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Literary magazines • short fiction
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Aesthetica |
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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. |
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www.aestheticamagazine.com |
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Ambit |
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magazine prints original poetry, short fiction, art and reviews - all unsolicited. See website for submission guidelines. |
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www.ambitmagazine.co.uk |
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Areté |
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is a stylish arts tri-quarterly magazine featuring a wealth of literary ‘big names’ that includes fiction, poetry, prose, reportage and views. |
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www.aretemagazine.com |
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Banipal |
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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. |
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www.banipal.co.uk |
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The Black Mountain Review |
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publishes poetry, prose and critical writing from Northern Ireland and further afield. |
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www.blackmountainreview.com |
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Bonfire |
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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. |
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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/fandango.virtual/bonfire/index.html |
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Brittle Star |
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is committed to championing new writers and publishes poetry, fiction, interviews and essays. |
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www.brittlestar.org.uk |
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Carillon |
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is a small, eclectic magazine publishing 3 times a year with new poetry, prose and reviews from the book world. |
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www.carillonmag.co.uk |
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Chapman |
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is a quarterly magazine that provides a forum for poetry, fiction, criticism, review and debate for those interested in contemporary Scottish writing. |
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www.chapman-pub.co.uk |
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Chimera |
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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. |
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www.chimeramagazine.co.uk |
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Chroma |
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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. |
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www.chromajournal.co.uk |
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Cutting Teeth |
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is a biannual publication committed to the best of new Scottish writing. Both poetry and prose submissions accepted, but work must be previously unpublished. |
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www.cuttingteeth.org |
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Dream Catcher |
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is commited to publishing all kinds of writing, from poetry and short stories to film manuscripts. Photography and illustrations are also featured. |
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32 Queen's Road, Barnetby-le-Wold, North Lincolnshire, DN38 6JH |
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Dreams That Money Can Buy |
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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. |
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www.dreamsthatmoneycanbuy.co.uk |
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The Edge |
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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'. |
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www.theedge.abelgratis.co.uk |
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Edinburgh Review |
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was founded in 1802 and is Scotland's leading journal of ideas, publishing essays, short stories, poetry and reviews. It welcomes unsolicited material. |
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www.englit.ed.ac.uk/edinburghreview |
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Fire magazine |
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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. |
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www.poetical.org/fire/index.htm |
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Frogmore Papers |
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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. |
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www.frogmorepress.co.uk |
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G H I » |
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Granta |
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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. |
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www.granta.com |
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Interzone |
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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. |
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www.ttapress.com/IZ.html |
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The Interpreter’s House |
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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 |
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Merryn Hemp, 19 The Paddox, Squitchey Lane, Oxford OX2 7PN
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Keystone |
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is a magazine with eclectic tastes which publishes poetry, prose, reviews, essays and translations from Britain and abroad. They seek new writers, but have also managed to attract well known poets. About to relaunch January 2007. |
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www.pennedinthemargins.co.uk/keystone |
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Lamport Court |
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publishes new poetry and fiction in just about equal measure, along with some art. Submissions welcome across the range. |
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www.lamportcourt.blogspot.com |
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Liar Republic |
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publishes fiction, poetry, journalism and photography by those who work 'from the fault lines, rather than the safe confines of the observation platform.' |
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Paul Summers, Ian Dowson, c/o 9 Moyle Terrace, Hobson, Burnopfield, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE16 6EQ |
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The London Magazine |
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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. |
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www.thelondonmagazine.net |
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M N O » |
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Midnight Street |
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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. |
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www.midnightstreet.co.uk |
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Open Wide |
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started life as an online magazine but has since ventured into the world of print, publishing 'high octane, avant garde, underground and alternative writing and poetry', film and music reviews and interviews. |
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www.openwidemagazine.co.uk |
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Orbis |
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is a quarterly journal containing news, reviews, views, letters, features, prose and quite a lot of poetry. |
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Carole Baldock, 17 Greenhow Avenue, West Kirby, Wirral, Cheshire, CH48 5EL |
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The Orphan Leaf Review |
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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. |
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www.orphanleaf.co.uk |
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Pen Pusher Magazine |
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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. |
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www.penpushermagazine.co.uk |
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Planet |
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is a bi-monthly magazine covering the arts, culture and politics in Wales and beyond. Each issue features one story and 8-10 poems. |
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www.planetmagazine.org.uk |
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Quality Women’s Fiction (QWF) |
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is a short-story magazine for women by women that pushes the boundaries of women’s fiction. A bi-monthly publication. |
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www.qwfmagazine.co.uk |
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Sable LitMag |
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publishes fiction, poetry, memoirs and essays by writers of colour. The website also provides training and proffessional development for writers. |
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www.sablelitmag.org |
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Scarlet |
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is a monthly glossy publishing erotic writing for women, including journaism and erotic fiction. |
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iwww.scarletmagazine.co.uk |
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Scifantastic |
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is a brand new magazine printing science fiction, fantasy and horror stories, but they insist that quality of writing is far more important than the ability to be wacky or eccentric. |
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www.scifantasticmag.co.uk |
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Scribble Quarterly |
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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. |
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www.parkpublications.co.uk |
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The Seeker: a Glasgow Literary Review |
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is a new quarterly magazine for the discerning 'but not downright fussy' reader. Includes poetry, prose and artilcles in any old field you like. |
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www.glasgowseeker.com |
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Smoke |
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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. |
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www.windowsproject.demon.co.uk |
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Spiked |
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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. |
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www.spiked-magazine.co.uk |
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The Stinging Fly |
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is a magazine for Irish and international writers, publishing poetry, short stories, reviews and creative non-fiction. |
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www.stingingfly.org |
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Stride magazine |
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is an eclectic ‘gathering’ of new poetry, short prose, articles, news, and reviews – and whatever takes the editor’s fancy. |
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www.stridemagazine.co.uk |
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Wasafiri |
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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. |
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www.wasafiri.org |
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