A huge thank you all the poets who submitted their work to this year’s competition. It’s no mean feat to go through your poems and agonise over which ones to include in a collection. It’s always hard to know what a judge may or may not like. So I’d like... Read more →

After all the disruptions of the past few months, Pocketry is excited to announce the awards ceremony for the the Pocketry Prize for Unpublished Poets! You are cordially invited to attend the online awards ceremony on Zoom. Come along to find out just who will win three hours of online... Read more →

You can now keep up to date with all the poetry and publishing happenings at Pocketry by signing up for our free online newsletter. Each month you'll receive an email in your inbox telling you when submissions are open for the Pocketry Almanack and the Pocketry Prize for Unpublished Poets.... Read more →

Pocketry knows how hard it is to get your work published by a literary journal which is why we have created this handy mini book. It's filled with everything you ever wanted to know about getting your poetry into a literary journal and more! Buy now in our new online... Read more →

You love to write and you want to improve your poetry but where do you start? Like most writers, you've got limited funds and probably not a lot of spare time. There's so much information out there, how do you know what's useful? Pocketry is pleased to present a list... Read more →

We're celebrating the third issue of the Pocketry Almanack as well as Pocketry's 18 month anniversary with our very first podcast episode! We've gathered together all the poets appearing in issue three of the Pocketry Almanack as well as the artist who drew the back cover. They've sent in little... Read more →

Follow the submission guidelines to a tee. For a small journal Like Pocketry it will be the difference between getting published and knocked back. For larger journals I suspect they won't even look at your work if you haven't bothered to take the time to read their submission guidelines and... Read more →

Last night an online awards ceremony was held for the inaugural Pocketry Prize for Unpublished Poets. It was wonderful to see so many of the entrants at the ceremony and 'meet' them in person so to speak. Australian poet, Carolyn Masel, who will mentor the winner was also there and... Read more →

You are cordially invited to attend the awards ceremony for the inaugural Pocketry Prize for Unpublished Poets. Entries have come in from all around Australia and the standard was incredibly high. Come along to find out just who will win mentorship with Australian poet Carolyn and publication of their poetry... Read more →

Submissions for Issue two of the Pocketry Almanack have now closed and I am busy reading them all with great pleasure. Poets and artists from Europe, the Americas and Australia have submitted their work for consideration. It's wonderful to know that poetry is alive and well and that there are... Read more →