FICTION | Issue 28: Cycles

Encyclopaedia Entry for: Heaven

By Vic Brooks

“The first post-cessation-of-the-heartbeat experience was recorded quite by accident…”

Art: from “The Voice Within the Voice” by Seitaro Yamazaki 

 

POETRY | Issue 26: Shifting

Ghost Bookshop

By 나하늘 / Skye Na

“First, I’d like to inform you that you can enter this place even if you are a non-ghost visitor…”

Art: “Winter, 2022” by Jane Boyer 

 

TRANSLATION | Issue 27: Bridging

Prinzenbad

By Ozan Zakariya Keskinkılıç tr. Özgecan Kesici

“legs pushed into the ground like tree trunks. lanky branches, pistachio dust.”

Art. “Movement Error and the Mindless Parasite” (detail) by Luana Cloșcă 

EVENT | Issue Launch

SAND 29 Launch

Join us on 23 May 2026 to celebrate the launch of SAND 29: Cocoon at Lettrétage, Berlin from 7PM — with readings & performances from contributors.

Art: “saved, saved, saved” by Angie Quick

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 | Interview

History as Felt on the Body

An interview with Sarah Bernstein on the role of sound, citations and the ever-present past in her work.

Art: Detail of “Study for Obedience” cover art

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