We can use persona poetry techniques to write memoires. Technically, memoir poetry is not persona poetry, because in persona poetry, the poet and the speaker are different people. It is a bit like ghostwriting. We want to preserve the feeling that it’s true to the person’s voice, even […]
Poetry and Memoir writing are traditionally thought of as different kinds of writing but a mash-up can be very successful. One way to use poetry in memoir writing is to think like a memoirist but write like a poet. Organize the poems with a theme, paying attention to […]
The Q&A Queerzine is a new, biannual online zine founded during the pandemic with a staff lgbtq+ writers and visual artists. They are currently open to no fee submissions of Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Artwork, Hybrid for their next issue. For more information see my interview with Co-Founder Christina […]
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. […]
Peculiar is a LGBTQ+ print and online art and literary journal publishing issues bi-annually since 2015. They just recently opened to national submissions. I was curious how and why this art and literary journal began, so I asked Co-Editors Jack Garcia and Aaron Gates a few questions to […]
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 […]
Homology Lit is a new Pacific Northwest-based quarterly online literary magazine for people of color, queer folks, and people with disabilities, founded by Savannah Slone in July 2018. They are currently open for submissions of visual art, poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction for their second issue coming out in April […]
Homology Lit is a new Pacific Northwest-based quarterly online literary magazine for people of color, queer folks, and people with disabilities, founded by Savannah Slone in July 2018. They are currently open for submissions of visual art, poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction for their first issue coming out in January […]
Peculiar is a fairly new LGBTQ+ print and online art and literary journal. They just recently opened to national submissions. I was curious how and why this art and literary journal began, so I asked Co-Editors Jack Garcia and Aaron Gates a few questions to find out. See […]
Peculiar is a fairly new LGBTQ+ print and online art and literary journal. They just recently opened to national submissions. I was curious how and why this art and literary journal began, so I asked Co-Editors Jack Garcia and Aaron Gates a few questions to find out. See […]
