in England and seek to unearth innovative contemporary poetry and […]

Immortal Dogs and Anime Songs: Poem Openings and Expectation – guest blog post by Jerrod Schwarz

Not a lot of fuss is made over poem openings today. Sure, we all know that April is the cruelest of the months, and I am sure you secretly (or if you were a truly brave middle schooler, publicly) compared a love interest to a summer's day. But […]

Summer Journals 2018 (open for submissions) via Diane Lockward

A big thank you to Diane Lockward for posting such a great list on her poetry blog! (It’s one less list for me to create.) The list provides links to each journal and reading periods. “I’ve also indicated the number of issues per year, the submission period dates, […]

25 Writing Contests in July 2018 – No entry fees! + more from Publishing and Other Forms of Insanity

Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity is the blog and writing resource site by writer Erica Verrillo. Her site is loaded with great articles for writers and the writing life, including listings of publishers, agents, where to get reviews, submission calls, free contests, writing conferences and more. […]

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