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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Why would I pray for healingwhen He makes no mistakes; What if healing doesn’t matchour earth-sidetemporaryphysical ideals; Should I cry out,ScreamLet my temperengage in a tantrumof its...
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O' melancholy man, let the past be past!Look deep into the earth, and you'll find thatyou are not the worst beneath the sky.Let the bright hope make you riseand pray for those in deeper pain....
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Fixer-Upper by Angie Crea O'Neal
Annie Spratt “Why do the wrong things grow here,” I spit, prying weeds elbow-high from the flower bed out front, the one next to the bald spots in the grass, thanks to last year’s drought. I...
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Purchase The End of Me published by The Good Book Company When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer? In high school, I knew I wanted to write, but I wasn't sure what that look...
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Against Love Poetry by Angie Crea O'Neal
after Eavan Boland Gatis Murnieks Hosea 3:1 Instead, say to your sons and daughters, I will love your mother. Sleep, still, on your side of the bed. Leave her coffee in the morning. Ta...
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Late September with Emily by Andrea Potos
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash There’s a certain slant of light on autumn afternoons a certain sharpness in the air as if a heavenly chisel had carved it clear. La...
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