The New Shetlander, reputedly Scotland's oldest literary magazine, is published quarterly by Voluntary Action Shetland.

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

Copies are available from Voluntary Action Shetland vas@shetland.org and at shops throughout Shetland. Subscriptions are currently unavailable to purchase online - please contact VAS office directly to purchase: vas@shetland.orgIf you have received an invoice from us and you wish to pay by credit card, then please click on this button. (NB PayPal processes this as a "Donation")

£3.502023hex-rounded

Issue 300 - Voar 2023

New Shetlander Number 300 … The New Shetlander reaches its 300th issue this Voar. The editorial reflects on this remarkable milestone, and the aims of the magazine’s founder, Peter Jamieson. The content of No 300 is typically varied.

Find out morecaret-right
£3.502022hex-rounded

Issue 299 - Yule 2022

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.

Find out morecaret-right
£3.502022hex-rounded

Issue 298 - Simmer 2022

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:

Find out morecaret-right
£3.502022hex-rounded

Issue 297 - Voar 2022

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.

Find out morecaret-right
£3.502021hex-rounded

Issue 296 - Yule 2021

The Yule issue of the New Shetlander Number 296 is now on sale.

Find out morecaret-right
£3.502021hex-rounded

Issue 295 - Simmer 2021

Number 295 of the New Shetlander is now on sale, with a variety of content.

Find out morecaret-right
£3.502021hex-rounded

Issue 294 - Voar 2021

You’ll see a colourful New Shetlander magazine in the shops on Friday. The Voar issue has a new look, with an A4 size.

Find out morecaret-right
£3.502020hex-rounded

Issue 293 - Yule 2020

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.

Find out morecaret-right
2020hex-rounded

Issue 292 - Simmer 2020

The Simmer issue of the New Shetlander is now on sale. Price £3.

Find out morecaret-right
2020hex-rounded

Issue 291 - Voar 2020

The Voar issue of the New Shetlander has stories to tell, both factual and fictional.

Find out morecaret-right
2019hex-rounded

Issue 290 - Yule 2019

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.

Find out morecaret-right
2019hex-rounded

Issue 289 - Hairst 2019

The latest New Shetlander, Number 289, is on sale. It contains a wealth of reading, with several substantial pieces: the most substantial being ‘Three kirks and a cathedral’, by Allen Fraser and Jenny Murray.

Find out morecaret-right

Subscribe to our newsletter and keep up with the latest news from the Third Sector

Subscribearrow-right
newsletter graphic