LISA FOUWEATHER
(FOUNDER/
EDITOR)

Lisa is an Indie Published Queer Writer & Political Poet from the UK, and the editor of ANARKISS. Reflecting on her experiences as a queer, neurodivergent woman, her poetry focuses on what it means to be human-beautiful and messy in equal parts.
IG: portfolio.of.hope
portfolioofhope.com

MINERVA Campbell

Minerva is an illustration artist who uses a selection of odd and uncanny characters to narrate a world that is created as a warped reflection of the world we live in. These characters exist in this twisted reality playing with the idea of remaining vulnerable and authentic in a society that is so greedy and demanding of us.
IG: @minervas.world_
@devil.finger.s

gEORGIA MC LAUGHLIN

Georgia is a 23 year old recently graduated fashion design student based in Northern Ireland. Her work, having grown up in Derry, (a place within which politics is deeply ingrained into the fabric of the people, from The Troubles to now), is heavily influenced by politics. Georgia has recently been using art to express her distaste for the Israeli apartheid machine. Alongside this, she also uses art to explore her own realisations of her sexuality and what that means for her as an Irish woman- ‘Navigating bisexuality, how I present to the world, and challenging the rhetoric around how gay women should look/think/act.’

luci Druidica

Luci, a South London born writer, imagines a reality where tech and nature combine to create harmonies and hell. Falling into the genres of Techno Pagan, Solar Punk and Queering Ecology, her writing
takes aim at censored and controlled social networks, showing up with queerness, anti-establishment and anti-capitalism values. ‘I am writing for the Druids of the now and of the future.’ The poem included in this zine is part of Luci’s wider Poetry Anthology in development: ‘Cyber Druidica’, an imagining of a future reality that may not be so far out, where humans use tech for magical connections with nature.
Watch this space!
IG: @luci_druidica

sebastian lloyd

Sebastian Lloyd is a writer from South East London who has trouble leaving places. He runs a poetry and music open mic at All is Joy studios in Soho, London. His fear of leaving will shortly experience its biggest challenge yet as he prepares to move to Barcelona, Spain. Examples of his work as a Copywriter, Essayist, and poet, can be found at his portfolio here.

owen burton

Owen, a self-described ‘old soul’, creates psychedelic-esque artwork. ‘I’m just trying to understand this realm and what we are truly here for.’
IG: @scaryteeth

Clara ada Mantegazza

Clara Ada is a London-based Italian poet, playwright, curator, host and producer of poetry nights and workshops. She exclusively writes in English and is a member of Gobjaw Poetry Collective. She writes poems centred around intimacy, the female experience, alienation and liberation from internalised patriarchal structures. 

Nicola de Vera

Nicola (she/her) is a queer Filipino writer based in Los Angeles. Her stories have appeared or are forthcoming in New World Writing, A Thin Slice of Anxiety, Exist Otherwise, Corporeal, Writers Resist, and elsewhere. She holds a BA in Communication from Ateneo de Manila University and an MBA from Cornell University.

Audrey T. Carroll

Audrey is the author of What Blooms in the Dark (ELJ Editions, 2024), Parts of Speech: A Disabled Dictionary (Alien Buddha Press, 2023), and In My Next Queer Life, I Want to Be (kith books, 2023). She is a queer/genderqueer and disabled writer and can be found at AudreyTCarrollWrites.com.
IG: @AudreyTCarroll

SAm b.kennedy

Sam is an emerging Fine Artist from Surrey. With a passion for vibrant colours and bold brushstrokes, she creates fresh and colourful works by layering a diverse range of mixed media. Art has been Sam’s lifelong love, with early doodles paving the way for studies in Theatre Design at Arts University Bournemouth. Working on film and theatre productions across the UK enriched Sam’s creativity. A degree in Art Education from the University of Reading expanded her skills further, and 6 years of teaching has allowed her to pass her passion on to the next generation. Sam balances elements of nature, chaos, structure, and tension to create pieces inspired by the beauty and complexity of the world around us.
sambkennedy.com

jodie underwood

Jodie is a British artist who explores the intersection of eroticism, gender, and queerness via digital illustration and oil painting. As a third-year painting student at the University of Brighton, their fusion of traditional oil techniques with contemporary queer themes creates surreal, maximalist pieces resonating with the queer community. Jodie’s art, informed with humour and depth, encapsulates the transgender experience. Exhibiting at venues like the Royal Academy and, more recently, a kink club during Manchester Pride. Through historical imagery intertwined with queer bodies, Jodie prompts viewers to scrutinise their internal biases, inviting introspection and dialogue.

Biz

Biz has been writing poetry since they were a kid to make sense of the world around them, more and more they’re using poetry to break down (and mildly mock) the status quo and where they might fit within it. Over the past six months they’ve started to perform their work more regularly and recently won the Manchester Heat of the Mind Over Matter Slammer.
IG:@bizm.s

carys maloney

Carys is a London-based indie poet, currently studying art history at The Courtauld and performing her work at events across London. She has published three collections of poetry and art, and presently acts as Literary Editor for The Courtauldian. Maloney’s poetry has been published in Acumen and The Courtauldian, and she has been interviewed by Disgraceful Magazine and Uptime regarding her practice.

CARLOS MATHIAS

Carlos is a 25 year old graphic designer born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

kayley rose doherty

Kaylee is a 21 year old Northern Irish fashion student from Belfast. Taking influence from the Punk feminist movement, Riot Grrrl and iconic designers such as Westwood, Kaylee’s work explores subcultural style as she adopts a different, more political approach to fashion design.

COLIN B OSBORN

Colin is a South London Based poet and musician. His poems address a wide range of topics, from greasy spoon cafes and malfunctioning printers to the grind of dead end jobs and abominable politicians. He is currently on a mission to deliver his rhyming rants in any open mics that will have him; an endeavour meeting with moderate success.
IG: @Colin_B_Osborn

ollie groover

Ollie is a queer trans writer and illustrator. A 21 year old American student studying creative writing in York, England, they have a passion for poetry and 2-D digital illustration and use these as mediums to advocate for social justice issues, namely surrounding LGBTQ+ rights and gender equality, as well as mental health awareness and accessibility. 

ben holmes

Ben is an Essex based artist working mainly in the medium of acrylic paint and pen on canvas. Ben puts on his own events including art fairs, exhibitions and art markets to help other artists with exposure.
IG: @ b_rune_art

ROMAN IRELAND

Roman is a 21y/o artist from the South West of England. Looking inwards, Roman finds inspiration for his work in his sense of self and trans identity, and credits the punk zines of the 80s & 90s for teaching him that you don’t have to be anyone to create anything. 

AQEEL PARVEZ

Aqeel is a widely published poet from Bradford, UK. He runs MALNOURISHED INTELLECT and is half of Poets Talking Bollocks. His new collection Cartoon Suicides is out now.
IG: ap.writer

Caelan John James

Caelan (he/they) is a Welsh, Edinburgh-based writer and visual artist. He graduated from Edinburgh college of art in 2023 and is part of the queer as muck artist’s collective that explores work surrounding queer ecology. Caelan writes through a neurodivergent, queer lens with an emphasis on the interlaced nature of the self with the environment.
IG: @caelansutcliffeart_
@queerasmuck

Julia Wernik

Julia is a Polish illustrator currently residing in Brighton. Growing up as a first generation immigrant with no ability to speak English, she used drawing as a way to communicate from the age of 5. Julia draws on her experiences with the struggle of womanhood in her illustrations through metaphors, symbolism. and sharing stories through her art. 

MARIE MARSHALL

Marie (she/her) is a poet, finding the words for human experiences as she dwells in the difficulties and triumphs in what is to be human. Normal or abnormal; she attempts to bring these ideas into focus and into thought. She has been writing since the age of 17 and has been exploring the poetry scene for many years.
IG: @mariepoetry_x

lucy thill

Lucy is a young writer living in the Adirondack Mountains. Her work has previously been published in Wild Words Anthology and LocalADK Magazine.

sONNY WALKER

Sonny (they/them) is a twenty-four-year-old poet and novelist from Newquay, Cornwall. Their work draws inspiration from personal experiences with queerness, sexuality and the body, using violence, gore and occasionally explicit language as a means to express and celebrate the imperfect, the ugly, the shameful and the dirty. They write and hope to help establish a literary environment that rewards vulnerability with kindness, understanding and solidarity.
IG: @homoerotten.

karina spencer

Karina is a Manchester based artist creating work that delves deep into the realms of mortality, sexuality and religious symbolism. Drawing inspiration from the intersections of life and death, their pieces often feature visceral and macabre imagery intertwined with religious iconography, offering viewers a thought provoking journey into the depths of human existence, inviting the viewer to confront their own mortality and grapple with the complexities of the human experience.

ELLA JAMES

Ella is a punk art inspired illustrator from the South West.
‘I’ve always wanted to be an artist in some way since I was little. I just wanted to get a message out there.’

tinamarie cOX

Tinamarie lives in Arizona, USA with her favourite dork, two spawn, and a one-eyed cat. Her written and visual work has appeared in numerous publications in various genres. She is also the author of a poetry chapbook, Self-Destruction in Small Doses (Bottlecap Press, 2023), and a forthcoming collection, Through A Sea Laced With Midnight Hues (Nymeria Publishing, 2024). Find more of her work at:
tinamariethinkstoomuch.weebly.com.

luna somerville

Luna is a fine artist inspired by nature, animals, historical movements, the occult and societal issues. She is currently working on art that communicates the need for action and solidarity of those in minority groups, women’s rights and victims of war. 

Ennaya Shehzad

Ennaya is an illustrator and zine maker from Reading.

Mwelwa Chilekwa

Mwelwa is a Zambian British poet and spoken word artist who is not afraid to speak (and write) her truth. She is a regular at Newcastle’s spoken word scenes, including hosting and producing several poetry events. Mwelwa balances heavy topics with a sprinkle of levity, passionate about using her voice to raise awareness of important issues.

She has performed at The Baltic, The Northern Stage and The Lindisfarne festival. She is currently looking forward to performing at The Durham and Newcastle Fringe festivals.

IG: @missmwelwac

isobel zimsek

Izzy (she/her) is a Manchester-based poet who writes about all sorts: politics/social justice, love, life experiences, the world around us, the thoughts running round her head.

William ALEGO

Examining the evolution from old identities to the tumultuous creation of new ones, Will draws inspiration from exploring the dimensions of space and time. With an African Diaspora background, Will traverses diverse landscapes, from the rural and urban environments of Kenya, journeying from Kisumu to Nairobi, to embracing the cultural diversity of London. Immersed in the socio-political milieu of big city life, where spirituality and identity intersect and clash, Will integrates these diverse influences to develop a nuanced understanding of societal changes/the complexities of human existence.

HARRY WHEELER

Harry, a recent design graduate from Nottingham Trent University and intern at Paul Smith Japan, draws inspiration for his craft from social movements, art, and history.
IG: @grace_apprl

jomy donegan

Jomy has been writing poetry for over a decade, although this is their first time sharing it with anyone.

frederick sorrentino

Frederick is a queer Italian artist from Rome, channelling his frustration into art that delivers a message.
IG: @_frozendust_

Jess Kendall

Self-expression, acceptance and rebellion. 
Pro-choice, pro-freedom, pro-acceptance.
Anti-capitalism, anti-establishment, anti-war.
Jess supports a love of life and a healthy hatred of the people who challenge it. 

ian doughty

IG: @ian.dee

tobi andersen

Tobi is a transgender man in his early twenties from Denmark, writing politically charged poetry.

ALLI MCKEE

Alli is a queer artist and small business owner based in Northern Ireland. A large portion of his work focuses on his identity as a trans and autistic person, with his aim being to create inclusive and empowering designs for all members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
IG: @inrainbowsirl
inrainbows.bigcartel.com

CHRIS FRANCE

Chris is a UK artist/illustrator specialising in intricate pen/ink drawings. He produces work that is esoteric, surreal, spiritual, psychedelic, and erotic.
UNEARTHLING

AOIFE BRACKEN

Aoife is a 22 year old final year Textiles Art and Artefact student at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland. Aoife has always been interested in creating art and using it as a way of exploring the world around him/as a way of expressing his frustration with how things are done in our modern society. 
IG: @onepastmidnight_art

SEAN PRENTICE

Born and raised in Northamptonshire and now living in rural Herefordshire, Sean’s background is in contemporary visual arts and history writing. His past work has encompassed film, performance, embroidery, drawing, and sculptural forms as well as text, art, and poetry, having more often than not centred around narratives of class and disability,
the spaces we are given, and the spaces we claim for ourselves.

CLOUD SINCLAIR

Cloud (they/she) is a 23-year-old London-based poet and ‘lover of the queer form and what comes with being human.’ Published in ‘pastelserenityzine’ and soon to be featured in ‘honeyfairymag’, as a poet they write about what lies at the depths of our perception.
IG: @yappybebop

adam khan

Adam is a social activist and community organiser, working beyond borders to empower all marginalised communities. He utilises different writing forms, including poetry, to bring light into marginalisation.
IG: anarchaadam

macy bryant

Macy is a self-taught artist from the UK. Committed to creating pieces that make people think, ‘whether they like it or not.’

luca jordan

Luca is a queer performance poet, crafty creative and all round adventurer from sunny Leicester in the U.K. 
She has spent the best part of the last 15 years travelling the world/living abroad and is most happy whilst immersing herself in new cultures. For now, after many years away she is most inspired experiencing and collaborating with culture here close to her home! 
IG: @blushettispaghetti 

NICK TRAGG

Nick is an illustrator, animator, writer and musician from Athens, Greece. Having been involved in political activism for most of his life, Nick finds that art is one of the best ways to express himself, whether that be via the production of short films, music videos, comic books, or illustrations.
IG: @nick_tragg

will white

Will is a 19-year-old trans man from Northamptonshire, currently recovering from bone cancer. He has always been fascinated by art, writing, music, and anything creative, and during everything he has faced from cancer to being transgender, being autistic, to mental health challenges, has been fuelled by the world around him to protest, to be thankful, to make things better…to be human.
‘I love creating because it expresses all of this, even when I can’t find the words.’

LEWIS WYN DAVIES

Lewis is a writer from an impoverished upbringing in Shropshire who has a deep-rooted passion for highlighting the stories of inequality he’s seen and for promoting poetry among those from a similar background to his own. His work has been published in Dreich, streetcake, VAINE and Broken Sleep Books’ anthology on masculinity, while he’s also been featured on local radio as part of BBC Upload.
IG: @poemsbylewis

DAN HUSBAND

Dan is a soon to be published writer and poet from the North East of England. His first manuscript ‘Stories from The Streets’ is his first completed work, being published by Dead Mans Press Ink. He is also going to be featured in Issue #1 of the ANARKISS zine! More updates on progress with this on his IG. His work is raw, vulnerable and honest, a contemporary take borne of a life in and on the streets of Broken Britain.
IG: husbandmaterialpoetryandprose

Megan O Carolan

Megan is an Artist based in Dublin, Ireland. Her main modes of creating are image production and moving image works, through photography, drawing, and print. She takes a narrative approach while creating her works and aims to encapsulate atmosphere and emotions within her artworks. Her art Is
deeply personal, often dealing with themes of feminism and mental health.

LUCIA FEIGE

Lucia Feige is currently going to school at the Fashion Institute Hetzendorf, in Vienna (Austria).
IG: @moon.be.am.art

Laszlo Aranyi

Laszlo is a poet, anarchist, and occultist from Hungary. His poems have appeared in over a hundred journals and have been nominated several times for international awards.

robin pearson

Robin (they/it/he) is an autistic, LGBT+ poet from the UK who enjoys scrapbooking, long walks, and thrifting. They’re most likely to be found with an armful of grandpa jumpers. They have the dream, one day, to write anarchic sitcoms back into fashion. 

kitty aurora

Kittyaurora (they/them) is a queer, anarchist, mixed media artist, project manager, community organiser, and neurodivergent consultant with Audhd, based in Manchester. Their art focuses on mental health and music with the goal of a music and art revolution, giving an amplifier to typically overlooked talent. 

DORIAN ROSE

The so-called ‘Dorian Rose’ is a homo sapiens born in the year 1998 B.C. according to the Gregorian calendar. Commonly used in their city of birth, Halifax (the one in West Yorkshire, England). Dorian is an artist, writer, proofreader, editor, trans theorist, and graphic designer. They run Transmuted, a trans project for sharing trans culture: www.transmuted.co.uk.
You can look at some of the projects they’ve worked on via their site: www.dorianrose.wordpress.com.
IG: @generefuccere

L.M. Camiolo

L.M. Camiolo’s work has most recently appeared in Genrepunk, Troublemaker Firestarter, Bullshit Lit, and The Minison Zine. She is co-founder of Impostor, a poetry journal. Outside of poetry, her interests include horror, hauntology, and antiquing for oddities. She lives and writes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

ROSE MARY

Rose’s art focuses on brown queer women, a hugely underrepresented demographic in the media.
‘We exist, though we may not have the space to be out and open. We are here, and we are queer!’

LISA LABEJI LORD

ARTIE CARDEN

Artie (they/them) is a queer nonbinary and multiply-disabled artist, making angry political art by upcycling old materials with the purpose of providing affordable art for their community.
artiecarden.com
IG: @artiecarden / @artie.is.arty

Katelyn manning

Katelyn (she/her) is a queer, Irish writer specialising in all things gothic and macabre. Having recently graduated with a degree in philosophy, Katelyn’s work tackles socio-political issues through the evocative use of classical and religious imagery. Katelyn is currently a member of the Nethergate Writers group and Wyvern Poets Society in Dundee, Scotland.

Arbër Gashi

Arber

 is a writer, researcher, and visual artist born in London to Kosovar parents. He takes an inherently anti-colonial and anti-ethno-nationalist approach to the pieces he writes and work he creates. He is also passionate about addressing societal inequalities within London and actively intertwines this within his writing and visual artworks.
IG: @gashiarbs_ 
Digital Archive/Educational platform founded by Arber: @Balkanism__

beau callaghan

MOLLY TURPIN

alice rousana