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.
Articles
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Annie Spratt I just want to validatethat fear you feelis rather real,and does not make you any less—in fact, the ones we deem “the best”still battle fear like all the rest. I just want t...
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Annie Spratt For the sunshine and the rainFor the harvest's bursting grainFor the droughts and floods that drainWe give You thanks. For the gift of bodies wholeFor sharp minds to grasp a...
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Photography by Lauren Bryant Sweet Summer days bygonesun-drenched morns madeof chubby toddler legs,splashedwith sprinkler spray,and checkered picnics in the Gardens.Everyday. Exhausted by ...
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Walter Chavez Can you picture it? The inky black night in BethlehemThe air of stillness in the silenceThe rolling hills and pastures swaying under the stars The piercing cry of a King ...
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Mustard-Seed Faith by JaBraun McKenzie
Annie Spratt I could choose to focus on all that is wrong in the world. Dwell on the suffrage, the hurt, and the pain, or I can choose instead to move forward with mustard-seed faith. It m...
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Mercy; The Love Story by Anne Blanchette
Annie Spratt God loved a boy, and that boy could not comprehend. The darkness blinded him and consumed his every sense, but there would come a day, a day of amends. As that day drew ne...
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