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.

WHAT WE PUBLISH

We publish articles on faith, poetry, prose, essays, flash fiction, short fiction, and book excerpts. Max is 5,000 WC per literary genre.

WHEN

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!

WHERE DO I SUBMIT

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.

WHERE WE'RE LISTED

We are listed in The Writer's Market Guide, Poets & Writers, and the Community of Literary Magazines & Presses, among others.

GUIDELINES

We welcome three simultaneous submissions at once. Please wait one month before submitting again. We do not offer feedback if your work is not selected at this time.

SUBMIT

Due to the many submissions we receive, we now have a small but reasonable reading fee of $7. Thank you for submitting. Please submit your work only using our form here.

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ArticlesNov 18, 2019

Healing from Anxiety by Karrie Viscogliosi

Anxiety stepped into my life one day in first grade.From that point on it took on a life of its own. I spent every waking momenttrying to cope, survive and pretend everything was ok. If I had a ...

ArticlesNov 16, 2019

Courage to Choose the Storm by Kelsey Aila

My life and my heart were in turmoil. I was dealing with chronic illness, tension with my family, ripping open so many past traumas in an attempt to heal, financial struggles, and staying hopefu...

ArticlesNov 15, 2019

Constant Joy, Constant Jesus by Joy Allen

I awoke from a vivid dream recently. In my dream, I was standing out in the ocean where the bank breaks, before a large drop-off. I barely had my footing and could feel the push and pull of each...

ArticlesNov 14, 2019

Photography by Cori Kleckner

www.Corikleckner.com I LOVE natural light & natural moments. I am a chaser of ca...

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