Pulsar: Frequently Asked Questions
Pulsar Published poets, in no particular order, include: Harrison Alechenu Akoh, Ben Barton, Elizabeth Birchall, Nicola O'Rourke, Jonathan Culley, Michael Estabrook, Jim Murdoch, Andrew Frolish, Alex Galper, Wendy French, David Gill, Calvin Green, Alan Hardy, Stephanie Hiteshew, Raud Kennedy, Edward Lee, Arthur Leung, Martin RB Cook, Fergus Chadwick, Kathleen Kenny, Will Daunt, Gerard Melia, Michael Newman, John Plevin, Maggie Andrews, Linda Leedy Schneider, Kenneth Steven, Carol Thistlethwaite, Paul Tanner, Ivan Wallace, Gwilym Williams, F. J. Williams, Alessio Zanelli and Chris Hardy plus many others, (454 poets published, up to and including the March 2008 edition).
Question: I've
written a complete book of poems and wish to submit my manuscript to Pulsar
Poetry Magazine, with a view to publication. May I send you my manuscript?
Answer: No. Pulsar is a poetry magazine, we do not currently publish whole books from single contributors.
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Question: will
I get paid if my poems are published in Pulsar Poetry Magazine?
Answer: No, there is no
financial payment. However, you will receive a free copy of the edition
containing your work.
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Question:
will you consider work that is also currently being considered by another
publisher or poetry web site? (I have sent my poems to numerous poetry
concerns).
Answer: No, simultaneous
submissions will not be considered, (there are too many copyright implications).
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Question: may I
send you poems as e-mail file attachments.
Answer: No. We only open/read
file attachments from known sources, to avoid potential virus problems.
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Question: may I
send you poems in the body of an ordinary e-mail message?
Answer: please do, but send no
more than three poems at a time.
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Question:
may I send you poems via land-mail? How should I approach this?
Answer: yes please. Send
six of your best, unpublished poems via land-mail. Remember to enclose a
stamped addressed reply envelope, (or International Reply Coupons, if you are
from overseas). Poems should be legible, preferably typed on A4 paper.
Clip art and fancy borders/crazy fonts will not sway the editor. Do
not send dog-eared/faded sheets of paper containing poems which have been sent
to other publishers, and returned numerous times. Send a short resume
only. Please do
send thought provoking and hard-hitting work, poems which have something
interesting to say, and say it well.
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Question: Is
Pulsar Poetry Magazine a company or corporate concern?
Answer: No. Pulsar is run by
poetry enthusiasts for poetry enthusiasts. There is no profit, all
funds/subscriptions received go to keep the press turning. We have a
passion for what we do, writing is all.
Question:
may anyone come along to Pulsar Poetry Evenings? Is there a financial
charge?
Answer: all are welcome to attend.
There is no charge, (but you may like to purchase a copy of Pulsar Poetry
Magazine at the event? £4.00).
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Question: do
you comment on poems that are returned to originators? Is there any
feedback on the quality of my work?
Answer: we do not usually
comment / give advice to poets regarding work they have sent to Pulsar Poetry
Magazine. The volume of poems received makes this difficult to achieve.
You simply receive an 'aye' or 'nay.' However, the editor will give advice
if he feels a poem is of a high standard but has, 'say,' a minor error or flaw,
(to enable editing by the poet, and possible future publication in Pulsar).
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Question: you said
earlier that my poem would be published in Pulsar Poetry Magazine, but it didn't
appear in the following edition? Have you forgotten my work? When
will my poem be published?
Answer: it is best to be
patient. Pulsar Poetry Magazine is published twice a year, (during March
and September). It may take up to a year for your poem to appear in print, (but
a shorter timescale is more likely).
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