The latest short fiction, poetry, promotions and happenings from Popshot Magazine and our extended network.

This piece of flash fiction by Ellie Brundrett was inspired by the different kinds of […]
February 12th 2021

The Booker-shortlisted author, Daisy Johnson, talks to Popshot about her success, writing life and the […]
February 4th 2021

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This short story by the Booker shortlisted author features exclusively in The Intimacy Issue of […]
February 4th 2021

The 31st issue of Popshot Quarterly is now on sale featuring a short story by […]
February 4th 2021

Submit work for the next issue between today and Monday 1 March. Details of the […]
February 1st 2021

Jesse Little’s poem is about an irritating work colleague is based on a real-life Rupert, […]
January 6th 2021

Harry Wilding’s flash fiction might speak to anyone who is currently doing Veganuary. Illustration by […]
January 6th 2021

We are reading your submissions. Huge thanks to everyone who sent in work. We couldn’t […]
November 30th 2020

Lucy Thorneycroft’s flash fiction examines the weight of history on a place, inspired by the […]
November 27th 2020

The 30th issue of Popshot Quarterly is now on sale featuring a poem by guest […]
November 5th 2020

Submit work for the next issue between today and Monday 30 November. Details of the […]
November 2nd 2020

Elizabeth Gibson’s beautiful poem is a joyous explosion of feelings on sexuality, body image and […]
September 30th 2020

This comic flash fiction by Harry Guild examines how caged animals feel about humans fighting […]
September 30th 2020

Thank you for submitting to The Protest Issue of Popshot. Our submissions are now closed. […]
September 2nd 2020

In Andrea Holck’s brilliant (and she would like to make clear, not autobiographical!) story, we […]
September 1st 2020

The 29th issue of Popshot Quarterly is now on sale featuring an exclusive poem by […]
August 6th 2020

UPDATE 2 September: Submissions for the 30th issue of Popshot Quarterly are now closed. Any […]
July 30th 2020

Katie Oliver’s brilliant piece of flash fiction was inspired by news of billionaires buying remote […]
July 29th 2020

Ty Landers’ deeply moving short story is part ghost story part family mystery. It takes […]
July 2nd 2020

This poem is by Oeil Jumratsilpa, a London-based copywriter who loves to read, paint and […]
June 25th 2020

How much would you pay for a fresh punnet of kisses? Jade Cuttle tots up […]
June 20th 2020

This poem by Emma Mary Hulonce was inspired by her guilt over the state of […]
June 1st 2020

This piece of flash fiction by Lotte van der Krol was inspired by her slightly […]
May 18th 2020

Florianne Humphrey’s poem was inspired by an American President and Lewis Carroll’s ‘Jabberwocky’. Illustration by […]
May 9th 2020

The 28th issue of Popshot Quarterly is now on sale. Cover illustration by Sylvia Stecher. […]
May 7th 2020

Barry O’Farrell’s flash fiction examines lockdown in a prison setting, and a curious escape. Illustration […]
May 4th 2020

Update: Submissions for the 29th issue of Popshot Quarterly are now closed. It’s that time […]
April 30th 2020

During the difficult circumstances of coronavirus and lockdown, we want our readers to know that […]
April 8th 2020

Amy Barnes’ flash fiction explores the surprising ramifications of a young girl eating watermelon. Illustration […]
March 30th 2020

This beautiful poem by Ash Dean was written when he was caring for his terminally […]
March 16th 2020

Get your heart pumping with this clever flash fiction by Laura Besley. Illustration by Kevin […]
March 2nd 2020

The author of A Double Life and The Most Difficult Thing speaks to Popshot editor […]
February 18th 2020

The Mystery issue is now on sale in bookshops, WHSmiths and online. The 27th issue […]
February 6th 2020

We are no longer accepting short fiction and poetry for our 28th issue on the […]
January 31st 2020

In Jessica Squier’s brilliant short story we learn that the toss of the coin may […]
January 7th 2020

This poem by May Blythe is about how an unexpected, unlooked for encounter can bring […]
December 20th 2019

This poem by Criselda Cayetano featured in The Chance Issue of Popshot Quarterly. Illustration by […]
December 12th 2019

In every issue of Popshot Quarterly we include quotes related to the theme by big […]
December 2nd 2019

This incisively witty short story by Rowena Fishwick examines mermaids, puberty, girlhood and motherhood. Illustration […]
November 20th 2019

The Chance Issue of Popshot features a poem written by award-winning author Joe Dunthorne who […]
November 14th 2019

The Chance issue is a collection of vivid writing exploring luck, opportunism and coincidence. This […]
November 7th 2019

Aaron Menzel was inspired to write short story “Patched”, featured in The Escape Issue, after […]
November 5th 2019

We are now accepting short fiction and poetry for our 27th issue on the theme […]
November 1st 2019

Is there a baby elephant in your writing room? Farhana Khalique’s flash fiction describes the […]
October 17th 2019

Luciana Francis’s beautiful poem ‘To The Garden’ likens new parenthood to nurturing a garden. Illustration […]
October 8th 2019

The author of the Game of Thrones books’ definition of ‘fantasy’ featured in the current […]
September 27th 2019

We are no longer accepting submissions for the 26th issue of Popshot. Illustration by Martina […]
September 2nd 2019

The Fantasy Issue of Popshot includes flash fiction by the author of bestselling novel ‘The […]
August 16th 2019

The Popshot editors are pleased to introduce the latest instalment of our journal, The Fantasy […]
August 8th 2019

We are now accepting short fiction and poetry for our 26th issue on the theme […]
August 1st 2019

This flash fiction by Luke Larkin which featured in The Nostalgia Issue of Popshot was […]
July 23rd 2019

This piece of flash fiction by Joshua Preston reflects on the experience of moving and […]
July 8th 2019

This poem by John Reinhart is about an unusual character who will stop at nothing […]
June 27th 2019

This piece of flash fiction by Alice Spotorno was inspired by a wooden Viking that […]
June 21st 2019

The poet Hollie McNish, whose exclusive new poem features in The Escape Issue of Popshot, […]
May 29th 2019

Charlotte Spires explores the idea that we romanticise strangers, even those lovers we once knew […]
May 23rd 2019

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 Popshot editors are pleased to introduce the latest instalment of our journal, The Escape […]
May 9th 2019

The Fantasy Issue At Popshot we are asking for submissions of poetry, flash and short […]