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- Acumen
- is a journal that features poetry and writing about poetry, that seeks quality work from writers of all ages. It is published three times a year in January, May and September.
- www.acumen-poetry.co.uk
- Aesthetica
- is a culture magazine that features contemporary writers, artists, musicians and filmmakers. It reports on what is happening in 'the arts' and publishes information and articles that stir the imagination around contemporary themes.
- www.aestheticamagazine.com
- Agenda
- is one of the best known and most highly respected poetry journals in the world, having been founded in 1959 by Ezra Pound and William Cookson. They also publish essays and book reviews.
- www.agendapoetry.co.uk
- Ambit
- magazine prints original poetry, short fiction, art and reviews - all unsolicited. See website for submission guidelines.
- www.ambitmagazine.co.uk
- Anon
- is a poetry magazine that selects all of its submissions anonymously and through a 'blind' assessment, providing a level playing field for writers of varying experience.
- www.blanko.org.uk/anon/
- Areté
- is a stylish arts tri-quarterly magazine featuring a wealth of literary ‘big names’ that includes fiction, poetry, prose, reportage and views.
- www.aretemagazine.com
- Banipal
- is a magazine for new and established Arab writing in English or translation. It publishes contemporary poetry and fiction as well as reviews and cultural commentary.
- www.banipal.co.uk
- The Black Mountain Review
- publishes poetry, prose and critical writing from Northern Ireland and further afield.
- www.blackmountainreview.com
- Bonfire
- is an elegant new quarterly print journal containing fiction, poetry and art with a powerful collection of up-and-coming international writers and artists, produced by Fandango Virtual.
- http://homepage.ntlworld.com/fandango.virtual/bonfire/index.html
- Brand
- is a new bi-annual magazine specialising in the short form, left of field work and international writing. Looking for new writing that takes risks, has a strong voice, and is challenging.
- www.brandliterarymagazine.co.uk
- Brittle Star
- is committed to championing new writers and publishes poetry, fiction, interviews and essays.
- www.brittlestar.org.uk
- Carillon
- is a small, eclectic magazine publishing 3 times a year with new poetry, prose and reviews from the book world.
- www.carillonmag.org.uk
- Chapman
- is a quarterly magazine that provides a forum for poetry, fiction, criticism, review and debate for those interested in contemporary Scottish writing.
- www.chapman-pub.co.uk
- Chimera
- is a new, small magazine publishing poetry and prose. No more than 6 of each should be submitted by post to Susie Reynolds (prose) or Robert Cole (poetry). 118 Nayland Road, Colchester, Essex, C04 5ET.
- www.chimeramagazine.co.uk
- Chroma
- is a quality literary journal by and for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered writers that features short stories, poems, art and reviews. Published twice a year.
- www.chromajournal.co.uk
- Coffee House Poetry
- is a new magazine for quality contemporary poetry, providing a platform for innovative new work that has edge and depth. Published three times a year in January, May, and September.
- www.coffeehousepoetry.co.uk
- crazylitmag
- is a new online publication of poetry by and about people over age fifty.
- www.crazylitmag.com
- Cutting Teeth
- is a biannual publication committed to the best of new Scottish writing. Both poetry and prose submissions accepted, but work must be previously unpublished.
- www.cuttingteeth.org
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- Dream Catcher
- is commited to publishing all kinds of writing, from poetry and short stories to film manuscripts. Photography and illustrations are also featured.
- 32 Queen's Road, Barnetby-le-Wold, North Lincolnshire, DN38 6JH
- Dreams That Money Can Buy
- is a quarterly magazine of new avant garde writing, ideas, art, and satire. With a broadly left-wing outlook, they veer away from traditional and genre fiction, cynicism and bile are however welcome as is experimental work and wit.
- www.dreamsthatmoneycanbuy.co.uk
- The Edge
- is a fiction magazine, publishing work which 'could be described (by others) as modern and borderline gothic horror/fantasy/sf, slipstream, crime fiction or erotica'.
- www.theedge.abelgratis.co.uk
- Edinburgh Review
- was founded in 1802 and is Scotland's leading journal of ideas, publishing essays, short stories, poetry and reviews. It welcomes unsolicited material.
- www.englit.ed.ac.uk/edinburghreview
- Envoi
- is a poetry journal published three times a year containing poems, information and an extensive letters and comments section that invites responses.
- Roger Elkin, 44 Rudyard Road, Biddulph Moor, Stoke on Trent ST8 7JN
- Fire magazine
- is ‘radical, multicultural and international in outlook’, tending towards the more alternative end of the poetry spectrum. Published twice a year, each issue contains 170 pages of poetry (mostly) and some prose.
- www.poetical.org/fire/index.htm
- Frogmore Papers
- publishes work by established writers alongside work by unknown and emerging poets. Coming out twice a year, in March and September, it features poetry, some prose, plus contemporary artwork.
- www.frogmorepress.co.uk
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- Granta
- is a very well established and well regarded journal of new writing, including fiction, personal history, reportage and inquiring journalism. Published four times a year to great acclaim.
- www.granta.com
- Interzone
- is one of the world’s leading professional science fiction and fantasy magazines that includes articles, fiction, interviews, book reviews, media reviews. Published bi-monthly.
- http://ttapress.com/
- Island
- is the poetry magazine of Essence Press, which aims to provide a space for new writing inspired by nature. All sorts of poems are published, but there a certain preference for 'work that uses the landscape of the page creatively'.
- Address details here please ◊ Telephone details ◊ email details ◊ website details
- The Interpreter’s House
- is published three times a year in February, June and October and includes poems and short stories from all over the world. Its title comes from John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress – ‘the house of the Interpreter; at whose door he should knock; and he would show him excellent things’. Subscriptions (£12 for 3 Issues) to: Matt Bright, 251 Abingdon Road, Oxford OX1 4TH.
- Merryn Hemp, 19 The Paddox, Squitchey Lane, Oxford OX2 7PN
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- Lamport Court
- publishes new poetry and fiction in just about equal measure, along with some art. Submissions welcome across the range.
- www.lamportcourt.blogspot.com
- Liar Republic
- publishes fiction, poetry, journalism and photography by those who work 'from the fault lines, rather than the safe confines of the observation platform.'
- Paul Summers, Ian Dowson, c/o 9 Moyle Terrace, Hobson, Burnopfield, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE16 6EQ
- The London Magazine
- was founded in 1732 as an arts and literature review. It accepts contributions of short stories, memoirs and poetry, as well as features, critical essays and reviews on the arts.
- www.thelondonmagazine.net
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- Magma
- aims to publish 'poems which give a direct sense of what it is to live today - honest about feelings, alert about world, sometimes funny, always well crafted'. Submissions in English welcome from Britain and worldwide. A group of poets run the magazine, with a different editor each issue.
- www.magmapoetry.com
- Midnight Street
- publishes horror, science fiction, dark fantasy and slipstream genres. It is produced three times and year and was nominated in 2005 for the British Fantasy Society's Best Small Press award.
- www.midnightstreet.co.uk
- Modern Poetry in Translation
- publishes 'good translations of good poetry from anywhere in the world', particularly addressing ideas such as exile, asylum, the movement of people and of language.
- www.mptmagazine.com
- The North
- is a high quality independent magazine producing intelligent contemporary writing. They also look for poetry reviews etc, but send ideas/ synopses first.
- www.poetrybusiness.co.uk
- Orbis
- is a quarterly journal containing news, reviews, views, letters, features, prose and quite a lot of poetry.
- Carole Baldock, 17 Greenhow Avenue, West Kirby, Wirral, Cheshire CH48 5EL
- The Orphan Leaf Review
- publishes works of a single page in length, apparently torn from a book. They say, 'the page exists, the rest of the book may not. Read to the end of the page. Let your imagination do the rest.' Accepts text, images, prose, poetry and non-fiction; each issue has a specifc theme.
- www.jpwallis.co.uk/orphanleaf/
- Other Poetry
- is a thrice-yearly magazine of the following ethos: 'We believe it is important to maintain outlets, however small, where work can be judged, not by whether it is commercial or fashionable, but by whether it is the authentic stuff of life - perhaps not for everybody, but for somebody; where the work of an unknown writer has as good a chance as that of the established.'
- www.otherpoetry.com
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- Pen Pusher Magazine
- is a literary magazine that publishes short fiction, poetry, book reviews (ideally of long-forgotten or non-current books) and longer features on writers or aspects of literature. Available free in selected book stores. Pen Pusher also run a campaign to promote independent book shops.
- www.penpushermagazine.co.uk
- Planet
- is a bi-monthly magazine covering the arts, culture and politics in Wales and beyond. Each issue features one story and 8-10 poems.
- www.planetmagazine.org.uk
- Poetry London
- is a leading international magazine which publishes new writers alongside acclaimed and established poets.
- www.poetrylondon.co.uk
- Poetry Now
- steers clear of intellectual snobbery to publish a wide range of poets from different backgrounds and at different stages in their careers. Include imprint WomensWords.
- www.forwardpress.co.uk
- Poetry Review
- is a quarterly poetry journal published by the Poetry Society that includes poetry, essays and reviews. It has a reputation as one of the most influential literary magazines in the world.
- www.poetrysociety.org.uk/review/review.htm
- Poetry Wales
- has been running for more than 40 years, featuring some of the best Welsh writing in English. It is a quarterly magazine with an international outlook and an international reputation for fine writing and criticism. It is also home to the diverse and eclectic independent publisher Seren Press.
- www.poetrywales.co.uk
- Quality Women’s Fiction (QWF)
- is a short-story magazine for women by women that pushes the boundaries of women’s fiction. A bi-monthly publication.
- http://www.allwriters.org/qwf.asp
- Rain Dog
- is a new creative writing magazine featuring original contemporary poetry, published twice a year by Panshine Press. Its editors encourage women to write in their own style about the issues that interest them and to offer them a realistic chance of publication.
- http://www.panshinepress.co.uk/rd.htm
- The Rialto
- is one of Britain's leading poetry magazines, deisgned to promote what they call 'the republic of poetry' by placing establshed poets alongside unkown writers. They also publish some books, usually first publications.
- www.therialto.co.uk
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- Sable LitMag
- publishes fiction, poetry, memoirs and essays by writers of colour. The website also provides training and proffessional development for writers.
- www.sablelitmag.org
- Scarlet
- is a monthly glossy publishing erotic writing for women, including journaism and erotic fiction.
- www.scarletmagazine.co.uk
- Scribble Quarterly
- is a small short story magazine publishing a wide range of themes and up to 3000 words, however a more traditional beginning-middle-and-end style of story is the preferred format.
- www.parkpublications.co.uk
- The Seeker: a Glasgow Literary Review
- is a new quarterly magazine for the discerning 'but not downright fussy' reader. Includes poetry, prose and artilcles in any old field you like.
- www.glasgowseeker.com
- Shearsman
- is a twice yearly publication of poetry from the 'more exploratory end' of the spectrum. However, all good writing will be considered, regardless of subject matter, provided the work shows rigour. The editor is particularly welcoming to women poets, as they are currently under-represented in the magazine.
- www.shearsman.com
- The Shop
- is the Irish poetry magazine founded by John Wakeman, one-time co-editor/founder of The Rialto, and his wife Hilary. A good deal of attention is paid to the design aspects, leading to a nice looking magazine, as well as putting 'good Irish poetry before its foreign readers, good foreign poetry before its Irish readers'.
- www.theshop-poetry-magazine.ie
- Smoke
- is the magazine produced by Liverpool's The Windows Project. Published roughly twice a year, they specialise in poetry, short prose and graphics. The main interest is in works that express new ideas or new ways of using language.
- www.windowsproject.demon.co.uk
- Snapshots: Haiku Magazine
- publishes haiku and tanka with regular competitions, including entry into their annual calendar or having your collection published.
- www.snapshotpress.co.uk
- Sphinx
- is a magazine which reviews poetry (and the people behind it) printed in chapbooks. A very specific market then, so take a look at what they do first.
- www.happenstancepress.com
- Spiked
- is the magazine of ideas, literature and the arts for Norfolk that contains new fiction and poetry, essays, features, profiles, reviews, and journal extracts. Seeks out and supports new talent from the East of England, the UK and now internationally. Three issues a year.
- www.spiked-magazine.co.uk
- The Stinging Fly
- is a magazine for Irish and international writers, publishing poetry, short stories, reviews and creative non-fiction.
- www.stingingfly.org
- Stride magazine
- is an eclectic ‘gathering’ of new poetry, short prose, articles, news, and reviews – and whatever takes the editor’s fancy.
- www.stridemagazine.co.uk
- Tremblestone
- is a journal of contemporary international poetry with an alternative outlook.
- www.tremblestone.co.uk
- The Ugly Tree
- is a small magazine with a slight bias towards spoken and performance poetry. Published three times a year.
- http://www.mucusart.co.uk/theuglytree.htm
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- Velvet
- is an arts and literature magazine for lesbian women. The magazine was started in August 2004 to fill the gap for more mature, non-scene lesbians. It aims to be more ‘intellectual’ and issue based than what’s otherwise on the market.
- www.velvet-mag.co.uk
- Wasafiri
- is Britain's only international magazine for Black British, African, Asian and Caribbean literatures. Published thrice yearly and including fiction, poetry, journalism, reviews and interviews, it is charged with helping change the face of contemporary British writing. See website for exacting but useful submission guidelines.
- www.wasafiri.org
