Witch Magazine

29/01/2025

Awkward! It seems our submissions post went missing…

Well, if you have something for the Spring edition of Witch, pop it over to us at [email protected] by this weekend and we’ll get the magazine out as soon as after that!

And next time I won’t trust scheduling posts to just do what it’s supposed to!

Spring is the season of rebirth! Share your thoughts, rituals, and creative pieces that celebrate the magic of Imbolc and Ostara. Whether it’s a poem, a personal journey, or a seasonal spell, we welcome submissions that connect our readers to the energies of renewal and growth. We look forward to seeing what you have to share! 🌼

Submission Themes:
🌼Rituals and spellwork for Imbolc and Ostara
🌼Recipes and herbalism for the spring season
🌼Seasonal meditations and self-care practices
🌼Personal stories about spiritual awakening or growth
🌼Art, poetry, or photography depicting the renewal of nature

23/12/2024

Dearest Witch readers and contributors!

Thank you all for a beautiful 2024 of Witch issues! And a huge thank you to Helen for her time steering the ship, I shall be forever grateful for her time as editor at a time when I needed it most.

As we move in to 2025, we will be reducing the number of issues that will be released, moving to four seasonal issues.

Each issue will cover two of the sabbats, and be released early in the season - see the dates below!

SPRING - 1 February - covering Imbolc and Ostara

SUMMER - 1 May - covering Beltane and Midsummer

AUTUMN - 1 August - covering Lughanasadh and Autumn Equinox

WINTER - October (date tba) - covering Samhain and Yule

Submissions are open at all times, and we will release the closing dates for each issue on our website and at least three weeks prior.

Any questions feel free to drop in to the comments!

Thank you for continuing to enjoy and support Witch! 🖤

We will share more info about our new advertising packages, writing opportunities and other services we offer to the Witch community! Stay tuned!

22/12/2024

The Yule edition is here!

Visit the link below to read the latest edition of Witch! With articles, art and poetry from the Witch community!
Cover art by Klair Ader Tattoo

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https://witchzine.co.uk/2024 -6230-41b8-89de-691c7fa3031e

20/12/2024

My apologies for the delay! Due to circumstances beyond my control (it’s that time of year!) the issue will now be released Sunday 22 December! Thanks for your patience! ❄️❄️❄️

12/12/2024

Not long to go!! ❄️❄️

YULE MAGAZINE CALLOUT

We are excited to put the call out for content for our Yule magazine.

We would be delighted to receive articles, spells, recipes, poetry, short stories, artwork and photography that fits with the themes of: Yule, the solstice, winter plants, yule gods and goddesses, rebirth, the return of the light, and winter rituals and celebrations, however we are open to other themes - get in touch!

We will also welcome book reviews, recommendations and events listings for events taking place after 21st December.

Please submit to: [email protected]

All art and images in high resolution please and written work in a non-formatted word document or in the body of an email. Please no PDFs. Include a headshot, three sentence bio and any links you'd like to share, plus consider having an advert ready as all contributors get a free advertising space.

DEADLINE: Monday 16th December

We can't wait to see what you’d like to share with the witch community!

01/12/2024

YULE MAGAZINE CALLOUT

We are excited to put the call out for content for our Yule magazine.

We would be delighted to receive articles, spells, recipes, poetry, short stories, artwork and photography that fits with the themes of: Yule, the solstice, winter plants, yule gods and goddesses, rebirth, the return of the light, and winter rituals and celebrations, however we are open to other themes - get in touch!

We will also welcome book reviews, recommendations and events listings for events taking place after 21st December.

Please submit to: [email protected]

All art and images in high resolution please and written work in a non-formatted word document or in the body of an email. Please no PDFs. Include a headshot, three sentence bio and any links you'd like to share, plus consider having an advert ready as all contributors get a free advertising space.

DEADLINE: Monday 16th December

We can't wait to see what you’d like to share with the witch community!

24/11/2024

The print edition of Witch Samhain is now available - thanks for your patience whilst we go this up!

https://www.peecho.com/configurator?publicationId=1715899

31/10/2024

Blessed Samhain! The latest issue of Witch is out now! Visit https://witchzine.co.uk/issues to read our gorgeous Samhain 2024 issue, featuring articles, poetry and art from the Witch community! 🎃 (link in bio)

Thank you to Editor Helen for this stunning last issue of her tenure - your support has been incredible and came at a time I really needed it. And thank you to all the amazing contributors, writers and artists who have made this issue so beautiful! - B

Print link coming soon!

26/10/2024

SAMHAIN COVER REVEAL!

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Here we have it, the absolutely stunning cover for the Samhain edition of Witch Magazine.

It features the artwork of Ania Singh, whose artwork we have featured once before, in our Imbolc magazine. There's something very magical about all the tint details, the more you look, the more you see!

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Based in Krakow, Ania Singh is an illustrator focusing on the intricate digital and ink drawings. Her art explores folk stories, fairytales, and magical themes, blending dark elements with a touch of whimsy. Her illustrations have been showcased in solo and group exhibitions, as well as featured in books and magazines.

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This magazine completes a full year of Witch magazine having Helen JR Bruce as editor, a position which she has hugely enjoyed. She will now be handing the magazine fully back into Bekki's hands, although she assures us she will still pop up as a writer! Helen has recently taken on Dartmoor Matters magazine, for the Dartmoor Preservation Association.

Helen would like to thank all of the amazing contributors to Witch magazine who have made it such a magical publication over the last year.

14/10/2024

Let's talk ✨️🎃 SAMHAIN ADVERTS🎃✨️

Our Samhain magazine is going to be absolutely epic, and we are teaming up with Spooky Isles to give our readers a real treat.

There will be all our usual articles and artwork, plus we have some space left for adverts for your witchy products and businesses.

Our rates start from £7, and we have quarter, half and full page options.

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Message us via [email protected] to find out more!

07/10/2024

It's that time of year again! We spotted these beauties during a walk on Dartmoor at the weekend.

🍄 MUSHROOM APPRECIATION POST🍄

Show us your mushroom pictures please!

07/10/2024

Our regular folklorist, Oak Canessa-Pollard, shares the folklore surrounding strawberries in the Autumn Equinox edition of Witch Magazine:

'As Summer draws its curtains, and the entrance lights of autumn appear, we can celebrate all that the Summer has borne. For some of us though, and for many of by-gone ages, this may be tinged with sadness at what has not been borne by the heady heat and lazy days in the sun.

For some folk, this Autumn will bring a longing for company and excitement of the future to power them through the winter and their life in the coming years.

I speak of fruit, fruit of the fields, the hedgerows, fruit of the womb and fruit of the heart. In old times, and modern times, the power women hold to create life is seen as magnificent and strong. So let us remember those women who wish to create a life, who felt the pressure of a past and present culture to bear a child, and whom it just never seemed to happen to. Luckily for them, and for modern women, folklore remedies were at the ready. The plant that was recorded as the plant of Venus, Freyja and the Virgin Mary was considered the strong Mother, and bringer of love and life. It was, of course, the Strawberry.

Strawberry plants have the incredible ability to grow where there is no soil or water, but are completely sustained by the Mother plant until they are established, at which point the Strawberry Mother separates herself. The seeds, are also able to grow on very little, picked by birds from the sweet fruit.

For this reason, folk remedies for infertility usually involved the Strawberry. Women hoping to conceive where advised to eat many strawberries (unless allergic), but more interestingly took to carrying dried strawberry leaves in their dresses.'

Read the full article here: https://witchzine.co.uk/2024

02/10/2024

SAMHAIN MAGAZINE CALLOUT

Spooky season is almost upon us and we are excited to put the call out for content for our Samhain magazine. We would be delighted to receive articles, spells, recipes, poetry, short stories, artwork and photography that fits with the themes of: Samhain, ancestor worship, inner work, shadow work, bones, dark gods and goddesses, rituals of shedding, harvest rites, celebrations and the use of costume in magic and manifestation.

This issue is in collaboration with Spooky Isles which means there's also room for ghost stories and spiritual encounters.

Please submit to: [email protected]

All art and images in high resolution please and written work in a non-formatted word document or in the body of an email. Please no PDFs. Include a headshot, three sentence bio and any links you'd like to share, plus consider having an advert ready as all contributors get a free advertising space.

DEADLINE: Monday 14th October.

We can't wait to see what we get to create with the witch community!

27/09/2024

We caught up with Wild Moon Morris in the Autumn Equinox magazine and learnt what the difference between Cotswold Morris and Border Morris is, plus we discovered what makes a 'dark morris side.' Here's what Ewan Cameron told us:

'It’s not just handkerchiefs and bells known as the Cotswold Style that was almost too accurately depicted in the 2009 comedy film ‘Morris: A Life with Bells On’. Border Morris that hails from the West Country and Welsh, English Border Region is very much on the up. The interpretation of the border style varies between each side with many now describing themselves as Dark Border Morris. Wild Moon Morris based near Glastonbury is one such side that was established in May 2023 by three Pagan women who wished to belong to a Morris side that was Pagan in approach whose dances drew on the rich heritage and folklore of Glastonbury and Somerset. We are a mixed side however 90% of our dancers are amazingly strong, independent, vibrant women whose energy is infectious.

The statistics are impressive. More than 30 practice sessions consisting of 2.4 million dance steps by 21 dancers and 8 musicians got us to the 23/24 dance season where we performed 9 dances to crowds at 32 venues. Camping and enjoying an almost nomadic, pagan, fire pit existence whilst being part of some of the best folk and music festivals in the South West has been a joy. The dancing style is just as impressive as the statistics. Border Morris is recognised by the distinct cloth uniforms known as tatters, top hats that are richly decorated with feathers and paraphernalia. The dancing is more flowing, loose and wild compared to the other styles with sticks and almost feral screaming during performances. If you enjoy a good workout with plenty of cardio and stress relieving clashing of sticks this may be for you.'

Read the full article in our latest magazine!

25/09/2024

Have you read our interview with Māori le***an artist, Theia? She tells us all about her new single 'Baldh3ead' and the inspiration behind it.

How would you describe the sound of this track?

Alternative with rock & ethereal folk influences. I have been religiously listening to Sinead O’Connor and Heather Nova and exploring new sonic worlds combining my fave thing, choir-like harmonies with medieval accordions and traditional Maaori instruments such as puutaratara - a conch used to signal war.

Read the full interview in our Autumn Equinox magazine and listen to the track now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwcOrFV9U7w

24/09/2024

Check this out from our regular tarot columnist Auset Gypsy / James Jacob pierri

James, aka Auset Gypsy, is a world class reader and psychic, and we had the chance to interview him on all things tarot - mainly his lovely deck and his new ...