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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Imminent Return by Patrick Theron Erickson
The saying nothing new under the sun is pertinent Though there is one enthroned above the sun whose royal robe glitters with stars and whose splendid gown is the backdrop of his holy angels a...
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The Judgment of the Trees Judges 9:7-15 The trees, they wanted shade. The sun blazed bright With life and light, but life and light that stung, And so they sought the fertile pla...
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The North Country BY EMILY BARNETT
(Inspired by Zechariah 6) The North Country calls to me on wings of a stork. Gather me. Make me Light and airy. Hollow out my bones until they ring like bells, emptied of shame. Bury my sins...
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On Mountaintops, Thundering I will say this you caffeine-soaked accomplishment junkies: Hear me! You rave around my head like ravenous wasps demanding I beat this body aching with ...
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Poetry by Aberdeen Livingstone
Upside Down and Inside Out on the baby’s head where the skull bones still gap unfused sits an invisible crown they speak in whispers of an upside down kingdom, where the slimy and ...
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Memos from the Month of April By Claire Hellar
Spring came in strokes of hyacinths, garden reports of tillers and flowers, memos from the month of April. Rain swept through all the broken hearts and patched them up with warm light in ear...
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