**UPDATED 28-4-16 – new listings in red, with thanks to those who have contributed.**
Many UK poetry magazines have now adopted the ‘submissions window’ model, and it can be tricky to keep track. I’ve started making a note of these, and also those that welcome submissions all year round, and thought you might find it of interest. I may even keep it updated (but I can’t promise!)
It’s not an exhaustive list by any means – if you know the submissions details of others, please do add them in the comments – thanks. There’s quite a wide range of styles and tastes represented here – I’ll leave it to you to do the research as to whether your work will fit a particular publication – if you’re new to submitting I do recommend reading a copy first!
NB – the links take you directly to the relevant page about submissions (where possible) so you can check all the guidelines.
Acumen – open all year (thanks to Rebecca Gethin)
Ambit – February 1 – April 1 & Sept 1 – Nov 1
Butcher’s Dog – currently closed, keep an eye on website
Carillon – send any time
The Frogmore Papers – April 1 – 30 & October 1 – 31
The Interpreter’s House – October, February & June
Orbis – submit any time (thanks to Aidan Baker)
Lunar Poetry – submit any time (thanks to Alice)
South Bank Poetry – submit any time (thanks to Peter Raynard)
Envoi – February, May & October
Poems in Which – open all year (thanks to Peter Raynard)
Poetry Salzburg Review – submit any time
Poetry Scotland – submit any time
Poetry Wales – submit any time
Popshot – next window opens June 1st 2016
The High Window – currently open until July 31st 2016 (thanks to Peter Raynard)
Structo Magazine – unclear, but currently closed to submissions (thanks to Peter Raynard)
Gutter Magazine – window recently closed, keep an eye on website (thanks to Peter Raynard)
The Stinging Fly – window re-opens in the summer
Tender – unclear, keep any eye on website (Thanks to Fiona Larkin) – window just closed 22/4, sorry!
The London Magazine – submit any time
Long Poem Magazine – next submission month is June 2016
New Welsh Review – unclear, but submissions currently open
New Walk Magazine – submit any time
Three magazines from Indigo Dreams:
Reach Poetry, The Dawn Treader, Sarasvati – all open all year (thanks to Ronnie Goodyer)
Wasafiri – submit any time
Shearsman – March & September
Under the Radar – 14 March – 30 April, 14th July – 30 August, 14 Nov – 30 Dec
Bare Fiction – varies, sign up for the newsletter to be kept informed of deadlines (you also get a free PDF copy of Issue 1 when you sign up)
Agenda – varies, sign up for the newsletter to be kept informed of windows
Magma – deadlines at end of January, March & September. (They call them ‘contributions’ rather than ‘submissions’ which I rather like!)
Tears in the Fence – unclear, but open now
The North – unclear, but open now
Lighthouse – open all year but they have deadlines – connect on Facebook or Twitter to hear of them
Antiphon – submit any time
Ink Sweat & Tears – submit any time
Obsessed with Pipework – submit any time
The Poetry Review – submit any time
The Rialto – submit any time
Prole – submit any time
Brittle Star – submit any time
Poetry London – submit any time
The Moth – submit any time
PN Review – submit any time
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44 COMMENTS
john foggin
5 years agobrilliant. thanks for the work on all our behalfs. or behalves
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORNo worries, thanks for stopping by John.
J V Birch
5 years agoThis is invaluable. Thanks Robin
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORYou’re welcome!
Ray Hearne
5 years agoVery helpful Robin. Thank you.
Peter Kenny
5 years agoReally useful Robin. Ta 🙂
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORCheers Peter…
Pam Thompson
5 years agoThanks Robin. This is really useful.
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORYou’re welcome Pam. Looks like this is a popular post, I’ll have to keep it updated now!
Tom Wiggins
5 years agoA very handy thing to have. Thanks for posting!
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORHi Tom, thanks for commenting 🙂
Ronnie Goodyer
5 years agoThree other great magazines!
Reach Poetry – Monthly: Submit any time
The Dawntreader – Themed Quarterly: Submit any time
Sarasvati – Quarterly: Submit any time
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORHi Ronnie and thanks for those additions! I’ll add them with links when I update the post.
Ronnie Goodyer
5 years agoHere are links in case it helps Robin. Thanks and our Good Wishes, Ronnie & Dawn
http://www.indigodreams.co.uk/reach-poetry/4563791643
http://www.indigodreams.co.uk/the-dawntreader/4563791666
http://www.indigodreams.co.uk/sarasvati/4563791846
Heather Walker
5 years agoThanks, very useful.
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORThank you Heather 🙂
Penny Shutt
5 years agoThis is really handy Robin – thanks for compiling!
I don’t usually get round to submitting to journals as I’ve been in the habit of using a booklet free with writing magazine of competitions and just open it up at the end of each month, until I realised how much I’m spending each month entering all these comps so I think it’s time to start submitting to places that are free to submit to and that I enjoy reading! Thanks again! xx
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORHi Penny, great to hear from you! Yes, the comp game can be a tad expensive, even if you do notch up the odd win (actually that makes it more addictive – ha ha!) It’s a great idea to support the journals, they tend to be run as a labour of love… 🙂
Rebecca Gethin
5 years agoNice to have it one place. Thanks so much. Here’s another to add: Acumen http://www.acumen-poetry.co.uk/
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORGreat, thanks Becky – do you know if they have a window?
Peter Raynard
5 years agoThis is great Robin. You are a star! You could add these ones:
Poems in Which edited by Amy Key, Rebecca Perry, Alex Macdonald and others. https://poemsinwhich.com/about/ Open year round. Issue 9 just out.
The High Window just launched, open for Sept issue (deadline 31st July), http://thehighwindowpress.com/submissions/
Structo magazine: currently open, http://structomagazine.co.uk/submissions/
Gutter magazine: 17 April deadline for Issue 15, http://www.guttermag.co.uk/submissions/
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORBrilliant! Thanks Peter 🙂
Alice
5 years agoLunar Poetry is back have a year long break. Bi-monthly so submit any time I guess! https://lunarpoetryblog.wordpress.com/category/submissions/
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORThank you Alice!
Cathy Thomas-Bryant
5 years agoThis is brilliant! Many thanks, Robin.
Lucy White
5 years agoThank you very much for this resource, timely and welcome affirmation!
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORThanks for leaving comments, Cathy & Lucy, much appreciated.
Jill Fricker
5 years agoReally generous of you to share this Robin – thank you!
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORYou’re welcome Jill!
Steven Critelli
5 years agoThanks Robin. This is really a very nice gift to the poetry community.
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORThanks for your kind words, Steven.
Peter Raynard
5 years agoSouth Bank Poetry – submit any time http://southbankpoetry.co.uk/submityourpoetry/
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORThanks Peter, I will add when I do an update!
Mike Bell
5 years agoJust popped up – thanks Robin -!
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORCheers Mike! Nice to see you here 🙂
Christine Michael
5 years agoThank you Robin; this is a wonderful resource.
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORYou’re welcome Christine, I will try to keep it updated.
Hilaire
5 years agoAdding my Thanks to the chorus! And I also like Magma’s use of ‘contributions’ rather than ‘submissions’ – not that I’ve managed to contribute for quite some time!
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORHa ha! Me neither, Hilaire 🙂
Aidan Baker
5 years ago_Orbis_ takes submissions at any time. Poets published in _Orbis_ are asked to hold back for a year before submitting any further work.
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORThanks Aidan, I will add this when I do an update.
Fiona Larkin
5 years agoThanks very much for this, Robin, so helpful! Tender is another online journal, accepting submissions until 22nd April http://www.tenderjournal.co.uk/submittotender.
Robin Houghton
5 years ago AUTHORThanks for that, Fiona!
Stephen Bone
5 years agoStepaway Magazine takes submissions at any time.
Many thanks.