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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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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Harmony Amidst Sour Notes by Melissa Irwin
My internal chaos compromised my aptitude for safety. I drove at a normal pace, and no obstacles were present, but my mind malfunctioned—tangled by the events of the prior day— and I slammed int...
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A Christmas Conspiracy by Lynsey Barry
A miniature tea tin came in my holiday box of Celestial Seasonings tea, a few years ago. The loveliness of the lid’s image struck me: Deep in a wintry forest, a decorated fir tree twinkles under...
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Living Grateful by Samantha Cabrera
Doesn't depression cause our one broken mind to be so aware that we are broken, so we need to harbor close every given moment? I look to the stretched golden fields that just awoke to the mornin...
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