The latest short fiction, poetry, promotions and happenings from Popshot Magazine and our extended network.
I’M GRADUALLY STEALING ALL THE PENS FROM RUPERT’S DESK
Jesse Little’s poem is about an irritating work colleague is based on a real-life Rupert, […]
January 6th 2021
EAT THE FOX
Harry Wilding’s flash fiction might speak to anyone who is currently doing Veganuary. Illustration by […]
January 6th 2021
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THE INTIMACY ISSUE UPDATE: SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
We are reading your submissions. Huge thanks to everyone who sent in work. We couldn’t […]
November 30th 2020
STUMBLING OVER BRISTOL
Lucy Thorneycroft’s flash fiction examines the weight of history on a place, inspired by the […]
November 27th 2020
THE PROTEST ISSUE IS HERE!
The 30th issue of Popshot Quarterly is now on sale featuring a poem by guest […]
November 5th 2020
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN: WRITE FOR THE SPRING ISSUE OF POPSHOT QUARTERLY
Submit work for the next issue between today and Monday 30 November. Details of the […]
November 2nd 2020
WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED POETRY TO TELL ME
Elizabeth Gibson’s beautiful poem is a joyous explosion of feelings on sexuality, body image and […]
September 30th 2020
LOCKED IN A BOX
This comic flash fiction by Harry Guild examines how caged animals feel about humans fighting […]
September 30th 2020
PROTEST UPDATE: SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
Thank you for submitting to The Protest Issue of Popshot. Our submissions are now closed. […]
September 2nd 2020
SIDE GIG
In Andrea Holck’s brilliant (and she would like to make clear, not autobiographical!) story, we […]
September 1st 2020
THE FREEDOM ISSUE IS HERE!
The 29th issue of Popshot Quarterly is now on sale featuring an exclusive poem by […]
August 6th 2020
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE PROTEST ISSUE OF POPSHOT
UPDATE 2 September: Submissions for the 30th issue of Popshot Quarterly are now closed. Any […]
July 30th 2020
JUST AN ILLUSION
Katie Oliver’s brilliant piece of flash fiction was inspired by news of billionaires buying remote […]
July 29th 2020
THE FAMILY PLOT
Ty Landers’ deeply moving short story is part ghost story part family mystery. It takes […]
July 2nd 2020
WHEN I COOK
This poem is by Oeil Jumratsilpa, a London-based copywriter who loves to read, paint and […]
June 25th 2020
A RECEIPT FOR OUR ROMANCE
How much would you pay for a fresh punnet of kisses? Jade Cuttle tots up […]
June 20th 2020
FOR GRETA
This poem by Emma Mary Hulonce was inspired by her guilt over the state of […]
June 1st 2020
SOIL
This piece of flash fiction by Lotte van der Krol was inspired by her slightly […]
May 18th 2020
THE BLUNDERGAFFE
Florianne Humphrey’s poem was inspired by an American President and Lewis Carroll’s ‘Jabberwocky’. Illustration by […]
May 9th 2020
THE EARTH ISSUE IS HERE
The 28th issue of Popshot Quarterly is now on sale. Cover illustration by Sylvia Stecher. […]
May 7th 2020
SHAKEDOWN
Barry O’Farrell’s flash fiction examines lockdown in a prison setting, and a curious escape. Illustration […]
May 4th 2020
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE FREEDOM ISSUE
Update: Submissions for the 29th issue of Popshot Quarterly are now closed. It’s that time […]
April 30th 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE: LETTER FROM THE POPSHOT EDITOR
During the difficult circumstances of coronavirus and lockdown, we want our readers to know that […]
April 8th 2020
EATING WATERMELON BY SANDER’S POND
Amy Barnes’ flash fiction explores the surprising ramifications of a young girl eating watermelon. Illustration […]
March 30th 2020
EGGSHELL
This beautiful poem by Ash Dean was written when he was caring for his terminally […]
March 16th 2020
ARRHYTHMIAS
Get your heart pumping with this clever flash fiction by Laura Besley. Illustration by Kevin […]
March 2nd 2020
CHARLOTTE PHILBY INTERVIEW: I DON’T WANT TO GLAMOURISE THE WORLD OF ESPIONAGE
The author of A Double Life and The Most Difficult Thing speaks to Popshot editor […]
February 18th 2020
THE MYSTERY ISSUE IS HERE
The Mystery issue is now on sale in bookshops, WHSmiths and online. The 27th issue […]
February 6th 2020
SUBMISSIONS FOR SUMMER 2020
We are no longer accepting short fiction and poetry for our 28th issue on the […]
January 31st 2020
PLAYING THE GAME
In Jessica Squier’s brilliant short story we learn that the toss of the coin may […]
January 7th 2020
NEST
This poem by May Blythe is about how an unexpected, unlooked for encounter can bring […]
December 20th 2019
MOST TERRIFYING THOUGHT
This poem by Criselda Cayetano featured in The Chance Issue of Popshot Quarterly. Illustration by […]
December 12th 2019
WHY CHANCE IS ALWAYS POWERFUL
In every issue of Popshot Quarterly we include quotes related to the theme by big […]
December 2nd 2019
THE CHANGE
This incisively witty short story by Rowena Fishwick examines mermaids, puberty, girlhood and motherhood. Illustration […]
November 20th 2019
JOE DUNTHORNE INTERVIEW: THE BIGGEST JOY OF WRITING IS NOT KNOWING WHERE I’M GOING
The Chance Issue of Popshot features a poem written by award-winning author Joe Dunthorne who […]
November 14th 2019
THE CHANCE ISSUE IS HERE
The Chance issue is a collection of vivid writing exploring luck, opportunism and coincidence. This […]
November 7th 2019
PATCHED
Aaron Menzel was inspired to write short story “Patched”, featured in The Escape Issue, after […]
November 5th 2019
SUBMISSIONS FOR SPRING 2020 ISSUE
We are now accepting short fiction and poetry for our 27th issue on the theme […]
November 1st 2019
BABY ELEPHANT
Is there a baby elephant in your writing room? Farhana Khalique’s flash fiction describes the […]
October 17th 2019
TO THE GARDEN
Luciana Francis’s beautiful poem ‘To The Garden’ likens new parenthood to nurturing a garden. Illustration […]
October 8th 2019
WHAT FANTASY MEANS TO GEORGE RR MARTIN
The author of the Game of Thrones books’ definition of ‘fantasy’ featured in the current […]
September 27th 2019
CHANCE ISSUE UPDATE: SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
We are no longer accepting submissions for the 26th issue of Popshot. Illustration by Martina […]
September 2nd 2019
JOANNE RAMOS INTERVIEW: ‘THE IDEAS IN MY BOOK HAD BEEN STEWING IN MY HEAD FOR DECADES’
The Fantasy Issue of Popshot includes flash fiction by the author of bestselling novel ‘The […]
August 16th 2019
THE FANTASY ISSUE IS HERE
The Popshot editors are pleased to introduce the latest instalment of our journal, The Fantasy […]
August 8th 2019
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE WINTER 2019 ISSUE
We are now accepting short fiction and poetry for our 26th issue on the theme […]
August 1st 2019
OBSOLETION
This flash fiction by Luke Larkin which featured in The Nostalgia Issue of Popshot was […]
July 23rd 2019
HANGING ON TO A MOVING HOME
This piece of flash fiction by Joshua Preston reflects on the experience of moving and […]
July 8th 2019
ALL FOR LOVE
This poem by John Reinhart is about an unusual character who will stop at nothing […]
June 27th 2019
THE WOODEN VIKING
This piece of flash fiction by Alice Spotorno was inspired by a wooden Viking that […]
June 21st 2019
HOLLIE MCNISH: I’M NO GOOD AT POLITE CONVERSATION
The poet Hollie McNish, whose exclusive new poem features in The Escape Issue of Popshot, […]
May 29th 2019
STRANGERS
Charlotte Spires explores the idea that we romanticise strangers, even those lovers we once knew […]
May 23rd 2019
STORY PUBLISHED IN POPSHOT TO BECOME A FILM STARRING COLIN FARRELL
A family discovers just how attached they’ve become to their robotic helper in Alexander Weinstein’s unsettling speculative fiction piece, taken from his new short story collection, Children Of The New World.
May 10th 2019
THE ESCAPE ISSUE IS HERE
The Popshot editors are pleased to introduce the latest instalment of our journal, The Escape […]
May 9th 2019
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN FOR AUTUMN 2019
The Fantasy Issue At Popshot we are asking for submissions of poetry, flash and short […]
May 1st 2019
Saint Merle of the Desert
Flash fiction by Brian Winters. Illustration by Dave Cutler Lee was already into his second […]
April 8th 2019
A Stay-at-Home Dad Documents His Sex Life on a Fitbit
Short story by Ryan Shoemaker, whose short story collection is titled ‘Beyond the Lights’ For […]
April 1st 2019
My Brilliant Career
By Barbara DeCoursey Roy. This poem was inspired by an abandoned baby handed into the […]
March 21st 2019
Sheila
By Anne Walsh Donnelly, a poet from the West of Ireland. Illustration by Aurélie Garnier. Sheila […]
March 8th 2019
The Barber
Sherry Morris is a UK-based writer from America’s heartland. This story was inspired by her […]