Submissions to TSPJ : Current Calls
Authoritarianism, Racism, and genocide are deeply interconnected. These ideologies often share common roots, used to justify systemic violence and oppression. This is, unfortunately, part and whole parcel of the human experience--in America and elsewhere. In light of this, and in keeping with TSPJ’s ongoing commitment to fight for justice, we welcome finely crafted poems that address the issue of mitigating social injustice in the United States. Please submit no more than three poems, either in English or Spanish, for publishing consideration. Frame your work in a single Word doc, .docx, .rtf, .pdf or .txt file.
( A protestor circles Army National Guard troops at Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, August 14, 2025. © Truth Thomas )
The Skinny Poetry Journal (TSPJ) is also calling for poems, Skinnys or otherwise, that honor the great electric slide and dance of friction that is life--especially poems that reverence the vital living pulse of all people--all colors, all Latinx familia, all English flowered furious fam--all LBGQT+ pens, all faiths--or lack thereof--all politics, all homo sapiens hooked on the composition of finely-crafted work imbued with unapologetic authenticity. Up to three poems can be submitted for publishing consideration, attached as a single Word doc, .docx, .rtf, .pdf or .txt file.
