Diary of an At-Home Residency – guest blog post by Diane K. Martin

Second Day I just rewrote the poem I started yesterday, updated the TOC in the new manuscript, and yawned. Am I running out of steam? I have decided to start this record of my one month between-teaching assignments that I have dedicated to writing at home. The flow […]

NO FEE/REPRINTS Submission call & workshop for women/non-binary POC – For the Sonorous, DEADLINE: July 8 / July 31, 2018

For the Sonorous is a new “literary journal dedicated to empowering and publishing women and non-binary people of color.” They publish three online issues of poetry, prose, and art each year. Additionally, they are supporting women and non-binary poets and writers by providing a summer writing workshop. Their first […]

NO FEE/REPRINTS Submission call & workshop for women/non-binary POC – For the Sonorous, DEADLINE: July 8 / July 31, 2018

For the Sonorous is a new “literary journal dedicated to empowering and publishing women and non-binary people of color.” They publish three online issues of poetry, prose, and art each year. Additionally, they are supporting women and non-binary poets and writers by providing a summer writing workshop. Their first […]

NO FEE Contest & Submission calls (poetry, prose, chapbooks!) + editor interview – Sonic Boom, DEADLINES: June 25; July 1; Sept 30, 2018

Sonic Boom is a literary & arts journal seeking both solicited and unsolicited experimental poetry, flash fiction, and visual art submissions tri-annually; featuring an annual free contest; plus, a new chapbook press: Yavanika! They “hope to integrate multifarious genres of literature and artwork including Japanese short-forms of poetry, avant-garde, […]

NO FEE Submission call w/ musical prompt + editor/musician interview – Golden Walkman Magazine, DEADLINE: June 30, 2018

This is a really cool prompt and submission opportunity from the folks at Golden Walkman Magazine for a project they are calling “Dialogue Submissions.” Every few months, they will publish a Dialogue Starter Issue with poetry and prose inspired by an original, contributor-provided piece of instrumental music. “Writers will have (1) […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – peculiar, DEADLINE: June 24, 2018

Peculiar is 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 my […]

6 Styles of Erasure Poetry – guest blog post by Erin Dorney

When I first learned about erasure poetry, I was enamored with the form. The idea that a poem could be hidden inside any text was intoxicating--a challenge I insist on pushing to the limit. There are so many variables: your source text, your mood, whether you're working by […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Whale Road Review, DEADLINE: June 30, 2018

Whale Road Review is an online literary journal that “takes its name from an old kenning. The ocean is the whale road. Whale road. Those words conjure an image of whales moving in patterns through the waters of the world.” I wondered how and why this journal came to be, […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Sad Girl Review, DEADLINE: Open year-round

Sad Girl Review is a new online contemporary art and literary magazine. They will be publishing quarterly and their inaugural issue is forthcoming on July 1. I was curious how and why this art and literary magazine began, so I asked Editor Amber Morrison a few questions to find […]

On Getting Your Poems Noticed: The Essential Need for Community – guest blog post by Risa Denenberg

As a lover and reader of poetry, and as a poet and editor, I'm always thinking about how to connect poems (my favorites, my own, poets I publish) with readers. This is no easy task; it's not as if poems sell by their own weight in worthiness. It […]

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