Shakespeare's Pen Magazine accepts submissions from the country of the winner of the Shakespeare's Pen Contest.
The poet, Ana-Mariya Boykova Simeonova, won the Shakespeare's Pen Contest. Thus, the poet, Ana-Mariya Boykova Simeonova, with her excellent poetry, has won the exclusive right for the people of Bulgaria to submit to Shakespeare's Pen Magazine from May 15th, 2025 to May 14th, 2026. Read the Submissions page and follow the guidelines to submit.
Shakespeare's Pen Magazine is a qualifying publication for the Poetry World Cup.
New work is published on January 15th, May 15th, and September 15th of every year.
Shakespeare's Pen Magazine is part of the Wax Poetry and Art Network of publications. Visit Wax Poetry and Art's About page to learn more about the project's mission and to read the Code of Conduct and Privacy Policy.
Shakespeare's Pen Magazine is published, edited, and designed in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada by Kirk Ramdath. Nanaimo is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation of the Coast Salish Peoples.
About the Editor
Kirk Ramdath is the publisher, editor, and designer of the Wax Poetry and Art Network of publications.
He has read and performed at poetry events in Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax, and many other cities in Canada.
Kirk had the honour of opening the world-famous Peace Bridge in Calgary in 2012.
He has been a publisher since 2005.
He also organized many dozen poetry events, around the 2010s.
Particularly, open-mic poetry events with a featured artist.
Kirk's first book, Love in a Handful of Dust, was published by Frontenac House in 2011, and will be republished by Florencia Bay Books in 2025.
He has three other poetry books near completion.
In 2002, Kirk obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, with Distinction, and a Minor in Philosophy from the University of Calgary, in Canada.
Kirk was born in Trinidad and Tobago, moved to Canada at age 10 with his family, and now writes and publishes from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
Publication Information
Shakespeare's Pen Magazine
Established 2024
Published online in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
Publisher, Managing Editor, & Designer: Kirk Ramdath.
Free.
Frequency: Three times per year: January 15th, May 15th, and September 15th.
Website: www.waxpoetryart.com/shakespearespenmagazine/
Submissions: www.waxpoetryart.com/shakespearespenmagazine/submissions.html
Email: info@waxpoetryart.com
Phone: 1-250-667-7748
Shakespeare's Pen Magazine is part of the Wax Poetry and Art Network.
- Visit the main Wax Poetry and Art Submissions Page to see all opportunities.
- Visit the Wax Poetry and Art Library.
- This website and all contents ©Kirk Ramdath and specified artists.
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