Propel Magazine is a literary magazine featuring the work of poets who have yet to publish a first full length collection of poetry — showcasing exciting new poetry at an impressively high standard and acting as a free and open resource for editors, readers and curators alike.

Propel publishes six issues annually, each with a different guest editor and limited to twenty poems.

Propel Magazine accepts submissions from poets based in the UK or Ireland who have yet to publish their first full-length poetry collection. We accept submissions six times a year, during one month submission windows for each Issue.

Submissions are open until 11.59pm UK Friday 6 June 2025 for Propel Issue Sixteen, Edited by Richard Scott.

We do consider simultaneous submissions, but please let us know promptly if work you have submitted has been accepted for publication elsewhere.

• We can accept a maximum of six poems, in a single document, to be considered for an issue.

• Poems must be unpublished online or in print.

• You can send one submission per submission window. If your work is accepted for an issue, please do not submit again for 12 months.

• Please note, we only accept and publish work from poets based in the UK and Ireland.