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about Calla Press, the Literary Journal

WHO WE ARE

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.

WHERE WE'RE LISTED

We are listed in The Writer's Market Guide, Poets & Writers, and the Community of Literary Magazines & Presses, among others.

GUIDELINES

We welcome three simultaneous submissions at once. Please wait one month before submitting again. We do not offer feedback if your work is not selected at this time.

SUBMIT

Due to the many submissions we receive, we now have a small but reasonable reading fee of $7. Thank you for submitting. Please submit your work only using our form here.

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Heart of a Mama by Dawn Kopa
Prose and Poetry

Heart of a Mama by Dawn Kopa

There's a common heartbeatin mothers everywhereIt's not bound by culture or geography or timeIt's universalSo universal that it's even seen in Marythe mother of the Savior of the world, Jesus...

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Lay Down the Parenting Guilt by Dawn Kopa
Articles

Lay Down the Parenting Guilt by Dawn Kopa

I’m convinced that there’s hardly anything on this earth as powerful as a praying mama. There are few testimonies that stir my faith and encourage me like the testimonies of mamas who have stood...

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Prism by Stephanie Nygaard
Prose and Poetry

Prism by Stephanie Nygaard

I am a prism.I hang lifeless in Mrs. Snow’s window,shut off from all light,until Pollyanna opens the curtains. I am a prism.I am cold and colorless,a blessing to no one,until a ray of God...

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Daughter by Emma McCabe
Prose and Poetry

Daughter by Emma McCabe

What does it mean to be a daughter?I’ve spent years pondering the answer I used to think it meant earning and striving and building my way upUntil I was perfect enough to stand still, unble...

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Fisher of Men by Chelsea Temple
Flash Fiction

Fisher of Men by Chelsea Temple

Fisher of Men “Rod, lures, net, check. We can dig up worms when we get there,” I say. Neal looks less than pleased. His dark hair falls over his eyes, but I’ve already told him that he shou...

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A Letter to a Younger Me by Kaylee Dahl
Prose and Poetry

A Letter to a Younger Me by Kaylee Dahl

I must tell you -there is a big world out there,and you will wonder and wish to see it. But there will come a time whenyou see the little corner of the worldin which you spend most of you...

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