Happy Friday, readers, writers, and shark fans! We know that we’re releasing our Spooky (TEETH) Edition after Halloween, and we also know that this week has been really hard for a lot of the members of our community, especially those living in the United States. We want to remind everyone now that Lit Shark is an inclusive, loving, and creative space, and we’re sending you all the love and compassion right now that we can.
We believe that art and creation are a vital part of healing and processing difficult, often deeply political issues, so we’re honored that we have something to give you this week that might bring a little comfort – especially if you’re like us and still embracing the fall vibes during the month of November.
Diving into the issue, we were deeply amused while reading submissions this year, because it seems when writers saw the words “campy,” “horror,” and “haunted,” they went ALL OUT this year with those themes. While our central themes last year were grief, inner demons, and missing late loved ones, this year’s issue leaned much more into scary stories, campy horror, and spooky poems, with some echoes of the theme’s of last year’s issue, and we’re so pleased that it’s its own distinctive issue.
Without further ado… the issue!
Welcome to Issue 7: The Spooky (TEETH) Edition!
A Special Thank You to Our Contributors and All Who Submitted!
Available to All Readers, Writers, and Shark Fans
We believe literature of all kinds should be accessible to everyone, no matter their financial situations, educational affiliations, etc. So we’re offering each of our issues as a free PDF that you can download and read. You can then read it on your phone, computer, or e-reader, or you could even print out a copy! (If you’re new here, welcome! You can read all of our previous issues here.)
Choose Your Edition
Depending on your preferences, we’re offering two-page spread and one-page spread editions. The two-page spread will feel more like a book with facing pages. The one-page spread will display one page at a time, which may be friendlier for those who want to read on an e-reader (though I prefer the book-like feeling of the two-page spread, and it’s been okay to read on my Kindle Paperwhite; the display is simply smaller!).
The Paperback Edition Is Out Now! The Paperback Edition Is on the Way!
EDIT: We’re pleased to share that the paperback edition is now available on Amazon! You can order a copy here: https://amzn.to/3CAXZGn
We will also be offering a paperback edition via Amazon, which will be available this week for purchase. It will contain the same content, but we wanted to offer this for those of you (like me) who enjoy reading physical copies, need more time physically away from screens, or want to financially support Lit Shark’s future. The cover will be a beautiful matte, and the spine of each issue, when you place them next to each other, will create a surprise image. We’ve officially reached the point where we’ve published enough issues that readers can start to guess what the spines will reveal!
More Ways to Support on the Way!
We’ve received quite a few really kind messages in the past weeks about two requests: first, to offer an e-book version to purchase, and second, to offer more ways to purchase our books. Now that Issue 7 is live, we’re going to take some time to convert our paperback edition files to proper e-book files, as well. We will still keep the free PDFs on our site, we always want our content to be available to everyone, but we hope offering the e-book edition will be helpful to some readers out there and may even help more people find out about us! As for more ways to purchase books, we are looking into what we could do so readers can order directly from us if they so wish, instead of Amazon, but we will get back to you on that as soon as possible!
Thank You.
Thank you to all of you for the incredible support and excitement you’ve shown to Lit Shark. This issue came together so beautifully, and we’re excited to see where the rest of 2024 will take us. I can’t wait to continue on this journey with you. Thank you so much for being here. Also, if you’d like to be more involved in our journey, our submissions are always open, and you can also participate in our Poem of the Month contest, or even become a contributor on our team. However you decide to be involved, we’re grateful to have you in our community!
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