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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Mary Overheard in Conversation with Herself by Lesley-Anne Evans
I do not say this swaddling blanket. I say remember the smell of those shepherds with their eyes as big as moons. I do not say this chisel. I say it seems like yesterday when you helped me kn...
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I lock the door, engulfed in fear— none can come near— not anymore. No need to weep. No cause for bliss. Secure in this locked safe, I sleep. Jesus, invade my fortress. Break my safe’s lock. ...
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Autumn Artistry by Joshua T. Baylis
The woods’ once-budding verdure, young and green, Is now in slow-aged, red-gold fullness crowned. Stirred by breath of breezes blown, unseen, Their leafy rustling voices softly sound:...
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Liturgy For A Grandchild by Gina Gallagher
Father, you have blessed me with this child of my child. I search the tiny face and see glimpses of the child I bore so many years ago. I remember the tiny fingers that closed around mine. I ...
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I search on the Sea of Galilee In rough of waves and still of dawn and at sunset Dark shadows haunting light In pebbles Mixed with cockle shells Treading barefoot, meeting tide Wind gusts gra...
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Irish Lullaby by Nancy Gilbert
At the end of the long road is a housewith yellow daffodils by the front doorand prickly vines growing wildly in the back. As I peer inside the large picture window,I see the musical teapot...
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