Hello. Marvellous to see you! This is the bit where we tell you how delightful you are, then bashfully ask for a few quid.
What's all this, then?
The Little Review is a new magazine for anyone interested in poetry.
Imagine a bright new star, blazing across the firmament. Nothing to do with us, but nice to imagine, isn't it?
We are no celestial body, just a little magazine. One that's fun, cheap and small enough to fit in your pocket, with something interesting on every page.
We print three issues a year, and Issue 1 will be in bookshops from June.
What we publish
The Little Review is a home for creative writing of all kinds, with an emphasis on witty, adventurous prose about poetry. Expect mischievous interviews, a lively letters section and sharp essays on literature's encounters with other arts (from TV and cinema to music and dance).
In 2025 we will publish articles on Sylvia Plath, RS Thomas and the use of poetry in video games, as well as the first English translation of an early short story by Rilke.
Our launch issue includes new writing by Mona Arshi, Luke Kennard, Fran Lock – and you. We're open for submissions right now, and the cut-off for Issue 1 is March 15. Why not send us something? Go on. We don't bite.
Why we need your help
Working with independent shops and booksellers, we plan to reach a genuinely broad audience, bringing new readers to contemporary poetry. We want to spark conversations about literature, and to publish brilliant writers from all kinds of backgrounds.
We are, however, skint.
The Little Review is proudly independent, with no institutional or government funding – which means we need a little help to get started.
If we can raise £750 to cover our first issue's print run (as well as website costs, postage and a small amount of promotion) we plan to become self-sustaining from our second issue onwards, supported by our readers and subscribers.
We believe poetry should be open to everyone.
That's why we are determined to keep our cover price as low as possible. At just £5, this little mag is cheaper than a pint.
And in that same spirit of openness, it's free to send us your writing. We will never charge submission fees. (We respond to submissions personally, too – no automated rejections here.)
Who is to blame for all this nonsense?
The Little Review is edited by Tristram Fane Saunders, a poet and critic who has reviewed contemporary poetry for The TLS, The Telegraph and Radio 4's Front Row.