About Bindweed Anthologies

May the Bindweed grow!

Convolvulus Arvensis, also known as bindweed, is stigmatised as being a nuisance by growing across garden fences and choking off the immaculately pruned flowers. But no one thinks about the beauty of the bindweed, opening their trumpets to the world, shouting to be heard. Is this not the state of publishing today? The neatly manicured, artificially honed flowers, given all the prestige, while the others are left to wilt?

If you are a bindweed flower trying to grow, see our Submission Guidelines and make the world your fence.

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What is Bindweed all about?

We started Bindweed Magazine in April 2016 as a quarterly paperback issue. After 8 issues between 2016 and 2018, Bindweed then reverted to an ezine, publishing poetry and fiction on the magazine homepage for issues 9 and 10 between 2018 to 2022.

In June 2022, Bindweed developed a new format: as the biannual anthologies, Midsummer Madness and Winter Wonderland, publishing in both Kindle eBook and paperback formats.

We aim to publish quality poetry and fiction, accepting new and established writers and poets alike. Check out our back catalogue on Amazon.com or Amazon UK for an idea of what we publish.

            

Who runs Bindweed Anthologies?

Editor in Chief: Leilanie Stewart

Editor: Joseph Robert

            

Does Bindweed pay contributors?

Unfortunately not. We don’t charge a fee to read submissions, but nor can we afford to pay writers. Bindweed is a not-for-profit labour of love endeavour run by two writers. We don’t give out free contributor copies of our anthologies as we rely on sales of back issues to pay winners of our ‘Editor’s pick’ prizes for each anthology: one £10.00 prize for best fiction and two £5.00 prizes for best poetry in each anthology. Winners will be notified when the anthology is launched and results are announced on the Bindweed homepage. We pay our winners by Amazon e-gift card.

            

Why did Bindweed Magazine/Bindweed Anthologies come about?

We’re idealistic here at Bindweed. We want to provide a platform for talented authors to showcase their work. The main reason we run Bindweed is to give writers and poets a place where they can promote their work and add another publication to their writing C.V./resume.

 

Where is Bindweed Anthologies based?

It doesn’t really matter, since we have a worldwide audience, but if you really must know, Bindweed is currently based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. However, we publish quality writing from authors all over the world. So stop by, say hi, and send us your work!

 

If you want to know more about the ‘why’ of Bindweed, read our interviews:

Read about how Bindweed supports the creative writing community in the Belfast Telegraph.

Read the interview with Editor-in-Chief, Leilanie Stewart, on Six Questions For

Read our ‘Around Ireland’ feature in Lagan Online