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Joseph Kerschbaum

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Poet, posts about writing, subs, craft. Latest poetry collections: Midnight Sunrise (2024) & Mirror Box (2020), both from Main St. Rag Press. Poetry staff for The Flying Island Journal. Noms: Pushcart, BoTN, Lilly. More: www.thirstyocean.com

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What a beautiful issue of @reedmagazine.bsky.social Thanks so much to the editors for including this new poem!

15.06.2025 00:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow. Itโ€™s been a busy couple of months. Havenโ€™t been around the skies of blue in a while. Everyone doing OK?

07.06.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our submissions portal is now open!

That's right, we're accepting direct submissions of innovative literary fiction, poetry, & narrative nonfiction until March 15, 2025.

Interested in submitting to Book*hug Press? Read our submission guidelines here: bookhugpress.ca/bookthug-sub...

15.01.2025 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Submission Guidelines for SHINE poetry. Learn more at SHINEpoetry[dot]com

Submission Guidelines for SHINE poetry. Learn more at SHINEpoetry[dot]com

Poets, SHINE's 2025 calendar is filling up fast, but there's still room for you! Subs are FREE and open. www.shinepoetry.com

#shinepoetry
#poetrycommunity
#writingcommunity

15.01.2025 21:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Submission Guidelines Learn all about our submissions guidelines, what we're looking for, and our payment details

Friends! ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ

We're open until the end of the month for short fiction (500-3500 words) and poetry!

Make it weird, make it grotesque, make it cozy, just make us FEEL something. We want all your SFF words that focus on long-term relationships.

www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...

20.01.2025 17:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 78    ๐Ÿ” 46    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
The image shows a watercolor painting of an ornamental object with plants flowing out of the top, in front of a cream background. Written in the style of an inscription on the object are the words: "BLUESTEM Magazine" And beneath that is a date range from January 15th until March 1st. Beneath the object are the words "Submission Period Open."

The image shows a watercolor painting of an ornamental object with plants flowing out of the top, in front of a cream background. Written in the style of an inscription on the object are the words: "BLUESTEM Magazine" And beneath that is a date range from January 15th until March 1st. Beneath the object are the words "Submission Period Open."

BLUESTEM submissions are OPEN โœจ

Submit your CNF, fiction, poetry, or comics and join the extraordinary artists to find a home at BLUESTEM.

Deadline: March 1st

Submit here: bluestem.submittable.com/submit

20.01.2025 20:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Issue 2 โ€“ Submissions Submissions Open We are now accepting submissions of short stories, poetry and non-fiction for our Spring issue, which will be entitled Lines. Please note we will be unable to offer any monetary coโ€ฆ

Submissions are open! We're looking for short #fiction, #poetry and articles for our 2nd issue. Theme: Lines

We're #writers too. We know it can be scary to submit your work but don't be shy. We love to encourage new and established writers. ๐Ÿ™‚

Full submission guidelines: penstricken.com/submissions

21.01.2025 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
submission call for (s)crawl literary magazine. text: fall 2025 - submissions are OPEN! seeking horror short stories, poetry, and essays by lgbtqia+, neurodiverse, female, bipoc, and disabled voices. we pay our writers and never charge sub fees. scrawlmag.com. background: a dark and moody photo of a skull on the ground surrounded by leaves and dirt.

submission call for (s)crawl literary magazine. text: fall 2025 - submissions are OPEN! seeking horror short stories, poetry, and essays by lgbtqia+, neurodiverse, female, bipoc, and disabled voices. we pay our writers and never charge sub fees. scrawlmag.com. background: a dark and moody photo of a skull on the ground surrounded by leaves and dirt.

SUBMISSION CALL!

submissions are open for (s)crawl literary magazine's inaugural fall 2025 issue.

see submission guidelines & submit your work on our website: scrawlmag.com

know someone who would be interested? tag them and share this post to spread the word!

#litmag #horrorlitmag #horrorwriters

24.01.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 232    ๐Ÿ” 148    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
An alarm clock sitting on a wooden table with the text "We're open for full length poetry manuscripts for one more week!! www.riotinyourthroat.com"

An alarm clock sitting on a wooden table with the text "We're open for full length poetry manuscripts for one more week!! www.riotinyourthroat.com"

We're in the FINAL WEEK of open submissions!! Send in your full length poetry manuscripts!!

Submission guidelines:
riotinyourthroat.com/contact-subm...

25.01.2025 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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We are OPEN for the next 10 days! Tell your poetry pals!
atriumpoetry.com/submission-g...

27.01.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Water color pink and orange flower background, with red water color butterflies on top, text in foreground reads SPRING SUBS OPEN! ACCEPTING UNTHEMED POETRY, FICTION, CNF, & HYBRID

Water color pink and orange flower background, with red water color butterflies on top, text in foreground reads SPRING SUBS OPEN! ACCEPTING UNTHEMED POETRY, FICTION, CNF, & HYBRID

Unthemed quarterly submissions are open for Spring! We take all written genres for our quarterly anthologies, and submissions can be sent through Submittable โœจ link in bioโ€”please read submission guidelines. Deadline March 1st

27.01.2025 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I can't be the first person to endorse the double feature of "The Substance" and "A Different Man." Very different films but they share some strands of thematic DNA.

21.01.2025 02:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

SUBMIT SUBMIT SUBMIT!

17.01.2025 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh, this fine news! Just what I needed on a Friday morning. Can't wait. Cheers!

17.01.2025 14:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A few poems from "The Trees The Trees." These poems flip the world upside down and then put it back together. By @heatherchristle.bsky.social

17.01.2025 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Need a solid book on poetic craft? This might be what you're looking for. If you're thinking, you know enough about line breaks, you probably don't. There is always more to learn.

15.01.2025 11:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is the poetry magazine I edit.
Submissions are now open for issue 4

Find out more here:
clarionpoetry.com/submissions

Poetry for a world on fire...

09.01.2025 18:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks Janis! We have rolling submissions and we're continuously open. Thanks again!

09.01.2025 16:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Guidelines & forms: www.bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html

09.01.2025 11:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2025 Poetry Book Publishing: Trends, Deadlines, and a Tool for Your Submissions 173 reading periods in 2025. 44% of them make submission fees accessible in some way. Who are you sharing your poetry with this year?

Your 2025 poetry publishing spreadsheet (173 reading periods this year!) and trend report is here. Now I go collapse on the couch with my dog, thank you, love you, happy new year, submit with care! submit in solidarity! it matters, really!

poetrybulletin.substack.com/p/2025-poetr...

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Submissions - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine SUBMISSIONS Submission Guidelines ย  Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine asks for first-time publication rights and the right to display the work for the duration of the magazine. Copyright reverts to author u...

Always open for submissions gooseberry-pie.com/submissions/

09.01.2025 12:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I tried to like the new version of The Crow. But it really insisted that I dislike it.

08.01.2025 12:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just read "irritable bowel syndrome" as "irresistible bowl syndrome"

04.01.2025 20:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New year, new submissions!

Weโ€™re open until January 7 for your short fiction, flash fiction, and poetry!

You can find more info on SleyHouse.com. We hope youโ€™ll join us for our annual tales!

01.01.2025 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Submissions are open till January 31st for Issue Fourteen! Weโ€™d love to read your short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose poems, & hybrid work on the themes of home, place, and memory ๐Ÿ โœจ

01.01.2025 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Submissions Welcome! We are open for submissions We are open for submission in all genres during our two annual reading periods: Jan 1-Feb 15 and June 1-July 15. We do not consider submissions outside of our rโ€ฆ

Hey! Iโ€™m a #poetry reader for them! Submit by February 15 and give me something to read (I can wait, but that doesnโ€™t mean you should). psalteryandlyre.org/submissions/

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70 Calls for Submissions in January 2025 - Paying markets This January there are more than five dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As alwa...

70 Calls for Submissions in January 2025 - Paying markets. (No submission fees!) Every genre, style, and form is wanted, from short stories to poetry to essays. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2024/12/67-c...

02.01.2025 13:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Open for submissions, prose, poetry, hybrid, art, photos, 2nd- 24th Jan

Open for submissions, prose, poetry, hybrid, art, photos, 2nd- 24th Jan

Open for submissions 2nd - 24th Jan 2025.

Send your prose, poetry, hybrid, art and photo pieces.

All the details you need should be here: fullhouseliterary.com/submissions

02.01.2025 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
sketchy green leaves and purple-pink flowers outlined in black surround text reading: en*gendered

sketchy green leaves and purple-pink flowers outlined in black surround text reading: en*gendered

An archive in progress, en*gendered centres works that speak to gender and gendered embodiment.

We are open to poetry, prose, fiction, non-fiction, and visual or any other visually representable art.

Submissions, inquiries, and comments to: engenderedlit@gmail.com

02.01.2025 23:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Screenshot of Steel Jackdaw Magazine website submissions page that reads: Submissions, it's free to send us your uncurated work.

Screenshot of Steel Jackdaw Magazine website submissions page that reads: Submissions, it's free to send us your uncurated work.

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Submissions are open for Steel Jackdaw Edition 16

It's FREE to submit uncurated your poetry, flash, short story, creative writing & art

www.steeljackdaw.com/submissions

#poetrycommunity #creativewriting #poetrysubmissions #writingsubmissions #artsubmissions #writingcommunity #litmags #callforsubs

03.01.2025 11:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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