The submissions window for Black Bough's Christmas/Winter anthology opens from Wednesday 28 January to Sunday 1 February. (Early submissions were open for purchasers only). Black Bough are looking for 'evocative, atmospheric, distinctive, imagistic poems'. Info coming soon on their website here or Instagram.
Category: poetry magazines
Candlestick Press Christmas 2026 competition
Candlestick Press are holding a competition to gather submissions for their Christmas 2026 pamphlet. Entries must be on the theme of "Christmas party" and a maximum of 35 lines, including title and stanza breaks. Closing date is 14 February 2026. To enter, purchase a pamphlet from their website (£6.95 plus postage) between 1 January and … Continue reading Candlestick Press Christmas 2026 competition
And Other Poems submissions window open
Submissions of poetry are welcomed by Any Other Poems online magazine between 1 and 31st January. Poems must be previously unpublished, online or in print. Simultaneous submissions are accepted. AOP charge a fee of £2 per submission of up to four poems. Further details can be found here.
Anthropocene Magazine free submissions this month
Free submissions will be open for the whole of of December. Submissions will be read by the Guest Editor, Montreal-based poet, H.R. Link. Further details can be found on the Anthropocene website here

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