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.
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I suspect the next two years will probably be the most hectic of our entire parenting journey. And if I’m being honest, I don’t love the word hectic. It steals my joy. Right now, I have...
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Hope Unexpected by Amy K Radford
The world was wrapped in soft pink and baby blue. Birth announcements arrived in our mailbox. Ultrasound pictures made the rounds at family gatherings. A myriad of baby showers found me shopping...
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Coffee, Eden, and The Sacred Power of Naming by Candace Echols
It took the birth of my fifth child to teach me what the rest of the world already knows: Coffee is fabulous. Before that, I thought it smelled good, but I imagined it tasted like what a ...
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Motherhood is Not a Monolith by Chelsea Temple
I always knew that someone else would have my child. I always knew that if I was going to be a mother that another woman would have my baby. Anthony Neal Temple was born on December 24th, 2014. ...
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He Is Where The Joy Is by Kaitlyn Fiedler
Have you ever wondered how you can have joy when life is hard? Have you longed for a foundation rooted in the Lord that is not dependent on life circumstances? One that doesn’t disappear when...
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Poetic Perspective by Anna Cosper
I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at age 14 and have struggled with chronic anxiety since at least that age. For as long as I can remember, I have been an overthinker. I second-guess ever...
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