The Rialto

01/07/2024

https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jul/01/poem-of-the-week-marbled-orb-weaver-by-matt-howard

A spider’s hard web-building work is destroyed by the poet’s scythe

03/06/2024

Winners announced, also commended and the long list. Thanks go to everyone who entered.

Nature and Place 2024 winners announced Jun 3, 2024 | News We have now received the results of the 2024 Nature and Place Poetry Competition back from Zaffar Kunial and are delighted to announce that the winners are: 1st Prize of £1000 – ‘Fox’ – Marianne MacRae2nd Prize of £500 – ‘Extin...

27/03/2024

Final few days before the Rialto Nature and Place Poetry Competition closes. Read more here, there’s a link to too. Get your entries in by 1st April.

Nature And Place Poetry Competition 2024 The Rialto working in association with the RSPB, BirdLife International, Cambridge Conservation Initiative and The University of Leeds Poetry Centre. Poems are invited that deal with any aspect of nature and place – these terms will be given a wide interpre...

19/03/2024

A new post from Michael

https://www.therialto.co.uk/pages/2024/03/19/nature-and-place-a-personal-statement/

06/03/2024

Rialto 101 is now available. Contributor and subscriber copies are on their way. Order yours here.

https://www.therialto.co.uk/pages/product/rialto-magazine-101/

19/02/2024

The deadline is fast approaching for competition entries.

https://www.therialto.co.uk/pages/nature-poetry-competition/

22/11/2023

Our Nature and Place Poetry Competition for 2024 is now open for entries, full explainer on the website, please have a look and share on your socials.
https://www.therialto.co.uk/pages/nature-poetry-competition/

20/11/2023

Will & Ella are throwing a belated launch online for R100. Readings from 10 poets from the issue & a special guest performance from Jillian Weise! All in one short, sweet hour. Free! Book here:

Join Rialto editors Ella Frears and Will Harris for this special (late) launch of their issue online.

23/10/2023

New blog on the website, Questions and answers. It's basically a quick rundown on some things to do with what we like to publish. It's here.

Questions and Answers by Guest Blogger | Oct 23, 2023 | Blogs Q. How do I find out what sort of poems The Rialto publishes? So I can select from my poems ones that they’ll like. A. The answer to that used to be simply buy the magazine and read it. However recent issues (96, 98, 100) have been gues...

04/09/2023

The Submittable window is now open for 2 weeks for issue 101.

POETRY SUBMISSIONS Should you want to send us your work for consideration, here's how to do it. Magazine submissions We are always looking for new poets and new poems. When our submission window is open you are very welcome to send your poems to be considered for publication. Please send no more tha...

13/06/2023

Come join us on Mon 3rd July, for a reading from this year’s Nature Competition winners and our judge Ian McMillan! The event is FREE but requires booking. You can book to attend either in person at CCI in Cambridge or online via Zoom – all details are on the Eventbrite page:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-reading-ian-mcmillan-and-nature-and-place-competition-winners-tickets-651716600897

To register for the Zoom link please email [email protected]

An evening of poetry featuring the Nature and Place Competition winners and a reading from this year's judge, Ian McMillan.

01/06/2023

Now available, our anthology to celebrate 100 issues of the magazine. Poetry with an axe to grind.

SIMON ARMITAGE, CATHERINE BENSON, OLIVER BERNARD, SUE BOYLE, JEN CAMPBELL, JULIA CASTERTON, MANDY COE, NICHOLA DEANE, CAROL ANN DUFFY, REBECCA AW ELSON, MARTINA EVANS, ELLA FREARS, MATT HAW, SELIMA HILL, EMILY HINSHELWOOD, DANIELLE HOPE, MATT HOWARD, MARIA JASTRZĘBSKA, ALEX JOSEPHY, LOTTE KRAMER, R...

01/06/2023

Issue R100 is now available to buy on the website, edited by Ella Frears and Will Harris.

GALIA ADMONI, VASILIKI ALBEDO, WENDY ALLEN, SANAH AHSAN, ROWLAND BAGNALL, GRAY BEHAGG, JOSHUA BLACKMAN, NÓRA BLASCSÓK, COLIN BRAMWELL, TOBY CAMPION, GRAHAM CLIFFORD, NATALIE CRICK, JO DAVIS, DARCEY DUGAN, OLIVER FOX, MADELINE GILMORE, CHINEDU GOSPEL, LINDA GOULDEN, ANNIE HAYTER, JORDAN HAYWARD, AD...

22/04/2023

We have now received the results of the 2023 Nature and Place Poetry Competition back from Ian McMillan and are delighted to announce the winners.

Nature and Place 2023 winners announced by Nick Stone | Apr 22, 2023 | Competitions, News We have now received the results of the 2023 Nature and Place Poetry Competition back from Ian McMillan and are delighted to announce that the winners are: 1st Prize of £1000 – ‘Kharkiv Zoo’ – Anastasi...

16/02/2023

Winner! East Anglian Book Award 2022 Exceptional Contribution Award, The Rialto…

07/02/2023

Test your creativity this weekend and enter the Rialto Poetry competition on ‘Nature and Place’. Competition closes 1st March 2023. This year our judge is Ian McMillan. Read more and enter here.

Nature And Place Poetry Competition 2023 The Rialto working in association with the RSPB, BirdLife International, Cambridge Conservation Initiative and The University of Leeds Poetry Centre. Poems are invited that deal with any aspect of nature and place – these terms will be given a wide interpre...

17/10/2022

Hello. We are pleased to announce our Nature and Place Poetry Competition is now open. This years judge is the wonderful Ian McMillan.

29/09/2022

The Rialto Submittable is now open for R99, please send us your very best. This is issue will be edited by Michael Mackmin.

The Magazine Submission Portal is currently closed. It did close a bit earlier than we planned because the submission quota for the month had been reached. Sorry. It will stay closed at least until we have processed all the waiting poetry.Thanks for thinking of us.___________________________________...

30/08/2022

Catch up with what caught the eye of Esther Morgan in issue 98, edited by Edward Doeger, on the latest Rialto blog.

https://www.therialto.co.uk/pages/2022/08/30/crow-drop/

Daisy Bassen

20/07/2022

Rialto 98 is now available to order on the website, fresh of the press today. Subscribers issues should be going out shortly.
https://www.therialto.co.uk/pages/product/rialto-magazine-98/

08/06/2022

We have just learned of the death of Paula Rego, she donated covers to us not once but twice, the world is a poorer place with her passing.

26/04/2022

We have now received the results of the 2022 Nature and Place Poetry Competition back from Gillian Clarke and are absolutely delighted to announce the winners.

https://www.therialto.co.uk/pages/2022/04/26/nature-and-place-2022-winners-announced/

Nature and Place 2022 winners announced by Nick Stone | Apr 26, 2022 | Competitions, News We have now received the results of the 2022 Nature and Place Poetry Competition back from Gillian Clarke and are delighted to announce that the winners are: 1st Prize of £1000 – ‘Blame the Fox’ by Jane ...