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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I am still trying to finda pathway through airto each of the tiny lightspiercing archipelagoalong dark rampartsof a night-hidden mountainbrooding above the old ski resortin garments of cold c...
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Cascading Leaves by Sandy Brannan
She looked up at the way the sunlight seemed to gently share its light with her while making its way through the canopy of orange leaves. From her spot on her blanket, Bree felt like she had ...
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Locution II: this is a love that kills by Nicole Rollender
A swallow’s wings splayed / on the barn floor / crucified. / Do sun-drifting bones / remember the whole / of the bird? / Looking backthrough its flight / the eyes that saw / a whole world / i...
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Not a hair. Not a hair. Not one hair can fall from my head. I was at the gravesite of my younger brother and only sibling, reciting familiar words, when I stumbled over this phrase, and my ...
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Bad Economy, Good God by Meiyi Li
Times of financial hardship are here. You don’t need to be a financial expert to know that. There is not one aspect of my daily life where I don’t feel the impact of a global economic meltdow...
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Apple Picking by Shana Buchard
I love the fall harvest season in Pennsylvania. The air turns crisp and cool, the leaves turn vibrant shades of orange and yellow, and the apples are ripe for picking as they begin to drop of...
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