Poetry submission windows that are open right now

Poetry submission windows that are open right now - June 2019

If ever there was a time that we needed dreams and visions to help us lay the foundations for our changing future it's now!

The politicians are not doing enough for the climate emergency we're facing (big up to Scotland for doing more than some, but it's still not enough).

The far right are being given power by the electorate, as if they had legitimate opinions or something, but hooray for the greens and lefties making gains too.

The Great Bloviator, Donald Trump has been invited to visit our shores where he's stirring his hateful pot, and slagging off Meghan Markle. Rude. Let us hope the Queen's brooch game is strong, or perhaps she'll just wear a 'Nasty Woman' badge (here's a rather lovely one)?

So, in the face of this, if your poetry game is strong, or if you just want to push yourself to get your poetry out there here are just some of the submission windows for poetry that are currently open:

Magazines:

Spitball Magazine - NEW Scottish Magazine. See info here. Open to 1st July
The Bitchin Kitsch
Lucent Dreaming (to 30th June) - theme is Sedition (see also competitions)
Product Magazine (to 7th June)
Briars Lit (to 20th June) - theme is Nature

Free competitions:

I'll Show You Mine - closes 10th June
Lucent Dreaming - closes 30th June - theme is sedition (see also magazines)

If you've got a pamphlet ready to go you could try:

Against the Grain Press (open June only)
Arc Publications (open June only)
Red Squirrel Press (there's a queue)

If you're submitting stuff, remember to get familiar with what the potential publisher likes, and what they stand for first, or you might as well just throw your poetry through an actual window and wait for someone else to pick it up.

This post has been written whilst listening to Daniel Ash, and interrupted by helping my daughter find the vlogging station on The Sims 4

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