We’re gearing up for our end-of-reading-period submissions surge.

The cut-off is on 30th September at midnight.

If you want your work to be considered for our May 2026 publication slot, now’s the time to get your ten-pager to us.

If you need more time, though, don’t worry. We will remain open for submissions after the cut-off.

Our next reading period runs from October to March 2026 - and the poet we choose will be published in November next year.

We’re cracking on with this exciting project from the pen (and pencil) of Christopher James (past winner of the National Poetry Prize and the Bridport Prize).

This time we’re trying something new - Kickstarter…

It’s not about funding the book. It’s about working out how many copies we should print. Gauging Kickstarter demand will help us get that print-run sizing spot on - a crucial decision when finances in the poetry publishing world are tight!

It’s also about creating a buzz around Chris’s project - a unique blend of sonnets and artwork, depicting each crew member from Shackleton’s ill-fated, but ultimately heroic and glorious, Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-17.

We are now accepting submissions throughout the year. For more information, please go to our Submissions page.

Our next cut-off for submissions will be September 2025, at which point we will select our longlist for this reading period. We'll shortlist five authors in October, one of whom will be published in the Spring next year.

NEW!! Due to our desire to give a voice to previously unpublished poets, we now operate a further cut-off at the end of each calendar year. We will choose the best previously-unpublished poet from all the submissions each year for publication in the following Summer. See our submissions page for more details on this.