A Guide to Getting Your Poetry Published
'The Guide' is back! The 2018 and 2020 editions sold out fast. Now I've updated and expanded it for 2026 and it's chocful of advice, tips, hacks and essential info for poets looking to get published in magazines and in pamphlet form.
PLUS, NEW: advice on entering competitions and self publishing.
PLUS a big directory of journals and pamphlet publishers ... AND a free BONUS 20-page PDF How to Make Your Own Mini-Pamphlet.
WHAT'S INSIDE:
· Step-by-step: how to submit your work and avoid the common mistakes
· Priceless insights from over 20 poetry magazine editors
· Insider tips from published poets who have learned all about successful submitting
· Taking it further: pamphlets and self-publishing
· Directory of over 50 Poetry Magazines and 25 UK & Irish Pamphlet Publishers, plus links and resources
· BONUS MATERIAL: How to Make Your Own Mini-Pamphlet: illustrated step-by step instructions (20-page PDF)
· A5, 64 pages. Telltale Press. £12 plus £2 P&P (UK only)*
*(If you are outside the UK please drop me an email at robin@robinhoughtonpoetry.co.uk and I'll let you know what the postage is)
TESTIMONIALS
Your Guide arrived safely - it's truly BRILLIANT. Thank you!!
— Juliet Lacey
Just a quick note to thank you for the Guide. It’s a veritable gold mine of practical advice, packed with nuggets of useful information and helpful pointers to make the whole submission process a little smoother. It’s also beautifully laid out and organised. The Links and Resources section points to some places of further support I just wasn’t aware of but are so helpful. It’s an indispensable guide I know I’m going to refer to again and again.
— Shaun Barr
I just wanted to say that 'A Guide to Getting Your Poetry Published' is mindboggingly brilliant. The format was totally unexpected and works so well. Congratulations.
— Terry Quinn
I would say for any poets looking for compact, concise advice and resources for getting published, it does exactly what the title promises. (And there's no pontificating: I read my copy cover-to-cover in the time it took for my coffee to go cold.)
Overall, empowering to read what I'm doing right, a timely reminder of what I could/should do better, and excellent lists of resources.
— Anne Woolley Eyries
Your book arrived today and I am already very impressed by its contents. Something for everyone I'd say, even those who are a bit long in the poetry tooth need reminding of some basic principles. And the easy to read list of current magazines is invaluable!
— Mike Bartholomew-Biggs