![]() ![]() Last, but not least, luxuriate in colour and concept as you pause to enjoy the wonderful illustrations by artists such as Glenn Harvey, Tavis Coburn, Nader Sharaf, Frederik Rättzen (above), Ray Oranges (below) and Miranda Meeks.Įdited by Jacob Denno, Popshot is an illustrated literary magazine that lands twice a year on the doormats of people sensible enough to have a subscription. I can particularly recommend Christopher Kennerley’s The Schleepen Plan for a morally dubious solution to not enough hours in the day. Try the twists and turns of The Many Deaths of Michael Finch by Ben Whitfield or the chilling And the Glass Cold Against his Face by Thomas Chadwick. Short fiction is mesmerisingly macabre this issue. Issue 12 is peppered with poems on the theme of time, including work by Claire Booker, Zelda Chappel, Aki Schilz, Jim Stewart-Evans, Roddy Williams and Barbara Wojtowicz. Grab yourself a copy of the latest Popshot Magazine for poetry, fiction and artwork that will send you spinning into the future and back. You can buy a single issue for £6 + p&p or subscribe for £10 a year and get issue 14 as your initial copy, followed by the next two issues over the coming year, plus free access to the digital edition which contains every issue Popshot have ever published. Popshot continues to grow a community of readers, with copies of the magazine now available in 22 countries. If you want to see why, have a flick through a few spreads here in the Curious Issue. There’s something mesmeric about that moonlit scene that keeps drawing me in.įor more information on Mathieu Persan’s work, please check his website at: Other illustrators in Popshot’s Curious issue include Joey Guidone, Alys Hobbs, Kate O’Hara and Carolina Burdon. The cover illustration (top) is by Jörn Kaspuhl at. It’s a dream come true to know that my poem ‘Clair de Lune’ has inspired an evocative illustration by Mathieu Persan which appears along side it in the magazine. Once they’re all fired up, it’s down to the drawing board! Popshot editor, Jacob Denno, selects short fiction and poetry from thousands of submissions, then hands them over to cutting edge artists to absorb. Colour-rich or monchrome, figurative or pop-art, there’s something for every taste – each one a potential collectors’ item. Be very surprised.Īnd of course, the glorious illustrations (17 in all) make Popshot such a joy to hold in the hand or view on screen. And there are great stories from Danielle Carey, Jane Wright and Dan Coxon among others, including a brilliant imagining by Rob Stuart on what might happen if humans create a super-powerful artificial intelligence. Poets featured in the ‘Curious Issue’ include Claire Booker, Rosie Garland, Nancy Carol Moody and Catherine Venn. From tales of deep sea mysteries and time-loops to poems on blue hen’s eggs, leeks that rustle and planetary stalkers, Popshot will have your eyes popping. Then buy a copy of Popshot (issue 14) and follow the trail of weird and wonderful things within its latest pages. Can you afford to be without it?Įditor Laura Silverman and Art Editor Alicia Fernandes operate submissions windows and would love to see your work (words or visual) as soon as the next theme is set.įor updates go to or email or visit: Popshot MagazineĪ man in a blue gabardine and trilby is walking through a yellow wall. Not to mention those cute otter cubs gambolling over front and back cover by Vector That Fox.Ī £20 subscription buys you four issues a year plus free access to Popshot’s digital archives of more than 500 stories. Plus so many gorgeous illustrations – among my favourites Adamastor Studio’s depiction of my poem ‘Butterfly Night’ (see above) Elisa Puglielli’s neat block work the fluid lines of Joanna Layla’s ‘Chosen’ black & white pointillist portraits by Renzo Razzetto Charlie Davis’ ravishing colour palette and the surreal impact of Jorn Kaspuhl’s work. There are haunting stories about hemiplegia, a giant squid and a Texan ghost by Jeremy Adam Smith, Jenny Holden and Joe Giordano flash fiction by Alice Ash and Jack Somers as well as poetry by Claire Booker, Rachel Bower, Jo Brandon, Helen Cox, Michelle Marie Earl, Audrey Molloy and Emma Tilley, among others. The current (Dream) issue is headlined by Hodder author Lydia Ruffles. It’s a picture book for adults with imagination and flair – a genuine treat to read, pulsing with the unexpected. ![]() I find myself returning to old issues time and time again. I dreamt I had a poem published in Popshot then woke up and found I really did! A quarterly magazine of flash fiction, poetry and short stories mouth-wateringly illustrated by more than 20 cutting-edge artists – that’s what dreams are made of.Įach issue of Popshot works to a theme and draws submissions from across the globe.
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