Ambit

Ambit was a quarterly literary periodical published in the United Kingdom. The magazine was founded in 1959 by Martin Bax, a London novelist and consultant paediatrician. With its first 32 page issue published the Summer of 1959, the magazine united art, fiction, poetry and reviews. Distributed internationally, the magazine appeared quarterly until going on indefinite hiatus in April 2023. Notable Ambit contributors have included J. G. Ballard, Edwin Brock, Eduardo Paolozzi, Ralph Steadman, Lionel Kearns, Stevie Smith, Henry Graham, Peter Porter, Carol Ann Duffy, Fleur Adcock, Carole Satyamurti, Julia Casterton, Peter Blake, and David Hockney, to name but a few. Despite the wealth of recognisable names, Ambit also featured the work of new, unpublished writers.

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Ambit ceased publication in 2023. Back issues are often held by research libraries and digital archives.