Adaeze Chukwuka is a digital artist based on the eastern coast of the United States. Her work is inspired by the bright and colourful children’s books that she was obsessed with as a child. She likes to experiment with contrasting colours and lighting, creating pieces that demand to be looked at.
——-August 2019 Issue Space – The Space Between the Walls | Safe Space
Adele Sherborne lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was eight years old for the publication of the August 2018 issue.
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – Wild West
Alanah Peters lives in Bluff City, Tennessee, United States, and was seven years old for the publication of the January 2016 inaugural issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – [Untitled]
Amelien Fox lives Christchurch, New Zealand, and was ten years old for the publication of the August 2016 issue.
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – Rust Flower
Ava Deeley lives in San Blas Islands, Panama, and was twelve years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – Italia!
Bella Rose lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was fourteen for the publication of the January 2017 issue.
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – fox with fear
Bethany Webb lives in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, and was ten years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – [Untitled]
Bryn Hill lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was fourteen years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – [Untitled]
Bryson Chen lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was fifteen years old for the publication of the January 2016 inaugural issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – Blue Butterfly
Cameron Doherty lives in Auckland, New Zealand, and was eleven years old for the publication of the January 2016 inaugural issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – [Untitled]
Cara Birch lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was twelve years old for the publication of the August 2018 issue.
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – The Wild Garden
Chloe Henkel is an American artist and poet. When not writing or painting, she can probably be found playing the ukulele, listening to music, picking flowers, or catching up with friends. For more of her work, check out @chloe.creating on Instagram!
——-August 2019 Issue Space – Coming, Going
Chloe van der Ree lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was thirteen years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – Eiffel At Dusk
Coco Brady lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was ten years old for the publication of the January 2019.
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – Stars in the forest
Cosmina Werneke lives in Igling, Germany, and was seventeen years old for the publication of the August 2018 issue.
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – [Untitled]
Daisy Aaron lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was nine years old for the publication of the August 2016 issue.
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – Rust
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – He Digs with a Suit
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – Divine
Eleanor Bennett lives in Manchester, England, and was twenty years old for the publication of the January 2017 issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – Buxton Apothecary | Seated Drive | The Flurry of Bonfire Night
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – [Untitled]
Elisa Holmstrom lives in Tanga, Tanzania, and was five years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – An island at night on Jokijärvi
Ella Stephens lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was thirteen years old for the publication of the January 2016 inaugural issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – The Second Full Moon Is Blue
Ellarose Riddle lives in Annapolis, Maryland, United States, and was fourteen years old for the publication of the August 2016 issue.
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – A Night in Madrid (performed by Ellarose Riddle)
Emma Cawood lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was eleven years old for the publication of the January 2017 issue.
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – The Leaving Of Snow
Emma Espino lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was nine years old for the publication of the January 2017 issue.
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – Snow in Spain
Emma Geddes is nine years old. She really loves animals and wants to be a vet when she is older. She also enjoys school, reading and all her sports, which are netball, dance, and water sports. She loves hanging out with her friends. She has two cats, Charlie (six months old in Space to dream) and Smokey.
——-August 2019 Issue Space – Space to dream
Erica Taylor lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was thirteen years old for the publication of the January 2017 issue.
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – Where have all the children gone?
Evelyn King has had work represented in New Zealand Poetry Society, UK Poetry Society, and Otago Daily Times – Extra. She enjoys playing with her puppy, doing maths with her brother and sisters, and writing.
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – The Kiwi
Fergus Barnard lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was nine years old for the publication of the January 2017 issue.
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – [Untitled]
Finn Pearce lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was eight years old for the publication of the January 2016 issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – The Hunters
Frances Stanley lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was nine years old for the publication of the January 2017 issue.
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – Snow
Georg Schreiber lives in Igling, Germany, and was eighteen years old for the publication of the August 2018 issue.
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – [Untitled]
Georgina Scott lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was twelve years old for the publication of the January 2016 inaugural issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – I Start at Blue
Grace Newman Holt lives in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, and was nine years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – Te Moana
Graeme Campbell lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was fourteen years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – [Untitled]
Gray Hackett lives in Larchmont, New York, United States, and was seven years old for the publication of the January 2016 inaugural issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – Autumn
Greta Jenkins lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was ten years old for the publication of the August 2018 issue.
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – The Fire That Killed Everything
Griffin Wittwer lives in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, and was ten years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – [Untitled]
Hannah Withers lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was nine years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – Cry of the Lions
Harry Knight lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was eleven years old for the publication of the August 2016 issue.
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – Rust
Harry Waddington is fourteen years old and lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. He enjoys poetry and writing in general, but is not very good at writing bios.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – The Scrapyard
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – behind the apartment block | Belladonna
Hazel Harris lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was thirteen years old for the publication of the January 2017 issue.
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – Snow
Henry Russell lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was thirteen years old for the publication of the January 2017 issue.
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – Snow
Hugh Ryan lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was nine years old for the publication of the August 2016 issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – The Auhora
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – The Rust Maker
Imogen Twiss lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was fifteen years old for the publication of the January 2017 issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – Ocean Eyes
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – My friend is melting
Jack MacKay lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was ten years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – tiny things
Jaia Harris lives in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, and was ten years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – Backfield Sunrise
Jana Heise is fourteen years old. She’s grown up on a sailboat and is intimate with the colour blue.
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – The Ladder
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – Tree of Life
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – Squishies | [Untitled] | [Untitled]
——-August 2019 Issue Space – Vacancy
Jasmine Ryan is a sixteen-year-old year 12 high school student from Selwyn, Canterbury. She has been long-listed for the National Flash Fiction Day competition, and writing is something that she uses to express her creative ideas that she hopes can inspire thoughtfulness in readers.
——-August 2019 Issue Space – The Music in Movement
Jeannie Hird lives in Wanganui, New Zealand, and was nine years old for the publication of the January 2016 inaugural issue. She is the person ever to submit to fingers comma toes.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – Penguins
Johanna Holzenkampfer lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was ten years old for the publication of the January 2019 issue.
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – the whispering forest
Jonathan Plachetka lives in Igling, Germany, and was seventeen years old for the publication of the August 2018 issue.
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – [Untitled]
Josephine Parker is seven years old and lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. Josie lives with her mum, dad, two older brothers, five cats, three goldfish, a pony, a dog, and too many chickens. Her favourite cat is black, fluffy, and named Ziggy. She especially enjoys writing poetry, drawing, and playing with Ziggy.
——-August 2019 Issue Space – Morphogenesis
Joshua Dillon lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was fourteen years old for the publication of the January 2016 inaugural issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – Blue Duck
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – The Snow Fisher
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – Scouting Flanders Fields
Judith Jewell lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was fifteen years old for the publication of the January 2016 inaugural issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – Hungry
Justine Lang lives in North Carolina, United States, and was eighteen years old for the publication of the January 2019 issue.
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – Lamia Cinus: novella excerpt
Kailani M. Clarke lives in Centreville, Maryland, United States, and was seventeen years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – Though Sometimes We Burn
Khadija Sheikh lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was eleven years old for the publication of the August 2018 issue.
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – Wild
Kristine Brown lives in the United States, and was twenty-five years old for the publication of the August 2016 issue.
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – Summer Freckles
Lachlan Foulds is an 11 year old boy living in Christchurch, New Zealand. He enjoys music, playing sports, and writing poetry.
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – No Trees
Lachlan Merriman lives in Auckland, New Zealand, and was eight years old for the publication of the January 2016 inaugural issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – Space
Lauren Sanders is sixteen years old, and lives in Austin, Texas. She is a guitarist and bass guitarist, as well as an indie rock enthusiast, who enjoys psychology and writing. One of her poems recently won the Texas Night Sky Festival contest and another has been published in the anthology series Upon Arrival.
——-August 2019 Issue Space – Meaning Is Attached
Leela Kingsnorth is eleven years old and lives in County Galway, Ireland. She has won several prizes for her short stories, including the national RTE Guide/Puffin Young People’s Short Story Competition in 2018. She wants to be a writer when she grows up.
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – Warrior Wolf
Liberty Tidberg is a rising senior at Elkhorn High School in South-Central WI. Along with having a passion for the visual arts, Libby is an active member of her local Parkour gym. She currently works as a camp counselor for the rec department and as the social media consultant for the United Way of Walworth County and Dementia Friendly of Walworth County.
——-August 2019 Issue Space – Mx. Universe
Lila Collins lives in Sunshine Coast, Australia, and was nine years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – [Untitled]
Lily O’Halloran lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was eight years old for the publication of the August 2018 issue.
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – Thunder
Lizzie Jessep lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was twelve years old for the publication of the August 2018 issue.
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – Snow story
——- August 2018 Issue Wild – Wild
Lottie Heywood lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was twelve years old for the publication of the August 2016 issue.
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – The Night
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – where the ice met the sea
Maddy Horton lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was ten years old for the publication of the August 2016 issue.
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – The Trophy Has Rusted
Maeva Fe’ao lives in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, and was nine years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – [Untitled]
Maia Cardew lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, and was ten years old for the publication of the August 2016 issue.
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – Ant
Margaret Li is in her final year at Saint Kentigern College in Auckland, New Zealand, and is interested in pursuing a Language and Literature degree in the UK. She reads widely in her spare time and enjoys the creative writing process, particularly with short stories and script writing. She approached the theme ‘space’ by describing the senses evoked by The Clinic, exploring the often overwhelming pressures faced by young adults.
——-August 2019 Issue Space – The Clinic
Margaret O. Spainhour lives in Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States, and was seventeen years old for the publication of the January 2019 issue.
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – [Untitled]
Marina Haynes lives in Secret Harbour, Grenada, and was twelve years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – Italia!
Matthew Marshall is a recent graduate of Michigan State University with a B.A. in English. While unpublished in the world of fiction, he has been awarded numerous creative writing scholarships and nominations, including the Anderson Essay Award, Creative Writing Award, and ultimately winning the Ambrose D. Patullo Scholarship for literary analysis in poetry. He lives in Hartford, CT.
——-August 2019 Issue Space – The Museum
Max Deeley lives in Panama City, Panama, and was fourteen years old for the publication of the January 2019 issue.
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – Lamia Cinus: novella excerpt
Max Henkel is an aspiring composer. When he’s not writing music, he enjoys walks in the forest, stargazing, and playing the piano.
——-August 2019 Issue Space – Space
Max Heuze lives in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, and was ten years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – [Untitled]
Maya Wylie lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was eight years old for the publication of the August 2016 issue.
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – Rusty
Mel Leatherland lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was ten years old for the publication of the January 2017 issue.
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – Memories
Millie Murray lives in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, and was four years old for the publication of the August 2016 issue.
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – Rust
Millie Sarjeant is very interested in space and NASA and loves writing fairy tales with a New Zealand twist. She has been doing creative writing for two years, and has been published in Toi Toi, Extra, and The Jillion.
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – Red
——-August 2019 Issue Space – The Lost Moon
Monica Koster lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was fifteen years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – Piano
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – Entwined
Nika Fredrickson lives in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, and was eight years old for the publication of the August 2018 issue.
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – The Garden in Summer
Peyton Vernon lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was nine years old for the publication of the January 2017 issue.
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – The Changing Snow
Phoebe James lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was ten years old for the publication of the August 2018 issue.
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – Wild river
Pierre Montelle lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was fifteen years old for the publication of the August 2018 issue.
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – Insect City
Rain Wang is eleven years old. She lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. She enjoys reading and drawing. Her artwork Space, published in fingers comma toes‘ August 2019 issue, is her first publication.
——-August 2019 Issue Space – Space
Ralph Clink lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was fifteen years old for the publication of the January 2016 inaugural issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – Brothers
Rebecca Howard lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was ten years old for the publication of the January 2019 issue.
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – The Great Wall Of Leaves
Reuben Veenstra is eleven years old. He grew up in Hamilton and now lives in Christchurch. He enjoys playing football and writing poems.
——-August 2019 Issue Space – A Wasteland of Beauty
Reva Hunter lives in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, and was nine years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – [Untitled]
Robbie de Groot-Tsuji lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was ten years old for the publication of the August 2018 issue.
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – When I Walk into the Jungle
Rosie Allen lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was nine years old for the publication of the January 2019 issue.
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – [Untitled]
Russell Boey is a student in his final year of studies at St. Andrew’s College, Christchurch, New Zealand. He has an avid love for science and math, but despite this maintains that he will fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a struggling author. He has been published in fingers comma toes in the August 2016 issue Rust, as well as New Zealand’s national newspaper The Sunday Star Times for winning their short story competition, and he guest-edited fingers comma toes‘ January 2019 issue Forest. He likes stars, quasars, black holes, and all the places in-between. Unlike Lola and Tristan, if he ever leaves dry land again, it will have been far too soon.
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – To a Broken Sky
Ryan Tuzyk lives in Toronto, Canada, and was twenty-six years old for the publication of the January 2017 issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – Offscreen
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – no eyes
Samantha Jory-Smart lives in New Zealand, and was fourteen years old for the publication of the January 2016 inaugural issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – Arm Doodles
Samantha Lascelles attends school in Christchurch, New Zealand. She love all sports and dance and acting. She has been published in Young Poets Network (UK) and Extra.
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – Forest Moths
Sofia Verina lives in North Carolina, United States, and was ten years old for the publication of the January 2016 inaugural issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – Dreaming Cat
Sophie Baynes lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was eight years old for the publication of the January 2019 issue.
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – Lost
Sophie McKague lives in Canada, and was nine years old for the publication of the January 2017 issue.
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – The Super Snowdog
Sophie Riggall lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was eleven years old for the publication of the August 2018 issue.
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – Before the light fades
Sophie Schneideman loves sport, robotics, and science, and has been a part of creative writing for two years. She has been published in Otago, Paula Joy Green, and fingers comma toes.
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – Bells are chiming in the jungle
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – Broken
Sophie Yu is a third-year medical student at University of Auckland. Although she’s had to choose between science and art upon entering university, painting is something very important to her, and she hopes to maintain this hobby throughout her whole life.
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – Memento Mori | Sunflowers
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – Clouds | Ice | Snow
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – Light | Forest | Dark
——-August 2019 Issue Space – Space
Sparsh Johri lives in San Jose, California, United States, and was thirteen years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – Fûr Beethoven
Srinika Guha lives in Auckland, New Zealand, and was eight years old for the publication of the August 2018 issue.
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – Howl
Sylvie King is very interested in space and science, and hopes to work at NASA in the years to come. Her mother is a romance writer. She enjoys maths and writing at school and has been involved in creative writing for four years. Her publications include Otago’s Extra and The NZ Poetry Box.
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – The Forest Speaks
——-August 2018 Issue Space – The Waiting
Theo Cooling lives in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, and was ten years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – The Onu
Tom Nalder is ten years old and lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. His favourite colour is yellow, and he really likes cheetahs and would like to learn a lot about animals. He would also like to be a scientist.
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – The Mountains of Moon
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – Wild Barrier
——-January 2019 Issue Forest – Leaves | Forest Riddle | Postcards to the Rain Forest
——-August 2019 Issue Space – The Moon of Cheetahs
Vanessa Choo lives in Singapore, and was four years old for the publication of the January 2016 inaugural issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – Goody Goody
William Foulds lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was nine years old for the publication of the January 2017 issue.
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – Snow
Xanthe McElroy lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was eleven years old for the publication of the January 2018 issue.
——-August 2016 Issue Rust – Rust
——-January 2017 Issue Snow – The Painting
——-January 2018 Issue: Unthemed – Fire in Winter
Xanthe Pearce lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was eleven years old for the publication of the August 2018 issue.
——-August 2018 Issue Wild – Wild Moon
Zelle Logan lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was twelve years for the publication of the January 2016 inaugural issue.
——-January 2016 Inaugural Issue Blue – [Untitled]
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