Ambit Information

The venerable Ambit arts and literary quarterly was established in 1959 by Dr Martin Bax in London. Editors have included JG Ballard, Carol Ann-Duffy and Sir Eduardo Paolozzi. It is said to be the most stolen magazine from Harvard Library. We have published everyone from William S Burroughs, Stevie Smith, David Hockney, Francis Bacon, Linton Kwesi Johnson. Our pages became most infamous when somewhat banned in 1969 for launching a competition for work written on drugs. We publish four editions a year, two are 96-pages long, made from unsolicited submissions selected by our editors, the other two are Pop issues, taking differing formats, featuring either competition winners, or work commissioned by a guest editor, the first being Lias Saoudi of Fat White Family in 2021. Ambit is based in London, registered as a charity in Norfolk, and read internationally. We print original poetry, short fiction, art, occasional interviews and features, and reviews. The magazine is available through subscription and in selected bookshops and libraries worldwide. Previous editorial staff include Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, Carol Ann Duffy and JG Ballard.