Parks & Points publishes personal essays and poetry about national parks and other public lands, along with timely budget travel tips and short guides to select sites. “In the summer 2026, we will host an online poetry series in honor of our tenth anniversary as a publication! We […]
Here’s an exciting no fee poetry chapbook contest! Check out my interview with Michele McDannold, founder/publisher of The Literary Underground—a grassroots collective doing important work to highlight marginalized and outsider voices. If you’re ready to send out a poetry chapbook, their Brian Fugett Memorial Prize is currently open […]
I’m excited to share this interview with Erin Elizabeth Smith, Executive Director of Sundress Publications—a press I’ve long admired for its commitment to bold, thoughtful, and necessary work, run by the some of the best folks I know in the poetry community. If you’re looking for a home […]
The Literary Nest is a long-standing online journal devoted to sincere, imaginative work from writers everywhere. Published quarterly and always open for submissions, the journal features poetry and visual art with an emphasis on authenticity, craft, and emotional resonance. They accept poetry of all forms as well as […]
Unwashed is a Bay View–based annual creative writing and art review that’s currently open for submissions through May 31, 2026. They’re looking for creative fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and black-and-white art—including photography—and they especially hope to see more experimental work and visual art come in. I had the chance […]
Oyster River Pages (ORP) is a literary arts nonprofit committed to publishing work that reflects a wide range of voices and lived experiences. Since 2017, they’ve built a reputation for thoughtful editorial vision, fee-free submissions, and programs like Emerging Voices, which offers feedback and mentorship for newer writers. […]
I recently spoke with Brenda Mann Hammack, Managing Editor and Publisher of Glint, a journal that loves variety—lyric, strange, playful, hybrid, and everything in between. What started as a student capstone project at Fayetteville State University has grown into a volunteer-run space that champions bold voices and inventive […]
If you love work that leans into mood, texture, and the quiet strangeness of being human, Ink in Thirds is a magazine you’ll want to spend time with. Founded by Grace Black, this boutique lit mag has been publishing poetry, prose, and visual art since 2016, always with an […]
Today I’m thrilled to share a conversation with Nadia Arioli, editor of Thimble, a quarterly journal devoted to poetry, art, and the small, handmade shelters we build through creative work. With Trans Day of Visibility on the horizon, it feels especially meaningful to highlight Thimble’s upcoming special issue, […]
The Sejong Cultural Society is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in Chicago, IL in 2004. They are currently open for no fee entries for their Sijo Event Challenge and Sijo Recitation Challenge ($100 awards), Sijo Writing Competition (prizes $50 – $1000) as well as for Sijo classes & […]
