Voiceworks 'Static' is buzzing with new writing
Issue #129 of Voiceworks ‘Static’ is here! Static is the first issue with Selina Moir-Wilson as editor — it features stunning cover art by Mika Benesh, lively illustrations by Jasmine Jafari and gorgeous design by Cecile Richard. We launched the issue at Cafe Gummo as part of the Emerging Writers’ Festival — scroll down to watch the launch if you missed out.
In ‘Static’ you’ll find essays on how the internet alters our memory, meditations on near-death experiences and insights into who gets left behind in Australia’s healthcare system. In fiction you’ll find a girl who is devoured by a ghost that resembles her missing sister, a critique of capitalist exploitation in a story about burger-flipping robots, and you’ll feel that special, unnamable tension that happens between friends and lovers. There are poems about the trickiness of gender, rotting teeth and chanting in the rain. In comics you’ll see frogs chewing on electrical wires, a couch that transforms into a thriving ecosystem and early morning phone calls from Centrelink. An interview with author Paul Dalla Rosa offers insights into craft for emerging writers.
Congrats to all our contributors and thank you to all our readers and subscribers. We hope you enjoy playing with Voiceworks #129 Static!
WATCH THE LAUNCH
Thanks to Cafe Gummo for having us and for the Emerging Writers’ Festival for including the Static launch in their 2023 program. Huge thanks to our readers Sharon Zhang, Charles Roper, Jack Milgate, Tyberius Larking and Nazara Jones. You can watch the launch here: