Indigo, to us, means softness – despite everything. It's coming home after a long day to a cup of tea that is warm as touch; reading a poem on the train as the rain grieves against the glass, a distant sadness that doesn't have to be yours; or an evening spent with loved ones, their hands falling against your shoulders like cardigans, guarding against tomorrow. It's a promise that this tenderness is not a moment but a place we return to.
We believe in the power of the written word, that it has multiple forms which can channel comfort to anyone needing it. We trust in the sharing and promotion of literature, and that any ordinary pen can be truly musical. We’ve published four issues of our literary magazine, and have a blog where we interview writers. What are you waiting for? Show us your hauntings, your joys. Or – read work we have featured. We hope that you love it as much as we do.
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Editor-in-chief | Argentina
Marina Solano is nineteen and navigating life one slice of cake at a time. Their work appears or is forthcoming in Riverlight Review, Prism Horizons, and Paper Lantern Magazine, among others. You can find them on Twitter @marinascribes, and their micro-chapbook Patagonia Sketches is out with Silver Fern Press.
Executive editor | Scotland
Fiona Callahan is an undergraduate at the University of St Andrews. Her work is featured or forthcoming in Hearth & Harbor, Glasswing Review, The Northern Page, and more. She is also a 2025 Pushcart Prize nominee. You can find her more whimsical side on Twitter @FionaC_writes.
Poetry editor | Australia
Lily Harrington is a Voices Rising award winner whose poetry has been recognized by the Southern Hemisphere Arts Awards. Her work appears in Citrus & Salt, Honeycomb Journal, Malala’s Fund Assembly, Emberlight, Bold & Bright, and elsewhere. When not writing, she can be found stanning Florence + the Machine or re-binge-watching The Great British Bake Off. Find her on Instagram @lilyskyverse.
Poetry editor | New Zealand
Clara Weston is a teen poet from Wellington with a mild obsession for succulents (she has seven, and counting!) and a head full of film quotes. She is published or forthcoming in Moonpetal Review, Bold & Bright, Starling Journal, and more. She wishes you a lovely day.
Prose editor | South Africa
Amahle Ndlovu hails from Cape Town and considers herself part-human, part-wildflower. She loves the taste of midnight air and the hum of crickets, and writes best under the stars. Her stack of notebooks grows taller every week.
Prose editor | Ireland
Maeve Keegan is an Irish writer based in Galway. She enjoys classic animation, wandering through old bookshops, and attempting (unsuccessfully, so far) to convince friends to read medieval epics.
Poetry editor | Canada
Adrian Chen is a Canadian poet and author of Signal Fires (Maple Leaf Press, 2023). His work appears in Quartz Poetry Journal, Emberlight, National Poetry Quarterly, and elsewhere. He has been recognized by the North Star Literary Awards, the Young Voices Festival, and more. He is the founder of WordWeave, an interdisciplinary arts collective. Find him online @adrianchenwrites.
Prose editor | United Kingdom
Sophie Bennett is a poet from London and a student at Goldsmiths, University of London. She has been published in journals such as Emberlight, Pause & Effect, Iron Ink, and Counterpoint. She is also Associate Editor for The Skylark Review. Sophie can be found on Instagram @skylinesophie.
Poetry editor | Brazil
Mateus Oliveira is a queer poet from São Paulo and a postgraduate student of literature. Aside from writing, he spends most of his time reading or napping. His works have appeared or are forthcoming in Acorn Review, Indigo Wind, Blue Marble Journal, and more. Twitter: @mateuswrites | Instagram: @mateus_poeta
Managing editor | Japan
Ayaka Mori lives in the vibrant city of Kyoto, where she occasionally meets her existential crisis for coffee. On slower days, she writes meandering prose and lets versions of herself drift among friends. She loves every shade of green, and can often be found walking through temple gardens at sunrise. Her short story Koi Lanterns appeared in the Tokyo Short Stories Anthology, and her flash piece Paper Cranes was featured in Write the World Literary Journal.
Web designer | France
Camille Laurent is a young writer with work in Waxwing Review.
Poetry editor | United States
Rory Dawson is an eighteen-year-old student from Oregon who spends too much time thinking about Celtic myths, biochemistry, and art nouveau. They can often be found playing with dogs, pestering friends with language trivia, and fixing stubborn keyboard keys.
Poetry editor | United States
Samantha Vu is a Vietnamese-American writer and alumna of the Firebird Literary Mentorship Program. Her recent works are featured or forthcoming in Quartz Poetry Journal, Horizon’s Edge, Half Moon Journal, and Emberlight. She loves the Oxford comma, irony, and rainy afternoons. In her free time, she plays soccer, watches cult horror films, and experiments with thrift-store fashion. Connect with her on Twitter @samvuwrites or Instagram @thesamanthavu.
Prose editor | Philippines
Lara Santos is a Filipino writer who prefers dogs over cats. She enjoys morning rain with a generous side of daydreaming. Her work is published in The Hearth, Moonpetal Review, Emberlight, and other corners of the web.
Poetry editor | Malaysia
Aisha Rahman is a psychology student from Kuala Lumpur who writes both poetry and prose. Her work is published or forthcoming in the Blue Marble Review, the Moonlit Journal, and Galliard International Review. In her spare time, she drinks copious amounts of tea and reads books that make her cry.
Poetry editor | United States
Maya Tran is a college freshman from Arizona. Most of her pieces are written at 2 AM and are inspired by unrequited love, identity crises, and her mischievous cat. She rambles on Twitter @maya_writes.
Prose editor | United States
Tanya Choudhury is from Boston. She is co-founder and EIC of Paper Lantern Journal. Tanya is allergic to shellfish.
Poetry editor | United States
Lauren Matthews is a writer based in California. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Offing, Parentheses Journal, Wingspan, Emberlight, and more. She loves light, birds, and anything that flies. On weekends, she listens to anime soundtracks and hopes for rain. Find her on Twitter @laurenwrites.
Poetry editor | Canada
Jordan Thomas is a Black Canadian poet whose work appears in Quartz Poetry, Perchance, Lumiere Review, and Counterpoint. They have received three Best of the Net nominations and a Best Microfiction nomination. Learn more about their writing at jordanthomaswrites.com.
EDITORS EMERITUS:
Noor Al-Fayed, Lyric Barnett, Aria Dawson, Leila Evans, Riley Foster, Anika Kumar, Asher Rowe, Amina Sheikh, Vivienne Zhao