Archipelago is one of the most important and influential literary magazines of the last twenty years. Running to twelve editions, it was edited by Andrew McNeillie, with the assistance later of James McDonald Lockhart, and began as an attempt to reimagine the relationships between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Archipelago has brought together established and emerging artists in creative conversations that have transformed the study of islands, coasts and waterways. It journeys from the Shetlands to Cornwall, from the Aran Islands to the coast of Yorkshire, tracing the cultures of diverse zones through some of the best in contemporary writing about place and people.

This collection gathers poetry, prose, visual art and newly commissioned work in clusters grouped around the Irish and British archipelago, with contributions from an array of significant artists.

With 50 contributors, Archipelago: A Reader includes writings from:

Moya Cannon
Deirdre Ní Chonghaile
Tim Dee
David Douglas
Seamus Heaney
Kathleen Jamie
Michael Longley
Robert Macfarlane
Derek Mahon
Andrew McNeillie
Sinéad Morrissey
Richard Murphy
James MacDonald Lockhart
Alice Oswald
and many more!