Ephemera

There are presently no open calls for submissions.

Ephemera Newsletter is a weekly Substack in the literature, arts, and creativity space that goes to 29,000 subscribers. We review artists, musicians, magazines, writing opportunities, and job postings on a weekly basis. We also deliver book recommendations, and interesting & apropos literary and creative miscellany, alongside weekly craft mini-essays to get people thinking and motivated.

Beginning in 2023, we've opened for poetry submissions. Each weekly issue, beginning in April, will contain 1-2 poems, and one poet will be featured across all weekly issues for the month. 

The poet will receive a separate Substack post where the poems will also appear, alongside a writer bio & photo, an artist statement, a link to recently published work & book covers (if applicable) and a craft/creativity statement. For more submission details, please refer to each individual submission category.

Ephemera also hosts several residencies and contests. 

  • Twice a year is The Write-In Residency. April-May and Sept-Oct.
  • 1x a year The Good Contrivance Farms Residency

Ephemera wants to support every literary endeavor universally and will continue to develop new ideas and bring opportunities to the community. We are currently developing a book prize to help bring new life and attention to overlooked books, their authors, and their publishers. Please keep an eye out for related announcements and look to the individual category for more information.

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