A magazine exploring the limits of Ekphrastic writing.
This is Sketches Magazine, a home for ekphrastic creative writing. We welcome all new and established poets, writers and art lovers to contribute to this publication and explore how art makes them think and feel. Published every two months, this magazine will encourage future contributors to consider any of the prompts selected by our editorial team and respond to them by producing short pieces of creative writing. This may be a beautiful description, or a memory the piece evokes in you, you may choose to write a sestina or a short story instead. It is entirely up to you!
We look forward to reading all submissions and sharing your work!
Ekphrasis: our definition
Ekphrasis is the production of new literary work which is inspired by and describes various forms of art. This could be sculpture, painting, architecture, textiles, dance, music, and even other pieces of literary work.
Volume 1
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We are incredibly pleased to announce the release of Volume 1, our first collection of Ekphrastic writing.
Please do take the time to appreciate the hard work of our contributors, and enjoy their unique responses to our previous prompts.
You can access Volume 1 and all future editions on our Volumes page.
Volume 1
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Accepting Submissions for Volume 2
The selected artworks for our next volume are now available, which you can access via our current prompts page. Once you are ready to submit, follow our submission guidelines to send us your work. We look forwards to reading your writing!
Deadline: 1st May 2026