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
Issue 15 is in production
A huge thank you to all who submitted to Issue 15. Once again the standard of entries was extremely high, resulting in a difficult but enjoyable challenge for our selection panels. The choice of entries for publication has now been made and successful contributors have been informed by email. If you submitted an entry, you can check its status by logging in and following the link to My POTB.
The production team is now working hard on the editing, design and layout, leading to the publication of Issue 15 in April 2019.
Our Magazines
You can read about POTB, and how we work, on the About POTB page. Our current edition, POTB Issue 14, has been described as a ‘beautifully produced treasure house of new writing and art’. It boasts an array of inspiring work from talented authors, poets and artists, introduced by a glowing Foreword by novelist and poet Wayne Price and artist Tom Hammick’s personal inspiration for the image on which the eye-catching cover is based.
Click on the image below to take a peek.
Issue 14 can be purchased from our retail outlets or ordered from our online store.
After looking at Issue 14, 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
- A Seasonal Bouquet from Pushing Out the Boat (Roger White, 19 Nov 2018)
- Editing POTB: a peek behind the scenes (Roger White, 1 Aug 2018)
- Pushing Out the Boat Reading Event at Books and Beans (Roger White, 2 May 2018)
- Gallery of Young Artists' Work (POTB, 13 Feb 2018)
- Hannah Kunzlik: I rewrote Matilda at the age of six (POTB, 9 Jan 2018)
News
- Selection of contributions for publication in Issue 15 is now complete
- Seasons Greetings – POTB Christmas Newsletter
- Issue 13 now available to read online
- Issue 14 Launch photos
- Check out our Useful Links page for literary organisations, publications, events and POTB contributors.
Happy New Year from all at POTB! We hope that 2019 will prove creative & rewarding, and bring you all you wish for.
Our valiant panels have completed the nigh-impossible task of choosing contributions to Issue 15, & our website is updated to advise submitters of outcomes. The Team are now hard at work editing and designing the new magazine - but the cognoscenti among you will know that we still continue trying to find space for one or two more pieces. So if you were unsuccessful in the first cut, who knows – perhaps yours might be a lucky one moved from the long to the short list? Fingers crossed! ... See MoreSee Less
January 7th ·
A date for your brand new 2019 diaries! Join John Bolland he debuts his collection Fallen Stock as part of StAnza, Scotland's International Poetry Festival. John is the Convenor of our Prose Panel for POTB Issue 15, our next magazine edition.
stanzapoetry.org/festival/events/book-launch-fallen-stock ... See MoreSee Less
December 12th ·
A little gift to you... our Christmas newsletter.
www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/news/ ... See MoreSee Less
December 10th ·
Last minute reminder not to miss CULTURE CAFE at the Belmont Cinema, with poet ROBIN ROBERTSON
on Wed. 21 November at 1.30pm
Robin Robertson is from the north-east of Scotland and is one of the finest and most influential of contemporary poets. He has published six books of poetry and received a number of accolades, including the Petrarca-Preis, the E.M. Forster Award, the Roehampton Prize, a Cholmondeley Award and all three Forward Prizes. His most recent work - The Long Take - has rightly been hailed as a masterpiece. . Brilliant and unforgettable,
THE LONG TAKE was shortlisted for this year's MAN BOOKER PRIZE, & has just been named winner of the prestigious GOLDSMITH’S AWARD. ... See MoreSee Less
November 20th ·
🍂New POTB blog post now available on the theme of seasonal change (autumn into winter). www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/blog/#A 🍂 ... See MoreSee Less
November 20th ·
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