NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Pretty Owl Poetry, DEADLINE: Always open

Pretty Owl Poetry “is a journal that publishes new, emerging, and established writers in poetry, fiction, and the visual arts.” The issues are published in PDF format and are free to read online. Not only did Pretty Owl publish my poem "And Finished knowing - then -" in […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Cider Press Review, DEADLINE: May 31, 2018

Cider Press Review is quarterly online poetry journal originally founded in 1999. They also publish the manuscript winners of the annual Cider Press Review Book Award and the Editors’ Prize for first or second book. I wondered how and why this poetry journal came to be, so I asked Managing Editor Ruth Foley a few […]

PR for Poets & How Do I Promote My Books with Chronic Illness and a Disability? – guest blog post by Jeannine Hall Gailey

My new book from Two Sylvias Press, PR for Poets, is a guide for beginning to mid-career poets to learn how to build an audience and promote their books! Think of it as a guide to getting read. People have asked me specifically about how do I, as […]

PR for Poets & How Do I Promote My Books with Chronic Illness and a Disability? – guest blog post by Jeannine Hall Gailey

My new book from Two Sylvias Press, PR for Poets, is a guide for beginning to mid-career poets to learn how to build an audience and promote their books! Think of it as a guide to getting read. People have asked me specifically about how do I, as […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – petrichor, DEADLINE: Until Full

Petrichor is an online literary magazine with the tagline “an archive of text & image.” They are currently open for submissions of poetry, including visual/hybrid work through the summer or until the issue is full. I wondered how and why this lit mag came to be, so I […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call and interview–Subprimal Poetry Art, DEADLINE: June 30, 2018

Subprimal Poetry Art was founded in 2013 to provide a community for quality thought provoking poetry and other art. They “believe in poetry and other art that takes the reader / viewer / listener out of the ordinary and into an place altered from that which they normally experience. […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call (West Michigan artists/writers) + editor interview – The 3288 Review, DEADLINE: June 30, 2018

The 3288 Review is a print, biannual literary journal focused on discovering and showcasing artistic talent from writers and artists, poets and photographers who are from, or have some connection to, West Michigan. The journal is a project of Caffeinated Press. They have an informative F.A.Q. page and detailed submissions page that […]

6 Workshop Critique Tips – guest blog post by Karen Paul Holmes

The Beatles sang, When I was younger, so much younger than today, I never needed anybody’s help in any way. And, young or old, that's how some poets feel. I wrote in a vacuum for years, scribbling in a spiral notebook and never showing a soul. But now I […]

34 PAYING/NO FEE Submission calls in May 2018 + 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. […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – The Deaf Poets Society, DEADLINE: Always open

The Deaf Poet Society is a new online literary magazine featuring writers and artists with disabilities. They are currently seeking submissions of poetry, prose, cross-genre work, book reviews, and artwork for publication. They publish an online issue four times a year: January, April, July, and October. You can read or […]

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