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 […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call + interview – Texas Poetry Calendar, DEADLINE: Feb. 20, 2018

Kallisto Gaia Press is home to both The Ocotillo Review and The Texas Poetry Calendar. They are a nonprofit literary organization that welcomes “experimental or unusual approaches to literature, our goal is to promote finely crafted work with an expressive and meaningful voice. We pay our contributors upon publication because we […]

72 NO FEE poetry book publishers via Authors Publish + important tips on submitting your manuscript

It’s so important to do your homework before sending your manuscript to a publisher. Make sure to take notes for each publisher you research. You will most likely want to compare them to each other before deciding where you want to submit. Make sure the press is the […]

Behind the Scenes: Writing contests & working at a lit mag – guest blog post by Fugue Editor Stacy Miller

Fugue Journal is a literary journal out of the University of Idaho. It was launched in 1990 and has been run ever since by graduate students in the Creative Writing MFA Program. We publish both a Summer/Fall print issue and a Winter/Spring online issue. Working for Fugue for […]

Behind the Scenes: Writing contests & working at a lit mag – guest blog post by Fugue Editor Stacy Miller

Fugue Journal is a literary journal out of the University of Idaho. It was launched in 1990 and has been run ever since by graduate students in the Creative Writing MFA Program. We publish both a Summer/Fall print issue and a Winter/Spring online issue. Working for Fugue for […]

My poem "Bone Music" published in Contrary + PAYING/NO FEE submission call & interview

I’m pleased to announce my poem “Bone Music” was published in the new Winter 2018 issue of Contrary Magazine. This poem is the second to be published from a series of personal poems about healing and recovery. Two years ago my son (21 at the time) was in […]

My poem “Bone Music” published in Contrary + PAYING/NO FEE submission call & interview

I’m pleased to announce my poem “Bone Music” was published in the new Winter 2018 issue of Contrary Magazine. This poem is the second to be published from a series of personal poems about healing and recovery. Two years ago my son (21 at the time) was in […]

Calls for submissions and contests in Winning Writers' FREE newsletter

Winning Writers is a site focused on providing the best sources for poets and writers, including: a monthly newsletter with free poetry and prose contests, click here to subscribe email Winning Writers (jendi@winningwriters.com) with your recent publications or contest honors and they will include you in their newsletter! (You […]

Calls for submissions and contests in Winning Writers’ FREE newsletter

Winning Writers is a site focused on providing the best sources for poets and writers, including: a monthly newsletter with free poetry and prose contests, click here to subscribe email Winning Writers (jendi@winningwriters.com) with your recent publications or contest honors and they will include you in their newsletter! (You […]

FREE Poetry Contest – $500 Prize, DEADLINE: Feb. 2, 2018

Zócalo Public Square is currently running a free poetry contest with the theme of “Place.” Poets may send up to three poems to poetry@zocalopublicsquare.org. Since 2012, the Zócalo Public Square Poetry Prize has been awarded annually to the U.S. poet whose poem best evokes a connection to place. "Place" […]

Trish Hopkinson