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
Magi Gibson
Magi Gibson
Esther Woolfson
Esther Woolfson
Tom Hammick
Tom Hammick
Christine de Luca
Christine de Luca
Duncan McLean
Duncan McLean
John Aberdein
John Aberdein
Mindy Grewar
Mindy Grewar
Isobel Murray
Isobel Murray
Wayne Price
Wayne Price
J Graeme Roberts
J Graeme Roberts
Alan Spence
Alan Spence
Call for Submissions to Issue 16 now open
Pencils, pens, brushes and keyboards at the ready! Submissions of writing and artwork are invited to Issue 16 of Pushing Out the Boat, North-East Scotland’s acclaimed magazine of prose, poetry and visual arts, to be published in Spring 2020.
The closing date is 30 September but early submissions are greatly appreciated. The Pushing Out the Boat team look forward to receiving your entries and we wish you good luck!
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
- Martin Walsh and Freda Hasler – a tribute (Judy Taylor and Lily Greenall, 30 May 2020)
- Introducing Lily Greenall, the new POTB Editor (Martin Walsh, 5 Mar 2020)
- 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)
News
- Call for submissions to issue 16
- Issues 9 – 14 now available to read online
- NEOS wins Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
- 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
- Check out our Useful Links page for literary organisations, publications, events and POTB contributors.
Pencils, pens, brushes and keyboards at the ready?
We are pleased to announce that SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN for Issue 16 for publication in Spring 2021. For details and instructions on how to register and submit material, plus read about the magazine, go to: www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/submissions/
See our Hints and Tips on submitting at: www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/hints-and-tips/
Submissions close 30 September 2020. Feel free to share! ... See MoreSee Less
July 1st ·
Aberdeen Artists Society's virtual show 'Coming Home' is now available to view in an online gallery aberdeenartistssociety.co.uk/exhibition-open/ .The AAS is another well-established group on the NE arts scene and their online gallery is an interesting innovative approach in the time of corona restrictions, perhaps one other art organisations may have to consider. It is fundamental that we continue to support the arts during these difficult times. ... See MoreSee Less
June 23rd ·
We have your summer reading covered! Issues 9-14 now available free on our website 👉 www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/our-magazines/ ... See MoreSee Less
June 22nd ·
Congratulations to North East Open Studios (NEOS) . We are thrilled to hear that NEOS have been awarded a Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. bit.ly/2BnU3t2. NEOS and POTB are long-standing partners both dedicated to the cultural life of the North-east of Scotland. Many congratulations from the POTB team. 👏😃👏 ... See MoreSee Less
June 3rd ·
The ship has sailed for Freda & Martin!
Read our farewell and tribute to Martin Walsh and Freda Hasler on their retirement in March- bit.ly/2Av8evS
Can you believe they have been with POTB for 15 years helping to produce 10 issues!? 👏👏🛥 ... See MoreSee Less
June 1st ·
Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe.
We are pleased to announce that we have placed the whole electronic version of POTB Issue 14 on our website in an easy-to-read format. www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/issue-14-online/
The magazine is packed full of prose, poetry and visual art. Add this to your #lockdownreading list!
Best wishes,
POTB Team ... See MoreSee Less
May 22nd ·
Introducing our new editor, Lily Greenall who comes to us via the University of Aberdeen and the Isle of Lewis. She is a writer herself and has edited the university’s own creative writing magazine, Causeway/Cabhsair. She’s an ideal fit for POTB and we are so pleased to have her on board 🙂
Read more about Lily in our Ed (retiring Martin Walsh) meets Ed (Lily) blog on our website: www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/blog/#Introducing%20Lily%20Greenall,%20the%20new%20POTB%20Editor ... See MoreSee Less
March 9th ·
Pushing Out the Boat was saddened to learn of the recent death of contributor William Mackenzie. You can see his exquisite water colour of horse chestnut foliage in our recent Issue 15. William was present at the launch with the original of his work. A retired science teacher from Edinburgh, he also worked in acrylics and specialised in landscapes, abstracts based on his professional background, and botanical illustrations. Our sympathies go to his family. ... See MoreSee Less
March 7th ·
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.
(Apologies for late notice of this event) ... See MoreSee Less
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 16th ·
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