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the academy of american poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting american poets.

submittable streamlines your social impact initiatives so you can reach goals faster. it's quick to implement, easy to use, and scales to fit your program needs.

poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of poetry magazine.

duotrope is an established, award-winning resource for writers and artists. we help you save time finding publishers or literary agents for your work. our publication and agent listings are up to date and informative. we also offer submission trackers, custom searches, deadline calendars, statistical reports, and interviews.

in each issue of the sun you’ll find some of the most radically intimate and socially conscious writing being published today. in an age of media conglomerates, we’re something of an oddity: an ad-free, independent, reader-supported magazine.

the adroit journal publishes poems, short stories, essays, interviews, reviews, and art, and hosts a free, online summer writing program for high school writers. check out our poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art today!

find the best free literary contests and avoid bad ones. we sponsor the free wergle flomp humor poetry contest, the north street book prize, the tom howard/margaret reid poetry contest, and the tom howard/john h. reid fiction & essay contest.

ashley hajimirsadeghi is an award-winning, iranian-american writer and multimedia artist. her poetry, prose, and essays have appeared in print and digital media publications.