ABOUT CONFLUENCE
All rivers are one river...
Wordsmithery is a live lit organisation and publisher which has been active in the Kent literary scene and beyond, running various literary projects since 2010. Confluence is our magazine.
Confluence is a new writing magazine which publishes in print twice a year. See Submissions for what we're looking for and how to submit!
You could also Subscribe to help us keep our lovely little magazine in print.
ISSN 2515-1223
Our story...
Confluence was first published in August 2016 as a limited edition Risograph printed A4 zine, Issue 2 was produced as an online only version linked to our regular text-art project 'An Assemblance of Judicious Heretics', then two more Risograph printed issues, (3 and 4), were produced.
We were delighted that as part of our Arts Council England funded Confluence: Plant; Grow; Nurture project (2017-18), we have been able to redesign the magazine and change its look, it's now published in full colour and fits nicely in your bag. We've also begun to let people in other parts of the country (the world even!) know about Confluence.
Although we had some funding to contribute to the magazine’s upkeep (Issues 5-8) and make this website as part of the project, we still rely mainly on volunteers, and on subscriptions and sales. So if you like what you see – please consider subscribing or buying an issue. (If you don't fancy buying one, then please tell your reader friends about us and share our social media posts.) Thanks!
Reviews and Opinions...
We have a team of reviewers, who review poetry and short story collections for us on the website. Please drop us a line if you would like us to review your book. (Books should have been published in the last year.)
Editorial team
SAM HALL
Managing Editor, Designer, Reviewer
Sam is a playwright and writer. Her play My Mind is Free, has been performed in America and the UK. She runs Wordsmithery.
BARRY FENTIMAN HALL
Editor
Barry is a walking writer and poet. He curates 'An Assemblance of Judicious Heretics' text-art exhibition project, and runs spoken word events.
SETAREH EBRAHIMI
Reviewer
Setareh Ebrahimi is a poet from Kent, and the author of 'In My Arms' from Bad Betty Press, and 'Galloping Horses' (Wordsmithery).
BETHANY GOODWILL
Reviewer
Bethany Goodwill, a Medway-based poet and one half of the Rochester poetry night Big Trouble. A regular on the Kent poetry scene.
SARAH HEHIR
Reviewer
Sarah Hehir writes poetry and drama. In 2013, she won the BBC Writer’s Prize for her Radio Play ‘Bang Up.’ Since then, she has written for stage, theatre, radio and TV.
MELISSA TODD
Reviewer
Melissa Todd is a writer and performer, and the director of Hags Ahoy theatre company.