by Nick Stone | Sep 29, 2015 | News
The Rialto Editor Development Programme – Jan-Sept, 2016 Closing deadline: Friday 20th November 2015 Do you really enjoy reading poetry? Are you interested in running a poetry magazine? Running from Jan – Sept 2016, applications are open now for the EDP; a chance to...
by Nick Stone | May 27, 2015 | News
There’s something of a frisson going on about the fact that a ‘discovered’ new poem by Larkin turns out to be one that was written by another poet living in Hull, Frank Redpath. Here’s a Frank Redpath poem for those of you that don’t have...
by Nick Stone | May 14, 2015 | News
We have now received the results of the Nature Poetry Competition back from Simon Armitage and are delighted to announce that the winners are: 1st Prize of £1000 – ‘The Cow-Pat’ by Nigel Prentice 2nd Prize of £500 – ‘Gulls’ Bones’ by Jerome Luc Martin 3rd Prize of A...
by Nick Stone | May 14, 2015 | News
Below is a copy of the long list, alphabetical by surname. Thanks to everyone who entered the competition, your response has been very heartening. We had over 3,000 entries in total. After Light Rain – Josephine Abbott Estate Management – Patricia Ace It’s...
by Guest Blogger | Feb 15, 2015 | News
The assistant editorship of The Rialto is helping me let poems take over my flat. I recently finished teaching a reading group for The Poetry School so my Wall Of Hill (entirety of Mercian Hymns photocopied and arranged on my bedroom wall so I could scribble notes)...
by Fiona | Aug 18, 2014 | News
Calling all those who’d like to out their inner editor. We are looking for two more people to take part in our Editor Development Programme, run in conjunction with the Poetry School. A chance for poets and would-be editors to get hands-on experience of poetry...
by Nick Stone | Jan 30, 2014 | News
The Rialto and the RSPB are very pleased to announce the results of the 2013 Nature Poetry Competition, judged by Ruth Padel. First Prize: ‘Kites’ by Colin Hughes Second Prize: ‘Swift’ by Marna Gowan Third Prize: ‘The Inkling’ by...
by Michael Mackmin | Jul 15, 2013 | News
E.D.P – The Editor Development Programme The Editor Development Programme is now live. If you want to be considered for it you’ll have to make haste as the closing date for applications is at the end of this week. We have been talking about this programme...
by Guest Blogger | Jun 18, 2013 | News
Arc Publications are launching ten of their titles, current and classic, as ebooks. These are available now on Amazon, and will be available on Kobo imminently, followed by Barnes and Noble’s Nook, Google Play Books and Apple iBooks. For a publisher who specialises in...
by Michael Mackmin | May 3, 2013 | News
Date – Saturday May 25th 2013 Guiding Principle Three poets are invited: One well-known poet plus two protégés. The invited poet invites two lesser known &/or unpublished poets (whose work the guest poet feels is unfairly little known or under-rated). All...
by Nick Stone | Mar 13, 2013 | News
The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award is for young writers worldwide. Last year’s competition attracted 7,351 young poets from 60 countries, spanning the globe from New Zealand to Nigeria and from right across the UK, making it one of the largest literary...
by Guest Blogger | Feb 12, 2013 | News
Below are PDFs of the results of the 2012 Questionnaire and A selection of comments submitted. Thanks for taking the time to do this for us, it’s a great help in judging where we are going wrong and where we are going right. [prettyfilelink...