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September Songs & Signings

by Olivia Loftis
September Songs & Signings
Introduction Good things are coming in threes this month. Kelsay Books authors have readings and book launch events around the corner, and we rele...

A Gust of August

by Olivia Loftis
A Gust of August
Introduction A warm breeze is blowing inspiration your way. Authors in Virginia and Pennsylvania in particular are hosting live events end of July...

Inspired by July: The Orchards Cover Reveal, Summer Reading, and More!

by Olivia Loftis
Inspired by July: The Orchards Cover Reveal, Summer Reading, and More!
Introduction We can't wait to share the cover of The Orchards Poetry Journal: Summer 2025. Twice a year, we open The Orchards, Kelsay Books' own a...
Posted in betty naegele gundred, christopher fried, cristina norcross, hannah darling fenn, Jack Mackey, joyce meyers, kathleen latham, laura daniels, lee orlich bertram, leslie monsour, linda hughes, lorainne jeffery, luther jett, marilyn taylor, poetry reading, rattle poetry prize, sharon perkins ackerman, sophia conway, summer poetry reading, the orchards, The Orchards literary journal

June Mood: Eric Hoffer results, July reading, and more!

by Olivia Loftis
June Mood: Eric Hoffer results, July reading, and more!
Introduction The Orchards submissions are now CLOSED and production of the Summer 2025 issue is underway! Thank you for sending us your excellent ...
Posted in Carol Lipszyc, elizabeth morse, Emily Lake Hansen, Jack Mackey, Jennifer L. Freed, John Moody, Karen Warinsky, new york poets, Patricia Caspers, the orchards

The Orchards is open! NYC poets remote reading!

by Olivia Loftis
The Orchards is open! NYC poets remote reading!
Introduction  Kelsay Books' own literary journal, The Orchards, is currently accepting submissions for our Summer 2025 issue! View the guidelines h...
Posted in ann e. michael, ann wallace, carolyn clark, elizabeth morse, francine witte, jennifer horne, john foy, judith lee herbert, judith rosner, karen neuberg, laura rodley, marie rickmyer, mark belair, reagan upshaw, sarah sarai, susan vespoli, wendy sloan

Springtime Selections

by Olivia Loftis
Springtime Selections
Introduction With women's history month comes our annual Women's Poetry Contest. This year, we received over 190 submissions! Thank you to each p...

March Moves: Opportunities for Poets

by Olivia Loftis
March Moves: Opportunities for Poets

As the first quarter of the year winds down, defrost your motivation with us. In addition to recurring events hosted by Kelsay Books poets, we scoured our inboxes, Poets & Writers, and the rest of the internet for opportunities close to the authors we most recently accepted in Georgia, Virginia, California, Oregon, and Australia. No matter where you are, we need your voice — and there's no time like the present to be heard.

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February Frolic

by Olivia Loftis
February Frolic
Submissions close in less than ten days for our annual Women's Poetry Contest. At over 50 entries so far, the competition is warming up. Enter now...
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December Updates

by Olivia Loftis
December Updates
Happy holidays from Kelsay Books! We extend our warmest wishes to you and your loved ones—may your season be full of celebration. Between the Women...

November News

by Olivia Loftis
November News
November's front page news is that our annual Women's Poetry Contest is open for submissions! We are delighted to welcome Gail White as our 2024 g...

October: Over and Out

by Olivia Loftis
October: Over and Out
The Orchards is now open for submissions. Details below! Season's greetings to our ghouls, ghosts, and witches. As we reap the harvest, The Orcha...

September Salutations

by Olivia Loftis
September Salutations
Introduction It's fall, y'all! While you're hosting poetry readings far and wide, we're preparing our Winter 2024 issue of The Orchards. If you...
Posted in albert degenova, call for submissions, carolyn bell, catherina arra, highland park poetry, international poetry book awards, jan schmidt, jewish mental health, katie sarah zale, kelly sargent, laura rodley, lisa st. john, lucia cherciu, mary k. o'melveny, new jersey poets, new york poets, NM-AZ book awards, PA poets, peggy schimmelman, penny harter, shaheen dil, tana miller, the greenfield recorder, the orchards, the poetry cafe, the wildstory, the wildstory pod, twin cities poets