Pilgrim

Lisabelle Tay writes poetry and fiction, often with a speculative bent. After completing her studies in English Literature at King's College London, she returned to Singapore, where she now lives. Her story Surat Dari Hantu placed first in the 2020 Dream Foundry short story contest. 'Pilgrim' is her debut poetry pamphlet. Reena Makwana is a London-based illustrator who creates illustrations using drawings, embroidery and print. Her work is influenced by the city, characters, creatures, social past and present. She studied illustration at Camberwell College of Arts and has produced work for clients including Heart and Parcel, Vittles, Pit Magazine, Endeavour Agency, Lecker, Big Family Press, OOMK and At The Table. Reena has illustrated a number of titles for The Emma Press, including 'The Untameables' by Clare Pollard, 'The Fox's Wedding' by Rebecca Hurst, and 'Pilgrim' by Lisabelle Tay.reenamakwana.com Twitter: @ReenaMakwana Instagram: @reena.makwana

• What it means to wane PilgrimList of Things Beyond My Bedroom CurtainsAfter Selkie The Lioness Lunar gossip Letter to Orpheus Sir Gawain in the forest Reaper’s Pantun Thus came the mollusk god Beneath the eyelids of morning Paladin Water Children Goldflower’s Brother Stigmata Acropolis at Mid-Season Letter to my son

‘Reading Pilgrim was not like reading your average poetry pamphlet [...]. The (reading) adventure continues. I am disorientated. And what I enjoy in that sensation is the pleasure of experiencing something different.’ Charlotte Gann, Sphinx Review.