Magma holds two poetry competitions each year: the Judge’s Prize for poems of 11 to 50 lines, which was judged this year by Rishi Dastidar, and the Editors’ Prize for poems up to 10 lines, which was judged by a…
JUDGE: Marjorie Lotfi DEADLINE: 1 July 2026 To have a pamphlet published by a magazine I’ve admired for its risk and innovation is humbling but richly rewarding. – Michael Greavy, winner of the last Magma competition with The Man…
There is a continuous, mutual impact between the Antarctic and our daily lives, yet the majority of us will never physically be there. Imagined centuries before it was discovered, Antarctica is an idea as much as a geographical place. Owned…
In our new bi-monthly feature, Magma Editors share their reflections on current art taking place across the UK Magma board members have always been deeply engaged with different forms of art over the years, as editors and individual poets. Some…
From Magma 93, Liberation Read the review here: Godelieve de Bree reviews Amaan Hyder, Shash Trevett, and Helen Ivory
From Magma 93, Liberation Read the review here: Elontra Hall reviews Fiona Benson, Antony Vahni Capildeo and Brittany Rogers
From Magma 93, Liberation Read the review here: Helen Bowell reviews Luke Morgan, Hugo Williams and Oksana Maksymchuk
From Magma 93, Liberation Read the review here: Dfiza Benson reviews Bei Dao and Kathleen Jamie
Magma Selected highlights a single poet who is emerging or whose work deserves to be better known, allowing us to publish a wider selection of poems. Our Selected Poet for Magma 93 is Syed Kabeer Hassan and we are delighted to…
Co-edited by Leo Boix and Stav Poleg * This forthcoming issue of Magma grows out of our collaboration with architecture scholars which began during a conference at Christ’s College, University of Cambridge in Spring 2025. The conference, Poetic Spatial Writing,…
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