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 feedFrom Where it Comes I scream at the mountainsReceiving nothing in reply,I cry to the riverAnd it passes without comfort,I shout to the starsAnd they are silent to my plea,I sit with the flower...
Read moreMoultroup Twins Session by Kara Powers Photography
I vividly remember the phone call when my friend, Caitlin, told me she was pregnant with twins. The fear and uncertainty were palpable in her voice, but there was the whisper of hope, too. Her ...
Read moreA Letter to Myself as a New Mommy by Trudy Samsill
After over 30 years of being a mommy to 4 precious children, now ages 30-16, and just having entered my third year of being “Bama” to the cutest grandson in the world, I was thinking back over m...
Read more"Scars" Poem by Heather Freeman
When it hurts so bad you can’t even see, Take a walk with me – look closely at my feet. When your heart cries out, “No one even understands!” Come near to me – do you see my hands? Whe...
Read moreFive Things That Happen When We Decide to Blame God by Trudy Samsill
If we have lived long enough on this spinning ball of earth and water, we have had many opportunities for pain, disappointment, and hopelessness to set in. Something will happen that shatters ou...
Read moreIn A Wilderness by Samantha Yakobchuk
I don’t pretend to know what God is doing these days. I write this in the middle of quarantine and social isolation. It’s week 3 since the nation started shutting down and I’m living in the e...
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