PAIN
a journal
of new poetry

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About

ABOUT

Pain is a print journal dedicated to new poetry and short, creative essays.

The magazine launched in 2017 and is edited by Vala Thorodds and Luke Allan and published by Partus Press. Design is by Studio Lamont.

To submit to the magazine, please use our submission portal, linked below. To contact us about something else, email pain[@]partuspress.com.

SUBMISSIONS

The submissions window is currently closed.

In general we welcome submissions of unpublished poems; articles with a literary focus; and short, creative essays. We publish work by emerging writers as well as established ones, and all submissions are read by the editors. Please be prepared to receive editorial feedback if your work is accepted. We cannot offer individual feedback on rejected submissions, although we do endeavour to respond to all submissions within three months.
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PAIN

Pain 4

Rhiannon Auriol
Alisha Dietzman
Miruna Fulgeanu
Will Harris
Dominic Leonard
Isaac Nowell
Holly Pester
Dan Power
Padraig Regan
Maria Sledmere
Rebecca Tamás

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Sarah Wedderburn
Memoona Zahid

Pain 3

Rowland Bagnall
Helen Charman
Ella Duffy
Adam Heardman
Eloise Hendy
Holly Pester
Nina Mingya Powles
Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir
Ruby Silk
Jack Underwood
Ralf Webb

Pain 2

Gabriella Attems
Crispin Best
A. K. Blakemore
Robin Boothroyd
Kate Duckney
Hannah Lowe
Drew Milne
Harriet Moore
Isaac Nowell
Kristín Ómarsdóttir
Vala Thorodds
Ralf Webb

Pain 1

Rowland Bagnall
Crispin Best
K.T. Billey
Adam Crothers
Elle Heedles
Amy Key
Rachel Long
Alex MacDonald
Rebecca Perry
Sam Riviere
Eley Williams
Andrew Wynn Owen