[2][3][4][5][6] Uniting art, fiction, poetry and reviews, and 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.

In the 1960s Ambit became well known for testing the boundaries and social conventions, and published many anti-establishment pieces, including an issue with works written under the influence of drugs.

The magazine held launches at the Tate Modern Gallery and was a regular in Soho, although much of the legacy of Ambit began at the Chelsea Arts Club.

This issue published Rob Doyle, Jenni Fagan, Ben Myers, Wayne Horse, Neal Fox (Le Gun), Zaffar Kunial and more.

Due to unwelcome financing factors including the loss of its archive sale and the death of a major patron, Ambit had to close its doors in April 2023.