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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 About: Magazine featuring new writing in Scots. Email: [email protected] Frequency: biannual
Title: The London Review of Books Editor: Mary-Kay Wilmers Address: 28 Little Russell Street, London WC1A 2HN Website: www.lrb.co.uk About: The London Review of Books contains poems, reviews of exhibitions and movies, ‘short cuts’, letters and a diary, and is available in print, online, and offline via the LRB app. Email: [email protected] Frequency: fortnightly
Title: Long Poem Magazine Editor: Lucy Hamilton & Linda Black Address: LPM, 20 Spencer Rise, London, NW5 1AP Website: www.longpoemmagazine.org.uk About: LPM showcases the best of traditional and innovative new writing from established and emerging poets in the international community. Email: [email protected] Frequency: biannual
Title: Magma Address: Magma, 23 Pine Walk, Carshalton, SM5 4ES Website: www.magmapoetry.com About: A long-running poetry magazine. Each issue of Magma is compiled by a different editor, and adhered to a different theme. Email: [email protected] Frequency: three times a year
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Title: Modern Poetry in Translation Editor: Clare Pollard Address: The Administrator, Modern Poetry in Translation, The Queens College, Oxford, OX1 4AW About: MPT brings together brings the best new poetry, essays and reviews from around the world. Founded by Ted Hughes and Daniel Weissbort. Website: www.mptmagazine.com Email: [email protected]
Title: Monstrous Regiment Literary Magazine Editor: Lauren Nickodemus and Ellen Desmond About: Edinburgh-based magazine of new writing, with each issue themed around a different colour. Website: www.monstrous-regiment.com Email: [email protected]
Title: Mslexia Editor: Debbie Taylor Address: Mslexia Publications Limited, PO Box 656, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE99 1PZ Website: www.mslexia.co.uk About: Magazine for new women’s writing, containing many resources for budding writers. Email: [email protected] Frequency: quarterly
Title: The New Shetlander Editor: Laureen Johnson and Brian Smith Address: Voluntary Action Shetland, Market House, 14 Market Street, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0JP Website: www.shetland-communities.org.uk/subsites/vas/the-new-shetlander.htm About: The New Shetlander, reputedly Scotland's oldest literary magazine, is published quarterly by Voluntary Action Shetland. Email: [email protected] Frequency: quarterly
Title: The North Editor: Ann and Peter Sansom Address: The Poetry Business, Bank Street Arts, 32-40 Bank Street, Sheffield, S1 2DS About: The North is a literary magazine published twice a year by The Poetry Business, and is essential reading for anyone who loves contemporary poetry. Website: http://www.poetrybusiness.co.uk/north-menu Email: [email protected]
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Title: Northwords Now Editor: Kenny Taylor Address: The Editor, Northwords Now, Easter Brae, Culbokie, Dingwall, Ross-shire, IV7 8JU Website: http://www.northwordsnow.co.uk/ About: Northwords Now has been published in various formats and intends to give a voice to new writing from the Highlands. Free copies available in the library (while stocks last). Email: [email protected] Frequency: twice a year
Title: The One O’Clock Gun Editor: Craig Gibson About: Edinburgh-based literary periodical. Free copies available in the library (while stocks last). Email: [email protected]
Title: The Open Ear Editor: Erin Lynn Website: https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/seamus-heaney-centre/resources/TheOpenEar/ About: The Open Ear publishes new work by the students, staff and alumni of Queen's University Belfast Email: [email protected]
Title: Pain Editor: Vala Thorodds and Luke Allan Website: https://www.painpoetry.co.uk/ About: A print journal dedicated to new poetry and short, creative essays. Email: [email protected]
Title: Painted, Spoken and PS (prose supplement to Painted, Spoken) Editor: Richard Price Website: www.hydrohotel.net/mags.htm About: Painted, spoken is a magazine for contemporary poetry. It appears very occasionally and has a print run of 100 copies or less. Email: [email protected]
Title: Paisley Poems Editor: Hannah Wilson Website: https://paisleypoems.scot/ About: Paisley Poems is a biannual literary magazine featuring poetry with a connection to the town of Paisley in Scotland, whatever that connection may be. Email: [email protected]
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Title: PBS Bulletin Editor: Alice Mullen and Dave Isaac Website: https://www.poetrybooks.co.uk/pages/bulletin-archive About: Journal of the Poetry Book Society. Email: [email protected] Frequency: quarterly
Title: PN Review Editor: Michael Schmidt Address: 4th Floor, Alliance House, 30 Cross Street, Manchester M2 7AQ Website: www.pnreview.co.uk About: PN Review includes an editorial, letters, news and notes, articles, interviews, features, poems, translations, and a substantial book review section. Email: [email protected] Frequency: six times a year
Title: Poetry Ireland Review Editor: Eavan Boland Address: Poetry Ireland, 11 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1, D01 ND60 Website: www.poetryireland.ie/publications/poetry-review.html About: Published three times a year, the Review includes the work of both emerging and established Irish and international poets, essayists, critics and visual artists. Email: [email protected] Frequency: three times a year
Title: Poetry Ireland Trumpet – a Literary Pamphlet Editor: Paul Lenehan Address: Poetry Ireland, 11 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1, D01 ND60 Website: http://www.poetryireland.ie/publications/trumpet/current-issue/ About: Reviews, opinions and essays on poetry and the arts in a bite sized literary pamphlet. Email: [email protected]
Title: Poetry London Editor: Ahren Warner Address: Poetry London, The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford, London, SE8 4AG Website: www.poetrylondon.co.uk About: Poetry London is an arts charity and leading international poetry magazine where acclaimed contemporary poets share pages with exciting new names. Email: [email protected] Frequency: three times a year
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Title: Poetry News – newsletter of the Poetry society Address: The Poetry Society, 22 Betterton Street, London WC2H 9BX Website: http://poetrysociety.org.uk/publications-section/poetry-news/ About: Poetry News – the newspaper of The Poetry Society – is the very best way to keep in touch with the world of poetry. Frequency: quarterly
Title: The Poetry Reader Editor: Colin Waters Website: www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk About: The Scottish Poetry Library’s biannual publication, containing news on the poetry world in Scotland and beyond. Email: [email protected]
Title: Poetry Review Editor: Emily Berry Address: The Poetry Review, The Poetry Society, 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX Website: http://poetrysociety.org.uk/publication-categories/the-poetry-review/ About: A review journal from The Poetry Society. Email: [email protected] Frequency: quarterly
Title: Poetry Salzburg Review Editor: Wolfgang Görtschacher Address: Wolfgang Görtschacher, University of Salzburg, Department of English and American Studies, Erzabt-Klotz-Str. 1, 5020 Salzburg, Austria Website: www.poetrysalzburg.com About: Journal of English poetry published at the University of Salzburg. Email: [email protected] Frequency: twice a year
Title: Poetry Wales Editor: Nia Davies Address: Poetry Wales, 57 Nolton Street, Bridgend CF31 3AE Website: www.poetrywales.co.uk About: Poetry Wales is Wales’ foremost poetry magazine, publishing internationally respected contemporary poetry, features and reviews in its triannual print and digital magazine. Email: [email protected] Frequency: three times a year
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Title: The Poets’ Republic Editor: Neil Young Website: https://poetsrepublic.org/ About: The Poets’ Republic favour poetry that is irreverent, provocative and alive to great public debates – such as food banks, war, or independence – and shuns the insular or obscure. Email: [email protected]=
Title: Presence Editor: Ian Storr Address: 75 Glebe Rd Sheffield S10 1FB Website: www.haikupresence.org About: Presence is a haiku magazine, specialising in publishing high quality haiku, senryu, tanka, haibun and related poetry. Email: [email protected] Frequency: three times a year
Title: Pushing Out the Boat: new writing from the North East of Scotland Editor: Graeme Roberts Address: Pushing out the Boat, c/o 23 Ferryhill Place, Aberdeen, AB11 7SE Website: www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk About: Pushing Out the Boat, North-East Scotland’s unique literary and arts journal, publishes high- quality prose, poetry and art selected from a unique blend of the global and the local. Email: [email protected] Frequency: biennial with additional online editions
Title: RAUM Poetry Editor: Loll Junggeburth Address: 1/2, 28 White Street, Glasgow, G11 5RW Website: https://raumpoetry.com/ About: RAUM publish good, rigorous poetry in whatever form it comes. Email: [email protected]
Title: Reliquiae Editor: Autumn Richardson & Richard Skelton Website: https://www.corbelstonepress.com/reliquiae About: Reliquiae is a print journal that interleaves ecologically aware writing from the past and present, ranging from the ethnological to the philosophical, the lyrical to the visionary. Email: [email protected] Frequency: annual
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Title: The Rialto Editor: Michael Mackmin and Fiona Moore Address: The Rialto, PO Box 309, Aylsham, Norwich, NR11 6LN Website: www.therialto.co.uk About: Publishes fifty or so poems, an editorial and occasional, commissioned, prose pieces. Email: [email protected] Frequency: three issues per year
Title: Scottish Language Editor: Robert McColl Millar Address: School of Language & Literature, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UB, Website: http://asls.arts.gla.ac.uk/ScotLang.html About: Every year, Scottish Language publishes the best, latest research on Scotland’s languages and linguistics. Email: [email protected]
Title: Scottish Literary Review Editor: Professor Gerard Carruthers Address: Department of Scottish Literature, University of Glasgow, 7 University Gardens, Glasgow G12 8QH About: Scottish Literary Review is the premier journal of Scottish literature and literary studies. Website: http://asls.arts.gla.ac.uk/SLR.html Email: [email protected]
Title: Shearsman Editor: Tony Frazer Address: Shearsman Books Ltd, 50 Westons Hill Drive, Emersons Green, Bristol, BS16 7DF Website: http://www.shearsman.com/shearsman-magazine About: Journal of Shearsman Books. Email: [email protected]
Title: Sibila: revista de arte, música y literatura Editor: Patricia Ehrle Address: c/o Jamerdana, 3. 41004 Sevilla, Spain Website: www.sibila.org About: Spanish magazine of music and literature. Email: [email protected]
Title: Southlight Editor: Vivien Jones Website: www.southlight.ukwriters.net About: Scottish magazine, which welcomes submissions of poetry, short stories, black & white illustration and suggestions for critical essays. Email: [email protected]
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Title: Spam Editor: Denise Bonetti & Maebh Harper Website: https://spamzine.co.uk/about About: SPAM zine is a print publication of post-internet poetry. Email: [email protected] Frequency: irregular
Title: Strix Editor: SJ Bradley, Ian Harker, Andrew Lambeth Website: www.strixleeds.com About: Strix is a magazine of poetry and short fiction, launched in May 2017. Email: [email protected]
Title: The Tangerine Editor: Tara McEvoy Website: www.thetangerinemagazine.com About: A literary platform for new writers of poetry and short fiction but it also publishes writing with a journalistic bent Email: [email protected]
Title: War Poetry Review About: The Journal of the War Poets Association Website: www.warpoets.org Email: [email protected]
Title: The Wilfred Owen Association Journal Editor: Meg Crane Website: www.wilfredowen.org.uk About: Publishes work about Wilfred Owen or on themes relating to the history and literature of the Great War that are ‘in the spirit’ of Wilfred Owen. Email: [email protected] Frequency: twice a year
Title: Zarf Editor: Callie Gardner Website: http://zarfpoetry.tumblr.com/ About: ZARF is a quarterly magazine of new experimental poetry and a pamphlet press. Email: [email protected]
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