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
Call for Submissions to Issue 15 now closed
Thank you to all who have submitted. Entries will now be reviewed by our selection panels – they have a hard task ahead of them! Once the selection process is complete, successful submitters will be informed by email. Issue 15 will be published in Spring 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
- 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)
- Donnie Ross: Perceiving things differently (POTB, 14 Oct 2017)
News
- Call for submissions to Issue 15 is now closed
- 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.
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 ·
Wowzer! We are almost at 700 likes on our page! Please share our page with anyone you think would enjoy our magazine or be interested in submitting work (prose, poetry and artwork) to our next magazine (deadline Sunday 30th September). ... See MoreSee Less
September 12th ·
Is there no end to this man's talents? Not only a regular contributor of both prose and poetry to POTB, now he's venturing into art [as well as studio-building!]. If you're in the Huntly area during NEOS, this one is well worth a visit! Big congrats from POTB. ... See MoreSee Less
September 10th ·
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