by Charlie Fabre Are you as excited as us to get your copy of issue 06 in the mail? It’ll come soon, but in the meantime, why not watch these films on the theme of desire to grasp the mood and the vibe of it all!
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Book Recommendations on the Theme Desire
by Victoria Bromley and Charlie Fabre Issue 06 submissions are open for one more week so here are some romantic, addictive and mesmerising books to get you inspired. It almost feels impossible to read a book and it not centre around a character’s desire. Every story should start with what the narrator wants and what… Continue reading Book Recommendations on the Theme Desire
Why we Chose Haunt as our Theme for Issue 05
by Victoria Bromley and Trina Read Swim Press is going gothic. All the reasons we’ve chosen a darker, more ominous theme for our fifth anthology. The flowers have wilted and our issue 05 theme is far from the budding fragrance of our fourth issue Flora & Fauna. As the nights draw in and autumn unveils… Continue reading Why we Chose Haunt as our Theme for Issue 05
How to Ace your Job Application
CV, cover letter and interview: here’s our advice for graduates to stand out in the job application process
Putting Together a Magazine
Editor and issue designer Trina breaks down how each magazine gets from an idea to print.
Our Favourite Queer Authors
While we support queer authors all year round, as it’s Pride month there is even more reason to celebrate LGBTQ+ writers. Here are some book recs to add to your Pride TBR
Our Favourite Indie Bookshops
It’s Independent Bookshop Week, so here we showcase our favourite little indie bookshops so you can support local bookshops and booksellers
If you Loved this Book, Read this…
Let’s play a game where we give you a book recommendation based on the books you already know and love
Why We Chose Sleep as Our Theme for Issue 3
Why do any of us choose sleep? Because it’s a natural bodily function that we just can’t help succumbing to? We don’t really choose sleep, do we? It just happens, it has to happen
Creative Writing for Song
I have recently started studying for a Masters in Songwriting at the Institute of Contemporary Music in Performance so I thought it would be interesting to talk a bit about the process of songwriting and its benefits
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