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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Delivered Through by Jennye Bock
The fire lurked insidiously. From a distance. Shy at first, lacking show. A slow burn. Unseen—unless someone was looking. But she wasn’t. And he wasn’t. When a new season arrived, the sli...
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Jacob's Well by Stephen D. Edwards
Ariella rushes with excitement back into Sychar leaving her water jar at the well. As she walks past people, she urges, “Come and see the man who told me everything I’ve ever done!” The peo...
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From Darkness to Light by Sharon Jacob
Annie Spratt It is pitch black; I was brought into the world in darkness, and my first sight of the earth was black nothing; my eyes have never seen the light of day, and when they open, the...
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From Dream to Dream by Jennifer Anne F. Messing
FOR SALE. The sign hung in front of the Portland, Oregon, home we’d lived in for 25 years, where our three children had grown up. Eleven buyers viewed it on that balmy June afternoon, the first ...
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Playground Parables by Emily Griffin
He who has ears, let him cover them and attempt to rescue his hearing while in one of the most chaotic environments known to man: the playground. The movement. The noise. The frenetic energy tha...
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