A space to share our collective community's:

Critical thought | Untold stories | Poems | Micro-essays | Illustrations | Sounds | Photography | Art

CURRENT TOPIC

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'ZIEMIA'

Ziemia | Polish
/ʑɛ.mja/

: noun / : "soil", "land", "Earth"

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You gave this soil to me,
and your hands were a gesture of rain in late August.

– Excerpt from Soil by Baker Bronwell

The Community Voice is our place to share the wonder of our community. You.

  • Our zines are dedicated to our Community's (your) voices!
  • Every season we seek a diversity of submissions in response to our current topic.
  • You can approach the topic in whatever way you feel. Respond in text, sound, colour, photos, pixels; there are no boundaries. (Yes, we will find a way to print your sounds!)
  • Our current topic (for our upcoming Spring zine) is →ZIEMIA←, Polish for, soil / land / Earth.
  • Submissions closed midnight, Sunday July 30th.

Each selected piece is:

  • Rewarded a 3-pack of our wines (Please note that we can only send wine within Australia - but everyone, from anywhere, is still welcome to submit for the pure joy of it!)
  • Featured in our riso-printed ZINE, here on our website, and shared with our community via our mailing list & social media.

Next selection date:

SUBMISSIONS CURRENTLY CLOSED. NEW TOPIC WILL BE ANNOUNCED MID-SEPTEMBER.

Terms & Conditions for selections:
Selections happen the week after the submission deadline and will be contacted within one week via email // We will send you a 3-pack of wines in exchange for your submission if selected for the zine (Please note that we can only do this for contributors based within Australia!) // Each selected piece will be featured in our printed zine, on our website + social media and shared with our mailing list // Thank you!

Latest selects:

  1. Ziemia: Spring Zine

    A 3D animation by Zuzanna Kolodziej.
    The inspiration behind our Spring Zine topic "Ziemia".
    Read more →

  2. Ngamiy: Looking Up by JD Cox

    JD Cox, an illustrator, on the sky. 
    An illustration. 

    Read more →

  3. Ngamiy: The Spaghetti Fish by Juliette Gillies

    Juliette Gillies, a poet and painter, on translation. 
    A poem.
    Read more →

  4. Ngamiy: Already Said by Peta Roxy Brady.

    Peta Roxy Brady, a writer, on words. 
    A poem. 

    Read more →

  5. Ngamiy: Meditations on light by Charlie Perry

    Charlie Perry, a photographer, on light.
    A photo series.
    Read more →

  6. Acaronar: Dialectic Of Why by Ashleigh K Rose.

    Ashleigh K Rose, a poet and painter, on language.
    A poem.
    Read more →

  7. Acaronar: Flutter by Juliette Gillies.

    Juliette Gillies, a writer, on a fluttering heart.
    A poem.
    Read more →

  8. Acaronar: Μελαγχολία by Penny Mercoulia.

    Penny Mercoulia, a writer, on dissection.
    A prose poem.
    Read more →

  9. Acaronar: Series of silhouettes by Chloe Hamilton.

    Chloe Hamilton, a photographer and illustrator, on the quotidian.
    A series of photos.
    Read more →

  10. On Release: PART II by Asheda Weekes.

    Asheda Weekes—writer, editor, copywriter—on salvaging grace.
    A poem.
    Read more →

  11. On Release: PART I by Asheda Weekes.

    Asheda Weekes—writer, editor, copywriter—on misguided solace.
    A poem.
    Read more →

  12. Herbal Infusion Iced Tea by Alexandra Stuart.

    Alexandra Stuart, a naturopathist, shares her herbal infusion iced tea.
    A recipe.
    Read more →