Extra Teeth is a Scottish literary and arts criticism magazine that takes its name from an anatomical condition and uses it as a metaphor for what good criticism should be: a little extra, a little sharp, and occasionally uncomfortable. The publication covers literature, film, music, and visual art with a critical voice that is intelligent, opinionated, and unapologetically engaged with the cultural life of Scotland and beyond.
Each issue brings together essays, reviews, and features that treat criticism not as a service industry for the creative arts but as a creative practice in its own right — one that requires its own skill, its own voice, and its own willingness to say what others won’t. The writing is sharp, occasionally barbed, and always grounded in genuine knowledge of the subjects it addresses.
Scotland has produced more than its share of world-class writers, and Extra Teeth provides the critical conversation that such a literary culture deserves — a magazine that can celebrate the best new work while holding the rest to account. The tone is warm enough to feel welcoming and honest enough to feel necessary.
For readers who believe that good criticism makes the culture it examines better — and who want a Scottish publication that practises what it preaches — Extra Teeth is exactly the sharp, smart magazine the country needs.
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