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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Life Proceedings by Savannah Love
Annie Spratt You carry me to the desolate placewhere we mourn the death of my heartFragments of things held captivelay abandoned in sand.We buried the broken piecesin the depths where they...
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Annie Spratt there’s nothing so softas spring within the airthe songbirds chirpwith an exuberanceunknown by winterit is neither too hot nor too coldas a breeze whispersthrough the grand oa...
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Annie Spratt Today I stepped out in the Birmingham air.It smelled better than coffee, it smelled like a prayer.It awakened my spirit, it awakened my pen.All at once, I missed every place I...
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Pink Rosewinds Calling by Paige McBride
after Jason Hackenwerth’s painting Madonna on the Beach The blue closed coral curtain exposes the pink rosewinds calling as emotions ...
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Annie Spratt Deep cuts don’t heal with cover-ups—Band-Aids only mask the pain.If you want to heal, you must go through—Under, over, around won’t do. The longer you avoid your pain,the mo...
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My Neighbor's Home by Jessica Verm
The rhythmic beat of bongo drums Is discerned from my open door And it causes My heart to pause In uncertainty Once more. I ponder how I possess such luxuries As a home a...
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