Creatives is where Scotland’s artistic and natural spheres meet, where sublime interactions with nature are transformed into works of art. There is no single way to express these profound experiences: dark, light-hearted, intense, humorous; using verse, paint or other mediums—they are as diverse as the mountain landscape itself.
We welcome works of poetry, prose and visual art from unpublished, emerging and established artists of all backgrounds.
Why publish with Creatives?
In February 2022, we set out to provide writers and visual artists with a platform to showcase accomplished work that contributes to the evolving narrative of the Scottish mountains, in line with the values of the Press. We have yet to find another platform that brings together such a variety of contributions in the same way.
If your submission is successful, your work will be published in our online publication and shared with our wide and varied audience, and your profile featured alongside our other talented Creators. Unfortunately, we are currently unable to provide remuneration for successful submissions.
Creatives is currently open for submissions.
A few things to note:
- We value fresh insights and perspectives, humorous or unconventional narratives, well-developed characters and plots, and clarity of purpose—if you want to know what we’re looking for, it’s a good idea to look at the work already published on Creatives.
- Submissions cannot have been published before, either in print or online. We require First Serial Rights to publish your work, though copyright reverts to the author upon publication.
- We accept simultaneous submissions, but please notify us straight away if your work is accepted elsewhere.
- We will carefully review each submission and respond to you within two months. Please note that if we don’t take your work forward, we can only offer limited personal feedback.
- To give equal space to contributors, we ask that artists and writers only submit to Creatives once every six months.
- For all written works, please use a legible 12-point font and 1.5 line spacing.
FICTION
- Writers can submit up to three works, up to a total word count of 2,000.
POETRY
- Writers can submit a maximum of three poems, or 4 pages—whichever comes first.
NONFICTION
- This genre includes essays, memoirs and interviews. Writers can submit up to three works, up to a total word count of 2,000.
VISUAL ARTS
- This genre includes paintings, photography, photo-essays, illustrations, collages etc. Please submit no more than ten pieces. All works should be attached as high resolution JPEG files to your email.
- Please include in the body of your email any text or further relevant information—narrative associated with images will help us to establish how it fits with the publication.
Please direct all submissions to the Creatives Editor, along with a short bio in the body of your email.