"Masks... that thin extra skin we wear, a shield between danger and safety, the self and the world, the truth and the lie."
- L.A. Hawbaker, Editor's Letter, Spring '21
I'm the Managing Editor (i.e. second-in-command) of MASKS Literary Magazine. We're a biannual literary arts publication for emerging writers and visual artists. We understand the challenges of trying to develop and sustain a creative practice in the modern world, and have founded our magazine with the express goal of giving new writers a platform and payment for their work.
Much of the work published in our inaugural two issues has been from artists and writers who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, women, disabled, multilingual, and other marginalized and underrepresented communities. MASKS provides a space for individual artistic development with the larger goal of fostering literary thinking in our culture. We bring global, international stories to an English-speaking audience.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Miya Turnbull, our phenomenally talented featured artist, for the fall 2021 issue, which you can read in full here.
Much of the work published in our inaugural two issues has been from artists and writers who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, women, disabled, multilingual, and other marginalized and underrepresented communities. MASKS provides a space for individual artistic development with the larger goal of fostering literary thinking in our culture. We bring global, international stories to an English-speaking audience.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Miya Turnbull, our phenomenally talented featured artist, for the fall 2021 issue, which you can read in full here.
