Gutter

The magazine of new Scottish and international writing.

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

📬 You've got mail!

Our march newsletter is now out to all our lovely substack subscribers!

https://t.co/ctr157Kchl

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

📢 📢📢

Submissions for fiction, poetry and essays are currently open for Issue 32, and will close at midnight on March 31st 2025.

Writers, got something great that needs a home? Send it to us now!

https://t.co/hxNqcFrpnu

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

Our February #bookofthemonth is the thrillingly brutal and deliciously gothic new novel by @HeatherParryUK

Out today with @doubledaybooks

https://t.co/SDUc5eHzq2

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

Our most recent review by Laura Baliman takes a look at the deeply human debut novel by Stuart Murdoch, lead singer of Glasgow’s famed band Belle & Sebastian. Out now with @FaberBooks

https://t.co/WM83F16giJ

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

Join us for our Glasgow launch on Wednesday the 19th of Feb at The Alchemy Experiment 🥂

We are celebrating Issue 31 with an exciting lineup of Kate Wallace Fry, Rachelle Atalla, Gabriel Levine Brislin & Niamh Gordon. Hosted by Sean Wai Keung and Cal Bannerman.

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

We've got an absolutely fabulous lineup at our upcoming Edinburgh launch @portybooks ✨️

@thewhimsicalowl @HJosephineGiles @beckorio @ikalkounos

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

Issue 31 is coming soon to subscribers, friends, and patrons of Gutter! We love this new dark look for our most exciting issue yet.

If you haven't already, there is one working week left to subscribe before mailout 🥳 https://t.co/jSnDGbXB41

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

https://t.co/c5ghZ7tAJZ

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

"At the heart of Some Deer are representations of ritual, and how those rituals are broken." - @SeanWaiKeung

Our January #bookofthemonth is "Some Deer" by @VikShirley - a surreal and evolved collection filled with hallucinations and moon juice. Out now with @brokensleep

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

" He became aware there was a depth inside him, a thick and footless hollow. " - @hmcclory

This evening we're rereading this brilliant and hot-blooded short story from issue 30 by #gutterauthor @HelenMcClory 👓 Read the full piece on our website!

https://t.co/W91qmt6vWn

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

Consider this your friendly reminder that we have a substack!

Find us at https://t.co/qMH2w4q6KY

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

Edinburgh! We're delighted to announce our Issue 31 Launch will take place @PortyBooks on the 20th of February 🥳

Find out more at https://t.co/CJibtYgnUv

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

As part of our mission to nurture new writing talent, Gutter is offering a series of free, small-group workshops for four prose writers working on their first book.

The workshops will be led by Gutter’s managing editor, Malachy Tallack.

Apply now https://t.co/6Htw5nazHn

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

A new issue is coming to town 👀

We had a cosy little proofreading session this weekend (with the help of snacks and endless coffee!)

31 is shaping up to be a very special issue and we can't wait to share it with you all in February ❄️✍️🎀

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

As the year draws to a close, we have been reflecting on our best reads of 2024 🎄Visit our website to read our full review at https://t.co/mC2HX2PZPS

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

Today on the Gutter website, issue 30 contributor Helen Mort asks: when everything appears interconnected, what of the world, and of each other, are we permitted to take - and what are we required to give, in return?

https://t.co/dBn7mcaKqx

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

"cheapest room in the hotel
no windows on the wall
but the bath was hot and full, and you were in it"

'Tis the season to treat yourself to a hot soak and a steamy poem from @holliepoetry - read the full piece on our website today!

https://t.co/ViPgVGtTII

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

Gutter's #BookoftheMonth for November is Mae Diansangu's Bloodsongs, a grounding and uplifting reminder that we are all interlinked.

Reviewed by Myla Corvidae: https://t.co/SB4deWzFDv

Available from Tapsalteerie: https://t.co/4P3MKlRIDS

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

https://t.co/IKy8Lv6JB9

[Gutter @Gutter_Magazine]

"You are starting to shed
the language, to empty
the gallery, to fill those
spaces with stolen art."

We're spending our sunday evening reflecting on #gutterauthor Zain Rishi's delicately spun poem "Motherhood" - first published in issue 30.