Gutter offers a number of opportunities for aspiring writers and editors to get involved in the work of the magazine. See below for details.

Opportunities

Guest Readers

For every issue, Gutter invites an aspiring editor from Scotland’s BPoC community to be a Guest Reader, helping to read and select work for the print edition. Guest Readers play a key role in shaping the magazine.

The programme is highly competitive, and offers great editorial experience. Applications are currently closed. More details about Guest Reader programme are here.

Preparing to Publish

In 2025, Gutter will offe a series of free, small-group workshops to four prose writers working on their first book. Participants will develop their editing techniques, receive feedback on their work-in-progress and get advice on submitting to agents and publishers.

To apply, writers should live in Scotland and be working on a book of fiction or non-fiction. Applications will open in January 2025. Check back here or subscribe to our newsletter to learn more.

Reviewing

In addition to fiction, essays and poetry, Gutter also publishes short reviews online and longer critical essays in our print edition, focusing on new Scottish books.

We’re always looking to expand our roster of reviewers, so if you’d like to write for us then please get in touch. Let us know about any writing and reviewing experience you’ve had before.