Bare Hands is an monthly online journal of contemporary poetry and photography. We seek and publish work that is beautiful and different.

We at Bare Hands Towers are delighted to announce that there will be a print anthology coming out in October 2012 to celebrate our first birthday! A print anthology made of paper, all bound together, full of gorgeous poems and photographs. We've had such an exciting year so far - each issue of the magazine has totaled over a thousand reads, a thousand! This first print venture is going to mark an important change in Bare Hands, and our second year is full of surprises that are already under way.

Now, in order to make this gorgeous anthology happen, we need your help. You can be our midwives. Look at it as just buying a copy of the anthology in advance - you hit our Fundit up with a meager eight euro, you're guaranteed a copy of the book to be sent to you anywhere in the universe for free. And the more you donate, the more amazing the gifts get!

All funds raised will go towards printing costs, marketing and distribution.

The anthology is going to be stunning and you even have a chance to be in it too! Write us some poetry and take some photographs. Our deadline is September 1st 2012 - that gives you loads of time. We will be publishing 15 photographs and 25 poems altogether.

To submit simply send maximum three poems or photographs (you are welcome to send both) to barehandspoetry@gmail.com with 'Anthology Submission' in the subject field. Please send the poems within the body of the email and attach the photographs as jpegs. We can't wait to see your work!

By supporting Bare Hands you are supporting creativity. We provide a platform for showcasing incredibly talented poets and photographers and, with your help, we will continue to do so in a bigger way. You would also have our undying love and gratitude forever :)

With very best wishes,

Kerrie O' Brien & Sarah Griffin