501(c)(3) nonprofit literary press. Home of Emerge Literary Journal (http://emergeliteraryjournal.com).https://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mponupyx2s22"Sometimes, it is enough to be on the outside looking in, watching drama unfold from a distance; other times, a meaningful relationship is built between reader and poet. The poems in Mangrove by @billhollands.bsky.social effectively straddle the gap between these two experiences." https://www.theshorepoetry.org/shore-things/2026/7/1/review-bill-hollands02 Jul 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mponupyx2s22https://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mhvhs6754k2zIssue 36 of Emerge Literary Journal, an all prose issue, is LIVE and it is phenomenal! Check it out! Shout out to @DianeGotAuthor for her tremendous work in curating and editing! https://emergeliteraryjournal.com/current-issue-issue-36/25 Mar 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvhs6754k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mhtq6x5gy22bHAPPY PUB DAY to Emily Koss and PRIMAL HOUSE! elj-editions.com/primal-house/ Grab a copy today! https://elj-editions.com/primal-house/24 Mar 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtq6x5gy22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mhtq2enwy22bHAPPY PUB DAY to Luanne Castle and SCRAP! https://elj-editions.com/scrap-salvaging-a-family/ Grab a copy today!24 Mar 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtq2enwy22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mgvlbqkxik2iAfter numerous queries, we’ve decided to open up #submissions for 2027 publication for #novels only. We will only take two manuscripts on and there is a $25 reading fee. Responses within four months. https://eljpublications.submittable.com/submit/28766/manuscripts-novels12 Mar 2026 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvlbqkxik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mfpurx7iw22dExcited to announce Heather Mackay Young will be joining @dianegotauthor and Emerge Literary Journal’s Masthead as Poetry Editor! Heather will also be editing a themed poetry anthology for ELJ Editions in late 2026. Welcome Heather!25 Feb 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpurx7iw22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mdfpe3652s2cWhile our poetry editor grieves the recent loss of a parent, we’ve decided to suspend poetry and Esperanza submissions to Emerge Literary Journal this issue. We will read and decide on what’s already in the queue for the next issue. Our hearts go out to Alisha at this time.27 Jan 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfpe3652s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/emergejournal.bsky.social/post/3mdbhydf4jc2vBe Well Series: Loss of a Lifetime youtu.be/5MSp0r-1LvI?si… via @YouTube https://youtu.be/5MSp0r-1LvI?si…25 Jan 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:subuaws6l4ss2rtlo3dfobck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdbhydf4jc2v