The best new poetry, prose, and art from the students of Oxford and Cambridge.
The anthology for new writing & artwork from the universities of Cambridge & Oxford
14/11/2025
The Mays 34 is opening applications for its editorial team! If you or someone you know has an eye for poetry, loves a good book, or enjoys watching something creative come to life, apply now!
We are looking for prose editors, poetry editors and arts editors to help bring The Mays to life! Please send us your cv and cover letter by the 1ST DECEMBER via: [email protected]
…and if you are looking to submit art, prose, or poetry, our submissions will open early next year!
27/10/2025
Just a quick, final reminder that the deadline for applications is this Friday!
02/10/2025
The Mays, our annual book of the best of new student poetry, short stories, creative photography and art from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford is recruiting! We are look for a student Editor in Chief (or joint Editors in Chief) for our 33rd edition out in 2026!
09/09/2025
Just a quick reminder that the latest edition of The Mays, our book of poetry, short stories, art and creative photography by the students of Cambridge University & Oxford University, is available to order from our online shop here: https://shop.varsity.co.uk/shop/
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The Mays, published by Varsity draws together some of the best poetry, prose and visual art that the students of the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford have to offer.
Notable guest editors of our books in recent years have included Stephen Fry, Kate Bush, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, Patti Smith, Sir Quentin Blake, Rupi Kaur, poet laureate Ted Hughes, Louis de Bernières and many, many more! Check out the full list here: https://www.themaysanthology.co.uk/previous-editors/
World famous novelist Zadie Smith was first noticed by literary agents after her short story appeared in the 1997 edition of The Mays.
Though that said, to get a real idea of the impact of these publications for the students of Cambridge and Oxford - those with a dedicated interest (or moreover, those with just too much time on their hands!), may just want to Google “The Mays”, “The Mays Anthology” and the “The Mays Anthologies” and marvel (as we did) how much new talent we’ve given a helping hand to, over all these years! There’s just too many to mention!!
