Poetry Wales would be nothing without the fabulous poetry, articles, interviews and workshops written by our contributors. We are consistently delighted by the quality of work that we receive through submissions, and we encourage all of our readers to send us their work. Read on to find out how and when to send us your poetry or pitch us a feature.
If you’re interested in writing reviews for us, click here.
On this page:
- How to submit poetry
- How to pitch an article or interview
- Our rates, and useful information for writers
- Any questions?
Submitting Poetry
Our submissions window is currently closed.
The submissions window for poetry opens 2-3 times a year, and we’ll make sure that you know when it is by updating this page, posting on our social media, and sending out a newsletter update which you can sign up for here.
Due to the volume of poetry we receive being wildly out of proportion to the amount of time our small team has to read it, we cap our portal at 550 submissions per issue. This allows us to give each poem and poet the time and care they deserve during the process. Even with this cap, please be aware that we only have room in each issue to publish less than 3% of the poems we receive, so if your work is not accepted please don’t be disheartened – and always try again.
To keep things fair, any submissions sent to us when our window is closed won’t be read. We prefer to receive all submissions via Submittable; if that is not accessible to you, please email us at submissions@poetrywales.co.uk and we can work together to find a solution. We cannot accept submissions sent to us by email (unless previously agreed) or by social media.
Find out more about our submissions process for poetry by reading our guidelines, which include a user guide to Submittable and formatting advice.
Submitting Features and Articles
If you have written, or would like to write, a feature piece that you think will interest us, you can send us a 300-word pitch via Submittable. We are open to pitches for longer pieces at any time of the year.
As a rule, our feature pieces are between 2,000 – 3,000 words.
If you are interested in joining our pool of review writers, you can submit your interest here.
Information for Writers
Payment Rates
- Poems £20/poem
- Reviews £67.50/1500 words
- Articles £150/3000 words, or in that proportion, depending on number of published words
Payment
Payment is made upon publication of the issue that the work is featured in. Contributors are also sent one complimentary copy of their issue.
For administrative and financial reasons, Poetry Wales Press Ltd pays all Poetry Wales magazine contributors via PayPal and is unable to pay through any other means. If you are unable to accept PayPal payment, this will effectively forfeit your fee. By agreeing to publication, you agree to these terms.
Copyright and publication
Upon acceptance, you will be sent a contract from us that will detail in full how we manage copyright and the publication of your work. Contributors should be aware that while copyright of your work will remain with you as the author, Poetry Wales Press Ltd will retain the right to reproduce the piece in digital and multimedia formats and for the magazine’s own purposes: electronically, in print, on the magazine’s own website and social media, and also to use extracts for publicity and marketing purposes.
Any questions about copyright and publication should be directed to francesturpin@serenbooks.com.
Any Questions?
Check out our submissions FAQ page before sending us any questions you have – we may have already answered them!
Otherwise, please send any submissions-specific queries to submissions@poetrywales.co.uk.