Zawn

Zawn from Cornish) - a fissure or cove in a coastal cliff. 

Zawn illuminates the inlet that runs South West literature into the wider sea of global literary culture.This inaugural issue, centred on the theme of First Words, brings together new and established voices with ties to the South West. 

From moments of quiet intimacy to chilling confrontations, Zawn features probing fiction alongside essays, reviews and interviews, binding the vibrant literary cultures of the South West to wider, global landscapes. 

 Thoughtful and exploratory, Zawn celebrates diverse forms of storytelling and the people behind the scenes who bring it to life. 

'A remarkable.achievement - I am full of admiration for Zawn.' Sigrid Rausing, Publisher, Granta 

'A city of literature is both relic and promise,celebration of the past and signpost to the future, and Zawn pulls off this feat with remarkable flair and variety and verve? 

Peggy Hughes, CEO, National Centre for Writing