Splinter Journal

Explore the tender nature of a bitter life through original poetry, essays, criticism, and short fiction. Splinter's fourth issue spotlights new, compelling literary voices from across Australia and the world.

Featuring writing about Kath Day-Knight's menopause / doomscrolling technocracy / cannibalism aka fandom / how the news is radicalising your neighbours-Nan-Gong Gong / why fish are people too / consent in the age of Joe Rogan / the journey from Rafah to Gaza City / Ozlit's (everyone's?) masculinity problem / how we (the people) have killed all the fish / turbulence / great (gendered) expectations, told as a horror movie / returning to place / returning to your seat / returning to find everything has changed, everything has stayed the same.