BWR invites you to explore our enigmatic, one-word prompt of “creature(s)” for our first ever online themed contest, open until March 31st, 2024. Creature(s) can represent anything, from mythical beasts straight out of a medieval bestiary to microscopic organisms on distant planets to cryptids lurking in the woods, just out of sight. Whether you draw inspiration from folklore, sci-fi, the natural world, lived experiences, or the abstract, we’re desperate to know: what do(es) creatures conjure up for you?

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IN THIS ISSUE

Cover Artist

Aris Moore

Contributors

Poetry

Alison Zheng | Amanda Hodes | Ashley Wang | Corey Van Landingham | David Ehmcke | Elias Udo-Ochi | Jacob Griffin Hall | Jaz Sufi | Kurt David | Lana Reeves | M. Avery Robinson | Mitchell Jacobs | Nome Emeka Patrick | Perla Kantarjian

Prose

Amber Starks | Bipin Aurora | Catina Bacote | Dennis Mugaa | Engram Wilkinson | Farah Peterson | Gwen Niekamp | Jen Soong | Kami Enzie | Lauren Hohle | Prosper Ifeanyi | Tobenna Nwosu

Comics & Art

D.L. Hardy

Featured Artist:

 

Aris Moore

Aris Moore lives and works in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She can often be found drawing in local coffee shops. Her work explores contradictions of strength and vulnerability, and attraction and repulsion, to create beings that are simultaneously awkward and unbelievable, yet familiar. Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States and has been included in several publications including New American Paintings and The Creative Block. When she is not drawing she is spending time with her seventeen year old twins, August and Owen and their very talkative cat Theo.