Poetry

Please remember that the information on this page, and the listings of publishers that follow, is not intended as a definitive guide, but rather a starting point. It's simply impossible to keep everything up to date on a daily basis, so please do check websites and writers' handbooks where possible.

For much more information on petry publishers and agents (as well as comprehensive listings), consult the new editions of The Writer's Handbook or The Writers' and Artists' Yearbook - 2008 editions now available from Amazon.co.uk. Also available this year, a new, essential resource for writers and artists wanting to enter the highly competitive world of children's publishing: Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2008

Publishers of Poetry

JBWB Poetry Competition

UK Poetry Competitions

Poetry Magazines

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Poetry Writers' Yearbook 2008

Gwilym Williams

Gwilym Williams (see Poetry section of the JBWB website) now has his own highly readable blog. Even if you're only remotely interested in poetry, pay Gwil and his friends a visit - and enjoy. You can find the blog HERE.

Aireings Poetry Magazine

Aireings is now an e-zine and can be found at http://www.aireings.co.uk The editors, Lesley Quayle and Linda Marshall, welcome submissions of poetry, prose and short stories from authors.

'blackheath books'

Will consider any genre although they focus on 'beat' poetry. Your work should be irreverent and challenging yet reflect the commonality of existence. Ideally your work should be unpublished. Think ordinary, think amateur, think irreverent, think blackheath books! Email: grunt.blackheath@virgin.net for further information. Website: www.blackheathbooks.org.uk

WEARPURPLE Vending Poetry

Submissions from poets are also invited at any time to: http://www.wearpurple.co.uk/vendingpoetry/ Readers of poetry are also invited to rate the poems on an easy sliding scale from SUBLIME to STARVING (all read poems will be selected by the VENDING MACHINE, VEND-O-RAMA).

Poetry lovers will welcome the return of Stride Magazine after an absence of several years. Editor Rupert Loydell has resurrected the publication, and is keen to publish collections of (four or five) poems, short prose, critical articles, reviews, and poetry news. Submission can be by e-mail: submissions@stridemagazine.co.uk or by post to: Stride Magazine, 11 Sylvan Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 6EW. Visit the Website for further details: http://www.stridemagazine.co.uk/

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Writer's Market UK 2008