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We advise you always to put a return address on the outside of your envelope.

We welcome submissions of poetry:

• Send work by snail mail, not e-mail.

   

• Include either a stamped addressed envelope, or IRCs and an addressed envelope. Tell us if you don't need the copies back.

   

• Send up to 6 poems.

   

• Put your name and address on every sheet. Our office is full of pieces of paper, and things can slip astray of their moorings.

   

• We have no restrictions on subject matter or style, but remember we're a magazine of contemporary poetry. We have high editorial standards. We look for energy, imagination and technique.

   

• We try to reply within 6 weeks of receipt.

   

• Taking out a subscription won't affect your chances of publication. But it will win you our love and respect, and help to keep us afloat.

   

• We also need good critical articles and reviews to do with contemporary poetry. In first instance, just send us ideas, synopsis, etc.

   

• We are able to pay a small amount for contributions; how much depends on our financial status at the time.

Submission Address

Please send your submissions to the following address:

Submissions Department
The Poetry Business
The Studio
Byram Arcade
Westgate
Huddersfield
HD1 1ND