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P – Fourteen Poems Seeking Submissions
New queer poetry is in an exciting place.
We want to represent all that’s thrilling about the new wave of LGBTQ+ poets. If you’re a poet, even if you’ve never been published before, we want to read your work.
Below are our current publishing opportunities. Please read carefully and make sure you adhere to the guidelines as much as possible so that we can accept your work.
With all submissions, please send a single word or pdf document containing your work, with a small additional paragraph about yourself. We judge the poems blind, so try to keep your name off the actual document if possible. Don’t worry too much about what to say in the paragraph. We just want to know a little bit about you, how you identify, if you’ve been published elsewhere, and what your work is like. Please don’t include any graphics or images.
We’re based in London, but you can be from anywhere. Submission is free and, with our anthologies, you retain your copyright. We know how difficult it is to get published, so we’re happy for you to submit elsewhere simultaneously. We don’t publish work that has already been published online or in print.
Our Anthologies
We publish our anthology of the most exciting LGBTQ+ poets around 3 times a year and we want to include you! Our submissions window is rolling, but the deadline for the next issue is May 15th 2024. You’ll hear back from us by mid July. We contact all poets either way.
To be considered, email up to 5 poems in a single pdf or word document, with a small paragraph about yourself to hello@14poems.com. We pay £25 for each poem published.