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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When I was a child and still felt affection for my grandfather, I crawled into the stuffy cab of his SUV next to my sister, the metal of the seatbelt scorching, a boat hitched to the back. We...
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Mirrors on the Lake by Gianna Soderstrom
I have a lake house. Actually, it’s a small apartment in a lodge, at a summer camp. A Christian summer camp, where my husband works. Every year in May we move up to Staff Housing Number Seven...
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Excerpt from No Place by Margie Haack
From No Place: A Desert Pilgrimage by Margie Haack Context: We had sold all our belongings, gave away the money, and joined a traveling evangelistic team. It was our last ditch effort to test...
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A Hidden Life by Leslie Bustard
For you have died, and your life is now hidden with Christ. (1 Col. 3:3) Most years the Lenten season does not find me giving up anything. One year I successfully stayed off of Facebook f...
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Digging Out; Where Does Your Help Come From? by Amy Straley
“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth” (Psalm 121:1-2 ESV). The boy's day starts long before his sister or I con...
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Dusk was settling in, blanketing the horizon in honey-tinted light. The flourishing lilac bush behind me was heavy with amethyst blossoms. A dewy-sweet springtime perfume floated all around the...
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