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Anteroom poetry and art

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About

Anteroom is a UK-based online literary magazine publishing radical and catalytic writing and art.

An anteroom is a place of anticipation; of negative capability; here we pause before entering another space. We are drawn to writing that resists easy answers and remains open to discovery. We seek poems that are fearless enough to inhabit ambiguity and transformation without rushing towards resolution.

We publish poetry with urgency and risk. We are interested in work that feels alive to the world while reaching beyond it – poems that unsettle and language that surprises us through precision, imagination and depth. We are drawn to the architecture of feeling: the liminal, the slant, the spaces around a subject, the intimacies and difficulties that push language.

We are a place for high-stakes emotions and beginning lines. We believe that all art is transitory, altered by each act of reading, and that the most compelling poems remain in motion long after they are read.

Anteroom exists as a place for that movement – to wait, listen at the door, step outside the crowd and uncover what lies beyond.

Important: Formerly known as The Winged Moon.

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed
Anteroom's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 300 words; Up to 2 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Nature/Environment: General, See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 30 lines; Up to 2 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms. Excluding: Haiku (or related).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 3 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Anteroom Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

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Accuracy
We have received 3 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
56 min | 68.0 mean avg | 73.0 median | 75 max days (10.4 std dev)

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 06 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 23 Apr 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:48 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 05 Aug 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.

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