We are open for submissions for Issue 2 until 31st August 2026.

We consider up to six poems per issue (40 lines maximum per poem) on any theme. 

We also publish some artwork/drawings in each issue and we are always looking for cover art. 

We particularly welcome submissions from underrepresented writers - writers of colour, gender non-conforming and LGBTQ+ writers, as well as those living with disabilities. 

Please submit your poems in one Word document, with a fresh page for each poem. Submissions should be the original work of the author and should not be published elsewhere, in print or online. Please do not send simultaneous submissions. 

We are currently unable to pay our contributors, however successful contributors will receive a copy of the magazine. It is free to submit to the magazine. 

*Please note that, from Issue 2 onward, we will no longer be able to send physical copies of the magazine outside of the UK, because of the cost of postage.  Successful contributors from outside the UK will receive a PDF copy of the magazine. This has been a hugely disappointing decision for us to make and we do hope all you brilliant poets out there in the wider world will still consider submitting to us - we love receiving your poems.*

Please email your poems to: stoatpoetrysubmissions@gmail.com

We aim to respond to contributors  within two months of the submission deadline.