Submissions

We publish poetry, fiction and nonfiction submitted through our annual literary contest. To submit poetry, fiction or nonfiction, go to Contest Submissions.


We also publish articles, interviews, reviews, profiles and brief essays. See Other Submissions for complete guidelines.


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Memorial for James Baker Hall

By Bobbi

Beloved writer, teacher and photographer James Baker Hall died June 25 at his home near Sadieville, Kentucky. Hall, 74, was prolific as both a writer… »

Lettuce From the Garden, With Worms

By Bobbi

By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
The New York Times
Growing up on a farm near Yamhill, Ore., I quickly learned to appreciate the difference between fresh, home-grown foods… »

Obama walks a fine line over mining

By Bobbi

Environmentalists feel betrayed by the EPA’s decision not to block new mountaintop mining projects
By TOM HAMBURGER and PETER WALLSTEN
Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON — With the… »

Reader Comments

  • Courtney Scarlata: Amazing!! Congratulations!! You’re a true poet.
  • Chris Scarlata: Great poem. Keep writing!!
  • Mary Harris: You are such a dreamer. And that, is a really good thing!
  • Michael Jackman: Great essay, Cameron. Your small acts of eco defiance come from a large heart and are rendered...
  • Holland Striplin: These are wonderful. Mr. Shafer has a bright future ahead of him.
  • Kate Buckley: What an insightful & evocative review! If I hadn’t already read & relished Carine’s...
  • Glad: This. Was. Amazing.
  • Ruby: There it goes Michael. I was born in a brown house by a river and grew up with brown all around me. I love it!...
  • Marcia hudson Cope a.k.a. wyldeflowre: Having grown up in a very small town where everyone knew everyone and most of...
  • D. Cameron Lawrence: I love this sensible notion. It’s bothered me for a while that “going green”...

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