FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07/06/2021

Jinx Peregrine (they/them) and Jonas Holt (they/them)

Artemisia's Axe

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Queer Owned Indie Publisher Artemisia's Axe Launching Magical Horror Anthology

The UK-based micro press announce their second queer led anthology "Skulls and Spells"

 Glasgow, UK: Artemisia's Axe, an independent micro press based out of Glasgow, Scotland proudly announce their newest publication "Skulls and Spells" due for launch on Kickstarter on June 22nd 2021. 

The anthology publication will bring together 22 creators, including artists, writers and poets from the queer community. Each creator has been inspired by the themes of 'Queer Horror Magic' to pen pieces of horror from their unique perspectives. Of the horror genre and its relationship with the LGBTQI2SA+ community, Jinx Peregrine of Artemisia's Axe said, "It is vitally important marginalized voices have a bigger place in the horror community because so often we are the subject of real life horrors. Horror for us is a cathartic way to express our frustration with the world at large, it is also a tool to bring conversations and actions about the well needed change our world needs." 

This collection is bound to be a popular crowd-funding project and one which celebrates a diverse set of under-represented voices in the horror literary community. 

●        The project is due to launch on June 22nd with limited early bird tiers available to those who back the project early.

●        This is an LGBTQI2SA+ Pride project and a great opportunity to support under-represented voices and independent queer led businesses.

BACK THE PROJECT HERE

About Artemisia's Axe: Artemisia's Axe is a  micro press publishing house based in Glasgow, Scotland. The joint creation of partnership Jinx Peregrine and Jonas Holt, they run a press specialising in horror and LGBTQI2SA+ representation and celebration. They are an openly queer, non-binary and neurodivergent run small business that endeavours to bolster diverse voices and representation in publishing. Their first publication "Neon Horror" was successfully funded via Crowdfunder in 2019 and was published to great praise in 2020. A percentage of the proceeds from this book was donated to Mermaids UK and The Tie Campaign for inclusive education.