This is a substantial section of new poetry and/or prose in the magazine, written by published and unpublished authors, selected and introduced by our New Writing Guest Editor or Competition Judge.

Previous Mystery Guests and Judges include Fay Weldon, Carol Ann Duffy, Michèle Roberts, Helen Simpson, Wendy Cope, Jackie Kay, Fleur Adcock and Val McDermid. We publish two magazines a year of themed new writing, and two containing the winners of our annual poetry and short story competitions. The themes/competitions and deadlines for the upcoming issues are:

ISSUE 64: ANCESTORS

Whether recently deceased or long dead, whether imagined, researched or remembered, tell us something about one or more of your forbears. Please send poems (up to 40 lines) or short stories (up to 2,200 words).

For more information and to send your work