about Calla Press, the Literary Journal
WHO WE ARE
We publish articles on faith, poetry, prose, essays, flash fiction, short fiction, and book excerpts. Max is 5,000 WC per literary genre.
As of August 2026, we are open for online literary submissions only. We are currently not accepting entries for a print journal at this time. Please subscribe to know when we do open for a print journal!
Please fill out our Formester form here to apply and submit your work. Entries submitted by any other means will be overlooked. Thank you for understanding. Please wait two weeks before submitting new work. Simultaneous submissions welcome. Please expect to wait one to two months before hearing back about the status of your submission.
Welcome to Calla Press
Calla Press began in 2017, when our founder first started publishing others' work on her website. In 2019, that early collection of writing evolved into an online literary journal through Issuu every year thereafter, laying the foundation for what would become Calla Press.
The journal soon expanded into an annual print publication. You can find our published journals online.
Today, Calla Press is an established literary journal publishing work submitted online on a rolling basis. We remain committed to creating a thoughtful, lasting space for writers and their work.
Articles
RSS feedFive Things That Happen When We Decide to Blame God by Trudy Samsill
If we have lived long enough on this spinning ball of earth and water, we have had many opportunities for pain, disappointment, and hopelessness to set in. Something will happen that shatters ou...
Read moreIn A Wilderness by Samantha Yakobchuk
I don’t pretend to know what God is doing these days. I write this in the middle of quarantine and social isolation. It’s week 3 since the nation started shutting down and I’m living in the e...
Read morePeace in the Midst of Chaos by Teacher Annie Hale
I would be lying if I said I was now able tocomprehend all that has happened in our world over the past week pertainingparticularly to the COVID-19. I've wanted to voice my thoughts on all that ...
Read moreIt doesn’t happen overnight. This miracle of becoming begins small, tiny, encased in a seed, plain, common to all eyes but His. Tossed, buried, driven deep into the ground by s...
Read moreLong-Suffering by Kaitlin Pridgen
Long-suffering. The definition of this word is every bit of what you'd expect. Webster defines it as “patiently enduring lasting offense or hardship", but to be honest I've never known a human w...
Read morePhotography by Melanie Stevens
I'm a photographer with a love for capturing the special moments of your life story. My children wil...
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