Hey ,

It's been 5 years... Five years of bringing poetry and art that you feel in your bones. Thank you so much for the privilege.

What started as a one person dream has reached over 75 creatives, brought forth 5 Issues and over 5 Chapbooks. We are just in awe thinking of it all, thank you.

It is the strength of community that brought us this far. The strength of contributors, readers, volunteers, supporters and our sister lit mags.

This is 5 and we do not know what the future holds but everyday, we renew the promise we hold dear 'to share raw, different and divergent art'

For 2026, we have two goals only:

1. Host our very first poetry contest (we are still trying to identify sponsors to reach out to)

2. Publish more newbie/emerging creatives in our Issues and Chapbook Series.

We invite you to be a part of this next phase and year in any capacity you feel up to. (You may reply this email or send us a message via X @thestripesmag)

Stay Stripy,

Abasiama Udom & Bright Kingsley

Editors, Stripes Literary Magazine.