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⊱ SONDER LITERARY ☆
Welcome to the official Sonder Literary website! We are a queer and youth-run literary zine determined to bring equality and whimsy back to publishing. Everything you need to know about us can be found here, including our submission forms, issues, and more! Thanks for visiting, traveler! ☆
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☆ issue three cover contest:
have your visual media featured front and center on issue three's front cover, subsection cover, or back cover! submit by february 28th to be considered.
☆ apple slices blog:
submit to our brand new apple slices blog for a chance to be published in the "pineapple apple pen" segment! each season, two creatives will be chosen to have their written work featured in the segment, as well as on the instagram.SPRING CUTOFF IS MARCH 1ST
☆ / issue 01 :
a digital version of sonder literary's inaugural issue. dive into 88 pages of works by 37 uniquely brilliant creatives and read the perspectives of the people you pass by. this issue has no theme.published on june 7th, 2025.
☆ / issue 1.5 : glimpse
a digital version of sonder literary's mini issue: glimpse. read the work of the 15 masterful contributors with the task of writing a poem with 8 lines or less and take a glimpse into their creative minds.published on july 15th, 2025.
☆ / issue 02 : sonder
a digital version of sonder literary's second issue. get ready to delve into not only creative stories with no concrete theme, but our subsection: sonder. 41 contributors pour their heart into their works and show us what the namesake of our zine means to them.published on november 13th, 2025
☆ / issue 2.5 : dream suite
a digital version of sonder literary's mini issue: dream suite. based off of the hit album: hawaii: part ii,
immerse yourself in 15 unique stories-- then explore hidden meanings and words unsaid within the blacked out abyss.published on january 2nd, 2026
hmm... it seems like construction isn't quite done yet.
staff directory ★
hiring opportunities ★
we are currently looking for layout designers. apply here.
august brooke calloway:
founder & eic
⎯ reviewing team
Caelia ★
Caelia is a 16-year-old high school student based in the Philippines who loves mythology and all things lyrical! You can find them on Instagram at @zacharielled or maybe in the corner of the library listening to Hozier while yearning for that sweet, sweet taste of academic validation
Dyuti ★
Dyuti is a 16-year-old high school student living in the U.S. she loves writing, singing, reading, and listening to every kind of music! She's an aspiring lawyer and when not freaking out about school or her future, can usually be found drinking boba!
★★★
Ins ★
Ins is a high schooler and poet with a love for math, writing, and daydreaming about the future; they’re currently trying to survive school through the magic of music and too many ideas. When their attention isn't consumed by books or playlists, you can probably find them overthinking, doodling, or coming up with yet another plan they may or may not actually finish.
Lily ★
Lily Lovelle is an Australian teen singer-songwriter and poet. You can often find her having an existential crisis, writing about connections long gone, or scrolling Pinterest. She loves vampires, dark red, sapphic media, joy, whimsy, and her friends. Lily also works at Sonder as a content creator.
Vivienne ★
Lover of words and tales told through their whimsical nature, Vien is in her senior year of high school so you can imagine the amount of stress she's under. You'll find her in an empty practice room playing her French horn or bursting out into showtunes at every opportunity, so come sing-along!
Yeoubi ★
Yeoubi is a 16-year-old student from Melbourne, Australia, with a slightly concerning obsession with coffee. She loves R&B, making jewellery, photography, and pilates, and has a soft spot for quantum physics. When she’s not buried in schoolwork or sleeping, she’s probably bingeing a new C-drama or is out shopping (despite being completely broke).
⎯ artistry team
Sophia ★
Sophia is 16, US based, and likes all things cute and creepy! she loves drawing, writing, singing, history, fencing, oxford commas, and being insufferable . her favorite books are the secret history and catcher in the rye. if she isn’t taking a nap, she is likely looking for bizarre films or books on the internet archive.
Arethusa ★
Arethusa, as you can call her Thusa, is an Indonesian art student trying to keep it together in studying to become a full time graphic designer! college is heavy but that doesn't stop her from doing everything she likes! such as drawing, dancing, and edit videos!. If she's not online, that could mean shes sleeping!
sophia's work:
1st issue Zelda
arethusa's work:
esme mascot art
★★★
Glimpse back cover
⎯ design team
Mysha ★
graphic design
Mish is your average college student who is a little bit of everything. Her interests revolve around a lot of anime, K-Pop, and trinkets. On most days, you’ll either find her in front of the laptop doing designs and edits or rolling on the bed reading some life-changing fanfictions.
★★★
August / Brooke ★
graphic/layout/web design
Brooke, more professionally known as August is a 14-year-old creative from South Florida. They have found their love in graphic design and zine management, which inspired them to begin Sonder Literary. If they aren't working with zines, you'll find them at a theme park, playing a sad game, or listening to music (the same album all day, of course).
Milena ★
graphic design
Milena is an 18-year-old artist raised in Hungary and currently living in Florida. She loves exploring themes of memory, grief, and imagination through painting, digital art, and mixed media. When she’s not making art, you can find her thrifting for trinkets, playing guitar, creating handmade gifts for her friends, or hanging out in nature. In the future, she dreams of blending her love for creativity and mental health by becoming an art therapist.
⎯ management team
Khadija ★
design schedule manager
Khadija is a final year A level STEM student finding her way to cope through a bunch of internships. She does many things ranging from poetry, to academic researched articles, graphic designing to painting handmade gifts, even marketing & outreach. You'll often find her rotting away in work related things, or maybe watching comfy shows to cool down. Moreover, you'll also find her working behind-the-scenes, publishing works or even designing posts for some of your favorite zines!
Gilly ★
creative manager
Gilly loves exploring marketing in the mag community and finding creative outlets through fashion and writing. Recently, she's been really into Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony, drawn to the rhythm and creativity in the group’s music. Her aesthetic blends Street Goth and Grunge Academia, reflected in both their style and the hobbies they enjoy.
★★★
Dorothea ★
interview manager
Dorothea Spencer-Walton is whom one describes ‘a person in search of doors that lead elsewhere’. She is a writer of poetry, prose and screenplays, and is studying library science and literature at university. She is the co-founder/editor-in-chief of Waldosia Literary, a zine that seeks to find the faces in prose, poetry, photography, script and art. She is also a part of the staff at The Waterworks Zine, Stolen Diaries, Chateau Literary, and The Samhain Moon Literary Magazine. Her work can be found on her Instagram @dorotheaunabridged.
Riya ★
lit schedule manager
Riya is 16 and from the U.S. Her main hobbies include writing, reading, reviewing, and sleeping. Her favorite books include The Raven Boys, The Night Circus, and The Snow Child. When she’s not trying to survive the trials and tribulations of highschool, you can catch her hanging out with her friends and eating an absurd amount of froyo.
Aisha ★
interview manager
Aisha is a 15 year old female with interests all around the block. She loves painting, writing, instruments (guitar and piano), crochet, football, shooting(pistol) and much more. She also loves spending her time curating playlists(I believe she’d marry Noah Kahan or Hozier if someone let her) and Pinterest boards as pastime (her aesthetic changes weekly) and is a huge fan of fashion; spending more than she should on it.
Vanessa ★
creative manager
Vanessa is a student, poet, senior editor, and writer from Kurdistan. She spends her days reading written pieces from all over the world, juggling cinema, and writing. Writing, she believes, is a way to process things. Whether it’s love, loss, or the mess in between. Her work has appeared and is forthcoming in various literary online magazines. Vanessa does not write solely for herself, but to speak for those who cannot put their feelings into words.
Lilia ★
social media manager
Lilia is a 17-year-old writer in the US and adores all forms of art. while she specializes in writing poetry, she dabbles in everything, collecting hobbies such as crocheting, origami, and building her menagerie of snoopy merchandise. she loves neuroscience and language and can often be found finding a way to intersect her multitude of interests together. Lilia also works at Sonder as a literature reviewer.
⎯ reel creation team
Hae ★
No bio yet.
★★★
Iris ★
Iris is a hobbyist photographer, award-winning writer and musician. As a jazz and literature lover, she can often be found playing the saxophone or singing for her beloved jazz band or writing poetry and prose in the little corner of her bedroom. If she is not doing either of the things mentioned before, she's probably playing with her dog.
Rain ★
No bio yet.
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⎯ what they publish
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⎯ their audience
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