The Gutter Press is a monthly newsletter from the editors of Gutter, Scotland’s leading literary journal. The magazine features fiction, essays and poetry by the very best writers from Scotland and beyond.

Contributors have included Sarah Bernstein, Imtiaz Dharker, Janice Galloway, Harry Josephine Giles, Alasdair Gray, Jackie Kay, James Kelman, A.L. Kennedy, Liz Lochhead, Zoë Wicomb, and many others.

Each month, beginning in May 2024, we’ll send updates about new content available online, some from our print issues and some exclusive to the website. There’ll be Book of the Month features, news and much more besides.

This is a newsletter not just for current subscribers to Gutter, but for anyone who loves Scottish and international literature.

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