POPSHOT 39 – THE HEART ISSUE
The Heart Issue is a collection of vivid writing exploring the impact of this physical organ and romantic symbol. It cuts deep, with tales of dysfunction, heartbreak and love. Featuring a short story by guest author Kevin Jared Hosein.
Words by: Skye Fulcher, Mantz Yorke, Mike Wilson, Reema Rao-Patel, Kevin Jared Hosein, Charlotte Johnson, Joel Scarfe, Lauren Woods, Les Bernstein, Nicole Chvatal, Emma Robertson, Hope Wandless, Rosebud Ben-Oni, Scampy Spiro, Neil Laurenson, David Brookes, Suzy Aspell, Allan Miller, Clara Berut-Lhopital, Emmaline O’Dowd, T L Ransome, Rachel Lister, Ciarán Parkes, John T Battaglia, Jenna Putnam.
Illustrations by: Chiara Morra, Alissa Thaler, Tímea Terenyei, Martyna Grᾳdziel, Darren Espin, Tim Alexander, Karolin Schnoor, Carmen Dominguez, Sophie and The Frogs, Elena Wong, Poppy Loughtman, Catherine Byun, Kalakal, Margot Szipszky, Katie Coward, Mya Hang, Ginger Ngo, Elisabeth Theo, Bethany Jayne Studio, Milena Muszynska, Tayla de Beer, Varvara Temnichenko, Yvonne Redin, Helen Jarosz, Davide Spelta.
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POPSHOT 38 – THE ROOTS ISSUE
The Roots Issue is a collection of vivid writing, exploring our relationship with the earth and what roots us. It cuts deep, with tales of poisoned gardens, oak wives, and worlds beneath our feet.
Words by: Tianna Jordening, Ilisha Thiru Purcell, Sarah Royston, Grace Maxted, Anna Rose James, Elizabeth Gibson, Isabel de Andreis, Helen Salsbury, Megan Ellenberger, Helen Vine, Shastri Akella, Penny Shutt, Chris Belson, Don Paterson, Georgia Boon, Maja Ulasik, Dominic Weston, Romy Tara Wenzel, Maitrayee Deka, Holly Moberley, Patricia Minson, Mark Czanik, BEE LB, Cera Naccarato,Julia Ruth Smith, Andrea Koehler, Viviana Moreno, Charli Jacobs, Natalie Burdett
Illustrations by: Abbie Reilly, Alana Nastold, Charli Beck, Chiara Morra, Connor Parker, Eduardo Morciano, Eryka Ilarreta, Gabriel East, Georgina Reynolds, Hannah Clair, Hannah O’Brien, Imogen Ward, Jiazhen Cai, Jorge Cha, Joy Alicia Raines, Katie Louise Thomas, Katie M Green, Kristen Huang, Kyle Solomon, Lucile Farroni, The Noc Design, Molly McCammon, Natàlia Pàmies, Nelson Illustrates, Sophy Smith, Thomas Sciacca, Zara Wilkins
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POPSHOT 37 – THE HAUNTING ISSUE
The Haunting Issue is a collection of vivid writing about hauntings, intrusive memories and fear. It cuts deep, but also skewers genres for a wry take on scare stories, featuring Taylor Swift, nostalgic music and a mixture of genuine and fake ghouls. Featuring an extract from J M Miro’s Ordinary Monsters inside.
Words by: Al Crow, Benjamin Herriton, David Romanda, Annabel White, Ellora Sutton, Sophia Rubina Charalambous, Dan Spencer, Jonathan Greenhause, Dallon Robinson, Jeremy Smith, Julie-ann Rowell, Heather Walker, Fiona Eatwell, Alexandra Cîrstian, J M Miro, JP Relph, Simon Tindale, Jonathan Willmer, Joe Williams, Kay Young, Charlie Rose Evans, Rebecca Klassen, Megan Denton, Abigail Williams, Morgan Liphart, Simon Fairbanks
Illustrations by: Millie Baker, James Merritt, Andrew Haener, Guille Manchado, Daisy May Morgan, Rung Sheng Chou, Brooklin Holbrough, Torsten Carlisle, Gail Gosschalk, Mikayla Bader, Gary Venn, Sammi Shen, Neil Webb, Katie M Green, Laura Brannigan, Karen Stolper, Katelyn McKenna, Hayley Sinnatt, Kamal Kuz, Peter Roman, Dina Razin, Seb Westcott, Cyndy Patrick.
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POPSHOT 36 – THE JOY ISSUE
The Joy Issue is a collection of vivid writing, exploring brief bursts of intense happiness. It goes deep, with tales of burgeoning desire, childhood giggles, exploding champagne bottles and laughter. Featuring an exclusive short story by guest author Shelby Van Pelt. Cover illustration by Gracie Dahl.
Words by Corinna Keefe, Benedict O’Rourke, Olivia Jenkins, Christian Butler-Zanetti, Chloe Laws, Dragana Lazici, Carolyn Gillum, Grace Marie Liu, Jack Buckingham, Samuel Rogers, Taria Karillion, Gary Hughes, Prajay Ghaghda, Parnian Sadeghi, Alex Beata Clarke, Shelby Van Pelt, Liz Adams, Honor Somerset, Anthony Holness, Billie Manning, Polly Barker, Miranda Westphal, Mia Bleach, Mims Sully, Anna Hollingsworth, Jay Barnett, Polly East, Annie Cowell, Theodore Beecroft, Louise McStravick, Emily Jane.
Illustrations by Gracie Dahl, Pamela Chen, Charlie Riddle, Toni Gajadhar, Kaylie Pendleton, Twoolw, Lola Nankin, Niu Cheni, Hannah Finnie, An Chen, Eline Veldhuisen, Travis Constantine, Marine Coutroutsios, Marjolein Verbruggen, Kim Williams, Rita M. Pereira, Not Flipper, Ane Arzelus, Weitong Mai, Millie Baker, Tasha Dale, Celyn Hunt, Joseph Stevenson (Kynobi), Violet Argent, Namasri Niumi.
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POPSHOT 35 – THE WATER ISSUE
The Water Issue is a collection of vivid writing, exploring our relationship with the wet stuff. It goes deep, with tales of selkies, hot tub time machines, submerged villages, and severe droughts.
Words by: Carol Casey, Elizabeth Gibson, David Heidenstam, Haleigh Morgan, Sarah Coakley, Twanda Rolle, John Davis, Sequoia Nagamatsu, Kym Deyn, Claire Orchard, Jill McKenzie, Alison Gormon, Linda Goulden, Linda McCauley Freeman, Liam McClelland, Ami Hendrickson, Christopher Thomas, Thea Zimmer, Finolla Scott, Sophie Goldsworthy, Lucy Beckley, Jennifer Stark, Melanie Jones, Victoria Jeynes, Harriet Truscott, Ben Tallon, Steven Mitchell, Susie McComb.
Illustrations by: Herta Arnaud, Rebecca Chang Jen Lin, Natalia Chirkowska, Courtney L Ellis, Dilianny Espinoza, Tor Ewen, Jon Higham, Neko Jiang, Lou Kiss, Yian Lee, Ellie Lonsdale, Esmé Alice Mackey, Vivi Maidanik, Nika Mamedova, Akesi Martinez, Shauna Mckeon, Jemima Muir, Andrei Nicolescu, Alejandra Peñaloza, Ellis Pearce, Ione Rail, Rowena Sheehan, Maria Skliarova, Jasmine Tutton, Rachel Joan Wallis, Zhigang Zhang.
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POPSHOT 34 – THE UNCENSORED ISSUE
The Uncensored Issue is a collection of vivid writing, exploring our deepest internal thoughts. It cuts deep, with tales of devastating loss, secrets and lies, humour and indecent disclosure told in verse, flash and compelling short stories.
Words by: Kayla Feldman, Madeline Wierzal, Dide Siemmond, Richelle Sushil, Flora Jardine, Palma McKeown, Rowena Newman, A. M. Gwynn, Clare O’Brien, Evan White, Annie Oliver, Mark Ralph Bowman, Lucy Porter, Alan McCormick, Anonymous, Danielle Shields, Rachael Grant, Maria Ilona Moore, Lisa Murphy
Illustrations by: Sabrina Reiter, Andy Kenneth Edwards, Jimmy Stolpe, Mario Pinheiro, Paula Calleja Cardiel, Robin Goodwin, Magdalena Marchocka, Jemima Ruby, Annie Vaughn, Yi Jong, Maureen Keeney, Winston Braun, Pablo Tesio, Peili Huang, Matt Lee, Sherry Xiao, Amy Lauren McGrath.
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POPSHOT 33 – THE FAMILY ISSUE
The Family Issue is a collection of vivid writing, exploring what it means to be a family today. It cuts deep, with tales of devastating family secrets, pseudo-siblings, robots who want to be loved, and ‘family trees’ which grow beating human hearts.
Words by: Jackie Martin; Polly East; Wendy BooydeGraaff; Gresham Cash; Maggie Stephenson; Catriona Innes; Helen MacDonald; Romina Ramos; Eva Rivers; Kay Sandry; JL Bogenschneider; Danny Beusch; James McDermott; Leanne Su; Sage Tyrtle; Colette Coen; C. E. Janecek; Liam Hogan; Cecilia Knapp; Noel O’Regan; John Gosslee; Lorelei Bacht; Theo Beecroft; Gráinne Tobin; Zosia Koptiuch; Sarah Fuller; Katja Knežević.
Illustrations by: Beth Ashley; Dafna Barzilay; Louise Billyard; Jenny Booth; Clare Davis; Marian Femenias-Moratinos; Cinta Fosch; Julia Galotta; Sami Henry; Ida Henrich; Andrea Iris; Kasia Kozakiewicz; Valentina Leoni; Jon Lim; Emily Louka; Izabela Olesinska; Hayley Patterson; Irina Pavlova; Yannick Scott; Meital Shushan; Sophie Standing; Maggie Stephenson; Kate Styling; Karolina Sroka; Martha White; Dawei Wang.
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POPSHOT 32 – THE GROWTH ISSUE
The Growth Issue is a collection of vivid writing, exploring the different ways we can flourish and change. It cuts deep, exploring the pathos of failure to grow, the agony of adolescence, the hilarity of abandoned house plants that become monsters, and tenderness towards the green shoots of life.
Words by: Holly Kybett Smith, Elizabeth Gibson, Marissa Higgins, C. P. Nield, Alys Key, Joy M. Humphreys, Erin Coppin, Chizoba Nnagbo, Sophia Harris, Heather Lee Shaw, Joseph Elliott, Tomas Marcantonio, Lucy Smith, Maya Kalev, Christine Collinson, Subhravanu Das, Harvey Duke, Jill Munro, Natalie Wolf, John Newton, Thomas Whitehouse, C. J. Patrick, Laetitia Erskine, Sarra Culleno.
Illustrations by: Alex Hahn, Andrea Šafaríková, Cinta Fosch, Connie Noble, Daniel Macleod, Dilianny Espinoza, Emily Louka, Emma Thrussell, Freya Lowy Clark, Gus Scott, Katie Scarlett Griffin, Lea Reusse, Lucia Biancalana, Mathias Ball, Raffaela Schöbitz, Ruthie Gibbs, Scott Wilson, Simona De Leo, Sophie Standing, Tiffany Dang, Virginia Mori, Wendy Denissen, Zoe Jackson, Zofi a Chamienia.
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POPSHOT 31 – THE INTIMACY ISSUE
The Intimacy Issue is a collection of vivid writing about human connection. Providing a window into other people’s sex lives, comic observations of intimacy, and sharp moments of missed affection, it also includes a short story by Daisy Johnson.
Words by Trista Wilson, James McDermott, Kayla Jenkins, Victoria Jeynes, Anna Dempsey, Steve Head, Erin Coppin, Amy Barnes, Alan McCormick, Hannah Hodgson, Daisy Johnson, Alan Semerdjian, Iona Rule, Andrew Dias, Marie O’Shea, Rowena Warwick, Elaine Ruth White, Holly Challenger, Victor Ugo, Emily Wilcox, Rosemary Gemmell, Rebecca Myers, Megan Thomas, Madison Rahner, Ellie Brundrett.
Illustrations by Allie Sullberg, Andrea Safarikova, Beatrice Simpkiss, Cara Rooney, Chuchu Briquet, Ciaran Murphy, Clare Davis, Freya Lowy Clark, Jason Chuang, Jodie Welsh, Jonty Howley, Kasia Kozakiewicz, Katy Streeter, Liam Woodruff, Lizzie Quirke, Lorna Dolby Stevens, Lucy Morwen, Martha Bräuer, Natka Klimowicz, Natsumi Chikayasu, Nina Goodyer, Sarah Wilson, Simona De Leo, Tzu-Chun Chang, Wesley Barnes, Zach Meyer.
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POPSHOT 30 – THE PROTEST ISSUE
The Protest Issue is a collection of vivid writing about what leads people to take to the streets or to speak out in protest. It includes literal and allegorical forms of opposition, from loud and shouty activism, to awkward but neccessary acts of solidarity, and hidden demonstrations of dissent.
Words by Harry Wilding, Lyn Patterson, Niklas Salmi, Vivian Pencz, Jonathan Pizarro, Kevin Mannion, Veronica Mattaboni, Jesse Little, Oeil Jumratsilpa, Lucy Thorneycroft, Leila Slim Diakomanolis, Sophie Kearing, Shagufta K. Iqbal, Sam Roberts, Sam Burt, Eva Hibbs, Gail Anderson, Adam Schwartz, Chiara Bullen, Elliot Harper, Peter Grandbois, Elle Heedles, Tammy Zhu, Alison Binney.
Illustrations by Antoine Doré, Charlotte Bayliss, Connie Noble, Freya Lowy Clark, Hazel Mason, Isip Xin, Jack Holland, Janina Diller, Jared Briggs, Jen Yoon, Jet Hilferink, Lea Linin, Lizzie Quirke, Maisy Summer, Naomi Ann Clarke, Neil Webb, Nell McKeon, Where I Draw, Sabba Khan, Salvador Verano, Sophie Parsons, Sophy Smith.
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POPSHOT 29 – THE FREEDOM ISSUE
The Freedom Issue is a collection of vivid writing about the importance of liberty, free will and feelings of wild abandon. It includes an exclusive poem by Simon Armitage, stories about sexual freedom, breaking out of society, mutilated gods and a land where dogs fight for equal rights.
Words by Harry Guild, Chloe Tomlinson, Cody Lee, Mathapelo Mofokeng, Simon Armitage, Elizabeth Gibson, Steven Feeney, Cecile Bol, Helen Cross, Clare Hill, Jill Munro, Eithne Bradley, Cammy Thomas, Kathy Anderson, Eoin Smith, D Parker, Summer Jeavons, Kathryn Anna Marshall, Louisa Wolfe, Anthony Howcroft, Abigail Flint, Claire Miller.
Illustrations by Amy Moss, Carson McNamara, Chu Chu Briquet, Clare Davis, Claudie Linke, Dominic Twigg, Elisa Caroli, Emily Dayson, Gina Shord, Hannah Bigley, Lauren Morsley, Le.BLUE, Lorenza Cotellessa, Michelle Wagenaar, Pei-Hsin Cho, Ruby Sgueglia, Shut Up Claudia, Sue Gent, Vicky Hughes, Vita Sleigh, Weronika Skierka, Zach Meyer, Zena Kay.
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POPSHOT 28 – THE EARTH ISSUE
The Earth Issue is a collection of vivid writing about the power of our planet, its creativity and our connection to the soil. This engaging selection of short fiction features animal gods, billionaires who escape pandemics on private islands, bodies that sprout flowers, ghosts, and unearthed mysteries. This issue features an exclusive poem by guest author David Harsent.
Words by Miriam Spinrath, Lotte van der Krol, David Harsent, Ty Landers, Natalie Hunter, Daniel McLeod, A C Bevan, Sam Payne, Katie Oliver, Ross Duggleby, Clio Violentza, Emma Mary Hulonce, Robert Bilinski, Michael Ihming Jones, Gregory Dally, Alison Patrick, John Christopher Johnson, Zoe Marzo, Paula Turner, Natascha Starr, Lesley Benzie, Laurence Sullivan, Denni Turp, Claire Kotecki, Ruth Grearson.
Illustrations by Aydan Hasanova, Buba Viedma, Ciaran Murphy, Claudia Salgueiro, Connie Noble, Emilie Muszczak, Fran Hu, Grace Lanksbury, Harriet Lyall, Hattie Clark, Julia Barnes, Kathryn Martin, Laura Parker, Lorenza Cotellessa, Monika Stachowiak, Mulletman, Neil Webb, Olga Zalite, Rebecca Dennis, Roshi Rouzbehani, Sancia Rose, Shaun Lynch, Sylvia Stecher.
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POPSHOT 27 – THE MYSTERY ISSUE
Words by Carmen Barefield, Anbur Ghouri, Kathryn Keane, Ash Dean, Sarah Stretton, Cian Murphy, Di Slaney, Sian Thomas, Morag Anderson, Emily Rose Galvin, Shane Leave, Amy Barnes, C. M. Lindley, Laura Besley, Peter Gardiner, Tami Orendain, George Perrett, Christopher Linforth, Charlotte Philby, Nidhi Arora, Michael McClelland, Robert Scott, Liz Warren-Pederson, Danielle Shaw, Lorena Charrouf.
Illustrations by Irina Perju, Irina Kruglova, Callie Mastrianni, Hollie Fuller, Lorenza Cotellessa, Grace Lanksbury, Juanjo Jimenez, Hannah Dyson, Mary Zaleska, Cinzia Franceschini, Jade They, Rachael Presky, Katie Hicks, Kévin Deneufchatel, Jo Berry, Silvia Stecher, Martin Stanev, Ulrika Netzler, Richard Allen, Leia Krapov, Jen Yoon, John Cei Douglas, Li Zhang, Aurelie Garnier, Ollie Hurst, Neil Webb.
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POPSHOT 26 – THE CHANCE ISSUE
The Chance issue is a collection of vivid writing exploring luck, opportunism and coincidence. This issue includes stories ranging from the allegorical to the worryingly real: from the slaughter of a golden goose, to the cruel lottery of procreation, to the cheater whose friend cheats him out of his wife.
This issue features two guest authors: with a poem from Submarine author Joe Dunthorne’s new collection of poetry; and an exclusive work by The Madonna of the Mountains author Elise Valmorbida.
We hope you take a chance and dive into this issue of Popshot.
Words by Criselda Cayetano, Gene Groves, Janey Coyne-Scaturro, Elise Valmorbida, May Blythe, Joe Dunthorne, Julie Hogg, Hugh Venables, Chris Buttery, Hannah Jane Walker, Liam Bates, Nicholas McGaughey, Isabelle Arcoleo, Jessica Squier, Laura Besley, Grace Carman, Moira Munaaba, Lorena Charrouf, Su Yin Yap, Janet Bowstead, Ian Hague, Imogen Dall, Clare Howdle, Alex Tubbs, Jane Claire Bradley, Ethan Chapman.
Illustrations by Vanessa Lovegrove, Beatrix Hatcher, Wendy Denissen, Vector that Fox, Lucy Sherston, Dora Kisteleki, Wendy Wong, Fay Troote, Guilia Corascello, Seb Arnold, Gabriel East, Kirsten Schroder, Matthew Brazier, Callie Mastrianni, Shane Cluskey, Seb Westcott, Josy Bloggs, Paoju Lin, Lisa den Teuling, Iris van den Akker, Kati Narhi, Matthew Carey Simos, Julia Plath, Nichola Daunton, Hazel Mason, Ulrika Netzler and Jason Lyon.
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ISSUE 25 – THE FANTASY ISSUE
The Fantasy Issue is a collection of vivid writing that goes beyond genre to plunder the depths of the human psyche. This issue includes dark, funny and revealing fantasies, from online dating with a murderous twist, to midnight trysts with Elvis, foot fetishes, prophets and mermaids hitting puberty.
Whatever your fantasies, we hope you enjoy reading this issue.
Words by Andrea Holck, Beth Lincoln, Jen Lua Allan, Ursula Brunetti, Rowena Fishwick, Daniel Whigham, Sy Brand, Jill Munro, Nanci Gilliver, Michael Dmytruk, LA Pocock, Aarushi Shetty, Carl “Papa” Palmer, James Sapsard, Steven Borg, Florianne Humphrey, Farhana Khalique, Lindy Newns, John Graham Bailey, Emma Levin, Joanne Ramos, Jessica Kashdan-Brown, Anastasia Gammon, Stephen Daultrey, Emma Hulonce, Angela Arnold.
Illustrations by Eric Chow, Cindy Fan, Jake Williams, Esther Lalanne, Ran Zheng, Kell Kitsch, Abi Stevens, Mitt Roshin, Omar Morgan, Olga Kawacińska, Liah Paterson, Denise Gallagher, Rebecca Ashdown, Sophie Standing, Lorna Jameson, Charlotte Fu, Renzo Razzetto, Lottie Liggins, Vanessa Lovegrove, Anna Knopf, Matthew Brazier, Harry Woodgate, Shauna Mckeon, Jack Snelling, Bistra Masseva, Ewelina Rynkiewicz.
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ISSUE 24 – THE ESCAPE ISSUE
The Escape Issue is a collection of vivid writing about getting away; from real danger and metaphorical prisons. Our writers wrest free from relationships, time and life-threatening situations. The stories and poems included feature escaped jaguars, flamenco classes, magic mushroom tea and monsters.
Words by Daniel Shand, Jonathan Greenhause, Hollie McNish, Imie Kent-Muller, Phillip Mitchell, Mantz Yorke, Hannah January, Suzanne Morrison, Amanda Huggins, Shelley Weiner, Grainne Tobin, Pam Kress-Dunn, Aaron Menzel, Jo Matthews, Barry O’Farrell, Annabelle Markwick-Staff, Maria Castro Dominguez, Jack Williams, Luciana Francis, Flora Jardine, Colleen Baran.
Illustrations by Alexandra Dzhiganskaya, Bistra Masseva, Charlotte Price, Cleonique Hilsaca, Dionne Kitching, Esther Lalane, Jade Moore, Janie Anderson, Jasmijn Evans, Jen Leem-Bruggen, Jodie Welsh, Kelly Romanaldi, Marta Cubeddu, Marta D’Asaro, Martina Messori, Matthew Brazier, Olivia Waller, Renzo Razzetto, Sam Hinton, Sara Thielker-Bowles, Sophie Parsons, Tess Smith-Roberts, Tobi Frank, Vector That Fox, Yiqing Zhang.
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ISSUE 23 – THE IDENTITY ISSUE
The Identity Issue is packed full of the very best prose and poetry exploring how race, nationality, gender, sexuality, family, workplace and friendship impact on who we are as individuals. It cuts deep, with stories about everything from teens turning into pigs, to falling into criminality, and a mysterious display of artistic talent by an old woman with Alzheimer’s. The carefully selected fiction and poetry is brought to life by thoughtful, bespoke illustrations.
Words by Brenda Dzangare, Sarah Conklin, Paige Pfeifer, Rikki Santer, Anne Walsh Donnelly, N Minnick, Hilary Otto, Gray Crosbie, Barney Evans, Terry Allen, Teddy Devitt, Barbara DeCoursey Roy, Christian Butler-Zanetti, Sherry Morris, Claire Polders, Brian Winters, Asmaa Jama, Lauren Busser, Priyanka Sacheti, Bev Clark, Amlanjyoti Goswami, Gillian Walker, Andrew Dicker, Anthony Howcroft, Andrew Lloyd-Jones, Ryan Shoemaker, JL Higgs, Jamil Jan Kochai.
Illustrations by Alexandra Espana, Andy Carter, Antonis Papamichael, Aurelie Garnier, Bren Luke, Cat Finnie, Charlotte Edey, Daniel Pagan, Dave Cutler, Daria Skrybchenko, Erin McCluskey, Gianluca Natale, Gus Scott, Joanna Layla, Jen Leem-Bruggen, Leah Brideaux, Matthew Brazier, Matt Chinworth, Partners in Crime, Robbie Cathro, Renzo Razzetto, Sue Gent.
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ISSUE 22 – THE NOSTALGIA ISSUE
The Nostalgia issue is our rose-tinted compilation of finely-crafted poetry and prose that looks back in anger, fondness, love and regret; a shoebox full of literary memories, which includes cassette tapes and cruel parents, ice cream and infidelity, rollercoasters and Richard Curtis. Our cover is designed by Jan Siemen.
Words by Mikki Aronoff, Jo Brandon, Isabella Garces, Kevin Graham, James Hatton, Deborah Herman, Jenny Hockey, Isobel Jane, Kavita Jindal, Oeil Jumratsilpa, Jessica Kashdan-Brown, Anna Kisby, Luke Larkin, Geoff Lavender, Harvey Moldon, Peter Mullineaux, ER Murray, Anna Nazarova-Evans, Charlotte Newman, Roanne O’Neil, Michelle Penn, Arianna Reiche, Katharine Rhodes, Belinda Rimmer, Julie-Ann Rowell, Gabrielle Turner, Alan Ward, Clint Wastling, Christopher Woods and Su Yin Yap.
Illustrations by Leah Brideaux, Andy Carter, Eric Chow, Mirko Cresta, Marta D’Asaro, James Fenwick, Evangeline Gallagher, Sara Gironi Carnevale, Ollie Hoff, Zach Meyer, Toby Morison, Cody Muir, Jacob Myrick, Napal Naps, Cebine Nieuwenhuize, Michael Parkin, Suzie Patrick, Renzo Razzetto, Claire Scully, Jan Siemen, Stereohype, Vector That Fox and Millie Woodcock.
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ISSUE 21 – THE DREAM ISSUE
Our twenty-first issue features a heavenly selection of short stories, flash fiction and poetry exploring fantastical tales, lofty aims and dark shudderings, accompanied by bright and surreal illustrations. Inside, we’ll find a thriller set in the Deep South, a chilling story about a man who can sense only his right side and, curiously, several molluscs. Our star story is by Lydia Ruffles, just as her new novel, Colour Me In, stretches into the daylight. Our cover is by Vector That Fox.
Words by Sandra Arnold, Alice Ash, Claire Booker, Rachel Bower, Jo Brandon, Helen Cox, Clive Culverhouse, Leslie Dianne, Michelle Marie Earl, Joe Giordano, Alice Harrison, Sophie Hartl, James Hatton, Jenny Holden, Sef Hughes, Audrey Molloy, Ben Norris, Helen Rear, John Reinhart, David Romanda, Lydia Ruffles, Emma Tilly, Jeremy Adam Smith, Jack Somers, Lauren Vevers, Liedewij Vogelzang.
Illustrations by Adamastor Studio, Andrew Bastow, Matthew Brazier, Charlie Davis, Will Drayson, Paulina Eichhorn, James Fenwick, Cat Finnie, Stefan Große Halbuer, Ollie Hoff, Ruth Kingsbury, Joanna Layla, Alice Mollon, Rachel Joy Price, Elisa Puglielli, Renzo Razzetto, So Santos, Alexandru Savescu, Kyle Scott, Josep Serra and Vector That Fox.
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ISSUE 20 – THE TRUTH ISSUE
Our twentieth issue features a delight of short stories, flash fiction and poetry exploring truth and half-truths, lies and revelations, accompanied by bold and visionary illustrations. Inside, we’ll find a sizzling short story about a woman who delights in exposing secrets, a playful narrative about a resting home for actors and a searing poem in which a woman discovers her boyfriend is having an affair. We are also honoured to include a short story by Man Booker Prize Ben Okri.
Words by Nick Athanasiou, Jo Burns, Cathy Cullis, Adam Day, Jaydn DeWald, Bruce Louis Dodson, Jane Frank, Anna Ghislenaand, Oindrila Gupta, William Hillier, D. A. Hosek, Ian Inglis, Leland James, Sophie Lay, Ben Okri, David Romanda, Xe M. Sánchez, Jayne Stanton, Ruth Steadman, Teresa Stenson, Ross Thompson, Patrick Warner and Sophie Watson.
Illustrations by María Castelló Solbes, Rosemary Clunie, Joseph Crisp, Marta D’Asaro, Sibel Ekemen, Alexandra España, Sara Gironi Carnevale, Stefan Große Halbuer, Bren Luke, Daria Kirpach, Junghyeon Kwon, Jude Labuca, Zach Meyer, Cody Muir, Alexandru Savescu, Eleanor Shakespeare, Jan Siemen, Daria Skrybchenko, Silvia Stecher and Vector That Fox.
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ISSUE 19 – THE ROMANCE ISSUE
Our nineteenth issue comprises a heady mix of illustrated short stories, flash fiction and poetry encapsulating the yearning, the promise and the excitement of romance. There are more pages and stories than ever. Inside, we’ll find a surreal tale of a party at a zoo, a satirical guide for reigniting the passion in a relationship and a moving meditation on the emptiness after a break-up.
Words by CJ Atkinson, Jake Attree, Alex Amey, Barry Charman, Jade Cuttle, Justin Dolby, Kirsty Dunn, Mary Fletcher, Jane Frank, Rosalind Goldsmith, Frederick Grady, Emily Hill, Liam Hogan, Laurence Hughes, p.Lane, Joshua Preston, John Reinhart, Kate Smith, Charlotte Spires, Hugh Todd, Robin Vicary, Rob Walton, Olivia Walwyn, Ian Watson and Lizabeth Yandel.
Illustrations by Karolina Burdon, Mirko Càmia, Robbie Cathro, Matt Chinworth, Matt Harrison Clough, John Cei Douglas, Joseph Crisp, Giuseppe Di Lernia, Sam Dunn, Ryan Garcia, Sara Gironi Carnevale, Katherine Lam, Bren Luke, Junghyeon Kwon, Zach Meyer, Nik Neves, Michael Parkin, Partners in Crime, Eglė Plytnikaitė, Daria Skrybchenko, Jan Siemen, Emily Wren and Vector That Fox.
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ISSUE 18 — THE LIGHT ISSUE
Our eighteenth issue comprises illustrated short stories, flash fiction and poetry celebrating illuminating experiences and enlightened ideas. Inside, we’ll find a playful take on the light and dark of fairy-tales, a meditation on love that burns like a fuel and the heartfelt tragedy of a woman who grows lighter and lighter…
Words by A. M. Kennedy, Andrew Hanson, Bria Purdy, C. S. Mee, Chon Luoi, Ethan Chapman, Hannah Thompson, James Hatton, Jeremy Punter, Karen Dennison, L. P. Lee, Laboni Islam, Nicholas McGaughey, Oeil Jumratsilpa, Rhys Timson, S. A. Leavesley, Steve Harrison and Steven Pelcman.
Illustrations by Aurelie Garner, Ashley Floreal, Bren Luke, Burcin Pervin, Daniel Garcia, Daria Skrybchenko, Fabio Delvo, Guillermo Ortego, Jai Kamat, Joe Gough, Jude Labuca, Meneese Wall, Mirko Cresta, Nick Taylor, Thomas Pullin, Vector That Fox and Zach Meyer.
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ISSUE 17 — THE FUTURE ISSUE
Our seventeenth issue, featuring a captivating collection of illustrated short stories and poems that cast into the future to imagine how life might be different. Inside, we’ll find a couple living out their desires in a digital world, a woman on the hunt for a code that could save the planet, a robot who starts to experience human emotions, a father who finds himself slowly melting, and a place where no future exists at all.
Words by Alexander Weinstein, Katie Byford, Matthew Landrum, Eli Haven, Kendra Cardin, Rhys Owain Williams, Georgia Oman, Rachel Clements, Marc Woodward, Jack Wells, Bryony Littlefair, Helen Laycock, Jane Campion Hoye, Brian Fanelli, Nick Toczek, Damien Lutz, Ruth Bennett and Jenna Heller.
Illustrations by Jörn Kaspuhl, Sibel Ekemen, Nicole Rifkin, Aiste Stancikaite, Daria Skrybchenko, Matt Chinn, Zach Meyer, Guillermo Ortego, Tim Laing, Pete Reynolds, Patrik Svensson, Renzo Razzetto, Mitt Roshin, Shreya Gupta, Vector That Fox, Giuseppe Di Lernia, Roland Hildel and Yaimel Lopez.
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ISSUE 16 — THE HOPE ISSUE
Our sixteenth issue, featuring a timeless collection of poems and short stories that explore hope in all its weird and wonderful ways. Nestled within its pages, we’ll find a daughter extracting memories from her mother’s mind, a couple feasting on slices of rainbow, refugees spreading roots in friendlier lands, a woman who begins to disappear from sight and someone with a small, bright bird inhabiting their chest.
Words by Jacob Newell Armitage, Katherine Venn, Mike Fox, Rowan Dent, Tracy Fells, Lucy Winrow, Lynsey Morandin, Denni Turp, Louise Green, Craig Wallwork, Mab Jones, Elizabeth Lovatt, Miki Byrne, L P Lee, Kieran Cottrell, Ugo Okoronkwo, Geoff Bennett, Ledlowe Guthrie, James Hatton, Katie Overstall, Donna Laemmlen, Peter Grandbois and Cristina Haraba.
Illustrations by Ivan Canu, Joanna Gniady, Luis Pinto, Pedro Semeano, Mike Lees, Mitt Roshin, Slava Nesterov, Gabriella Barouch, Pete Reynolds, Lovely Creatures, Isabel Albertos, Leib Chigrin, Natalie Barahona, Oliver McAinsh, Lauren Crow, Yu-Ming Huang and Daria Skrybchenko.
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ISSUE 15 — THE ADVENTURE ISSUE
Our fifteenth issue, featuring twenty pieces of stunning new writing that explore adventure in its countless forms; from the exhilarating to the frightening to the extraordinary. Spread across its pages, expect to find an alluring collection of illustrated poems and short stories that take us to the moon, the end of the world, a deserted cluster of islands, a lake in Mexico, a turbulent hot air balloon ride and an infant’s first encounter with language.
Words by Karen Jane Cannon, James Hatton, Abigail Hodge, Allie Jenkinson, Eleanor Pilcher, Jacqueline Saphra, Sophie Fenella, Drew Tapley, Frankie Kennedy, Pete King, Ash Huntley, Ethan Chapman, Luciana Francis, James Glossop, Georgia Oman, Karen Harvey, Marcus Smith, Joshua Schouten de Jel, Odette Brady and John Rowland.
Illustrations by Thomas Danthony, Tom Radclyffe, Oli Winward, Plantmonster, Adams Carvalho, Peter Locke, Stephan Schmitz, Matt Harrison Clough, Mitt Roshin, Dave Hänggi, Marie Bergeron, Cristian Fowlie, Marco Melgrati, Matthew Brazier, Paul Lacolley, Stuart Patience and Bren Luke.
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ISSUE 14 — THE CURIOUS ISSUE
Our fourteenth issue, containing a selection of poems and short stories that put oddity and curiosity at their heart. Led by some of the finest storytellers and poets, and accompanied by a selection of beautiful illustrations, we’ll travel to the deepest, darkest depths of the ocean; to the workshop of a fraudulent creator of abnormalities; and to the rowing boats of rosy-blooded explorers. We’ll happen across nighttime gardeners and dusty bookshop owners, discover a giant machine capable of attaining the answers to all of life’s questions, watch as dodos are reassembled, and find ourselves caught in a loop where generation after generation lives out a very similar life.
Words by Claire Booker, Georgia Oman, Danielle Carey, Katherine Venn, Alys Hobbs, Adam Battestilli, Nancy Carol Moody, Audra Kerr Brown, Lillian Sciberras, Ben Norris, Stephen Hargadon, Sharon Lask Munson, Finn Jackson, Dan Coxon, Rob Stuart, Sophie F Baker, Jane Wright, Rosie Garland, Christine Burns and J.S.Watts.
Illustrations by Jörn Kaspuhl, Joseba Elorza, Mathieu Persan, Matt Murphy, Joey Guidone, Phil Couzens, Anja Javelona, Maria Rikteryte, Mitt Roshin, Egle Plytnikaite, Kate O’Hara, Pedro Semeano, Luke Waller, Nevena Katalina, Taylor Nicole Pohlman, Matthew Brazier and Karolina Burdon.
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ISSUE 13 — THE OUTSIDER ISSUE
LIMITED EDITION OF 200 COPIES
Our thirteenth issue — re-released in a slimmer, supplement-style format of just 200 limited edition copies — which brings the madmen, the oddballs and the observers into the spotlight to delve into what happens on the fringes of ‘normality’. From a woodland story of a lost boy that the Brothers Grimm would be proud of, to a rallying call for us to listen to the lunatics, to an off-the-grid society at risk of disappearing, to a poem quite simply called ‘The Pervert’ — the Outsider issue is the veritable feast of oddity that it should be.
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ISSUE 13 — THE OUTSIDER ISSUE
Our thirteenth issue, which brings the madmen, the oddballs and the observers into the spotlight to delve into what happens on the fringes of ‘normality’. From a woodland story of a lost boy that the Brothers Grimm would be proud of, to a rallying call for us to listen to the lunatics, to an off-the-grid society at risk of disappearing, to a poem quite simply called ‘The Pervert’ — the Outsider issue is the veritable feast of oddity that it should be.
Words by Karl Mercer, Ellen Davies, Rafael S.W, Lucy Brown, Jonathan Greenhause, Ty Landers, Ben Banyard, AE Ballakisten, Alex Eastlake, Alexander Blustin, Carol Farrelly, Carmina Masoliver, Joshua Preston, Janet Lees, Adena Graham, Jon Lemay, Barry Charman, Marianne MacRae, Laura Ritland, Darcy Jimenez, Emma Simon, Alex Rezdan, Avril Staple and Mantz Yorke.
Illustrations by Matt Harrison Clough, Señor Salme, Tom Haugomat, Sébastien Thibault, Masoud Keshmiri, Kevin Davis, Analisa Aza, Pedro Semeano, Jörn Kaspuhl, Paul Garland, Isabel Seliger, Jason A. Mowry, Bradley Jay, Karolis Strautniekas, Max Temescu, Jordan Hourie and Marie Emmermann.
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ISSUE 12 — THE TIME ISSUE
Our twelfth issue, which flings us into the past, present and future – both real and imagined – to explore our perception and relationship with time. From tales of the future where clocks are obsolete, to spending time with 5,000 year old trees, to the fear of losing precious memories, to time travel caused by sherbet and the story of a man who cannot die; the Time issue is a treasure chest of short stories and poems that take us anywhere apart from here.
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ISSUE 11 — THE JOURNEYS ISSUE
Our eleventh issue, which takes us on the journey of a series of journeys. From escaping the rat race to explore the planet, to mapping out our lives in jars of memories, to watching a baby’s lungs billow into action for the first time; the Journeys issue features 24 short stories and poems that allow us to travel into the curious minds that stipple today’s literary and illustration scene.
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ISSUE 10 — THE WILD ISSUE
Our landmark tenth issue, which leads us into the deepest and darkest depths of the wilderness, exploring the wildness of nature, the wildness of human nature, and everything beyond and inbetween. From the fraught retirement years of a lion tamer, to the blind man who struggled to deal with the miracle of sight, to Dominican ghost stories, dystopian ecopoems, and the tale of the man who claimed he was raised by wolves – the Wild issue is a riotous display of the quality of contemporary writing and illustration.
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ISSUE 9 — THE IMAGINATION ISSUE
Our ninth issue, which pays homage to one of the finest facets of humankind – the imagination. From tall tales of market stalls selling ideas, to imagined rooms and lives that gradually become real, to worlds where we find our lost loved ones again; Issue 9 is chock-full of short stories, flash fiction, and poetry that addresses the ethereal, the surreal and the fantastical creations of our minds.
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ISSUE 8 — THE BIRTH ISSUE
Our eighth issue, freshly relaunched and redesigned to suit its new literary status as The Illustrated Magazine of New Writing. This issue features 27 short stories, poems, and flash fiction pieces, all elegantly compacted into 64 pages of illustrated heroism and centred around the rather befitting theme of ‘Birth’. Expect to find literary musings on the birth of nations, transvestites, eternal youth, a life spent in freefall, and how society might operate if we all had transparent foreheads.
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ISSUE 7 — THE POWER ISSUE
Our seventh issue, based on the wonderfully tangled and extensive theme of Power. Expect to find poems about selling the sky, baby dictators, the infamous jumpers of 9/11, and women’s connection to the moon. Featuring work from some of the finest contemporary poets and illustrators working today, plus interviews with Ross Sutherland, Clinic, and the co-director of the film We Are Poets, Alex Ramseyer-Bache.
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ISSUE 6 — THE LOVE ISSUE
Our sixth issue which tackles one of the dangerous themes in poetry. Expect to find poems about the weight of meaning behind the term ‘wife’, love as an elderly lesbian, motherhood and the hopeless powerlessness of love after death. Featuring work from some of the finest contemporary poets and illustrators working today, plus interviews with Joe Dunthorne, Salena Godden and Tom Chivers.
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ISSUE 5 — THE CHILDHOOD ISSUE
Our fifth issue which takes a hide and seek peek into the rose tinted, summer filled hours of our childhood. Expect to find poems about worm eating school children, horror filled sleepovers, school toilet hierarchy and old wives tales. Featuring work from some of the finest contemporary poets and illustrators working today, plus interviews with Polarbear, Peepshow Collective, Murray Lachlan Young and Mr Bingo.
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ISSUE 4 — THE MODERN LIVING ISSUE
Our fourth issue which takes an inquisitively analytical step back from the whirlwind world that surrounds us and tries to work out exactly what this modern living nonsense is all about. Expect to find poems on TV culture, living for the weekend, the London underground and how a GPS can steal your husband. With poems, illustrations and interviews from some of the finest contemporary poets and illustrators breathing today.
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ISSUE 3 — THE LIBERATE ISSUE
Our third issue which takes an explorative gulp into the world of liberation and challenges what liberation and freedom really means in the 21st Century. Expect to find poems about taking your clothes off, ejaculation, beating up the Dalai Lama and your grandmother growing her brain. With poems and illustrations from over 50 of the finest contemporary poets and illustrators breathing today.
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ISSUE 2 — THE US & THEM ISSUE
Our second issue which looks at the bizarre compulsion as a human race to create splits, divides, factions and in particular – the ‘Us & Them’ mentality. Expect to find poems about the BNP, the royal family, dreaded job interviews and humans being eventually replaced by robots. With poems and illustrations from over 50 of the finest contemporary poets and illustrators breathing today.
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ISSUE 1 – THE WONDER OF THE ORDINARY ISSUE
Our naively beautiful first issue which dives head first into the celebration of the everyday and the recognition of those smaller things that can tend to pass us by. Expect to find poems that commemorate the tea mug, identify with the milkman, marvel at a woman called Barbara and sympathise with the feelings of a washing up brush. With poems and illustrations from over 50 of the finest contemporary poets and illustrators breathing today.
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