What is Medskerpedia + disappearing poems – Interview with Josh Medsker

Josh Medsker created a project a couple of years ago called Medskerpedia, and now he has started something new by way of Disappearing Poems on Instagram. I wanted to know more about this new project, so I interviewed Medsker to find out what he is up to and […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call + interview – Speculative City (NEW!), DEADLINE: Dec. 15, 2017

Speculative City is an upcoming online literary magazine whose first issue will be published digitally to the public in February 2018. They are currently open for submissions relevant to the magazine mission and issue theme with focus on science fiction, fantasy, and magical realism. The first them is the “grotesque.” […]

NO FEE Submission call + interview – Storm Cellar, DEADLINE: Nov. 30, 2017

Storm Cellar publishes two to three issues per year in print and ebook editions as well as free samples online weekly-ish. They place special emphasis on the Midwest, but are really just looking for amazing writing and art. They have a creative and quirky aesthetic and have an appreciation […]

88 no fee & fast response literary magazines/journals to submit to

UPDATED 11/20/2017 Below is a list of 88 no fee, literary magazines/journals that have a fast turnaround time (most average a month or less) according to Duotrope. I’ve also researched and added some others to the list, based on suggestions from experienced writers. The list is long, so I […]

88 no fee & fast response literary magazines/journals to submit to

UPDATED 11/20/2017 Below is a list of 88 no fee, literary magazines/journals that have a fast turnaround time (most average a month or less) according to Duotrope. I’ve also researched and added some others to the list, based on suggestions from experienced writers. The list is long, so I […]

3 Years of Brown Bags: How to Keep a Poetry Group Going – guest blog post by Erica Goss

When I became the second Poet Laureate of Los Gatos, California, I wanted to continue the poetry workshop that the first Los Gatos Poet Laureate, Parthenia Hicks, had started. That group met on a weekday evening, once per month. Some of the attendees told me that they would […]

"I am tired of being a woman": Trish Hopkinson's Footnote – by Lis Pankl via 15 Bytes

Thank you so much to Lis Pankl and David Pace of 15 Bytes for this lovely review of my chapbook Footnote. I was particularly pleased with Pankl’s focus on one of my most widely published poems “Waiting Around” and her thoughtful connections to other women writers such as […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Glass' Poets Resist, DEADLINE: Always open

Glass’ Poets Resist is a current events poetry series, edited by Catherine Chambers, published by Glass Poetry Press as part of Glass: A Journal of Poetry. They are “looking for poems that reflect the immediacy of the world around us. . . . poems that are targeted, and […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Glass’ Poets Resist, DEADLINE: Always open

Glass’ Poets Resist is a current events poetry series, edited by Catherine Chambers, published by Glass Poetry Press as part of Glass: A Journal of Poetry. They are “looking for poems that reflect the immediacy of the world around us. . . . poems that are targeted, and […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Summerset Review, DEADLINE: Always open

The Summerset Review is a quarterly online literary journal originally founded in 2002. They publish unsolicited fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. I really like the approach they took with their guidelines, which are brief, informative, and link to additional resources, such as Recommended Reading and Additional Advice. I wondered how and […]

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