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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As if pursuing blue skies,then diving, skimming with swiftshadows rippling acrossthe lake's surfacewas a call to come. . . follow, two black swallows archwithin my view—once, twice, andback...
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Mason Jar Summers by Sandy Brannan
Jacob leaned into the comfort of his wife’s hand on his back. He knew she was sad too, but there was no way she could fully understand what he was feeling right now. From their place on the fron...
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Nine Observations from Genesis 19 in Light of Pride Month by Nicholas Kallis
My devotional time in the Scriptures has recently taken me to Genesis 19, where God rescues righteous Lot, and famously pours out his righteous wrath on wicked Sodom and Gomorrah. Quite provi...
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Morning Run by Jessica Whipple
I don’t reject the liturgy-- it’s in my legs and running by definition, is rote the painful process over pavement, fallen leaves each dizzying step sometimes the only prayer I...
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Some April showersbring only rootsnot flowers.Growing invisibly,nothing for the world to see,nothing to prove their foundational necessity.Delving down in darkness deep,crawling over rocks an...
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From Strawberries to Sunsets by Stephanie Nygaard
The buttery sun was melting down the wall and bathing the floor in liquid light. Susannah knew that if she didn’t move quickly, she would miss it. She grabbed the Bible that had belonged to her ...
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