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Magma open poetry pamphlet competition 2024

Magma Open Poetry Pamphlet Competition 2024  Judged by Niall Campbell  Deadine: 1 July 2024  Welcome to our 2024 pamphlet competition, now open for entries.    “The pamphlet has allowed my words to find new lines of flight that I never dreamed possible.”   – Asim Khan, winner of the last Magma competition with Annihilation, PBS Spring Pamphlet…

Call for submission – Magma 90, Grassroots

The submissions window for ‘Grassroots’ is open from 1 – 31 March 2024. ** Grassroots What does Grassroots mean to you? Community? Activism? Environmentalism? Or something else? At a time of unprecedented global turmoil where our political elites struggle to deal with the pressing issues of the day – climate change, ongoing wars, and social…

2024 Pamphlet Competition

News of our 2024 pamphlet competition coming soon – watch this space.

Laurie Smith reviews Genevieve Carver, Toby Buckley and Jess Murrain

From Magma 87, Islands Read the review here: Laurie Smith reviews Genevieve Carver, Toby Buckley and Jess Murrain

Eric Yip reviews Mona Kareem, Charif Shanahan and Mary Jean Chan

From Magma 87, Island Read the review here: Eric Yip reviews Mona Kareem, Charif Shanahan and Mary Jean Chan

Oluwaseun Olayiwola reviews Nomenclature by Dionne Brand

From Magma 87, Islands Read the review here: Oluwaseun Olayiwola reviews Nomenclature by Dionne Brand

Call for submission — Magma 89, Performance

The submissions window for ‘Performance’ is open from 4 December 2023 –  4 January 2024. ** Performance All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts. – from Shakespeare’s As You Like It While broadly…

Magma Open Pamphlet Competition 2022

We are delighted to announce the publication of Annihilation, the stunning new pamphlet by Birmingham poet Asim Khan, and winner of our 2022 Pamphlet Competition. Order the pamphlet here!

Magma 2023/24 Poetry Competition

The Magma 2023/24 Poetry Competition is now open for entries in both categories. The Judge’s Prize – poems of 11 to 50 lines The Editors’ Prize – poems of up to 10 lines *** Magma’s 2023/24 poetry competitions are now open for your prize-winning long and short poems. We are very excited to announce that…

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