Hello to whomever happens to be reading this, I’m Elis and I will be the social media manager for Writer’s Block this year. I am a fairly inconsistent person, and my writing often reflects that, so don’t expect any of my articles to have anything to do with each other. I moved around a lot … More Meet the Board: Rebecca, Stella and Elis
“New school year, new me,” I say as I close my newly-bought weekly planner. Cautiously but determinedly wading into the last year of my English BA, I am set on making it count. I have a new planner after all; I must be organized! Alex and I have been entrusted with the care of this … More Meet the Board: Eda and Alexandra
The baton has been passed on to a brand new board, but the new editors-in-chief are getting quite nostalgic looking back at the past year. Firstly, we would like to thank our contributors for continuing to enchant us with your art! Issues 42, 43 and 44 were filled with incredible words and images, and we … More A Note From the New Board
Writer’s Block Magazine is back in business with a brand-new board! Our introductions will be up in the coming weeks, and meanwhile we would like to inform you that we are open to submissions! You can submit works in a range of formats, from fiction to non-fiction, poetry to essays. Check out our Submission Guidelines … More Submissions Are Now Open!
1 This is my final essay as the Editor-in-Chief of Writer’s Block Magazine. Being a member of the editorial board for the last 18 months has been incredibly enriching. I’m moving on because I feel it’s time to pursue other creative projects—but Sona (who is also leaving) and I are both so excited to follow … More On Community
Eddie Izzard has a short comedy sketch where he presents the history of the UK’s empire through a flag and a pistol. When imitating India and the UK, Izzard counters India’s protest at being colonized by saying: “No flag, no country, you can’t have one!” He begins the sketch by explaining that: “We built up … More Not All Flags Are Created Equal
In May, Eda posted an article about the significance of physical possessions in the age of Spotify, e-books and film streaming services. Her writing made me question why I still have such an appetite for physical books even though I’ve given up on DVDs and CDs. Purchasing a novel on an e-reader will never be … More Reading a Book by Its Cover
“They will love me for that which destroys methe sword in my dreams the dust of my thoughtsthe sickness that breeds in the folds of my mindEvery compliment takes a piece of my soulAn expressionist nagStalling between two foolsThey know nothing –” Sarah Kane, 4.48 Psychosis The stereotype of the tortured artist consists in the … More On Self-Loathing and Gregor’s Labyrinth
Have you ever started to read a book more slowly solely because you did not want the story to end? Taken more breaks, put it away for longer, and used it as a treat to read whenever you felt sad? I for one did this for the first time when I read Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian … More On Endings
I hoped to end it “big”, in some way.Kind of stupid. As if the value of the whole is determined by this brief moment; the bangs and lights of a fireworks show before the silent darkness, the final scene that brings everything together before the curtain falls, the final credits crawling across the screen, the lights … More Define ‘The End’
