NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Blanket Sea, DEADLINE: Feb. 28, 2018

Blanket Sea is an arts & literary magazine dedicated to showcasing the work of artists and writers living with chronic illness, mental illness, and disability. Their first poem went up today, so you can go check out what kind of work they are looking for. I wondered how […]

Navigating Lit Mags: Why and Where to Publish – guest blog post 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 […]

20 PAYING LIT MAGS - Deadlines: Feb. 15 - Mar. 31, 2018

The literary magazines/journals listed below all offer some form of payment, do not charge submission/reading fees, take online submissions, and have submission deadlines starting February 15 through March 31, 2018. This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – About Magazine, DEADLINE: Always open

About Magazine provides award-winning, ground breaking coverage for LGBTQ+ news in Texas. They are now accepting submissions for articles, columns, poetry, essays, and prose. The magazine accepts submissions year round. Their publishing house About Editions is also accepting fiction, nonfiction, and poetry manuscripts for their 2019 catalogue until May […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Willawaw Journal, DEADLINE: Mar. 1, 2018

Willawaw Journal is a new online literary journal of poetry and art, published quarterly. The unique thing about Willawaw is that each issue has a poem prompt or mentor poem from a poet laureate! The featured poet laureate for the Spring issue is Paulann Petersen. Each issue is […]

FREE Poetry Contest – $450 in Prizes, DEADLINE: Feb. 28, 2018

Poets, don’t miss this opportunity to submit your poetry to Spirit First with a theme of Meditation or Mindfulness. You can view the 2017 Contest Results to see what the judges are looking for. You may enter up to three unpublished poems in any form via email to […]

NO FEE Submission call & editor interview – Wildness, DEADLINE: Feb. 28, 2018

WILDNESS is an online literary journal that seeks to promote contemporary fiction, poetry and non-fiction that evokes the unknown. Founded in 2015, each thoughtfully compiled issue strives to unearth the works of both established and up-and-coming writers and artists. This is an up-and-coming lit mag to keep an eye […]

NO FEE Submission call & editor interview – Wildness, DEADLINE: Feb. 28, 2018

WILDNESS is an online literary journal that seeks to promote contemporary fiction, poetry and non-fiction that evokes the unknown. Founded in 2015, each thoughtfully compiled issue strives to unearth the works of both established and up-and-coming writers and artists. This is an up-and-coming lit mag to keep an eye […]

NO FEE/REPRINTS Submission call + editor interview – Crooked Teeth, DEADLINE: Feb. 15, 2018

Crooked Teeth is a new lit mag out of San Francisco, CA. Their second issue “Fall of the City” will be released as an eBook on their website at the end of January. The third issue will be both digital and print. You can follow them on Facebook and Twitter […]

List of 50 Poetic Forms for Poets by Robert Lee Brewer via Writer's Digest

This list of poetic forms compiled by Robert Lee Brewer of Writer’s Digest includes links to each of his articles for each of the forms. Each article includes the requirements of the form, as well as examples, other related links, and definitions when needed. I also like Brewer’s […]

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