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Denver Shai

Denver Shai

BA (Hons) in Fine Art (Aberystwyth). Now studying for their MA in Creative Writing with the Open University.

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Latest posts(7)

Submission Benefits: Students
A rear-shot colour photo of seated university students at their graduation ceremony. Photo by Joshua Hoehne from Unsplash.

In our first post on the benefits of submitting a piece of prose or poetry to the GossamerWight Literary Magazine (GossamerWight), including to our anthologies, we spoke to a broad target audience. In this latest post, we turn specifically to the perceived benefits for undergraduate and postgraduate students of English

Metamorphosis, Part 2
A colour photo of a translucent ghost bride in a white wedding gown in a decrepit library. Image credit: Willgard from Pixabay.

A New Home for GossamerWight—What It Means for You In late August we posted a behind‑the‑scenes look at the birth of GossamerWight Literary Magazine (read the full “Metamorphosis” article here). The second part of that post, "Why the changes?", explained how joining our community turns

Submission Benefits
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In the event you might have been thinking about submitting a piece of prose or poetry to the GossamerWight Literary Magazine (GossamerWight) but are unclear about the benefits for you in doing so, allow us to highlight the key advantages as we see them. You may well add your own

Anthology Submissions: Read Me
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(Updated 22 October 2025) We are excited to announce that the window is open for submissions to the first edition of the GossamerWight Literary Magazine Anthology, 'Everyday Eerie'. ⚠️Following requests, we have extended the original submissions window closure from the end of October to 11.59 pm (GMT)

The GossamerWight Anthology Theme
A colour image of a still life painting by Herman Henstenburgh (1667-1726). An original public domain image from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced. Image from Rawpixel.

(Updated 21 October 2025) The theme for the first edition of the GossamerWight Literary Magazine Anthology is 'Everyday Eerie'. The 'Everyday Eerie' Anthology Soundtrack0:00/230.68734693877551× Your story could appear in me! The cover for GossamerWight's 1st Edition Anthology. The theme is '

by James Priestley & Denver Shai Sep 15, 2025
Metamorphosis
A colour photo of a translucent ghost bride in a white wedding gown in a decrepit library. Image credit: Willgard from Pixabay.

It will not have escaped the attention of our members that we have given this website a significant makeover... and not in appearance alone. In fact, one might say the changes represent a complete metamorphosis. Our website has broken free from its former chrysalis self and taken wing to mature

by James Priestley & Denver Shai Aug 29, 2025

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