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Saboteur Awards

Saboteur Awards 2014 – Results!

June 1, 2014June 15, 2014 Editor Afric McGlinchey, Against Rape, Burning Eye Books, Cherry Potts, Daniel Cockrill, Donut Press, Fiona Moore, Galley Beggar, George Ttoouli, Hanna Krall, JibbaJabba, Jon Stone, Julia Bird, Kate Tempest, Katy Darby, Kirsten Irving, Kirsten Luckins, Kirsty Logan, Liars' League, Lisa Matthews, Literal Fish, London Lines, May-Lan Tan, Michelle McGrane, Nikesh Shukla, Nine Arches Press, Penned in the Margins, Pereine Press, Poems in Which, Saboteur Awards, Sidekick Books, Sophia Walker, Sophie Mayer, Steve Nash, Tony Husband, Under the Radar, W.N. Herbert, Weird Lies, Yvonne Reddick

For a more in-depth account of each awards, click here for poetry, here for fiction, and here for performances! You can

Saboteur Awards 2014 flyer

Saboteur Awards

Saboteur Awards 2014: The Shortlist!

May 1, 2014May 25, 2014 Editor Afric McGlinchey, Against Rape, Agnes Marton, Anti-Slam, Arachne Press, Bang Said the Gun!, Bare Fiction, Belona Greenwood, Burning Eye, Charles Whalley, Cherry Potts, Chris McCabe, Colin Barrett, Daniel Cockrill, David Coates, David Rose, Donut Press, Electronic Voice Phenomena, Enemies, Fay Roberts, Fiona Moore, Galley Beggar, George Ttoouli, Grist Books, Hannah Krall, Harriette Lawler, Harry Man, Hollie McNish, Jabba Jabba, Johnny Monroe, Jon Stone, Jonathan Taylor, Kate Tempest, Kathleen Bell, Katy Darby, Kirsten Irving, Kirsten Luckins, Kirsty Logan, Liars' League, Lisa Matthews, Literal Fish, London Lines, Lucy Ayrton, Lynne Bryan, Maria Vlotides, Marianne Villanueva, May-Lan Tan, Nikesh Shukla, Nine Arches Press, Other Voices: Alternative Spoken Word, Oystercatcher, P.O.W., Pedestrian Publishing, Peirene Press, Penned in the Margins, Poems After Frida, Poems in Which, Poetry Bus, Rebecca Tamás, Red Squirrel Press, Rising, Rob Auton, Rosie Breese, Saboteur Awards 2014, Salt, Shindig Leicester, Sidekick Books, SJ Fowler, Sophia Walker, Steve Nash, Tall Lighthouse, Tony Husband, Translating Concrete Poetry, Under the Radar, Unthank Books, Vagabondage Press, W.N. Herbert, Wayne Holloway-Smith, White Rabbit's Are You Sitting Comfortably?, William Thirsk-Gaskill, Yvonne Reddick

Vote now! The results will be announced at the Awards on 31st May, book tickets now! Over the course

Magazine Poetry Short Stories

The Bastille #2 (Summer 2013)

February 3, 2014February 1, 2014 Editor Afric McGlinchey, Alberto Rigettini, Bibi Jacob, Carmen Martines, Claire Trévien, Clint Margrave, Curt Hopkins, Erik Bertilsson, Howie Good, Jennifer Pinard, Jonathan Schiffman, Kathryn McMurray, Ken Kashim, Lisa Paso, Lisa Pasold, Lucy Gellman, Merve Pehlivan, SpokenWord Paris, Stéphane Mallarmé, The Bastille, Vivienne Vermes

-Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey– The Bastille is an independent literary magazine published by the non-profit organization, Spoken Word, in Paris.

Poetry Seasonal/End of year

The Sabotage Reviews top 10 of (published) poetry this year

December 17, 2013December 17, 2013 Editor Afric McGlinchey, Agnes Marton, Alana Tomlin, Alex Campbell, Ananya S Guha, angela topping, Anna Selby, Billy Mills, Burning Eye, Charles Whalley, Chris McCabe, Chris Pusateri, Chrissy Williams, David Clarke, dean, Diane Marie, Emma Wright, Freke Räihä, Harry Giles, Hayden Westfield-Bell, Helen ivory, Isobel Dixon, James Bunting, Jennifer Edgecombe, Kate Birch, Laura Seymour, Linda Black, Lindsey Holland, Mark Burnhope, Mark Goodwin, Paul McMenemy, Rachel Piercey, Rebecca Tamás, Rosie Breese, Sam Riviere, Sarah Crewe, Sarah Hymas, Simon Barraclough, Sophie Mayer, Stephen Emmerson, The Emma Press

-Compiled by Claire Trévien– Tis the seasons for lists and we don’t like feeling left out. So, as is our

Collaboration Pamphlets Poetry

Pharmapoetica: a dispensary of poetry by Chris McCabe and Maria Vlotides

December 4, 2013December 4, 2013 Editor Afric McGlinchey, Chris McCabe, Les Murray, Maria Vlotides, Mario Petrucci, Pedestrian Publishing

-Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey– This unusual and beautiful book is the product of a collaboration between the poet, Chris

Pamphlets Poetry

Hellsteeth by Jessamine O’Connor

October 7, 2013October 22, 2013 Editor Afric McGlinchey, Jessamine O'Connor, Paul McDermott, Sharon Olds

-Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey– Jessamine O’Connor is a relatively recent name to appear in the Irish poetry world, and after winning

‘The Only Reason for Time’ by Fiona Moore

August 28, 2013October 22, 2013 Editor Afric McGlinchey, Fiona Moore, Matthew Dickman, poetry, W. H. Auden

-Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey– After the premature death of a lover, it would be easy to succumb to a

‘The Silence Teacher’ by Robert Peake

May 23, 2013 Editor Afric McGlinchey, Bach, Poetry Salzburg, Robert Peake, TS Eliot

-Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey– The Silence Teacher explores the impact of an infant’s death, and the way perception is permanently altered

‘Flying into the Bear’ by Chrissy Williams

May 21, 2013 Editor Afric McGlinchey, Boney M., Boris Johnson, Chrissy Williams, Happenstance, Harry Belafonte, London Riots, Matthew Sweeney

-Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey– There is an extravagance of imagery in Chrissy Williams’ Flying into the Bear, as the

‘Etruscan Miniatures’ by Tim Cumming

January 28, 2013 Editor Afric McGlinchey, Australian Publisher, Pitt Street Poetry, Pope Boniface VIII, Tim Cumming

-Reviewed by Afric McGlinchey– I love poets who are also visual artists – it brings something extra to their work.