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© Megan Diedericks, 2023

Publications

Last Leaves Magazine:
Feral

This is Megan's second publication with Last Leaves Magazine. Her poem: Your Tombstone / Dead to Me can be found inside this ninth issue, featuring Poetry and Artwork around the theme FERAL.

It is free to read/download online, and print copies are available from Barnes & Noble and Amazon!

© Last Leaves Magazine - Kiera Baron, 2024

Sublimation:
Every Party Needs a Bard

This is Megan's second time contributing to Sublimation. Her poem: The Blues can be found inside this fourth issue of Speculative Poetry and Artwork, themed EVERY PARTY NEEDS A BARD.

© Irina Tall - His Shadow Reminds Me of Music

Elixir Verse Press:
Stella Verses

ELIXIR VERSE EQUINOX: STELLA VERSES from Elixir Verse Press is a constellation of a collection, featuring the works of 32 authors and artists from around the globe. Megan's poem: Someone Else's Star is at home amongst these dreamy starscapes.

It is available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Bookshop!

© Elixir Verse Press, 2024

​Rosalind Science Press:
Rosa

Rosalind Science Press is a not-for-profit magazine blending science with all forms of writing and art. They publish Fiction and Non-Fiction, Poetry, Histology, Art, Science and Educational pieces. Their first issue, ROSA, features Megan's poem: Animalistic.

© Rosalind Science Press, 2024

Sublimation:
We Are Monsters All

Sublimation houses two of Megan's poems: Three Acts of Mercy and The Skeleton Tree in their third issue of Speculative Poetry and Artwork, themed WE ARE MONSTERS ALL.

© Jacelyn Yap, 2024

Moonbow Magazine:
Onism

Megan's poems: My Vampires Always Leave Me, The Real WorldDeity's Machines and Simply Alone, or Lonely? are featured in the fourth issue of Moonbow Magazine, containing Writing and Artwork on the theme of ONISM.

It is free to download/read online, or you can purchase a print copy!

© Sophia Liu - Splash of Color, 2024

Querencia Press:
it always finds me

Megan's poem: A Beautiful Face is featured in the first horror anthology, IT ALWAYS FINDS ME, from Querencia Press containing work across Poetry, CNF, Fiction, Hybrid, and Visual Art from 39 contributors.

© Querencia Press, 2024

Cosmic Daffodil:
LIGHTS OUT

Megan's poem: Red Flag is featured in LIGHTS OUT from Cosmic Daffodil. This fourth issue features a variety of Writing and Artwork, separated into three sections: "AN ODE TO POE," "APOCALYPTIC" and "GHOULS & GALORE." 

© W. Burke, 2023

Alice Says Go Fuck Yourself:
Fan Fiction

This is Megan's second contribution to Alice Says Go Fuck Yourself!

In FAN FICTION, the contributors explore the majestic world of fandom through Writing and Artwork.

Megan's short story: A Study in Crimson delves into an alternate universe where Sherlock Holmes is a woman, and a vampire hunter (and perhaps more...)

© Alice Says Go Fuck Yourself, 2023

Cloaked Press:
Sidekicks

Megan's short fantasy story: In the Far-Off is in the SIDEKICKS edition of Summer of Speculation from Cloaked Press. This anthology features stories from the sidekick or minion perspective.

© Cloaked Press, 2023

Poetry for Mental Health: Suicide Volume 2

Four of Megan's poems (one previously published in her debut poetry collection) are featured in SUICIDE VOLUME 2 – a collection of Poetry, Short Prose, Interviews and Personal Stories from around the world on the themes of suicide and self-harm, from Poetry for Mental Health.

Her titles are: ShatterDeath Over EmotionDeath (prev. pub.) and ; (semi-colon) – this cluster of her work is interluded by a foreword, and each piece has accompanying background information.

It is free to download as a PDF, but physical copies can also be purchased: "Profits from the sales go towards promoting poetry for positive mental health."

© Poetry for Mental Health, 2023

Alice Says Go Fuck Yourself: The Dying Light

Megan's poem: Dolphins and Death is featured in the second issue of Alice Says Go Fuck YourselfTHE DYING LIGHT – a dark and gritty anthology of Poetry, Fiction, Non-fiction, Artwork and more.

© Jennifer Willoughby: Alice Says Go Fuck Yourself, 2023

The Poet:
Our Changing Earth

Megan's poem: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same is featured in The Poet's OUR CHANGING EARTH (VOLUME 2) – a poetry anthology about the earth and climate change.

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* The Poet has since sadly closed down, but all their titles are free to download from the link below!

© The Poet, 2022

Tales from the Moonlit Path: Halloween Challenge

Megan's short horror story: The First and the Last is the winner of Tales from the Moonlit Path's 2022 HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE.

© Tales from the Moonlit Path, 2022

Pocket Fiction

Megan's flash fiction piece: Changing True Colors is a short thriller story, with the sole purpose of making your breath hitch! Read it on Pocket Fiction.

© Pexels, Pocket Fiction, 2022

Fixator Press

Megan's poem: Who's Out There? is featured in the OCTOBER 2024 ARCHIVES of Fixator Press – a home for free-verse/experimental/off-beat poetry.

© James Howard - Fixator Press, 2024

The Broken Teacup:
Volume 1

Megan's poem: is it a miracle, or is it luck? is featured in VOLUME ONE from The Broken Teacup.

You can read it online or download the PDF file!

© The Broken Teacup, 2024

Forevermore:
All I do is try, try, try...

Forevermore is an online literary magazine that takes inspiration from lyricism. Their first issue is themed ALL I DO IS TRY, TRY, TRY... and features Writing and Artwork that relates to the songs it was inspired by – mirrorball and this is me trying by Taylor Swift. Megan's poem: The Life of the Fool is at home in this issue.

© Forevermore, 2024

Inky Bones Press:
Are You Watching?

ARE YOU WATCHING? from Inky Bones Press features Megan's short story: It's Always Saturday. This is the third book in the Dark Decades series of anthologies, and explores the darker side of television in the 1960s.

© Inky Bones Press, 2024

The Kintsugi Journal

The Kintsugi Journal shared three of Megan's poems: the child i once was, is still in me. she's always been angry, the worn-out sponge (is a metaphor for empathy) and mentally at the beach to their Instagram!

© The Kintsugi Journal, 2024

Aureation Zine:
Nostalgia

Megan's poem: i miss being a kid is featured in the fourth issue of Aureation Zine, containing Writing and Visual Art on the theme of NOSTALGIA.

© Janina Aza Karpinska, 2024

The Amazine

Walk Away is a reflective piece about knowing when to walk away from a hazardous-for-your-health situation. This poem is featured on The Amazine!

© The Amazine, 2023

HellBound Books:
Beautiful Tragedies 3

Megan's poems: The Rage Burns Red and Wanting are featured in BEAUTIFUL TRAGEDIES 3 – an anthology of Dark Poetry from HellBound Books.

© HellBound Books, 2023

And Gallons:
Issue 1

Megan has two poems, entitled: A Love I Haven't Met and Love and Other Terrible Prophecies featured in the first issue of And Gallons – a collection of Poetry, Short Stories and Artwork from new and upcoming writers and creatives.

© Finnialla, 2023

Last Leaves Magazine: Hunger

Megan's poem: i can remember what it is to love is featured in the sixth issue of Last Leaves Magazine – a collection of Poetry on the theme of HUNGER – which is free to download from their website!

Print copies are available on Barnes & Noble and Amazon.

© Last Leaves Magazine, 2023

fifth wheel press:
come sail away

Megan's poems: You Are Blue, My Dear and The Sea is Where Fairytales are Born are featured in COME SAIL AWAY – adigital anthology of writing inspired by seas and rivers from fifth wheel press.

© fifth wheel press, 2023

WriteNow Lit

Megan's poem: Funhouse Mirrors reflects on body image issues and can be read on WriteNow Lit.

© WriteNow Lit, 2023

Querencia Press:
Autumn Anthology

Megan's poem: Breakable Bones is featured in Querencia Press' 2022 AUTUMN ANTHOLOGY – a collection with 115 contributors of Poetry, Fiction, and Non-fiction work.

© Querencia Press, 2022

Queer Sci Fi:
Clarity

Megan's flash paranormal piece: The Closet is Made of Mahogany is featured in Queer Sci Fi's CLARITY – 300-word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum.

© Queer Sci Fi, 2022

Zephyr Review:
Issue No. #1

Megan's poem: Construct is featured in this collection of Poetry, Fiction and Artwork from Zephyr Review.

© Zephyr Review, 2022
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