Poem and Interview: Scarlett Sabet
January 17, 2023
“What is happening in Iran is heart-breaking, and this poem is testament to that, it is also paying homage to my Father and my Persian heritage, of which I’m so proud.”
features
What the wounded heart attempts – review: The Illustrated Woman, by Helen Mort
January 4, 2023
“I’ll state up front: I love Helen Mort’s poetry. Her writing is taut, lyrical, kind, brave, intelligent, beautiful.”
The Fish, by Joanna Stubbs – Review
December 22, 2022
“If Stubbs set out explore how humans have the capacity to worry about ‘big existential events’ when they also face everyday problems, she has succeeded.”
PJ Harvey Reads Orlam at Conway Hall
December 8, 2022
Harvey inhabits the farm, then the woods, building the world for the audience as she goes.
blog
In Praise of the Short Novel by Craig Smith
March 10, 2022
Blog: “Shorter fiction allows me to range wider and to experiment more in my reading…”
Blog: Our new Poetry Editors Golnoosh Nour and Matthew Bates
July 12, 2021
Blog: Our new Poetry Editors introduce themselves.
Blog: Landing Smiles (Pt. 4)
April 21, 2021
Blog: Before starting my MA, I’d never felt the pressure of an expectant blank page…
Blog: Meet Our New Creative Non-fiction Editor
March 1, 2021
Blog: Creative nonfiction demands a balance between factual information and literary technique.
Blog: Landing Smiles (Pt. 3)
February 25, 2021
Continuing her series, Lizzie Hubbard writes about studying a creative writing degree remotely during a pandemic.
Blog: reading journey
December 17, 2020
Miki Lentin shares how he came to enjoy reading and the books that forged this relationship.
Blog: Reading
December 10, 2020
Jess Sturman-Coombs shares her reading journey and the stories that have stayed with her.
Blog: Landing Smiles (Pt. 2)
December 1, 2020
Continuing her series, Lizzie Hubbard writes about studying a creative writing degree remotely during a pandemic.
Blog: Libraries
November 26, 2020
Liz Bolton shares her experience of libraries and what the future may hold in the current climate.
Blog: Landing Smiles
November 5, 2020
In a new series, Lizzie Hubbard writes about studying a creative writing degree remotely during a pandemic.
Blog: Cheltenham Literary Festival
October 29, 2020
Lyndsey Garrett reviews her experience of the Cheltenham Literary Festival.
submissions
Our submissions are now closed.
The theme for this round is Fight or Flight.
As always, we accept poetry, short fiction, and creative non-fiction from UK-based writers.
We highly encourage underrepresented writers to enter.
The deadline is Friday, November 6th at 5 pm.
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