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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Sea Glass Psalm by Analee Kirby Kluge
I bare mysea-glass soulalong the shifting sand,a little hybrid gemresting in my hand. Beaten but unbrokenever churned by the tide,deep calls to deepbeneath these breakerswhere I hide. Her...
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Make Me That River by Lexi Ragan
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,the holy place where the Most High dwells— Psalm 46:4 Make me that river God,one that blushes with thepinks of your promise,a plac...
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Ordinary Things by Kaylee Dahl
I imaginethe sparrows are chatteringabout ordinary things - like where to findthe best wormsor when it might rain - but to me,it sounds like singing.I wonder, then, if while I whisperto...
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How It Went by Patrick T. Reardon
It was Amen. Finger in thedish. Bread, broken. Cup,given. Blood, flesh. The wind was not empty. The angel knew the score. The kiss, the sword, the healing in torchshadows. Testimony. Th...
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Ordinary Goodness by Leslie Bustard
…the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts…”—George Elliot Like many prayers said for the sick, and thoughtful meals given after a baby is born. Or when frien...
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Fruit Unused by Emilia Hardwick
You’ve planted, you’ve sown. You let the Lord bring water, And it’s grown. Roots first, Stem next, A leaf, Then a bud, Flowers and fruits. You harvest. And you stop. Ti...
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