Our April roundup includes various opportunities brought to our attention by various organizations, members, and friends and discovered organically. Grow your skills, find submissions opportunities, and more!
Submissions Closing Soon!
- Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal themed submissions (objects in the sky (airplanes, kites, skyscrapers, balloons, clouds, etc.) open May 1-May 15
- Orchard Street Publications 2025 Contest Deadline April 30
- Sundress Annual Chapbook Contest Deadline May 31
Themed Calls
- Don’t let the name fool you. BoomerLit is open to writers of all ages. They are currently seeking submissions on the theme of resilience. Learn more.
- Last Stanza seeks submissions on the theme conversation. Learn more.
- Submissions are open for Procrastinating Writers United‘s 2025 mini-digital-publication THE YELLING CONTINUES, not surprisingly themed on Noise. Be part of the cacophony. Learn more.
Always Open
Hate deadlines? Here are a few randomly selected literary venues that are always (or almost always) open to submissions:
- Blue Mountain Review
- Cult. Magazine
- Dish Soap Magazine
- Door is a Jar
- Judy
- Southern Poetry Review
- The Sun
- Your Impossible Voice
From NFSPS
CONVENTION: NFSPS will hold their annual convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from July 23-28, 2025. Naomi Shihab Nye will be their keynote speaker! Details on the BlackBerry Peach Youth Mini-Festival to be held July 25, 2025, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will also become available in the coming months.
More Calls and Contests
- Massachusetts Poetry Society National Poetry Day Contest closes August 1, 2025
- Poets Roundtable of Arkansas Poetry Day Contests open July 1 through August 15, 2025.
- The California Quarterly, a literary publication of California State Poetry Society
Southern Fried Poetry Slam Coming to Knoxville
The Southern Fried Poetry Slam will be held June 11-14, 2025, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Get details on how to volunteer.
Events
Oceanside Library “Near and Afar” Zoom Poetry
From Oceanside Library in Oceanside NY enjoy their “Near and Afar” nights of poetry featuring poets from near and far away, held first and third Mondays. Get details here. See prior event replays here. (If any members would like to participate, please contact us at poetrytennessee@gmail.com.)
Workshops
- Shuly Cawood virtual generative and craft-focused writing workshops
- John Davis Jr. “Metacreativity: The Process Behind the Poetry” mail-based tips and insights
On Demand
- Briar Haus Writes writer interviews on YouTube
- Oceanside Library “Near and Afar” poetry reading replays
- Master Class
Find More Opportunities
Introducing a running list of venues to find poetry opportunities. Are we missing a good one? Let us know!
Poetry Society of Tennessee 