Literary magazines published in the United Kingdom

StepAway Magazine is a Newcastle upon Tyne based online English literary journal. It was founded in January 2011 by the British writer, researcher and literary reviewer, Darren Richard Carlaw.

The London Review of Books (LRB) is a British literary magazine published bimonthly (twice a month) that features articles and essays on fiction and non-fiction subjects, which are usually structured as book reviews.

Gold Dust is a twice-yearly literary arts magazine, founded by Omma Velada in 2004, which publishes poetry, short fiction, artwork, short stories, poetry and play collections, organises literary competitions and runs live events consisting of poetry and prose readings, drama performances and live music. Its headquarters are in London. There is both a free online edition and a printed edition of each issue of the magazine. The publication is listed in the annual Writers and Artists Yearbook.

Wasafiri is a quarterly British literary magazine covering international contemporary writing. Founded in 1984, the magazine derives its name from a Swahili word meaning "travellers" that is etymologically linked with the Arabic word "safari". The magazine holds that many of those who created the literatures in which it is particularly interested "...have all in some sense been cultural travellers either through migration, transportation or else, in the more metaphorical sense of seeking an imagined cultural 'home'." Funded by the Arts Council England, Wasafiri is "a journal of post-colonial literature that pays attention to the wealth of Black and diasporic writers worldwide. It is Britain's only international magazine for Black British, African, Asian and Caribbean literatures."

The Wolf magazine was an independent poetry magazine published twice a year and based in England. Established in April 2002 by Nicholas Cobic and James Byrne, The Wolf published hundreds of new poets alongside more established writers from across the world. Poets featured included Adonis, Derek Walcott, Carolyn Forche, Charles Bernstein, John Kinsella, C.D. Wright, Niall McDevitt, Geraldine Monk, Ishion Hutchinson and Ilya Kaminsky. A strong regard for international poetry, critical prose, activist, transnational and transatlantic poetics and poetry in translation was central to The Wolf's aesthetic. It regularly featured introductions to contemporary poetries across the world, including writing from Burmese, Cuban, Syrian, Ukrainian and Croatian poets.

Granta is a literary magazine and publisher in the United Kingdom whose mission centres on its "belief in the power and urgency of the story, both in fiction and non-fiction, and the story's supreme ability to describe, illuminate and make real." In 2007, The Observer stated: "In its blend of memoirs and photojournalism, and in its championing of contemporary realist fiction, Granta has its face pressed firmly against the window, determined to witness the world."

The Times Literary Supplement (TLS) is a weekly literary review published in London by News UK, a subsidiary of News Corp.

Slightly Foxed is a British quarterly literary magazine. Its primary focus is books and book culture. It was established by former John Murray editors Hazel Wood and Gail Pirkis. Notable authors to have written for the magazine include Penelope Lively, Richard Mabey, Diana Athill, Ronald Blythe and Robert Macfarlane.

Modern Poetry in Translation is a literary magazine and publisher based in the United Kingdom. The magazine was started by Ted Hughes and Daniel Weissbort in 1965. It was relaunched by King's College London in 1992. The college published it until 2003. It publishes contemporary poetry from all around the world, in English.

Areté was an arts magazine, published three times a year, edited and founded in 1999 by the poet Craig Raine. The magazine aimed to give detailed coverage of theatre, fiction, and poetry, while also serving as a platform for new writing in all genres. Raine has described its editorial policy as to "publish anything we like. The result is a magazine catholic in its taste ... . The purpose of any literary magazine is the correction of taste, the creation of mischief and entertainment—and the discovery of new writers."