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The Lois Cranston Memorial Prize for Poetry 2026, judged by Nicole Cooley.

Learn more at calyxpress.org or Submittable.

Lois Cranston was an editor for CALYX Journal for more than ten years. Her remarkable life experiences and knowledge of literature enriched the editorial collective and the journal issues she helped edit. In its twenty-first year, this poetry prize in her name honors the memory of her commitment to the creative work of women from all walks of life.

Opens July 1. Learn more at calyxpress.org.

The Lois Cranston Memorial Prize for Poetry closes June 30 at midnight. Link in bio, details .org & Submittable.

CALYX Journal's Lois Cranston Memorial Prize for poetry is open through June. Details at calyxpress.org and Submittable. Judge: Nicole Cooley. Prize: $300 cash prize. The winner and all finalists will receive a one-volume subscription to CALYX Journal and publication on CALYX’s website. Winners will be announced in August.

Join us for a celebratory reading (LIVE, Zoom) from our 50th anniversary issue, including featured readers Ingrid Wendt and Elizabeth McLagan, alongside a vibrant lineup of women+ poets and prose writers whose work continues the rich literary tradition of CALYX.

For five decades, CALYX has amplified bold, transformative voices in literature and art. This anniversary issue honors that legacy while celebrating the writers shaping the future of feminist and inclusive storytelling today.

We invite readers, writers, and supporters everywhere to gather with us online for an evening of powerful work, connection, and celebration.

Event Details
Date: May 29
Time: 5:30 PM Pacific Time
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free

Advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link.
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qqoN4xTLRpmo23_RhUT_ng

We hope you’ll join us in celebrating 50 years of literary community, creative courage, and women+ voices.

Folks! We have two Wendy Gordon titles available for readers to review!
We publish reviews! calyxpress.org/book-reviews/

As we reach the end of National Poetry Month, the Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize is open for submissions. This prize honors bold, resonant poetry—and the legacy of a writer who believed deeply in the power of women’s voices.

If you’ve been holding onto a poem, revising, waiting for the right moment—this is it.

Let National Poetry Month be your nudge:
✨ Submit the poem
✨ Take the chance
✨ Be part of a long tradition of fierce, necessary work

Deadline approaching. We’re ready to read you. Guidelines at Calyxpress.org

This concrete poem by Stella Reed moves on the page so wonderfully. Stella Reed co-authored the poetry book We Are Meant to Carry Water. Winner of the Jacar Press Chapbook Prize for Myth from the field where the fox runs with its tail on fire and the Tusculum Review chapbook contest for Origami. Stella teaches poetry in homeless and domestic violence shelters and Title I public schools. Vol. 35:3.