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Staring Down McCarthy's Barrel - A Review of The Road

This Article was Written by Matt Sutton (@mattrsutton) and first published for BRAG Online on 22.09.2023. In pitching Cormac McCarthy’s...

Climbing Mountains with Kerouac | A Review of The Dharma Bums

By Brandon Bennett First released online for BRAG Writers 09/09/2023 ‘Something good will come out of all things yet – And it will be...

Poetry Prize Winners

In December 2021 we released the shortlist for the inaugural BRAG Poetry Prize which boasted six wonderful poets. BRAG editors Brandon...

The Alternative Landmarks of London | Reggie Bolton

Reggie explores the familiar and unfamiliar landmarks of London, and what they mean to residents and strangers.

The Book of Barcelona | Weekend Reads

Brandon T. Bennett This has taken me longer than I thought it would to write. It is not often that I come across a collection of shorts...

A Literary Magazine Looking Forward

The team at BRAG haven't forgotten our humble beginnings, and we have no intentions on forgetting why we started the magazine in the...

How to Book Writing Workshops

The team at BRAG Writers Literary Magazine are proud to offer a number of new workshops and services. Combining the talent of our team...

I'll Splinter by Tom Branfoot | Weekend Reads

Reading Branfoot's debut pamphlet of poetry I'll Splinter (Pariah Press 2021) is like sitting on the dunes and watching the Irish sea...

From the 11:04 to Plymouth - A Note on Dyslexia

A thousand vehicles of all shapes and sizes replace the human inhabitants in the intricate momentum of odd movements weaved by the...

How to Enter the BRAG Poetry Prize

So, here we are. As my pink orchid blooms for the second time this year, BRAG has launched the first of what we hope to be our annual...

The New Poetic Declaration

As writers and publishers of poetry, we at BRAG understand how passionate people are about the art. It is, as a result of our own...

Contributor News: Human Men

In Human Men, Louis writes about the traumatic upbringing of his alcoholic father. As Louis discovered his queerness, there is a...

The Long Road to Issue III

BRAG Issue III is going to print. Discover the journey behind it, and how we got here, and what matters now, in our latest blog.

Introducing Nicholas Royle

Nicholas Royle is a celebrated writer and publisher based out of Manchester, and it is a great pleasure that we are able to announce...

From Pub to Publication

People often ask me what BRAG means. I tell them (and this is true) that I’d love to tell them, but that my fellow braggarts would shake...

Welcome to Our Blog!

Welcome to the blog for BRAG Writers Literary Magazine, based out of Manchester, with bases in Edinburgh and London. Since our inception...