Dream Like Kayla King
Author. Editor. Creator.
Kayla King is an author of fiction and poetry. Her debut micro-collection, These Are the Women We Write About, is published by The Poetry Annals.
She is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of three collectives. Pages Penned in Pandemic, The Elpis Pages, and The Elpis Letters are now available for purchase with all proceeds being donated.
Since receiving her MFA, she's set her sights on publishing the novel conceptualized during her graduate studies. All too soon, she will be back in the query trenches with her YA sapphic speculative novel about dreams, seeking representation, and dreaming bigger than ever.
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With less than one week until we get to celebrate the release of our collective, we’re excited to share the announcement for the book launch over at The Record!
In which I unbox my Little Words Project collaboration, book launch invites & the proof copy for The Elpis Pages on YouTube!
My poem “Nothing Will Change Except Everything” has been nominated for a PUSHCART PRIZE by Analogies & Allegories Literary Magazine!
If you’re local to the Buffalo-area, I hope you’ll join us December 10th to welcome The Elpis Pages into the world! Books will be available for purchase during the event.
Inspired by the belief that independence is iconic, I’ve designed an exclusive bracelet featuring the word INDEPENDENT in a collaboration with Little Words Project. This is now available for purchase through the end of November 2021!
In which I share a behind the scenes look at my process for designing the cover for The Elpis Pages over at Holley Long’s blog!
In which I walk through the special edition OwlCrate Unboxing for The Scorpio Races over on YouTube!
In which I share days worth of submissions, decisions, spooky reads, self-care, & returning to line edits in my writing vlog over on YouTube!
My poems, “Repetitions and Recitations, or Daybreak” and “You Call It Ornithology For Lack of Anything Specific” have been ACCEPTED for publication by Gutslut Press for the Bonemilk anthology! Stay tuned for updates as publication day gets closer!
While much of the world sleeps, we find ourselves in awe over the support, kindness, & words we’ve received on the theme of WOMANHOOD. Submissions are now CLOSED & we want to thank each and every contributor. No matter our decision, please know your words matter.
“Lessons Learned From Your Mother Circa ’17,” a poem filled with doorways, the search for memories, and missing those passed on is published in Issue 7 of GLITCHWORDS!
In which I walk through the submission process as an editor with specific details about Pages Penned in Pandemic & The Elpis Pages over on YouTube!
In which I walk through the process of starting a literary press with specific details about Pages Penned in Pandemic & The Elpis Pages over on YouTube!
“In Another Universe, Your Mother Named You For a Garden,” a poem filled with moonlit transformations, waning memories, and a brackish pond is published in The Winnow Magazine’s pop-up issue themed around The Haunting of Bly Manor!
Our merch store has launched and 25% of proceeds from every purchase will be donated to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund! We hope you’ll wear our messages of hope proudly; there is power in togetherness.
As we wait for all of the brilliance and bravery of self-identifying women, we want to thank each and every contributor preparing to share their words with us.
“No Way to Survive Without Calling on the Oracle First,” a poem about dreams, garden gates, and womanhood is published in Tatterhood Review!
I’m honored to announce the launch & forthcoming publication of The Elpis Pages! Having experience as a founder & editor-in-chief of one collective, I’m looking forward to this next opportunity to help women use their voices, share their stories, & champion the strength within each of us.
Today my micro-collection of poetry, These Are the Women We Write About, turns three! So here’s to women, both real and myth. Here’s to finding their ferocity in whispers and howls. Here’s to discovering the women we write about, but never really know.