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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Half Renga by Michael Shoemaker and michael parker
prayers are pink water lily petals reaching high skyward blue serene words, peaceful refuge spring's heart-to-heart communion some say prayer is the Christian's native...
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The years swerved along from a shy, scrupulous boy to a still-standing old man now slowly disappearing into a cloud of memories, regrets & scarred hopes seeking to be sought...
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We will sing and weep no more, are the final lines of worship, when pain inches up my spine like a caterpillar with serrated blades striating its back. It is no monarch inching out, my ...
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Like Breath by Lesley-Anne Evans
“…be glad-hearted continually; Be unceasing in prayer…”1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 The prayer of a flock of pigeons spaced equally along thin wire. The prayer of arms pushing a broom...
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Aged But you have kept the good wine until now- John 2:10 It is taking years for the furrowed brow of this can’t be, to ease into its full-bodied now, the marvel of how can thi...
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Love Without Misanthropy What is love if it doesn’t question? If her eyes don’t pause mid turn after slap on right cheek to look in their pain hollowed eyes before offering the le...
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