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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Discovery Hope through God’s Creation by Lexie Hunsicker
I’ve always marveled at the way the sun colors the earth in the autumn and winter seasons. The light is so much more intense than it is in the other two seasons, especially in the morning hours....
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Lessons Learned from Numbers 14 by Brenna Covelens
While starting my journey reading the Old Testament, I’ve seen that Numbers chapter fourteen is an underrated part of the Bible that I’ve really grown to appreciate. Most movies I’ve seen that i...
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Walter Chavez Can you picture it? The inky black night in BethlehemThe air of stillness in the silenceThe rolling hills and pastures swaying under the stars The piercing cry of a King ...
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Annie Spratt No matter how sure I am of my soul's foundation, the disposition of my heart still wanders. Honestly, my pride doesn’t want to admit just how often that happens. How often my ...
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Mustard-Seed Faith by JaBraun McKenzie
Annie Spratt I could choose to focus on all that is wrong in the world. Dwell on the suffrage, the hurt, and the pain, or I can choose instead to move forward with mustard-seed faith. It m...
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Disconnection from Church by Amber Beuschel
Everything about Christmas 2020 was thick, dark, and distant. Christmas season is arriving again in 2021, perhaps not quite as early as it did last year, and I am eager to re-enter the event...
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