FICTION | Issue 28: Cycles

Encyclopaedia Entry for Heaven

By Vic Brooks

“The first post-cessation-of-the-heartbeat experience was recorded quite by accident…”

Art: from “The Voice Within the Voice” by Seitaro Yamazaki 

 

POETRY | Issue 26: Shifting

Ghost Bookshop

By 나하늘 / Skye Na

“First, I’d like to inform you that you can enter this place even if you are a non-ghost visitor…”

Art: “Winter, 2022” by Jane Boyer 

 

TRANSLATION | Issue 27: Bridging

Prinzenbad

By Ozan Zakariya Keskinkılıç tr. Özgecan Kesici

“legs pushed into the ground like tree trunks. lanky branches, pistachio dust.”

Art:”Movement Error and the Mindless Parasite” (detail) by Luana Cloșcă 

EVENT | Issue Launch

SAND 29 Launch

Join us on 23 May 2026 to celebrate the launch of SAND 29: Cocoon at Lettrétage, Berlin from 7PM — with readings & performances from contributors.

Art: “saved, saved, saved” by Angie Quick

FEATURE | Poetry & Prose

Acceptance & Rejection

Our prose & poetry editors discuss their top reasons for accepting and rejecting pieces, along with ways writers can better their chances of publication.

Art: Detail of “Crip Time” by Sonia Boué

FEATURE | Interview

History as Felt on the Body

An interview with Sarah Bernstein on the role of sound, citations and the ever-present past in her work.

Art: Detail of “Study for Obedience” cover art

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