Magazines for Writers

Here's a list of magazines for writers in the UK. I wish it was longer, but writers' magazines seem to be thin on the ground.

Writers' News & Writing Magazine
Print magazine. Two magazines for the price of one! Writers' News has news, markets both in the Uk and around the world, competitions, Help Line page answering your questions and an eclectic collection of snippets. Writing Magazine has articles oin all aspects and genres of writing, plus interviews with top flight authors. Visit the site.

Orbis is a long-standing quarterly international literary journal, based in the UK, and edited by Carole Baldock. Associate editor (Book Reviews): Nessa O'Mahony.

In every issue: poems, prose, articles, reviews, letters, featured writer section.
Plus the Orbis Poetry Index: magazine reviews, news items, competition listings.

Poems from the magazine are submitted annually to the Pushcart Prize in America and the UK’s Forward Prize; over the past couple of years, the following have been selected for the Forward Book of Poetry:

'Jury', by Mary MacRae, joint winner of the Orbis 138 Readers Award; 'I Filled the Bath with Coty L’Aimant', by Ros Barber, joint winner of the Orbis 126 Readers Award.

Although few UK Small Press publications are able to offer feedback, Orbis provides proofs with editorial suggestions. It's also one of the few magazines to offer payment, via the Readers’ Award (results and readers’ feedback in each issue): £50 for the piece receiving the most votes, plus £50 between four runners-up.

Submissions By post: Four poems; two prose pieces (500-1000 words). Please enclose SAE with ALL correspondence. Overseas: 2 IRCs. Via email, Overseas only: two poems/one piece of prose in body – no attachments

Copies of Orbis may be perused online at the Poetry Library website: poetrymagazines.org.uk Full guidelines and more information here kudoswriting

Short Story Radio Online Magazine
Shortstoryradio.com was created with the aim of promoting the short story genre and writer. Since its launch two years ago, Short Story Radio has had tens of thousands of visitors from around the globe, including throughout the English speaking world, as well as countries such as India, Iran and Vietnam. The latest additions to our website are our online Short Story Magazine and Short Story Competition. shortstoryradio.com/

The Reader

The Reader Organisation exists to promote the good in literature, with the belief that reading can be serious and fun, life-enhancing and creative for everyone. We run four distinct but connected programmes:

        Participation in our outreach projects - including Get Into Reading

        Publication of The Reader magazine;

        Promotion of high quality live literature events.

        Research and Development into reading and health and reading practice. More here...

Scriptwriter Magazine
Print magazine. Articles, masterclasses, industry comment and more. Endorsed by Dominic Minghella, creator/writerBBC's Robin Hood and ITV's Doc Martin, it is published bi-monthly. Visit the site.

The New Writer
The New Writer is a bi-monthly magazine established in 1996 which publishes the best in fact, fiction and poetry; packed full of market information, with a monthly email Newsletter included in the subscription package, administers annual Prose & Poetry Prizes. In every issue you'll find original short stories, a showcase for new poetry, articles, book reviews, market information, news and readers' views. It's aimed at anyone with a serious intent to develop their writing to meet the expectations of today's editors. Visit the site.

Flair News

Published every two months, Flair News is the A5 magazine of Flair For Words created and produced by Cass and Janie Jackson up there in the flatlands of Lincolnshire. Lots of great stuff every issue on a wide variety of writing topics. If you don't find this friendly, down-to-earth little publication an excellent source of practical help and inspiration, I'll eat my typewriter. No website, but you can e-mail them for details at Flair for Words or write to: Flair For Words, 48 The Meadows, Trusthorpe, Lincs LN12 2QP.

Writers' Digest
US based publication. Six issues per year and an excellent website to boot. Subscriptions outside the US cost around £15.00 at the time of writing. Free sample copy available.

Young Writer

This is great! After an absence of about a year (at the time of writing this) Young Writer magazine is back. They say it is "a high-quality magazine published in January, April and August of each year. It is an international platform for writing by children and young people up to the age of 18. It is also full of Tips, Ideas and Prizes! If you enjoy writing or would like to enjoy it, this magazine is for you!"

Published three times per year with a subscription price of £10.00 which includes postage if you live in the UK. It looks like a highly entertaining publication and includes competitions for young people. Take a look

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