Issue Number
Release Date
ISSN
19
1 – 7 – 2025
2753-4103 (Print)
2753-4111 (Online)
Editors
Chief Editor
Poetry Co-Editor
Nonfiction Editor
Fiction Editors
Art Editor
Drama Editor
Associate Editors
Amber Kennedy
Emmett Coleman
Miriam Zeglache
Yuyi He
Ashlynn Zhang
Ellie Wilson
Hamsa
Tatianna Kalb
Doriana Dyakova
Effy Kousteni
Zach Pedigo
Cover Art
Faiza Taufique
Fiery Horizon
Poetry Contributors
Lydia Jane Bennett
Haley Bossé
Mark Dunbar
Fiona M Jones
Jeff Skinner
Srivatsan Varadarajan
Christian Ward
Onions, Limelight and Love
Aurora Autofills
Cleaning House
Faces
Sakura
The Mosquito’s Lament
Notes on an imaginary country
Fiction Contributors
Alex Glebe
Advice to Gentlemen Hunting Vampires
Visual Art Contributors
Camellia Paul
Faiza Taufique
World Covironment Day
An evening in the Garden
Fiery Horizon
Nonfiction Contributors
Hafsa Rizvi
My Grandfather’s Watch
Drama Contributors
Taylor Gonzalez
Death by Mango
Welcome to Spellbinder Summer 2025, issue 19! As we inch closer to our 20th issue, one we hope will be a big one, we present you with a fantastic range of works to peruse over the summer months if you’re in the northern hemisphere. These include a spatially experimental poem, verse from the perspective of a mosquito, fiction containing advice for those hunting vampires, some eye-catching ink works on the theme of ‘Earth, Wind, Fire and Water’, nonfiction discussing the significance of a watch, and a stage play entertainingly titled ‘Death by Mango’.
Moreover, we also hosted our second Spellbinder art competition this season, titled ‘Beauty in the Mundane.’ Advertised on Instagram, this flash competition invited visual artists to submit their work within a ten-day period. Two winners were selected and each of them had a choice of a paperback copy of the spring issue of Spellbinder or a free monthly subscription to our website. The winning works are also available to view on our website.
Last but not least, we want to inform you that we are very much looking forward to celebrating the 20th issue in style on October 1st and also marking half a decade of our publication. Inspired, as always, by our dedicated submitting writers and artists, the team here at Spellbinder is honoured to be able to provide a platform for such talented creatives. Wishing you all a wonderful season ahead!
Amber Kennedy, Editor in Chief
We have created a playlist inspired by the Summer 2025 Issue. Feel free to play it while reading:
Poetry shortlist – Summer 2025
| Damon Pham | Hamster |
| Ruby Valentina Brooke | Cave Painting |
| Laurie Koensgen | Remember |