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" […]

FREE Chapbook contest & editor interview – Honeysuckle Press, DEADLINE: March 1, 2018

Honeysuckle Press is the sister organization of Winter Tangerine and has a similar aesthetic with absolutely stunning artwork and clean, readable website design.  It is “a literary press committed to expanding and redefining human truths by prioritizing the narratives of unsung communities.” Their 2nd annual chapbook contest is […]

FREE Chapbook contest & editor interview – Honeysuckle Press, DEADLINE: March 1, 2018

Honeysuckle Press is the sister organization of Winter Tangerine and has a similar aesthetic with absolutely stunning artwork and clean, readable website design.  It is “a literary press committed to expanding and redefining human truths by prioritizing the narratives of unsung communities.” Their 2nd annual chapbook contest is […]

Honor Martin Luther King Jr. day in poetry

Today, I’m immersing myself in reading poems to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and listening to my favorite community radio station KRCL streaming online as they play music and speech excerpts in his honor. You can also listen to the entirety of his “I Have a Dream” speech here […]

Trish Hopkinson