We're a newborn litmag focusing on poetry, essays and book reviews. We accept submissions from everyone and aim to showcase the best words from new and established writers. We'd love to grow into print.
Brave and curious words are necessary. We don't think there should be any rules on what can and can't be written, and it's our passion to find and publish exceptional writing - wherever and whomever it might come from.
We'd love nothing more than to get our sticky fingers on your writing. We want grasping poems, floating essays and prodding reviews. We think it's important to hold contradictory words between the same pages at all times.
It's our aim to bring great writing to as many curious minds as possible. Accessibility is important to us, which is why this litmag will always be available for free. We think art and literature should act as equalisers.
Twice a year we gather submissions and add up the ones we're crazy about until we have enough content to put together a full issue, which is then published right here under the internet's nose. We love it, and we hope you will too.
FAQ
If you are curious how writing competitions work, or it's your first time entering one, we recommend reading our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page first.
Sudowrite
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