PUSHING OUT THE BOAT

. . . sharp-eyed, open minded . . . helping to launch the careers of many new writers and to publish high quality work by established writers

…a high quality magazine like Pushing Out the Boat encourages and enables North-East writers and artists to bring their best work to the attention of a wide and discerning audience…

Well-produced, nicely balanced... one of the most attractive magazines of its kind in Scotland, providing an important forum for new poetry and prose

... a fantastic magazine ... essential for highlighting and enriching local culture. I’m a huge fan of literary publications and the work within POTB is of such high standard.

Its standards remain exceptionally high, and format makes it a delight to handle

. . . it continues to delight in its eclectic range of literary and visual contributions and in the care with which it is produced

... more than just another literary magazine ... its 14 issues comprise an extraordinary and beautifully produced treasure house of new writing and art.

It has expanded its horizons while maintaining the tone and savour of place which has always made it unique.

. . . a fantastic and quality showpiece for art and new literature from the North East of Scotland

a visual feast across beautiful artworks and well-crafted images of language which has much to be savoured throughout.

Seafaring and mindfaring are vital to our city: more power to the elbows of those who push out this handsome vessel.

I find that if you tap the covers, Pushing Out the Boat becomes a Marauders Map and Phrasebook, indispensable for sojourns in this space of sea and peak, couth and cheek…