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Inspired by July: The Orchards Cover Reveal, Summer Reading, and More!
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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...
June Mood: Eric Hoffer results, July reading, and more!
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The Orchards submissions are now CLOSED and production of the Summer 2025 issue is underway! Thank you for sending us your excellent ...
The Orchards is open! NYC poets remote reading!
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Kelsay Books' own literary journal, The Orchards, is currently accepting submissions for our Summer 2025 issue! View the guidelines h...
Springtime Selections
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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
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.
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...
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
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
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
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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...
Readings, Awards, and More!
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Kelsay Books has two virtual, free readings coming up. We were thrilled to gather as a team and as poets for our summer showcase, a...
Summer of Kel-Slay
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It's been a busy season, to say the least. I’m happy to report that production remains on schedule, so all books started in June are ...
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