{"id":12589,"date":"2026-01-02T16:13:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T16:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therialto.co.uk\/pages\/?p=12589"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:13:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:13:52","slug":"midwinter-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therialto.co.uk\/pages\/2026\/01\/02\/midwinter-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Midwinter: Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE RIALTO<\/em>\u00a0MIDWINTER NEWSLETTER: PART 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Points to note:<\/p>\n

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  • R103 is currently being printed<\/li>\n
  • R103 will be mailed out first week of January<\/li>\n
  • R104 Discussion of delays and plans for the future<\/li>\n
  • Subscriptions<\/li>\n
  • R104 due spring 2026, R105 due September 2026<\/li>\n
  • Submittable<\/li>\n
  • Nature and Place Competition<\/li>\n
  • New Pamphlets 2026<\/li>\n
  • New Pamphlet competition 2026<\/li>\n
  • What\u2019s in R103<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    The Rialto 103<\/strong>\u00a0is currently being printed. It will be delivered to the packers on December 19th., but, due to the pressure of pre-booked Christmas work (and the need for holidays) it cannot be mailed out until the first week of January.<\/p>\n

    We (I, me) apologise for the long unaccountable delay between issues. As editor I\u2019m a bit appalled at myself for not getting a grip sooner (not opening Submittable until May was one of the year\u2019s big mistakes). Thank you so much for your incredible patience. The goodwill of poets towards the magazine is deeply appreciated.<\/p>\n

    At a recent meeting our Advisory Board came to the decision that we should, going forward (as they say)\u00a0produce two issues in 2026<\/strong>.\u00a0One in Spring and one early Autumn. We will be consistent and keep to the timetable. This means that there will be two issues next year.<\/p>\n

    Subscriptions<\/strong>\u00a0will continue to be for three issues. We send out reminders with the final issue of a subscription. We hope this helps avoid, for subscribers, the anxiety of knowing if their subscription is still current.<\/p>\n

    Please note, for those of you, who might have been expecting to have to renew\u00a0 during 2025, that current subscriptions taken out for three issues will still be for three issues.<\/p>\n

    We will re-open\u00a0Submittable<\/strong>\u00a0for the magazine in January once we have sent out the contributors and subscribers copies of R103. Please note that\u00a0Submittable for the magazine closes itself\u00a0<\/strong>when our monthly quota has been reached. This can happen quickly, a great many poets are looking to be published. Delaying your submission had no advantages.<\/p>\n

    In common with other print magazines we are looking into charging a small reading fee for submissions. This will contribute to the cost of belonging to Submittable and to other management costs, including postage. Subscribers and people on a low income will be able to submit without charge. We\u2019ll let you know more about this soon.<\/p>\n

    Submissions by post\u00a0<\/strong>are still welcome. Send to The Editor, The Rialto, \u2105 74 Britannia Road, Norwich, NR1 4HS, UK. Please include an email address for response. If you want your poems returned you will need to include a stamped self addressed envelope. Please make sure that the prepaid postage is enough. International Reply Coupons are no longer available so if you live elsewhere than the UK I can only suggest you make a Donation via our website for the appropriate postage. In any event, in case of mishap, please make copies of poems before sending them out.<\/p>\n

    Submittable is currently open for entries for the\u00a0Nature and Place Poetry Competition<\/strong>. This competition pre-dates both the Ginkgo and the Laurel Environmental Poetry Prizes and is still very much alive and still very much kicking. As humans we won\u2019t have a recognisable planet to live on in if we don\u2019t take action on the Environment.<\/p>\n

    Please help lift awareness of environmental concern by entering the competition. By the way last year\u2019s Winning poems are in R103, as are several from the Highly Commended Poets: and we also have the long poem by last year\u2019s judge Helen Mort \u2018In Qeqertarsuaq\u2019, which she read at the Rialto event at CCI in celebration of this year\u2019s competition. I\u2019m really pleased to have it in the magazine. Helen writes about the background to this poem in the Editorial.<\/p>\n

    Full details, including the rules, of the competition, and information about this year\u2019s judge, Mona Arshi, can be found on our website. As can the link that allows you to enter the competition. For those who prefer to enter paper copy there\u2019s an entry form that you can download and print out. There are a limited number of free entries for poets on benefits or low incomes.<\/p>\n

    We are planning to publish\u00a0two new pamphlets<\/strong>\u00a0in the New Year. One will be the original version of\u00a0In Qeqertarsuaq. Helen originally conceived this as a pamphlet, so the stanzas that you read several to a page in the magazine version appear page by page in the original. This changes the reading experience, giving the reader (and the poet) more space to breathe and consider.<\/p>\n

    The other pamphlet will be Rachael Davey\u2019s\u00a0The Naming of Hunger. Rachael\u2019s short poem \u2018Cae Ysbyty\u2019 was Highly Commended in the Nature and Place competition judged by Gillian Clarke, and subsequently appeared in the magazine. It\u2019s a lovely poem: I had the same \u2018here is a true poet\u2019 experience when I first read it that I had when reading Andrew Waterhouse\u2019s \u2018Looking for the Comet\u2019.<\/p>\n

    Comment on\u00a0What\u2019s in R103\u00a0and\u00a0Details of the New Pamphlet Competition\u00a0will be in Part 2 of the Newsletter. Coming Soon.
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