The Magazines Listed Are Those That Are Currently Held in the Scottish Poetry Library
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MAGAZINES The magazines listed are those that are currently held in the Scottish Poetry Library. Back runs of many other periodicals, either no longer in existence or no longer collected, are not included here, but are held on open shelves and fully accessible within the library. For current holdings information, please click on each title to see the record in the SPL online catalogue. Writers aiming to have their poetry published in magazines are strongly advised to familiarise themselves with a particular magazine before submitting work. We endeavour to keep these details up-to-date, but always recommend double checking editor’s names and contact information on the individual publication’s website. Different magazines have different submission guidelines and these need to be followed. Title: 404 Ink Editor: Laura Jones & Heather McDaid Website: http://www.404ink.com/ About: An alternative book and literary magazine publisher based in Edinburgh. Established in mid- 2016. Email: [email protected] Title: Acumen Literary Journal Editor: Patricia Oxley Address: 6 The Mount, Higher Furzeham, Brixham, South Devon, TQ5 8QY Website: www.acumen-poetry.co.uk About: One of the longest-running literary and poetry magazines in the UK. Email: [email protected] Frequency: three times a year Title: Agenda Editor: Patricia McCarthy Address: The Wheelwrights, Fletching Street, Mayfield, Sussex, TN20 6TL Website: www.agendapoetry.co.uk About: Long-standing poetry journal, founded by Ezra Pound. Email: [email protected] Frequency: four issues a year Title: Artemis poetry Editor: Dilys Wood, Katherine Gallagher & Anne Stewart Address: Artemis Poetry, 3 Springfield Close, East Preston, West Sussex, BN16 2SZ Website: www.secondlightlive.co.uk/artemis.shtml About: Journal of Second Light Network for women’s writing. Email: [email protected] Frequency: twice a year 1 | P a g e MAGAZINES Title: The Author: journal of the Society of Authors Editor: James McConnachie Address: The Society of Authors, 84 Drayton Gardens, London, SW10 9SB Website: http://www.societyofauthors.org/News/The-Author About: An invaluable source of information, news and opinion for authors, as well as for publishers, literary agents and other industry professionals. Email: [email protected] Frequency: quarterly Title: Banipal: magazine of modern Arab literature Editor: Margaret Obank & Samuel Shimon Address: Banipal, 1 Gough Square, London, EC4A 3DE Website: http://www.banipal.co.uk/ About: Banipal magazine showcases contemporary Arab authors in English translation, from wherever they are writing and publishing. Email: [email protected] Frequency: three times a year Title: Blithe Spirit: Journal of the British Haiku Society Editor: Richard Goring Website: http://britishhaikusociety.org.uk/journal/ About: Blithe Spirit encourages new writing, values a diversity of approaches to haiku, and promotes excellence. Email: [email protected] Frequency: quarterly Title: The Bugle Editor: Colin Campbell (Bethany Christian Trust) Address: The Bugle, 65 Bonnington Road, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 5JQ Website: http://www.elhf.co.uk/bethany-bugle-magazine-project/ About: Bethany Christian Trust’s Bugle Magazine project is forging ahead in Leith, supporting homeless and vulnerable people to maintain a place in their local community with funding from Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation. Email: [email protected] Title: Butcher’s Dog Editor: Jo Clement and others Address: Butcher's Dog, c/o New Writing North, 3 Ellison Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST Website: www.butchersdogmagazine.com About: Independent and egalitarian, Butcher’s Dog prints poems by diverse writers with distinctive voices from across the UK and ROI. Email: [email protected] Frequency: biennial 2 | P a g e MAGAZINES Title: Cadences: a Journal of Literature and the Arts in Cyprus Editor: Dr Stavros Stavrou-Karayianni Address: Department of Humanities, European University Cyprus, 6, Diogenis Str., 2404 Engomi, P.O. Box: 22006, 1516 Nicosia-Cyprus Website: www.euc.ac.cy/easyconsole.cfm/id/1942 About: Cadences is a multilingual journal on the literature and arts of Cyprus, presenting work from members of the island’s local and expatriate communities, including poetry, fiction, and literary criticism. Email: [email protected] & [email protected] Title: Causeway/Cabhsair: A Magazine of Irish and Scottish Writing Editor: changes frequently Website: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/riiss/publications/causeway-cabhsair-112.php About: Causeway/Cabhsair publishes new writing in all the languages of Ireland and Scotland. Email: [email protected] Frequency: annual Title: CUMULUS Editors: Dominic Hale, Katy Lewis Hood, Jonathan Coward, Figgy Guvyer Website: http://www.cumulusjournal.com About: CUMULUS is an experimental poetry journal. Email: [email protected] Title: The Curlew Editors: Dr Lynn Parr Website: http://www.the-curlew.com/ About: The Curlew is a high-quality, non-profit, print-only periodical dedicated to fine writing and illustration about the natural world, which also supports conservation projects. Email: [email protected] Title: The Dark Horse Editor: Gerry Cambridge Website: http://www.thedarkhorsemagazine.com/ About: It is an international literary magazine committed to British, Irish and American poetry, and is published from Scotland. Email: [email protected] Frequency: annual Title: Discover NLS Address: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW Website: https://www.nls.uk/about-us/publications/discover About: The National Library of Scotland's award-winning full-colour magazine. Email: [email protected] Frequency: three times a year 3 | P a g e MAGAZINES Title: Dundee Writes Editor: Josephine Jules Andrews & Lindsay MacGregor Website: www.dundeewrites.wordpress.com About: A little magazine of creative writing from students, staff and recent graduates of the University of Dundee. Email: [email protected] Title: The Eildon Tree Editor: Julian Colton, Carol Norris, Iona McGregor, Sara Clark Address: The Eildon Tree, St Mary’s Mills, Level Crossing Road, Selkirk, TD7 5EW Website: https://www.liveborders.org.uk/culture/creative/the-eildon-tree-and-writers-groups/ About: The Eildon Tree is a creative writing magazine produced by Arts & Creativity with an Editorial Team of professional writers. Email: [email protected] Title: ELM: Estonian Literary Magazine Editor: Berit Kaschan Address: Estonian Institute, Suur-Karja 14, 10140 Tallinn, Estonia Website: www.estinst.ee/eng/estonian-literary-magazine-eng About: The biannual Estonian Literary Magazine introduces past and present Estonian writers and poets and reviews new books. Email: [email protected] Frequency: biannual Title: Firth Editors: Beth McDonough Website: https://www.facebook.com/Firth-1025558880925046/ About: Firth is a new print magazine of poetry, with the interest of an unexpected current. Email: [email protected] Title: Fras Editor: Walter Perrie About: Fras has an emphasis on Scottish writing within an international context and we welcome poetry in English, Scots and Gaelic Email: [email protected] Title: The Frogmore Papers Editor: Jeremy Page Address: 21 Mildmay Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1PJ Website: www.frogmorepress.co.uk About: The magazine of Frogmore Press, Email: [email protected] Frequency: twice a year 4 | P a g e MAGAZINES Title: The Glad Rag Editor: Craig Smillie Address: The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 2HG Website: www.thegladcafe.co.uk About: Free magazine published by The Glad Café. Free copies available in the library (while stocks last). Email: [email protected] Title: Gutter Editor: Henry Bell and others Address: c/o Freight Books, 49-53 Virginia St, Glasgow, G1 1TS Website: www.guttermag.co.uk About: Gutter is an award-winning, high quality, printed journal for fiction and poetry from writers born or living in Scotland and featuring literature from around the world. Email: [email protected] Frequency: biannual Title: In Other Words Editor: Samantha Schnee Address: Writers’ Centre Norwich, Dragon Hall, 115 - 123 King Street, Norwich, NR1 1QE. Website: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/ncw-publications/in-other-words/ About: The national journal for practising literary translators and for everyone interested in the craft of literary translation. Email: [email protected] Frequency: biannual Title: Irish Pages Editor: Chris Agee Address: 129 Ormeau Road, Belfast BT7 1SH Website: www.irishpages.org About: IRISH PAGES is a biannual journal, edited in Belfast and publishing, in equal measure, writing from Ireland and overseas. Email: [email protected] Title: The Journal (once ‘of contemporary Anglo-Scandinavian poetry’) Editor: Sam Smith Address: The Journal, 38 Pwllcarn Terrace, Blaengarw, Bridgend, South Wales, CF32 8AS Website: www.thesamsmith.webs.com About: The Journal publishes poems in English, in particular by English-language poets in exile, translations into English alongside the originals, interviews with poets, and appraisals of current poetry scenes Email: [email protected] Frequency: three times a year 5 | P a g e MAGAZINES Title: Le Journal des Poetes Editor: Philippe Mathy Website: https://lejournaldespoetes.be/ About: French journal of poetry news Frequency: four times a year Title: Lallans Editor: Dr Kenneth Farrow, Elaine Morton Address: Scots Language Society, c/o 4 Ancrum Drive, DUNDEE, DD2 2JB Website: www.lallans.co.uk