Our 3rd Anniversary Contest Shortlist is out! Congratulations to all those who made the shortlist. The overall winners in each category will be announced on May 31st! darkwinterlit.com/post/congratul…

We have exciting news—Issue 6 is finally up and published on our website!! Please enjoy the beautiful words and artwork of 18 amazing contributors, including the winners and shortlisted writers of our inaugural Poetry Contest!! ✨✨ sophonlit.com/issue-6-flare

We are so pleased to announce the winners of this month’s writing competition: Ryan and Wendy Howe! Massive thank you to all who entered, including our commended writers Patrick Widdess, Özge Lena, and Brandon Shane . Hope to see you again next time!

Happy to have a poem in here among many great pieces

Issue 21 variantlit.com/issue-twenty-o…

Wonderful issue with a lot of great poems :)

Issue No. 4 is LIVE!!! theargylelitmag.com

"Three Poems" by Brandon Shane Brandon Shane. bloodhoneylit.com/poetry/shane-t…

Thanks to Blood + Honey Lit for publishing three poems of mine! Read them here: bloodhoneylit.com/poetry/shane-t…

We’re proud to share the names of our 25 amazing contributors to Vol 2, Issue 2 coming out later this week. They were selected from 960 submissions. Thank you to all who submitted. We wish we could have accepted so many more. The work we received was astounding.

Hullo. Random #poetry Saturday.

It’s publishing day. Our latest issue Vol. 2, Issue 2 (Summer 2025) is now live. You can view it 3 ways: 1. Interactive PDF flipbook 2. Downloadable pdf 3. Hyperlinked pages by author coolbeanslit.com/vol-2-issue-2 Thank you to all of our amazing contributors!

Thanks to Cool Beans Lit for publishing my poem "No Go Zone" about an ordinary morning on my street. Read it here: coolbeanslit.com/brandon-shane

Have you read Issue 21 yet? variantlit.com/issue-twenty-o…

Update: Grace’s son was diagnosed with T-ALL Cancer on 4/17. Hospitalized 5 weeks. Home for 3 (clinic visits). Back to ER on 6/23 & admitted to PICU with pneumonia. Still in PICU. Submissions open, but EXPECT DELAYS! Want to keep the magazine open, PLEASE help spread the word.

the next poem published in cataloguing poetry magazine is Brandon Shane's "Strange Matters" which is now live! open.substack.com/pub/cataloguin… read, enjoy, and share!

Happy to have a poem here, thank you to poet john compton

Haunting lyricism in this beautiful new poem Drawstrings by Brandon Shane Brandon Shane now up on DarkWinter Lit! darkwinterlit.com/post/drawstrin…

Haunting lyricism in this beautiful new poem Drawstrings by Brandon Shane Brandon Shane now up on DarkWinter Lit! darkwinterlit.com/post/drawstrin…

Thank you to DarkWinter Lit Mag and Press for publishing my ocean poem "Drawstrings" Read it here: darkwinterlit.com/post/drawstrin…