First Edition

This project is believed to be defunct. (August 2010)

About

First Edition magazine is the home of new fiction by new writers. It encourages new writing talent to showcase their work and gives them the opportunity to have it published in the UK and across the World. Published monthly, this high-quality 'coffee-break' magazine gives a wide range of exclusive writing talent from many different genres. There is no other magazine available in the market that is solely dedicated to unpublished and unsigned authors.

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Published 12 x per year

Collapse section Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 500 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 7,000 words.

Styles:

Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment to Unknown payment Pays occasionally, unknown rates.

Submissions:

Method: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 50 lines.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment to Unknown payment Pays occasionally, unknown rates.

Submissions:

Method: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026