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.
Articles
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Rearrangement by Lee Kiblinger
My soul’s furniturerearrangeson Sundaysafter hymns floatinside stained windows,resounding rainbows throughmy dusty spirit;ensconced confessionslie heavy on couchesof conscienceand melodiesmov...
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Funeral Flowers by Sandy Brannan
Rayleigh tucked a shoot from her purple butterfly bush into the vase that was already full. She couldn’t quite explain how happy it made her to bring a little bit of the beauty of nature into...
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Field Hospital by Adam Whipple
Between the tables arrayed with standard steel armamentsof scalers and picks and forceps are a small box of teeth which will drop into historyto outlive all other bones and one of glass v...
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It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christgiving by Awara Fernandez
I was on the website again. I needed it. My soul crav...
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When you first heard the newsyou enrolled in Heartache 101with honors earned an A.A stellar studenthad you become. When you learned the newsagain with moreyou joined Heartache 102.Add accol...
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Locution IV: I weep for this world by Nicole Rollender
So many ways to break / open / but invisible. / These translucencies / I knowspindling / a pulse / a toothache / no one sees / the impressions / these oldblackouts / migraines looking through...
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