Short Story Competition 2017 | Winners
The London Magazine are pleased to announce the winners of our 2017 Short Story Competition.
1st Place - Solitaire by Theo Greenblatt
2nd Place - Asma...
The London Magazine Essay Competition 2017 | Winners
We are very pleased to announce the winners of our inaugural essay competition:First Place: "On Writing Ethnic Stories" by Haleh AgarSecond Place: "The Fire This...
Short Story Competition 2017
UPDATE: EXTENDED CLOSING DATE
The competition will now be open for entries until November 15th.Autumn is just around the corner, which means The London Magazine‘s...
An Interview with Frieda Hughes
We caught up with Frieda Hughes, one of this year's Poetry Prize 2017 judges. Although this prize has now closed, Frieda will begin reading...
An interview with Patricia McCarthy
We spoke to Patricia McCarthy, one of the judges for our Poetry Prize 2017, who gave a bit of advice on entering this year's competition.As...
Essay Competition 2017
This competition is now closed.
As the oldest literary and arts review in the UK, The London Magazine has a long history of publishing great essayists;...
Short Story Competition | Prize-Giving Ceremony
On Tuesday 28th March 2016 The London Magazine awarded the winners of the Short Story Competition 2016 during a drinks reception on the House of Commons Terrace. The prizes...
Poetry Prize 2017
As of midnight tonight (30th June 2017) this competition will be closed.
The London Magazine has been home to some of the most prestigious poets in...
The London Magazine Short Story Competition 2016 | Winners
Thank you so much to everyone who entered The London Magazine's Short Story Competition 2016. We were delighted to see such a large volume and high standard...
Short Story Competition 2016 | An interview with Steven O’Brien
Attention all entrants! With only a month until our Short Story Competition 2016 closes, we spoke to our editor, Steven O'Brien, for some tips...
Short Story Competition 2016 | An interview with Erica Wagner
With just over a month until our Short Story Competition 2016 closes, we spoke to one of the judges, Erica Wagner, and found out that Emily...
Short Story Competition 2016 | An interview with Max Porter
With just over a month until our Short Story Competition 2016 closes, we spoke to judge Max Porter and found out about which writer never fails...
Short Story Competition 2016 | An interview with Angus Cargill
With just over a month until our Short Story Competition 2016 closes, we caught up with judge Angus Cargill and found out about his favourite...
The London Magazine Poetry Prize 2016 | Winners
Thank you so much to everyone who entered The London Magazine's Poetry Prize 2016. The standard of entries was extremely high but our judges,...
Poetry Prize | An interview with Rebecca Perry
Ahead of our Poetry Prize, which closes 30th June, we spoke to judge Rebecca Perry about prizes, publication and what she'll be looking for from...
Fascicle 41 by Anna McGrail
Winner of The London Magazine Short Story Competition 2015.Sometime between 1858 and 1864, Emily Dickinson embarked upon her self-publishing career. She copied out in...
The Wheelbarrow by V. S. Pritchett
In August 1960 The London Magazine published V. S. Pritchett’s short story ‘The Wheelbarrow’ alongside four poems by Derek Walcott and reviews by Louis...
Short Story Competition: A word from the judges
In the final stretch till the end of our annual Short Story Competition we spoke to this year's Judges, the award-winning author Susan Hill, writer Kevan Manwaring and Alessandro...
Short Story Competition: A word from the Judges
With just a few weeks left till the end of our annual Short Story Competition we spoke to the Judges to find out exactly what the short...
Difficult Cup by Isabel Galleymore
after Wu Hao’s Duke CupsThe china cup is frilled at the rim
like tired lace and all over it
ceramic tentacles extend
to whisper if you drink...
What Follows by Theophilus Kwek
What FollowsDeer cull, Wytham
7th February 2015A moment’s pause before a fist of swallows
spooks the sky above the nearest trees.
Something shakes the fence-bound rows,
bursts through...
Short Story Competition 2015
This competition is now closed.
Thank you so much to all entrants. The winners will be announced in the new year.
The London Magazine has...
Poetry Competition 2015 Winners
We are delighted to announce that the winners of TLM's 2015 Poetry Competition are as follows:1st place: Isabel Gallymore - 'Difficult Cup'2nd place: Wes Lee...
Poetry Competition 2015
Our Poetry Competition has now closed and we would like to say a huge thanks to everyone who entered and shared the competition with...