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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Poetry by Aberdeen Livingstone
Upside Down and Inside Out on the baby’s head where the skull bones still gap unfused sits an invisible crown they speak in whispers of an upside down kingdom, where the slimy and ...
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Memos from the Month of April By Claire Hellar
Spring came in strokes of hyacinths, garden reports of tillers and flowers, memos from the month of April. Rain swept through all the broken hearts and patched them up with warm light in ear...
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He was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon His was the punishment that made us whole, and by His bruises we are healed. -Isaiah 53:5 NRSVCE I kneel, the gritty s...
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Go, You Faithful Servants - A short poem based on Hannah’s Prayer by Esther Elliot
Go, you faithful servants Let the Lord guide and guard your steps. Do not speak in arrogance. Nor let your hearts be prideful The Lord knows your thoughts He set the foundations of the eart...
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WHERE WINGS ARE FASHIONED I have seen your steadfast giftings– hidden away, silently decreasing in a battered coffer. The enemy’s waxen seal disheartened you but it ought not di...
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Ambrose Walked with God By Stephanie O'Donnell
“There’s no sign of him anywhere!” Oliver sighed. He flopped onto the worn, wooden stool nearest the workshop door. Felix, jolted from his contemplation, muttered simply, “Hmmmm.” The two men...
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