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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Guarding The Light by Melissa Deckard Bullard
Lottie sat beneath a stately oak tree, looking up at the black sky. The only sources of light – aside from her campfire – were the ones that people used to tell the passage of time: shimmerin...
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Forgotten Valentine by Sandy Brannan
Stacy resisted the urge to scream as she tugged on the drawer again. She knew the frustration she was feeling was normal. After all, moving was hard work. Yes, she was definitely feeling the str...
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My mother wants the curio cabinet in the living room. My uncle has already laid claim to the bedroom suite in the guest room. Everyone is picking and choosing amongst her things like buzzards ov...
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A Case for the King by Jordan Zuniga
“It’s preposterous! How can that be true? There’s no way to prove the existence of God, much less that he’s alive and he still is active in the world itself!” A harsh skeptic voice declared. ...
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Left Vanished by Chelsea Temple
I feel like Otis from that old show my grandmother used to watch. If it wasn’t at one time in black and white, it wasn’t allowed on her television screen. The cops here know me by name. Tho...
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Made Well by Sarah Beth Gerbers
You do not know much about me; this I realize. It is not for you to know the details of my life. You will never know if I had children or held my stillborn child in my arms; if I was barren or...
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