The Illustrated Magazine of New Writing; Popshot is an illustrated literary magazine that publishes short stories, flash fiction, and poetry from the literary new blood.

Popshot is an illustrated literary magazine that publishes short stories, flash fiction, and poetry from the literary new blood.

From the pavement to the pubs to the playhouses, our peculiar little planet is full of storytelling. Popshot aims to publish just a few of the more articulate and well-observed versions of these stories, illustrated by some of contemporary illustration’s finest. The magazine is published bi-annually, in April and October.

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HISTORY

In June 2008, the idea for a poetry & illustration magazine materialised as a result of picking through the literary shelves of the now deceased Borders. There was a feeling that the world of poetry was driving itself into an elitest and fusty no-through road, and we wanted to do something about it. Combining illustration with poetry in a neat and beautifully designed format, in April 2009 the first issue of Popshot launched, thumping its chest and quoting Adrian Mitchell’s ‘Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people’. With black pages, a sans serif typeface, and filled with vibrant illustration work, the magazine didn’t look like a poetry magazine and we were thrilled with it.

Some favourable press swiftly followed with the magazine being picked up by Dazed & Confused, placed on The Observer’s Cool List and named as one of ‘the fresh breed of literary magazines’ by The Independent. Shortly afterwards, Prospect named Popshot as ‘the new face of British poetry’ after it became the first British poetry magazine to achieve major international distribution into 18 countries. With the launch of Issue 7, we started talking about the introduction of short stories and flash fiction into the magazine, as well as poetry. In October 2012, Popshot relaunched its eighth issue as 'The Illustrated Magazine of New Writing' firmly positioning itself as a literary magazine that champions new writing across the globe.

SELECTED PRESS

Dazed & Confused - Vol.3, Issue 21 - May 2013
The List - April 2013
Varoom Magazine - Issue 20 - January 2013
Computer Arts - Issue 209 - January 2013
The Huffington Post - November 2012
We Heart - November 2012
Computer Arts - October 2012
Cool Hunting - August 2012
The London Student Newspaper - January 2012
The Huffington Post - November 2011
Digital Artist - Issue 25 - October 2011
IdN Magazine - September 2011
Grafik Magazine - August 2011
Creative Review - August 2011
Poetry News, The Poetry Society - Summer 2011
Design Week - April 2011
Monocle - March 2011
Eye Magazine - December 2010
Artists & Illustrators - Issue 294 - December 2010
Prospect Magazine - October 2010
Varsity Newspaper - October 2010
Computer Arts Projects - Issue 141 - October 2010
The Independent - July 2010
The Association of Illustrators - June 2010
Digital Arts - April 2010
The Observer - January 2010
Computer Arts - Issue 169 - December 2009
Intelligent Life, The Economist - November 2009
Dazed & Confused - Issue 177 - September 2009
Varoom Magazine - Issue 10 - July 2009