Issue 5 murmurs and rumours

Whilst submissions are still open for Issue 5, our BritLit issue, we can confirm some of the headlining writers who will be appearing.

• Ewan Morrison, Scottish author and screenwriter, has given us "Televisions in Heaven". It made us smile.
• Mark Piggott, author and journalist, has given us "Waterlow Sunrise", an intriguing short.
• Martin Knight, British author and co-founder of London Books, gives us "Wally", a typically British short.

As well as these respected writers, we also have confirmed shorts from Joe Hakim, Shaun Stafford and Terence Corless, as well as poetry from Jeremy Young and Thomas McColl, and a closing piece from singer/songwriter Mike Williams. We will also be continuing with Ray Hyland's "Fourtold".

But rest assured, there is still space for further work. Issue 5 will be our biggest yet (60 pages or more), so if you've written poetry or prose, or an article, feel free to send it in to us. Submissions officially close on 18 May.

Want a copy of our BritLit issue? Take a look at our subscriptions page and drop us a line.

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Submissions for Issue 5

The submission window for Issue 5 opened on 1 April, and closes on 18 May. Issue 5 will be our BritLit special, and so we'd particularly like to hear from British writers. However, we will still be able to squeeze in one or two contributions from writers who aren't British. As always with submissions, if we can't get you in this issue, we might want to take your work for a following issue, so keep an eye on your inbox.

We have a better email filing system for submissions now, so everyone will get an acknowledgement that your submission has been received, and we will let everyone know whether or not their work has been accepted. This didn't happen in the past, so apologies to all people who have previously submitted work.

Please read our Submissions Policy before submitting work to us. Your piece of work may well be fantastic, but it probably won't be right for The Literary Commune and we'd be unable to publish it.

Thanks in advance for your interest. We're all looking forward to reading your submissions, even the ones we cannot publish.

Shaun M
Editor
The Literary Commune

Issue Four

Issue Four - April 2015

Cover by Cat Williams

Our US Special, featuring poets and writers mostly from the United States. Issue Four is also the first issue to feature a colour cover, though these are limited to subscribers and selected outlets.

The Need To Know by Fred Russell

Reality’s Graveyard by Fiada Fey

Silent Night  by Thomas Elson

After Bukowski by Mitchell Krockmalnik Grabois

Around The School by Richard King Perkins II

Things the Bent Woman Sees by Richard King Perkins II

Pretty Autumn Sunset by James Croal Jackson

Headache – Internal Bleeding by James Croal Jackson

There Won’t Be Any People in Heaven by Kevin Heaton

Amnesty by Kevin Heaton

The Teacher by Joan McNerney

The History Professor by Joan McNerney

Fourtold chapter 4 by Ray Hyland

You Can’t Miss It by Frederick Pollack

Warp by Frederick Pollack

Pavement by Kenneth P Gurney

There For Me By Paul Lewellan

The Stuff of Fairy Dust by Karen Wright