NO FEE Submission call + interview – Ink&Nebula, DEADLINE: Jan. 1, 2018

Ink&Nebula is a new poetry journal “for established voices (Ink) and holding particular space for emerging ones (Nebula).” They accept submissions from both published (Ink submission) and previously unpublished poets (Nebula submission). By previously unpublished they mean “poets who do not have work that has been published by someone […]

LGBTQ+ Literary Magazines/Journals

The listings below are literary magazines/journals that specifically focus on the artists and writers in the LGBTQ+ community. There are many other literary magazines that support LGBTQ+ contributors. For a more general list of all-inclusive/feminist lit mags, check out my list here: Feminist Lit Mags and Journals. These […]

Where to Submit in Dec. '17 – Jan. '18 by Entropy (filtered for no fee only!) – 250+ poetry markets

Entropy is a “website featuring literary & non-literary content. A website that seeks to engage with the literary community, that becomes its own community, and creates a space for literary & non-literary ideas.” They recently posted an article on where to submit in December and January. Click here to read […]

Where to Submit in Dec. ’17 – Jan. ’18 by Entropy (filtered for no fee only!) – 250+ poetry markets

Entropy is a “website featuring literary & non-literary content. A website that seeks to engage with the literary community, that becomes its own community, and creates a space for literary & non-literary ideas.” They recently posted an article on where to submit in December and January. Click here to read […]

Word Weaving with Poetry – guest blog post by Betty O'Hearn

When Trish asked me to write for her blog a few months ago, I was excited. At the time I belonged to a ladies writing group in Hickory, NC called Hickory Word Weavers. We met twice a month and shared our work. We had about ten minutes of […]

2018 Literary Magazine Rankings for Poetry by Clifford Garstang + my list of Paying Markets for Emerging Poets

If you’re not already familiar with Clifford Garstang‘s annual literary magazine rankings or you’ve forgotten to check them out for a while, here’s a reminder to how handy they are! Every year Garstang ranks lit mags based on Pushcart Prize anthology. He creates rankings for the three main […]

10 PAYING/NO FEE Literary Magazines - Deadlines: Dec. 15 - Jan. 15, 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 from December 15, 2017 – January 15, 2018. This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The […]

My poems "sideways" & "Interrogation" published in The Light Ekphrastic + NO FEE Submission call

Working with The Light Ekphrastic was such an amazing experience and the results are incredible. I’m blown away by the quality of poetry and art in this issue, and truly honored to have been able to work with such a creative and inspiring artist, Teresa Duggan. The process […]

My poems “sideways” & “Interrogation” published in The Light Ekphrastic + NO FEE Submission call

Working with The Light Ekphrastic was such an amazing experience and the results are incredible. I’m blown away by the quality of poetry and art in this issue, and truly honored to have been able to work with such a creative and inspiring artist, Teresa Duggan. The process […]

NO FEE Submission call + interview – Hellscape Press, DEADLINE: Jan. 1, 2018

Hellscape Press is an new online journal published bi-annually currently accepting submissions for their second issue. “We are looking for l'appeldu vide; work that evokes sublime horror & dread without any of those tired tropes. We want work that reveals the true terror of human existence.” I wondered how and […]

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