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.
Articles
RSS feed
This room once filled with giggles so hardy, you might bust at the seams—maybe I would, too. Though not far away, you’re not here. As winds blow in the bittersweet school days, I admire y...
Read more
On the Whisper of a Wind by Sandy Brannan
On the whisper of the wind His voice finds me Through the kind words of a friend His love reaches me When I give my heart away His hand holds me As I close my eyes to pray H...
Read more
Love Divine by Katie Setterberg
A love that came as a child,and grew up into a man.A love that did no wrong,yet let nails through his hands. A love that said I’ll do it,even though it means my death.A love that says I k...
Read more
From Dream to Dream by Jennifer Anne F. Messing
FOR SALE. The sign hung in front of the Portland, Oregon, home we’d lived in for 25 years, where our three children had grown up. Eleven buyers viewed it on that balmy June afternoon, the first ...
Read more
God's Strength Made Perfect by DM Bucher
God’s Strength Made Perfect in My Weakness On this particular day, as darkness tightened its grip on my heart, the piercing pain seemed to force the tears from my eyes in unhindered cascades. ...
Read more
Christians and Conscience by Nicholas A. Kallis
At a time when the Covid–19 vaccine is becoming mandated by various institutions and level of government, the question of the Christian and the vaccine is paramount. It is evident that within th...
Read more