The New Shetlander, reputedly Scotland's oldest literary magazine, is published quarterly by Voluntary Action Shetland.
Voar Issue: Deadline for submissions Monday 28th February 2022. Publication Friday 15th April 2022
Simmer Issue: Deadline for submissions Monday 13th June. Publication Friday 29th July 2022
Yule Issue: Deadline for submissions Monday 10th October. Publication Friday 25th November 2022
We welcome contributions of prose and poetry with a Shetland interest: all will be considered for publication. These may be submitted electronically to vas@shetland.org
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New Shetlander No 299, November 2022 … The Yule issue of the New Shetlander, Number 299, is now on sale. The editorial pays tribute to the late George P. S. Peterson, focusing on his writing career. The lead article is ‘Windpower in 1950s Shetland’, by Laureen Johnson.
New Shetlander No 298, Simmer 2022 … The New Shetlander has now been in business for 75 years: a unique record for a literary, political and cultural magazine in Scotland. The new issue brings typical varied content, with a mixture of regular and new contributors. Steelnaheelenagro and Skuldigert:
New Shetlander No 297, April 2022 … The Voar issue of the New Shetlander contains a variety of fact and fiction, poetry and prose; often reflecting on recent and current events. The editorial comments on Ukraine and the sickening events of war.
Number 295 of the New Shetlander is now on sale, with a variety of content.
You’ll see a colourful New Shetlander magazine in the shops on Friday. The Voar issue has a new look, with an A4 size.
The New Shetlander is back on the shelves in good time for Christmas, with plenty of varied reading for dark winter nights, and still priced at £3. The striking cover picture is a painting by Janette Kerr.
The Voar issue of the New Shetlander has stories to tell, both factual and fictional.
The Yule issue of the New Shetlander is full of a variety of reading for winter nights: the work of writers of all ages. The magazine is again delighted to include the six prizewinning stories from Shetland Library’s Young Writer of the Year competition.
