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| Iota Poetry Editor Nigel McLoughlin Fiction Editor Jane Weir ____________________________________________________________________________ |
About Iota
Iota is a quarterly literary magazine founded in Derbyshire in
1987. Three poetry issues are published along with one fiction
each year.
Each issue is published with over one hundred pages of
excellent new work, reviews and interviews in a superbly
designed and produced paperback format. We offer ample
space to each poet - all have several poems published
alongside fascinating interviews with writers.
Submissions of new work are welcome all year round for
both poetry and short fiction. Poetry submissions must be
posted to us in a printed format but we will accept fiction
submissions be email. More here
Why not try one of our offers on single issues which is post
free worldwide and includes a complimentary copy of one of
our new iota shot pamphlets.
Iota 89, the latest poetry issue has just arived and features
interviews with Carol Rumens and Mario Petrucci as well as a
wide selection of new poetry and reviews. More here
Subscriptions are welcome:for further information click here
Small is Beautiful Offer Click HERE
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Over the last twenty-four years many established poets have
featured in the pages of Iota, still more poets who are carving
out excellent reputations had early work published there. It
has been a fertile proving ground for many and has frequently
offered the first opportunity for publication to upcoming
poets. We hope that alongside the best poets writing today,
the reader will find many new poets to watch out for in the
future. There will be familiar names; but also international
poets being introduced to a new audience.
We apply an anonymous selection process because we feel
strongly that inclusion should be based entirely on the poems
rather than on the poet's reputation. We don’t want to be
swayed by names we recognise; we want to be delighted by
poems standing in the world alone. We also want each poet to
be represented by more than one poem, and we consider each
piece of work on its merits.
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Iota Shots Awards
The Iota Shots Awards are an additional opportunity for
poets to have shorter poetry collections or chapbooks
published by Templar. The inaugural Iota Shots arrived with
Iota 89 and all single issues of Iota 89 will include a
complimentary copy of one of the first Iota Shots.
An Iota Shot will be whatever the poet makes it. It might be a
series of sonnets - one of the first winners is just that - haiku,
a sequence, a single narrative poem, a mini-epic or simply a
short collection. Three submissions are selected for
publication and each winning poet receives £100 and 100
copies of their Iota Shot. All writers who submit also receive a
complimentary Iota Shot collection.
Templar supports its published poets in organising live
launch events for their work and the first Iota Shot launch
took place in Belfast recently with a further event due soon in
London, which will feature several Templar poets.
Templar Poetry is committed to developing the short
collection or pamphlet as a significant opportunity for new
work to attract new readers. An excellent overview of the
contemporary pamphlet was published in Iota and can be
viewed here
The 2011 Iota Shots are now open for submission. Further
details here
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Iota Fiction
The first fiction issue of Iota featured work from two Booker
Shortlisted authors, Tim Parks and Damon Galgut, alongside
a selection of new short stories and reviews of some new as
well as some classic titles. We are still reading submissions
for the next Fiction issue which will feature reviews of
translated work as well as more 'local' authors and a wide
selection of new material. Further details here
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Inside Iota & Templar Times
Our new eNewsletters, Inside Iota and Templar Times
enable us to keep in touch with readers, writers and anyone
with an interest in our work. If you would like to receive
these please scroll to the bottom of this page and click on the
subscribe link to Templar Times. You only need to subscribe
once to receive both the newsletters and please remember to
confirm your subscription. Our privacy policy means that we
will not share your contact details with any third party and
you can also unsubscribe from receiving the newsletters.
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Listings
All the recent issues of Iota have carried listings of live
literature events but we have now decided to move these
listings to our two regular eNewsletters: Inside Iota, which
brings news of each new issue and Templar Times, sent out
each month and keeping abreast with the live work of our
published poets across the British Isles and beyond, as well as
our newly published titles and book launches as well as the
annual Derwent Poetry Festival held in Derbyshire in mid
November.
If you wish to have any live poetry events listed please email
us at info@iotamagazine.co.uk and we will endeavour to
include them for you in our newsletters.
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