FICTION | Issue 25: Lost & Found
Eye, آی
By Roya Zendebudie
“Look at / the word چشم how / it resembles the eye / how it curves and tears, then slides / down, dead.”
Art: Detail of “Days Too Long” by Dominika Šimková
NONFICTION | Issue 25: Lost & Found
Points of Memory
By Esther Heller
“I am looking for an arrangement, I know that you made arrangements—”
Art: “Withdraw 7” by Cau Silva
POETRY | Issue 25: Lost & Found
Après-soleil
By Gamze S. Saymaz
“Bikini briefs hanging from the bathtub faucet like some tired fruit dripping nectar.”
Art: Detail of “Landscapes of Dreams and Distant Memories” by Arushee Suri
FEATURE | Visual Art
The Art-Text Connection
SAND Art Editor Alia Zapparova loves “the conversation that emerges when visual art is presented in print alongside and in relationship with writing.”
Art: Detail of “Beast of Burden” by Elaine Chao
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 | Translation
Submitting Translations
Submitting to literary journals is a great way for emerging translators and talented authors to gain exposure & build their reputations.
Art: Detail of “21, flip” by Henry Hu