Submissions for the Spokane Prize in Short Fiction are now open! From now until May 15th, the submission fee is ONLY $20! Submit at the link in our bio! We would love to read your work! The winning manuscript will receive $1,500 and publication through Willow Springs Books. Happy writing!

Our Surrealist Poetry Prize is open for 2026! Submit up to 3 poems for a chance at $1,000 and publication in Willow Springs Magazine. $15 entry fee. September 15th is the deadline. Check out our website at the link in our bio for guidelines. We can’t wait to see what everyone sends!

Some behind the scenes from our poetry team’s interview with Keetje Kuipers during Get Lit! weekend. Thank you again to Keetje for meeting with us! Be on the lookout for her interview in Issue 99 of Willow Springs!

Milla van der Have is one of the authors featured in issue 97. Check out our website to read more about her work!

Peter Markus is one of the authors featured in our upcoming issue 97. Check out our website to read more about his work!

Katie Hartsock is one of the authors featured in our upcoming issue 97. Check out our website to read more about her work!

Lance Larsen is one of the authors featured in our upcoming issue 97. Head to our website pre-order and check out his work!

Willow Springs Issue 97 cover reveal! Pre-orders are now available on our website!

Congratulations to Wasima Khan, this year’s Surrealist Poetry Prize Winner! Her poem, “Stranger Fruits Grew Here,” will be featured in Issue 97. More news on Willow Springs 97 coming soon.

A belated Happy New Year from us here at Willow Springs! Our team’s back this week up and running. We have another issue coming soon! Until then head to our website at the link in our bio and purchase Issue 96 if you haven’t already or snag a copy of one of our back issues.

We are so excited to announce our 2026 Pushcart Prize nominees! They’ve been selected from our latest issue of Willow Springs Magazine, issue 95 and 96. Congrats to all our nominees. We are proud of them all and their amazing work!

Seth Hagen is one of the authors in issue 96. Head to our website to read his profile and learn more about his work!

Patricia Henley is one of the authors in issue 96. Head to our website to read her profile and learn more about her work!

Chinụa Ezenwa-Ọhaeto is one of the authors in issue 96. Head to our website to read his profile and learn more about his work!

Bradley Bazzle is on of authors in issue 96. Head to our website to read his profile and learn more about his work!

Dante Di Stefano is one of the authors in issue 96. Head to our website to read his profile and learn more about her work! #willowsprings #authorprofile #litmag

Enjoying the fall weather and some Willow Springs. Have you gotten our latest issue yet? Check out our store to get yours! #literarymagazine #literature #willowsprings #fall

It’s that time of year again! Willow Springs Issue 96 now available! Order on our website!

There’s still time! 2 more days to submit!

ATTENTION! Our Surrealist Poetry Prize is open for three more weeks! Extended deadline October 15th. Go to our website to submit!

ATTENTION! Our Surrealist Poetry Prize is open for three more weeks! Extended deadline October 15th. Go to our website to submit!

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a lit mag? Come with us to a galley!

Springtime means it’s finally warm enough to read outside! What are you reading this weekend?

“Potbellied Pig” by Paola Bruni. Our website has so much more information about authors, their writing, and background of the pieces published in Willow Springs! inside.ewu.edu/willowspring... #paolabruni #willowsprings #reading #poems #poetry

Did you know Willow Springs has interviews with authors posted on our website? Recently, we had the opportunity to interview Kathleen Flenniken recently, so look out for her interview in a future issue!

Have you picked up a copy of our new spring issue yet?

I spied Willow Springs at this year’s Bloomsday race! Our Managing Editor and Assistant Managing Editor were out blooming with nearly 33,000 people! Go Bloomies!

Zoë Ryder White is one of the authors in issue 95 of Willow Springs Magazine. Head to our website to read the profile on her and learn more about her work! inside.ewu.edu/willowspring...

Paola Bruni is one of the authors in issue 95 of Willow Springs Magazine. Head to our website to read the profile on her and learn more about her work! inside.ewu.edu/willowspring...

Aza Pace is one of the authors in issue 95 of Willow Springs Magazine. Head to our website to read the profile on her and learn more about her work! inside.ewu.edu/willowspring...

Did you stop by our booth at GetLit!? Kathleen Flenniken did! Check out her poems in issue 94!

We still can’t get over how great AWP was!! We had such a great time talking to everyone who came by our booth!

Look who we saw at AWP last week! Allison Green was the winner of the Willow Springs Fiction award in 1996 for “Half-Moon Scar.”

inside.ewu.edu/willowspring... Our Surrealist Prize is open for submissions! Come talk to us this week at AWP or head to our website to learn more!!

Have you seen the beautiful cover art yet for issue 94 by Anna Magruder?

Nothing looks as good on our shelves as Willow Springs. Preorder the upcoming issue now on our website! Link in bio. #reading #writing #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #willowsprings #literarymagazine #bookshelves

We are so excited to announce the next issue or Willow Springs is available for preorder! Head to the link in our bio to preorder Issue 95.

Robert Grunst is one of our authors in issue no. 94 of Willow Springs Magazine!! Head to our website to read more about him and his work, or to buy a copy of Willow Springs to read his poetry.

We are so excited to announce our Surrealist Poetry Prize winner, Ronda Broatch. Her poem, “Upon Reading Šalamun’s Opera Buffa, The Trees Outside My Window Reel and Rumba”, will be published in the upcoming issue of Willow Springs Magazine. You can preorder the issue now on our website! Link in bio.

Head to our website to learn about Kathleen Flenniken and hear her poems published in issue no. 94 of Willow Springs Magazine! inside.ewu.edu/willowspring...

We are pleased to announce our 2025 Pushcart Prize nominees! They are selected from last two most recent issues of Willow Springs Magazine. All these writers have amazing work and we are proud of them all. Congrats to all the nominees. You all deserve to win.🎉

Listen to Richard Robbins read his poem published in issue 94 of Willow Springs, “Looking for the Man in Another Country”!

inside.ewu.edu/willowspring... Head to our website to read about Richard Robbins and hear him read his poem published in issue 94 of Willow Springs!

Andrew Furman, who has previously been published with Willow Springs, has a new book available for preorder! Click the link below to find out more about “Of Slash Pines and Manatees” upf.com/book.asp?id=...

David Keplinger is one of our authors in issue no. 94 of Willow Springs Magazine!! Head to our website to read more about him and his work, or to buy a copy of Willow Springs to read his poetry.

Give the gift of reading this holiday season!!

GIVEAWAY SCAVENGER HUNT! We have been waiting for you all on here since September! We are giving away FIVE (5) copies of Willow Springs Issue no. 94 to the first 5 people to follow us and find the “To Do List” on our feed. DM with the contents of the To Do List to have the chance to win!

Imagine a world where owls and cats are friends!

Have you gotten yourself a copy of Willow Springs issue no. 94? If you haven’t yet, or you want to buy for a friend, it is now available for purchase on our website! Click the link in our bio or head to our website to get to our store.