Saturday Shout-Out ~ November 2, 2024
Share your recently published work with the WRJ community
Welcome to our new edition of Saturday Shout-Outs.
In these bi-weekly posts, we’ll inform you about new publications from previous Wild Roof Journal contributors and friends, including new lit mags and collections. We’ll also let you know about potential submission opportunities from publications that have published WRJ contributors in the past. If you’ve been published recently and want to spread the word, tell us about it here.
Additionally, we’re looking for people to write guest posts for our Substack. We’re open to formats including self-narratives, submission/publication topics, interviews, reviews, and more! Fill out this short Google form, and we’ll follow up with you.
June Road Press has published Abbie Kiefer’s debut book of poetry, Certain Shelter. June Road Press describes the book as “a clear-eyed portrait of an aging mill town and a larger reflection on memory, making, and the significance of home.” Christina Olson says, “Abbie Kiefer’s poems brim with a practical tenderness. She wields a Yankee sensibility with language—every word perfectly chosen, every line a clean break.” You can purchase Certain Shelter directly from June Road Press for $16.
Middle Creek Publishing has published Sage Marshall’s debut poetry collection, Echolocation. Middle Creek Publishing describes the book as weaving “the landscapes and ecologies of the American West against themes of violence, adolescence, and beauty.” Erin Block says, “In Echolocation, Sage Marshall has crafted poems of brilliant reflection, finding his way through questions we all must ask of coming into our own, even when answers can be held but briefly.” You can purchase Echolocation directly from Middle Cree Publishing for $18.
Annulet has just published its 8th issue, and there are three contributions we want to shout out. Annulet published Aidan Ryan’s essay, “Loss is the Format: Remembering Buffalo’s Old Pink,” which chronicles the demise of an iconic Buffalo, NY dive bar.
Inna Krasnoper’s visual poems were included in WRJ Issue 23, and now Annulet has published a selection of five poems, including “it is the end of the day.”
WRJ published Dale Going’s poem “Ready for Train Time (are you ready)” in Issue 26, and now Annulet has published her poem, “Mixed Variants of Unknown Significance.”
Dilys Wyndham Thomas’ poem “monsters in the shape of people” was published in WRJ Issue 13. The Passionfruit Review has published two poems from Dilys in its 12th issue, “still lives” and “Channel Seascape.”
We published Justine Payton’s personal essay, “Do Leaves Hurt When They Fall?” in Issue 18. Now, Bellevue Literary Review has published her latest essay, “You Imagine Death,” as part of its 47th issue. Justine’s essay is available in print-only. You can find the issue on the Bellevue Literary Review website.
The Rising Phoenix Review has published Durell Carter’s poem, “The Eight Things That Kendrick vs Drake Taught Me.” The prose poem comments on the Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud.
Submission Opportunities
Wildscape Literary Journal is accepting poetry, prose, flash fiction, flash non-fiction, and arts submissions until November 15th. You can submit up to five poems (with each poem being two pages or shorter), up to two flash fiction/non-fiction pieces, and up to five pieces of art. All submissions are free, but Wildscape offers expedited responses for $5. You can submit your pieces through Duosuma, and you can view additional submission guidelines on the Wildscape Literary Journal website.
Fast Flesh Literary Journal is currently open for a themed issue on experimental, hybrid, and form-breaking work. There is a 500 work limit, and the submission is open to all genres. See more here.
Tint Journal is accepting poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and art submissions from non-native English speakers until November 30th. All submissions must be in English, and translations are not accepted. You can submit one poem, one piece of fiction of up to 4,000 words, one piece of non-fiction of up to 4,000 words at a time, and three pieces of art at a time. You can submit your work for free on Submittable.
Abode Press is accepting chapbooks of poetry, fiction, and hybrid forms until November 30th. You can submit one chapbook of poetry of up to 30 pages and one hybrid/fiction chapbook of up to 60 pages. Abode Press specializes in publishing books related to identity, origin, and culture. If they select your chapbook for publication, you will receive a $200 advance, a 100-book print run, and 10 author copies. You can submit your work for free on Submittable.
Congratulations to all in this edition of Saturday Shout-Outs! Happy reading, writing, and submitting!
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