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A journal of creative writing - Issue 4 out now! - Submissions closed

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It's that time of year again!
Vol. 9, Issue 1 is out now, with poetry, prose, a special guest editorial on "relatability" in writing, and more!
ANTAE is completely free to browse, so, like those biscuits they give you at cafés, our featured pieces match excellently with a cup of afternoon coffee.
Antae Fourth Issue // Matthew Ellis (he/him) is a queer poet living in Columbus, Ohio. His first collection, Little Heresies, is due out late 2026 by Wayfarer Books. With a background in chemistry, he spends his time teaching yoga and following creative pursuits in music and writing. [...]
February 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Antae Fourth Issue/Lisa Kouroupis is an American poet. She is currently pursuing her MFA at the University of Montana, and is a poetry editor for CutBank Magazine. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Hyacinth Review, West Trade Review, Funicular Review, Lavender Review, and elsewhere.
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Antae Fourth Issue // J.W. Wood

Most recently, his work has appeared in Short Story Substack (Los Angeles) and Pulp Literature (USA). His first collection of satires, Captcha This!, was published by AN Editions. [...]
January 28, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Antae Fourth Issue//Katie Beswick is a writer from south east London. Recent poems have appeared in Narrative Magazine, Ink Sweat & Tears, Modern Haiku, New Verse Review and Rattle. Her poetry chapbook is Plumstead Pram Pushers (Red Ogre Review 2025), her hybrid book of [...]
January 24, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Antae Fourth Issue // Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor is an author, editor, lecturer and critic. His most recent books are the short story collection Scablands and Other Stories (Salt, 2023) and the memoir A Physical Education: On Bullying, Discipline & Other Lessons (Goldsmiths, 2024). [...]
January 19, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Antae Third Issue // Eleni Karagianni is a philologist. She teaches history, ancient Greek language, and literature to high school students, and coordinates creative writing workshops for teenagers. She is the editor-in-chief of the online literary magazine GRAFEIN.
January 12, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Antae Third Issue // Ed Walsh is a writer of short fiction who lives in the north-east of England.
January 10, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Antae Third Issue // Maudie Bryant (she/her) is a Pushcart-nominated poet, multidisciplinary artist, and educator based in Shreveport, Louisiana. A graduate of the University of Louisiana Monroe (M.A. in English), she surveys the complexities of memory and identity through her work. [...]
January 9, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Antae Third Issue // Rowan Tate is a Romanian creative and curator of beauty. Her writing appears in the Stinging Fly, Josephine Quarterly, Meniscus Literary Journal, and Stanford University’s Mantis among others. She reads nonfiction nature books, the backs of shampoo bottles, and sometimes minds.
January 8, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Antae Third Issue // Cody Stetzel is a Seattle resident working within arts organizing. They are a literary critic in journals like Tupelo Quarterly and The Colorado Review, offering insights on contemporary queer poetry and poetry-in-translation. [...]
January 6, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Antae Third Issue // Bobbi Sinha-Morey's poetry has appeared in a wide variety of places such as Plainsongs, Pirene's Fountain, The Wayfarer, Helix Magazine, Miller's Pond, The Tau, Vita Brevis, Cascadia Rising Review, Old Red Kimono, and Woods Reader. [...]
January 5, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Antae Third Issue // Luca Angius aka Dhyano, Italian Multidisciplinary Artist and Poet Performer based in St.Ives Cornwall, UK. Background in experimental theatre, developed a unique style of Poetry Performance combining sound art, spoken word and ambient music. Over the past forty years, [...]
December 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Antae Third Issue // Christina Brannon (she/her) is a nonprofit professional from New York City. Christina received her Master’s from The New School in Nonprofit Management. She moonlights as a Little Free Librarian and senior dog enthusiast.
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Antae Writing Advice// C.S Lewis on Writing

C.S Lewis (1898-1963) was a profoundly influential British writer and scholar, known for his ability to translate complex theological and philosophical arguments into accessible, imaginative forms.
November 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Antae Third Issue // David McVey lectures at New College Lanarkshire in Scotland. He has published over 150 short stories and a great deal of non-fiction that focuses on history and the outdoors.
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Antae Third Issue // Shannon Frost Greenstein (she/they) is the author of Through the Lens of Time (2026), a fiction collection with Thirty West Publishing, and These Are a Few of My Least Favorite Things (2022), a book of poetry from Really Serious Lit. Shannon is a former Ph.D. candidate in [...]
November 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Antae Writing Advice// W.B Yeats on Writing

W.B Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright widely considered one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature, whose early work was deeply influenced by Irish myths and folklore. [...]
November 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Antae Third Issue // Roshni Marath Jairaj is a Non-Resident Indian poet and writer currently based in the UK. Her work reflects her experiences growing up in Dubai, Singapore, and Kerala, exploring themes of identity, family, and belonging. She is a PhD student at the University of Leeds, [...]
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Antae Third Issue // Steven Fortune is a resident of Sydney, Nova Scotia (Canada) and a graduate of Acadia University (English Literature/History). He has released five poetry collections to date, edited several works for others, and has also appeared on CBC Radio, [...]
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Antae Writing Advice// Junot Diaz on Becoming a Writer

Junot Diaz is a critically acclaimed Dominican-American author. Known for his fiction that explores the immigrant experience, identity, and diaspora, his major works include the short story collection 'Drown' and [...]
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Antae Third Issue // Srinjay Chakravarti is a writer, editor, and translator based in Salt Lake City, Calcutta, India. He was educated at St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta, and at universities based in Calcutta and New Delhi. University degrees: BSc (Economics honours) and MA (English). A former [...]
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Antae Third Issue // Crafting short fiction that moves the reader is Rory Doherty’s passion. In addition to being a writer, Rory is and has been many things: son, brother, student, athlete, soldier, bartender, teacher, husband, father, business owner, pet lover, etc.
October 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It's that time of year again!
Vol. 9, Issue 1 is out now, with poetry, prose, a special guest editorial on "relatability" in writing, and more!
ANTAE is completely free to browse, so, like those biscuits they give you at cafés, our featured pieces match excellently with a cup of afternoon coffee.
October 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Antae Third Issue // Susana H Case

Susana H. Case is the award-winning author of nine books of poetry, most recently, If This Isn't Love (Broadstone Books) and co editor with Margo Taft Stever of I Wanna Be Loved by You: Poems on Marilyn Monroe (Milk & Cake Press). The first of her five [...]
October 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Antae Third Issue // Claudia Wysocky, a Polish writer and poet based in New York, is known for her diverse literary creations, including fiction and poetry. Her poems, such as ‘Stargazing Love’ and ‘Heaven and Hell’, reflect her ability to capture the beauty of life through rich descriptions. [...]
October 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM