We at Sparkbright are thrilled to bring you the seventh issue of our magazine.

In its pages you will find the work of 22 contributors from all over the globe. We have for you a mix of high-quality poetry and short fiction, so(we hope) there is something to suit everyone’s tastes.

Gracing our pages are a few previous contributors, including Howie Good, Martin Lochner and Matt Markle, as well as some exciting new writers such as Elli Stewart, Bob Kalkreuter and Len Kuntz. The cover art has been provided by the very talented Sarah-Jean Holmes, who also provided the artwork for issue 5. She has been a joy to work with, and has provided us with a gorgeous cover.

We would like to say a huge thank you to all of the writers who grace our pages – and to those we unfortunately were unable to include. We enjoy the chance to read every single submission that we receive, and we wouldn’t be able to put together such wonderful issues without your help.

Hopefully you enjoy reading issue 7, and we look forward to seeing you all again in June for issue 8! As always, you can find our full submissions guidelines here.