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We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2025/26 Poetry Competition!
Magma holds two poetry competitions each year: the Judge’s Prize for poems of 11 to 50 lines, which was judged this year by Rishi Dastidar, and the Editors’ Prize for poems up to 10 lines, which was judged by a panel of Magma editors. The winning poems will be published in Magma 95, Summer 2026.…
Open poetry pamphlet competition 2026
JUDGE: Marjorie Lotfi DEADLINE: 1 July 2026 To have a pamphlet published by a magazine I’ve admired for its risk and innovation is humbling but richly rewarding. – Michael Greavy, winner of the last Magma competition with The Man Who Made Up Trees MAGMA invites you to enter our fifth pamphlet competition, now…
Call for Submissions – Magma 96: The Antarctic
There is a continuous, mutual impact between the Antarctic and our daily lives, yet the majority of us will never physically be there. Imagined centuries before it was discovered, Antarctica is an idea as much as a geographical place. Owned by no one, it belongs to us all. Documenting her personal journey to the Antarctic,…
Poetry and Art: Magma Poetry Editors Respond to Art
In our new bi-monthly feature, Magma Editors share their reflections on current art taking place across the UK Magma board members have always been deeply engaged with different forms of art over the years, as editors and individual poets. Some of Magma Poetry recent issues have engaged directly with different forms of art (film, theatre,…
Godelieve de Bree reviews Amaan Hyder, Shash Trevett, and Helen Ivory
From Magma 93, Liberation Read the review here: Godelieve de Bree reviews Amaan Hyder, Shash Trevett, and Helen Ivory
Elontra Hall reviews Fiona Benson, Antony Vahni Capildeo and Brittany Rogers
From Magma 93, Liberation Read the review here: Elontra Hall reviews Fiona Benson, Antony Vahni Capildeo and Brittany Rogers
Helen Bowell reviews Luke Morgan, Hugo Williams and Oksana Maksymchuk
From Magma 93, Liberation Read the review here: Helen Bowell reviews Luke Morgan, Hugo Williams and Oksana Maksymchuk
Dfiza Benson reviews Bei Dao and Kathleen Jamie
From Magma 93, Liberation Read the review here: Dfiza Benson reviews Bei Dao and Kathleen Jamie
Magma Selected: Syed Kabeer Hassan
Magma Selected highlights a single poet who is emerging or whose work deserves to be better known, allowing us to publish a wider selection of poems. Our Selected Poet for Magma 93 is Syed Kabeer Hassan and we are delighted to be able to share his reading his wonderful poem in the current issue of Magma.…
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