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 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.
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
- 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
- Issue 15 launched
- POTB Winter Newsletter
- Issue 13 now available to read online
- Check out our Useful Links page for literary organisations, publications, events and POTB contributors.
Over 70 at the Cults Over 50s Group (see what we did there?). That's the number of group members who enjoyed an afternoon of readings from the magazine by Pushing Out the Boat Issue 15 editor Martin Walsh and poet Sheila Reid this last week at Cults Kirk Centre; just part of Pushing Out the Boat's roots in its North-East community. Our next outing? Aberdeen's May Festival on the 26th of that month. Get it in your diary. Further details to appear here nearer the time. ... See MoreSee Less
April 21st ·
Writer, poets, artists ... some of the wonderful contributors to our 15th issue, launched on Sunday at the Phoenix Hall in Aberdeen. Take a peek inside (and order a copy!) on our website www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/issue-15/ ... See MoreSee Less
April 8th ·
Only a few days left to grab your tickets for our launch!
£10 for one person, or £15 for two people include a complimentary copy of POTB Issue 15 ,refreshments and an afternoon of storytelling and poetry reading from Issue 15 writers.
www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/ticket-sales/ ... See MoreSee Less
March 27th ·
Only a few days left to grab your tickets for our launch!
£10 for one person, or £15 for two people include a complimentary copy of POTB Issue 15 ,refreshments and an afternoon of storytelling and poetry reading from Issue 15 writers.
www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/ticket-sales/ ... See MoreSee Less
March 27th ·
Join us for the official launch of Issue 15. Be amongst the first to receive your own copy of the new magazine, view some of the original artwork and chat with the contributors and the POTB team over a drink and nibbles. Then enjoy a stimulating afternoon listening to writers reading poems and stories from Issue 15.
Doors open at 1.30pm for a 2.30pm start, aiming to finish by 5pm. TICKETS: £10 for one person, or £15 for two people include a complimentary copy of POTB Issue 15 and welcome/interval refreshments. Young people are very welcome but please note that the event is open only to those aged 12 and over. Tickets can be bought through the link above.
Since places are limited, tickets must be purchased in advance of the event. You will receive an email confirming your ticket purchase. Please print this email and bring it with you to the event where we will exchange it for your complimentary copy of Issue 15. ... See MoreSee Less
March 20th ·
Catch POTB luminary Granite Noir - Jan Simpson joined our illustrious Prose Selection Panel for upcoming Issue 15. Two chances to catch Jan, tomorrow (sat 23rd) 11.30am as part of the Northern Noir talk at the Lemon Tree www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/spoken-word/granite-noir-northern-noir-claire-macleary-an... and again at 3pm at the Central Library. ... See MoreSee Less
February 22nd ·
Submissions now open for Forward Prizes for Poetry!
www.forwardartsfoundation.org/2019-forward-prizes/ ... See MoreSee Less
February 1st ·
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 ·
Call for Submissions to Issue 15 is now closed - with thanks to all who have submitted. The record number of entries will now be reviewed by our selection panels – they have a hard task ahead of them! Issue 15 will be published in April 2019. ... See MoreSee Less
October 8th ·
Last minute reminder! Only one day left to submit your POTB15 entry. Deadline Sunday 30th September. ow.ly/cuJy30lMaq5 ... See MoreSee Less
September 29th ·
🐌 Only Two weeks to go to submit your work for POTB15. No need to rely on snail-mail and miss the deadline...our submission process is online and instant! 🐌 ow.ly/wQiZ30lMajM ... See MoreSee Less
September 16th ·
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