Photo by Hannah Morpeth, as part of the ‘Rubbish’ theme
Welcome to issue 3 of Cuckoo Quarterly, the online literary magazine for young writers to share their literary works. Cuckoo Quarterly is the magazine for you, whether you like reading or writing. It is a window of opportunity which your imagination can open, whether you prefer fiction, non-fiction, poetry or prose.
Our previous submissions have allowed Cuckoo Quarterly to gain a high profile with the help of our Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr pages. We’ve had over 40,000 hits on the website and expect more with this issue! We’ve had worldwide submissions and a worldwide audience.
Make a cup of tea in preparation for reading the new themed section, which this month is Rubbish (while avoiding that inevitable chore of taking the cup over to the bin where you can dispose of the teabags!). In this section you will find literary work that is far from rubbish.
Maybe you enjoy poetry? From Faith to Rust we have a healthy supply of poems submitted to each issue. We have an interview with the much-loved author Darren Shan, our first game review in Psychonauts, as well as rants for the opinionated and photos for the visually-minded.
And if you’re waiting for a sign that you should get writing, maybe this is it! Our theme for issue 4 will be Signs and you can submit writing in any weird, wacky and wonderful ways (all genres and non-fiction, fiction, poems etc). We also have a special photo competition this time round – we want you to go out and take photos of signs (funny, ridiculous, annoying) on your phone and send them to us. Use your imagination! There’s a special prize too. Deadline for Issue 4 is 20 June 2012.
Well done to all those who’ve submitted work to our magazine – our message to you is keep submitting! – and a huge thank to our supporters and readers. Without you, Cuckoo Quarterly would be difficult to achieve.
Leah Chan, editor of Issue 3
