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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Against Love Poetry by Angie Crea O'Neal
after Eavan Boland Gatis Murnieks Hosea 3:1 Instead, say to your sons and daughters, I will love your mother. Sleep, still, on your side of the bed. Leave her coffee in the morning. Ta...
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Late September with Emily by Andrea Potos
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash There’s a certain slant of light on autumn afternoons a certain sharpness in the air as if a heavenly chisel had carved it clear. La...
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“Neil deGrasse Tyson in Allentown” by Lara Dolphin
Photo by Lina Gordievsky Years had passed since Hess’s opened its doors to customerssearching for clearance items in bargain basement binsor offered wide-eyed diners the chance to feast on...
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Righteousness by Dr. Irene Surya
Photo by Lina Gordievsky The God of righteousness and justice, Awesome in wisdom and power calls to synchronize our life in harmony with Him. He is the marvelous creator, Th...
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Creation and Redemption by Nicholas Kallis
Photo by Lina Gordievsky With words, He fabricates All hem of Existence Totality jumps into birth, And like a deer skips At His shout for joy. With blood, He gathers All trib...
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"Hope" by Mary Grace van der Kroef
Photo by Lina Gordievsky To hold you feel the weight, weight of what lies beyond my fate. To know you as mass and not a dream. As something to cling to. Then you, w...
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