Poems for People: an anthology in solidarity with refugees

Poets in Solidarity with Refugees is a group of writers, artists and literature promoters who want to share and welcome stories in solidarity with refugees fleeing war-torn countries. Poems and fiction for the anthology will be selected by an experienced editorial panel and backed by a promotional campaign.

Interested writers should submit up to three pieces of work. If you submit work which has previously been published, please give details of where it has appeared. The editors would particularly welcome writing which sheds a new light on the refugee experience in some way; writing which is specific rather than general; and writing which is not unremittingly gloomy, harrowing or preachy. The editors hope for a variety of work and an anthology which will interest, engage and surprise readers.

Poems should be no more than 42 lines (and much shorter work is welcome). Micro fictions should be no more than 100 words. All work should be single-spaced. Please include a biography of 50–100 words.

All submitted work should be in English. In the case of translated work, it is the translator's responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright-holder of the original work.

Submissions should be sent, preferably by email, to poetsinsolidarity101@gmail.com by midnight on September 28, 2015. Send all material in a single word attachment and in the body of the email. If you do not have access to email, you may submit by sending two copies of each piece of work by mail to: Poets in Solidarity with Refugees, 36 Leybury Way, Scraptoft, Leicestershire LE7 9UB. In either case, remember to include your contact details.

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