New queer poetry is in an exciting place.

We want to represent all that’s thrilling about the new wave of LGBTQ+ poets. If you’re a poet, even if you’ve never been published before, we want to read your work.

Our current publishing opportunities are below. Please read them carefully and make sure you stick to the guidelines as much as possible so that we can accept your work.

Submission guidelines

With our anthology submissions, please send a single Word or pdf document containing your work, with a small additional paragraph about yourself. We judge the poems blind, so try to keep your name off the actual document if possible. Don’t worry too much about what to say in the paragraph. We just want to know a little bit about you, how you identify, if you’ve been published elsewhere, and what your work is like. Please don’t include any graphics or images in the bio or in your submission.

We’re based in London, but publish poets from all over the world. Submission is free and, with our anthologies, you retain your copyright. We know how difficult it is to get published, so we’re happy for you to submit elsewhere simultaneously. We don’t publish work that has already been published online or in print.

Our anthologies

We publish our anthology of the most exciting LGBTQ+ poets around 3 times a year and we want to include you! Our submissions window is rolling, but the deadline for Issue 18 is 9am, London time on 1st September 2025. We confirm receipt of your submission after the deadline has passed, so you can expect us to confirm by September 29th. You’ll hear back from us by early December at the latest with a decision. We contact all poets, whatever our decision.

To be considered, email up to five previously unpublished poems in a single pdf or Word document, with a small paragraph about yourself to hello@14poems.com. Please do not include graphics or images. At this time, we are unable to accept translation work. We pay £30 for each poem published.

Solo pamphlets

Every year we publish a batch of poetry pamphlets that we’re excited for you to read. Previous books include the PBS Spring Choice from Ellora Sutton, as well as poetry from Remi Graves, David Nash, Thomas Stewart, Cleo Henry, Mícheál McCann, Georgie Henley, kevanté ac cash, Luís Costa, and Dale Booton.

The submission window for the 2024/25 batch is now closed. We expect to reopen it in the late autumn of 2025. Sign up to our newsletter to find out when we’re open for new submissions!