New queer poetry is in an exciting place.

We want to represent all that’s thrilling about the new wave of LGBTQ+ poets. If you’re a poet, even if you’ve never been published before, we want to read your work.

Our current publishing opportunities are below. Please read them carefully and make sure you stick to the guidelines as much as possible so that we can accept your work.

Submission guidelines

With our anthology submissions, please send a single Word or pdf document containing your work, with a small additional paragraph about yourself. We judge the poems blind, so try to keep your name off the actual document if possible. Don’t worry too much about what to say in the paragraph. We just want to know a little bit about you, how you identify, if you’ve been published elsewhere, and what your work is like. Please don’t include any graphics or images.

We’re based in London, but publish poets from all over the world. Submission is free and, with our anthologies, you retain your copyright. We know how difficult it is to get published, so we’re happy for you to submit elsewhere simultaneously. We don’t publish work that has already been published online or in print.

Our anthologies

We publish our anthology of the most exciting LGBTQ+ poets around 3 times a year and we want to include you! Our submissions window is rolling, but the deadline for the next issue is 16th May 2025. We’ll confirm receipt of your poems by 23rd May. You’ll hear back from us by early August with a decision. We contact all poets, whatever our decision.

To be considered, email up to five poems in a single pdf or Word document, with a small paragraph about yourself to hello@14poems.com. We pay £25 for each poem published.

eff-able

In 2025 we’ll be publishing an anthology of queer disabled poets, celebrating desire, sexual play, and sensuality from a positive perspective.

eff-able is conceived and edited by George Parker and JP Seabright, and funded by a National Lottery Project Grant from Arts Council England.

The project aims to shine a spotlight on the lives and experiences of queer disabled people, a marginalised part of our community.

Submissions for this project are now closed.

Solo pamphlets

Every year we publish a batch of poetry pamphlets that we’re excited for you to read. Previous books include the PBS Spring Choice from Ellora Sutton, as well as poetry from Remi Graves, David Nash, Thomas Stewart, Cleo Henry, Mícheál McCann, Georgie Henley, kevanté ac cash, Luís Costa, and Dale Booton.

The submission window for the 2024/25 batch is now closed. We expect to reopen it from early 2025. Sign up to our newsletter to find out when we’re open for new submissions!