Launching The Apostrophe!

Mental Ideas is collaborating with the Hong Kong Writers Circle on the publication of its bold new quarterly literary magazine The Apostrophe.

Every quarter, we choose five original stories by writers all over the world of up to 10,000 words. This may take the form of novel excerpts, poetry, creative non-fiction or hybrid. The more experimental the better! The five chosen stories are matched to five pieces of original artwork that illustrate the stories in an abstract or whimsical way. Standalone pieces of art that reflect the theme, and one striking piece of cover art, are also chosen. 

Please take a moment to read the guidelines and don’t forget to subscribe! Visual artists and photographers may submit multiple artworks via Mental Ideas (our creative director is art editor) at any time from anywhere in the world. There are no geographical restrictions and no limits on the number of art submissions! There is no fee to submit stories or art and no fee to read The Apostrophe on Substack.

The inaugural issue of The Apostrophe was published 1 June 2023. Congratulations to Mental Ideas artists Charles Tang, Ricky Sadiosa and cover artist Jade Bryant on being featured! You can read and download Issue 1 of The Apostrophe on Substack here and download it here!