The Aftershock Review: Issue One and Issue Two Open Call Fee: gbp £3.00

We’re thrilled to announce that submissions are now open for the debut issue of The Aftershock Review! This is your chance to be part of something extraordinary—sharing pages with some of the finest voices in contemporary poetry, including Hugo Williams and Pascale Petit. Crowdfunder here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/aftershock-review-poetry-max-wallis

A limited number of poems will be selected, so send us your most compelling, striking, and unforgettable work. We’re looking for poetry that resonates, challenges, and stirs, leaving aftershocks long after the final line. Poems that aren't suitable for Issue One will be considered for Issue Two.

Submission Guidelines:

• Send up to 3 poems in a single document.
• Poems must be previously unpublished.
• Submit as a Word or PDF.
• Include a short bio (50 words max)

After trauma, what next? An aftershock is coming...

"Now more than ever we need The Aftershock Review – the perfect magazine for our traumatic times."

– Pascale Petit

The Aftershock Review is a new poetry magazine committed to showcasing exceptional work that grapples with the aftershocks of trauma in its many forms. But this isn’t just catharsis—it’s about great poetry. We believe that poems about trauma don’t have to be traumatic. Poems about new love, new want, new desire are here too. Humans are humany, and all that comes with it. Poetry about trauma can be nuanced, tender, sharp, or even playful. Above all, they should push the boundaries of language and form, showing us what poetry can do. And they can be BRILLIANT.

You are supporting our mission to be a leading publication for poetry that examines the aftershocks of lived experience with precision, imagination, and artistic integrity. We look for work that challenges the narrative of trauma as simply pain and explores it as a complex force that shapes, complicates, and enriches human life.

Poetry has the power to transform how we see the world—and ourselves. Monies raised - in conjunction with an Arts Council bid - will fund the first issue of the magazine as well as subsequent issues and a pamphlet series.