by Annie Taylor © Copyright Annie Taylor Annie Taylor is the illustrative and textile artist behind Whitstabletail: where mermaids and fairy folk flirt with carnies and Kahlos. You can find her on Instagram and twitter as @whitstabletail, and buy small prints, dolls, and embroideries at her Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/WhitstableTails #hasshenothingbettertodo Here is her personal statement:Continue reading “Wistful”
Author Archives: Mermaids Monthly
Mischievous
by Dianita © Copyright Dianita Dianita is a fantasy artist born in Veracruz, Mexico, currently living in Texas. She has found that Fantasy provides her with the perfect language to portray her deepest emotions. It’s where she finds freedom to explore fears, hopes, and that wish for connection between all living creatures and our world.Continue reading “Mischievous”
Blonde Mermaid
by Denisse Di Stelle © Copyright Denisse Di Stelle Denisse Di Stelle is mexican illustrator who focuses on traditional art. With a background in Animation and Digital Art she prefers fairytale-like subjects. She is a very art driven person and has a high appreciation for the arts. She balances her daily life between illustration andContinue reading “Blonde Mermaid”
Caught
by Niv Sekar
Gothmaid
by Niv Sekar
Wanted: New Captain & Crew
by Julia Rios We will be turning Mermaids Monthly over to a new team in 2022! We want this team to be BIPOC-led and have a BIPOC editor. We are happy for the editorial team to be based anywhere in the world, but at least one member of the team will need to be US-basedContinue reading “Wanted: New Captain & Crew”
The Fin(e) Print
Receipts and Looking Ahead by Meg Frank We’re four issues into this aquatic adventure and we are deeply pleased to have been able to share with you over 40 different pieces of mermaid magic. So far we’ve published 10 poems, 8 short stories, 6 Each to Each collaborations, 2 comics, and 2 essays. We’ve alsoContinue reading “The Fin(e) Print”
A Minnow, or Perhaps a Colossal Squid
by Carlos Hernandez and C. S. E. Cooney From the Monograph Sirenas of Garganta by Ven. Damiana Cardosa y Fuentes, Doctora de Filosofia Naturál They are gigantic. We could not see sirenas because they are gigantic! Too long have our imaginations been limited by sea shanties that portrayed sirenas as lusty, acid-tongued wenches who (how?)Continue reading “A Minnow, or Perhaps a Colossal Squid”
The Collector
by Tara Campbell This story previously appeared in Latchkey Tales, Elementals: Children of Water in July, 2014 Content note: This story contains consumption of alcohol, consumption of live animals, and a child in peril. The mermaid wriggled up toward the surface of her lake, eyes fixed on the shiny cylinder floating above her. She pluckedContinue reading “The Collector”
The Many Mermaids of Fiction
by J.D. Harlock There is something ineffable about the allure of the mermaid. Whether it is their boundless potential for riveting tales or the sheer ingenuity of their design, mermaids have somehow managed to capture the imaginations of writers all over the world in a way few other mythical creatures have. Their stories have beenContinue reading “The Many Mermaids of Fiction”
