Welcome to the fourth issue of PublishED’s creative writing and publishing magazine. This is the start of a new year for a new team, and we have a new name to match: The Inkwell. We’ve had an overwhelming number of submissions for this issue, and it was harder than ever to choose what to feature. But never fear! We publish everything on our website (publishedinburgh.weebly.com) alongside digital copies of previous issues and information about upcoming events and visiting speakers. With this edition’s diverse bouquet of drama, poetry and prose, we have run three competitions - Fresh Prose & Poetry, where the writer is invited to portray their first experiences in Edinburgh, the Six-Word Story competition which needs no further introduction, and finally the haunting Halloween competition: to write a chilling Gothic Story. We are also honoured to have spoken to A.L. Kennedy, renowned comedian and novelist. And so much more than will fit in this wee circle. Enjoy! Introducing the
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without whose hard work none of this would be possible Editor in Chief General EDITORS Prose Editors Poetry Editors Drama Editors Head of design PROOFREADING
L ois Wi ls on E lizab et h Eb da le O c t avian MacEwen Stephen Wor t hington Vicki Madden C laudia Mar inaro Kar ishma Sundara Kieran Johns on Sara h Thegeby Emi ly McFarland Roisin O’ Br ien
Society president Sara h Hu l l marketing & pr Sara Pierdominici Anna Hafsteinss on events Jenny Al lan Rosie Brown advertising Tara Msiska secretary Madeleina L au lund treasurer Matt he w B e ven researcher C aroline B ottger web design James McKel lar Photography C laudia Mar inaro