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Spring News 💐 OyeDrum found on Simon & Schuster's list and more!   The months of March and April were fortunate times for our OyeDrum coven; we were proudly listed in Simon & Schuster's femme forward literary mags & presses "for the weirdos" division...

News News News! We're doing a hard launch at this year's AWP Baltimore book fair! Come say hello and get some OyeDrum merch, info on our upcoming open call, and more. BOOTH 979! We'd love to meet you! Are you an artist, musician, writer, witch, feminist, or just...

We are thrilled to announce that we were selected among 128 amazing literary journals from around the world as a Chill Subs incubator finalist, and named by them as one of the "15 Lit Mags That Are About to Change Everything." OyeDrum has now been around for a little...

A groovy intersectional feminist (coven) gathering this SUNDAY, 6/29, featuring Chelsea Fanning, allia-abdullah-matta, and Aunt CAKES. Join us for readings, a performance, a birthday party, a book release, and happy hour at the Dada! It’s dark times, but you already...

Tonight with special guest Annie Finch! Join us for our little birthday party and an intersectional feminist gathering!   Dear reader, This year, OyeDrum celebrates five years of publishing and commemorating female voices. We are proud of the extraordinary...

Open Call: The Letter Genre: nonfiction Deadline: March 4th, 2025   Dear Reader, The art of letter writing has existed for thousands of years to communicate ideas, thoughts, feelings, introductions, record events, and more. Some of its most recent reincarnations...

OyeDrum’s 2024 Pushcart Prize Nominees

OyeDrum Presents Best of the Net Nominees 2025

Dear Readers,
We are hanging on to the last of summertime sun rays with our sixth volume…

Join us this Tuesday, 07/02, for our very first in-person pop-up event at the Dada Literary Cafe We'll have readings, maybe a little art, and happy hour with tarot readings! Join us for a relaxed, informal little gathering. Good vibes only!  

Congratulations to all of the nominees!

OyeDrum’s 2023 Best of the Net Nominees: Valeka Cruz, Marianne Hales, Carmen Calatayud and Sally Quon!

OyeDrum's volume six open call!OyeDrum Magazine is a volunteer-run independent publisher of creative, experimental, and explorative work produced exclusively by women for all audiences. OYEDRUM'S VOLUME 6 OPEN CALL! SEND US SOME LOVE! OyeDrum is an online digital...

Happy Anniversary! Let's keep OyeDrum alive!Happy anniversary to us! Support the only all female volunteer-run online journal/press that celebrates and publishes works by women-only (that’s what they tell us). Support the coven! It’s women’s history all year round at...

February 2023 | OyeDrum Lovin'🔮💜  February News Happy Valentine's Night! It might be winter, but things are caliente here at OyeDrum. We've got a hot new book review, fresh poetry, new Patreon offerings, and new monthly newsletter writing prompts.Throwback with Erika...

OyeDrum Magazine 2022 Pushcart Prize Nominees🎉 Notes to the Ghost of a Suicide Now NamelessArya F. Jenkins PerilCarla Cherry Body of WaterJaylani Loveday The Surprising Occurence of GhostsJenny Dunbar Do You Find It Hard to Write?Kylie Hough I Dreamt of Myself on a...

OyeDrum's Best of the Net Nominations! 2022🎉   Poetry: Jenny Dunbar's "The surprising occurrence ghosts" Karen L. George's "Emily Carr’s Zunoqua of the Cat Village, 1931" Liz DeGregorio's "Fish Poem" Carla Cherry's "Under the New Moon" Laila Freeman's "Russia Is"...

OyeDrum Magazine's Volume 5 Open Call! OyeDrum Magazine is an intersectional feminist community that publishes explorative, creative, experimental and intellectual work, exclusively by women, for all audiences. We feature performing and visual art, creative writing,...

OyeDrum's 2021 Pushcart Prize Nominations!🎉 Laundry Day by Ilaria Cortesi  Congratulations and good luck to all of these very talented and deserving individuals! 🎉 Lion in the Living Room - Monica Raymond  Et Tu - Liz Ramirez  Great Expectations - Kayla Schwab  ...

OyeDrum’s 2021 Best of the Net Nominations!

August 2021 Announcements!

The Founder, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of OyeDrum Magazine was interviewed on Coffee with Bao!

OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: VOLUME 4! We are SUPER excited to share with you Volume 4’s theme! Drum roll please…. SECRETS & LIES! We are feeling inspired by the politically and socially turbulent times we’re living in. Secrets are rampant and lies are always being...

Friday I'm in Love: November Newsletter!The Curse of 2020…. Hey witches!  Unfortunately, due to some personal challenges our staff is facing, we aren’t going to be able to get Volume 3 out to you when we expected. We promise that it’s coming as soon as possible...

OyeDrum Presents! Introducing OyeDrum Presents! OyeDrum Magazine’s Podcast Channel! The first podcast show we’re presenting is In Conversation With…, hosted by contributing poetry editor Hilary Davies. Each episode features two or more OyeDrum Magazine contributors in...

Trish Hopkinson Interviews our Editor-in-Chief About All Things OyeDrum and Open Call for Volume 3!     ANNOUNCING VOLUME 3'S THEME AND OPEN CALL! Read our interview with Trish Hopkinson, where our Head Witch, Amarantha, talks all things Oye - who we are, what we...

OPEN CALL: VOLUME 3!     ANNOUNCING VOLUME 3'S THEME!   SEX.   Oh my!   Women's ability to talk about sex and our own sexual desires are still largely influenced by our patriarchal-based society. We want to emphasize that we are accepting all types of...

August Flowers, Newsletter & Announcements!Hello! We hope you’ve all been enjoying our Volume 2 issue on galaxies and stars. We’ve also been publishing some cool stuff in our weekly section, including a lovely poetry trilogy by Amy Trussell, some haunting...

PARTY TIME!Special Announcement: We have TWO events happening this week. Crazy!   Are you already tired of Zoom gatherings? Well, today is your lucky day!  Grab your wine bottle and secret stash because we’re here to invite you to yet ANOTHER Zoom party. No mask...

Catching UpHello Witches!   It’s been a minute, and that minute feels like centuries (a vampire witch would know) with everything happening.   I just hope you are all doing okay. And if you are not okay, well, that’s okay too.   In the last few weeks, the state of...

Announcements: Deadline Extension for Art & Media SubmissionsHello Witches! We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your submissions. It’s been a pleasure receiving submissions from new folks, as well as seeing some returning artists and writers...

NO FEE/THEMED submission call + editor interview – OyeDrum, DEADLINE: May 10, 2020/Rolling BytrishhopkinsonpoetonApril 29, 2020•( Leave a comment) We were profiled by Trish Hopkinson! Below is the full interview. For more open call opportunities and listings go...