Pushing Out the Boat
- probably the best regional literary magazine in Scotland,
- high quality writing, with a unique blend of the local and the global.
- a thrilling place to be published alongside writers and artists from around the world
Duncan McLean
Duncan McLean
J Graeme Roberts
J Graeme Roberts
Mindy Grewar
Mindy Grewar
Magi Gibson
Magi Gibson
Esther Woolfson
Esther Woolfson
Alan Spence
Alan Spence
John Aberdein
John Aberdein
Wayne Price
Wayne Price
Christine de Luca
Christine de Luca
Isobel Murray
Isobel Murray
Tom Hammick
Tom Hammick
Issue 15 has landed!
Issue 15 was launched at the Phoenix Hall, Newton Dee Village on Sunday 7 April. A huge thank you to all who submitted to Issue 15 and to the team of volunteers who helped to make the magazine such a success. The number and standard of entries was the highest ever, resulting in what we believe to be our best magazine to date. If you submitted an entry but were unsuccessful, don’t be discouraged, the competition was fierce and we had to reject some very good work. Do try again next time round.
Read about the Launch in our latest blog post by Editor, Martin Walsh and enjoy some photos of the participants in our Launch Photo Gallery.
Our Magazines
You can read about POTB, and how we work, on the About POTB page. Our latest edition, POTB Issue 15, boasts an array of inspiring work by talented authors, poets and artists, from home and abroad, the first-time published beside old hands. You will find within its pages humour, pathos and drama in Doric, Scots and English, along with stimulating works of art. This Issue’s Foreword is by the award-winning Hebridean writer, artist and poet Ian Stephen; while the eye-catching cover is based on an image by Colin Brown, whose work, coincidently, was also selected for the cover of POTB Issue 1.
Click on the image below to take a peek.
Issue 15 can be purchased from our retail outlets or ordered from our online store.
After looking at Issue 15, why not browse through other editions of the magazine. Online versions of Issues 9 – 13 can be read in full and sample extracts from Issues 6 – 8 offer a flavour of earlier editions. Then visit our online shop where all editions of the magazine are available for purchase.
Step on board
The POTB Blog
- An Appreciation of Gerard Rochford (Judith Taylor, 6 Feb 2020)
- Coordinator/Project Manager opportunity (POTB Team, 13 Nov 2019)
- FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHT PATROL TO POTB (Ian Thewlis (aka Peter Sheal), 14 Oct 2019)
- POTB needs your help! (POTB Team, 19 Sep 2019)
- Pushing Out the Boat at Aberdeen University Mayfest (Roger White, 31 May 2019)
News
- Seasons Greetings from Pushing Out the Boat – POTB Winter Newsletter
- Boat-load of talented writers – P&J covers Issue 15 launch
- Launch Photo Gallery
- Issue 15 launched
- Issue 13 now available to read online
- Check out our Useful Links page for literary organisations, publications, events and POTB contributors.
A special POTB blog post honouring the life and work of Gerard Rochford, our co-founder. bit.ly/2UCMypO. ... See MoreSee Less
February 11th ·
Sharpen those pencils, dust off the keyboard! Submissions now open for Forward Prizes for Poetry 2020. ... See MoreSee Less
February 10th ·
Shoreline Of Infinity are looking for writing talent for their short story competition on the theme of Scotland 2030: bit.ly/2OhsiG7
Shoreline Of Infinity are also looking for stories and poems for Issue 18 which will be a #BAME (Black, Asian, and minority ethnic) special edition to be published in June 2020:
bit.ly/2u7oCA0
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February 1st ·
Join Kenneth Steven with violin accompaniment on Sunday 9th February for poetry readings in the auditorium of the Phoenix Community Centre from 7.30pm. Books and CDs will be on sale on the evening. 🎻📖 ... See MoreSee Less
January 31st ·
Poetry at Books and Beans in Aberdeen's Belmont Street is hosting a tribute to Gerard Rochford this evening from 6.30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Gerard, who died just before Christmas, was one of the co-founders of Poetry at Books and Beans, and of pamphlet publisher Koo Press. He encouraged many people into poetry, performance, and print, and he will be missed very much.
Books and Beans will be commemorating him with a reading of some of his poems, and their Open Mic as always. If you have a favourite poem of Gerard's, or a poem that reminds you of him, or that you owe to him, come along and read it, or any poem at all - he would have wanted to hear from you. Entry is free, but there will be a collection for the Cyrenians if you wish to contribute.
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January 30th ·
As Pushing Out the Boat emerges from its prolonged seasonal hibernation, it seems only appropriate to wish all our readers a belated Happy New Year and lots of good reading. The hedgehog agrees. 😉 (Image: CainieB on Wikimedia Commons) ... See MoreSee Less
January 16th ·
Plenty of reasons to visit Pushing Put the Boat’s old friends at Newton Dee in Aberdeen’s Bieldside – their store, café, bakery and gift shop where, if we say it ourselves, the latest issue of our magazine stars. Well, you can buy it there with lots of other starring gifts. Good coffee and cakes too! Monday 1200 to 1700, Tuesday to Saturday 1000 to 1700. www.newtondee.co.uk/ ... See MoreSee Less
December 15th ·
The Milton Art Gallery on the North Deeside Road at Crathes is always worth a trip, especially pre-Christmas. Browse and buy paintings, ceramics, jewellery, prints, bronzes, glass work and – you guessed – the latest issue of Pushing Out the Boat, a work of art in itself. They’re open every day.. www.miltonart.com/ ... See MoreSee Less
December 15th ·
‘The best bacon rolls in Aberdeen’ (Tripadvisor). Not to mention tea, coffee and scones. Oh, and the latest issue of Pushing Out the Boat magazine for sale to chew over. That’s the menu at Ferryhill Parish Church Coffee Shop every morning, Monday to Saturday at the junction of Fonthill Road and Polmuir Road. A warm and friendly place. Take away available too – for food/drink and magazine. ... See MoreSee Less
December 14th ·
Taking in a movie at Aberdeen’s Belmont Filmhouse? Why not take the chance to buy a copy of Pushing Out the Boat’s latest issue? Aberdeen’s best cinema stocks the North East’s best magazine of creative writing and visual art. This is just the trailer. Get the whole production at the Belmont.
www.belmontfilmhouse.com/ ... See MoreSee Less
December 13th ·
Fresh from recruiting our new editor, we're now looking for a Coordinator/Project Manager. Could that person be you? Read about this voluntary role on our website and e-mail us if you'd like to join our friendly team producing North-East Scotland’s magazine of new writing and the visual arts. www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/blog/… ... See MoreSee Less
November 13th ·
Aberdeen Artists Society held their AGM on Saturday 9 Nov - and a very amiable [& short] affair it was! POTB were delighted to be invited along, and given the opportunity to update our local artist friends on all things POTB - also ask them to feature our magazine in their 2020 exhibition in newly reopened Aberdeen Art Gallery. Our congratulation to another stalwart of North-East culture - and thanks for the lovely cakes! The perfect AGM? ... See MoreSee Less
November 13th ·
We're pleased to see the new political thriller 'Arabian Night Patrol' by Peter Sheal (writing as Ian Thewlis) published by SilverWood Books and available in Kindle and paperback editions from Amazon. A special affection for this one as the first chapter appeared in Pushing Out the Boat 14. It had to be good because like everything we publish it's assessed 'blind' for publication with no knowledge of who the author is. Peter/Ian says he's grateful for the confidence it gave him to carry on and complete his novel. You can read more about the book and its author's experiences in his blog on our website. www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/blog/#FROM%20THE%20ARABIAN%20NIGHT%20PATROL%20TO%20POTB ... See MoreSee Less
October 17th ·
It's #NationalPoetryDay. And what better place to start a poetical top-up than the poems available free to view from our current issue? PS Full magazine still available to order, as if you didn't know. www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/issue-15/ ... See MoreSee Less
October 3rd ·
Last chance Sunday 22 September to pick up a Pushing Out the Boat magazine when you visit Kevin Andrew Morris's open studios event at the Potarch Fishing Hut anytime 12-5. His current work exhibited concerns his grandfather who was a Ghillie as part of the Ballogie Estate, Well worth a visit if you're anywhere near Deeside. View his NEOS entry at www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk/artists/2019-1193-kevin-morris/ ... See MoreSee Less
September 21st ·
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