Natalie Cooper
SANTA’S SLEIGH Santa’s sleigh rides high Fueled by wishes and stardust Quicker than quick it Reaches every single child In one miraculous night
Zack Vandermelon
COLD BREW Stuck awake at witching hour, smells in the air: putrid power Shadows and monsters coerced to life, a warlock’s hand in unholy strife Eye of newt and wing of bat, poisonous morsels of this and that Pray in the morning it won’t come for you, this delicious cauldron of witch’s brew
Q&A with Author, Natalie Cooper
Natalie Cooper – Author Bio Natalie Cooper is a Child and Family Educator who spends her days working with families and her nights writing poetry and creating digital art. Natalie’s writing has appeared in Monash University’s 2023 Verge, Mudgee Valley Writers 2022 Anthology, Paper Road magazine and Positive Words magazine. Natalie’s photography has been included in exhibitions…
Q&A with Author, Peter Devonald
Peter Devonald – Author Bio Peter Devonald is widely published in magazines/anthologies including London Grip, Door Is A Jar, Bluebird Word, Metachrosis, Vipers Tongue, Visual Verse, Voidspace and the6ress. He won the Waltham Forest Poetry Prize 2022, Heart Of Heatons Poetry Award 2023 & 2021, joint winner FofHCS Poetry Award 2023, Forward Prize nomination 2023, two Best Of The Net nominations and shortlisted Saveas…
Q&A with Author, Michael Betancourt
Michael Betancourt – Author Bio Michael Betancourt is originally from the United States specifically the Rio Grande Valley in DEEP South Texas. When you reach San Antonio you still have 4 hours further South to drive before reaching the RGV. Which after that the only place to go is either the Gulf of Mexico or…
Q&A with Author, Lloyd Britton
Lloyd Britton – Author Bio Usually describing himself as an artist and poet, Lloyd Britton pursues many creative endeavours and has a wide variety of interests that shows his versatility and uniqueness as an artist and intellectual. As a writer of fiction, he explores the genres of fantasy, surrealism, experimental prose and the blend between…
Q&A with Author, H.T. Schwartz
H.T. Schwartz – Author Bio H. T. Schwartz is an English teacher with almost two decades of experience. She made speculative fiction her whole personality after her junior high librarian told her she should find something better than books about magic “and all that crazy stuff”. As a scholar, she researches literary genre, science fiction,…
Q&A with Author, Emma T. Elias
Emma T. Elias – Author Bio Emma T. Elias is an Australian writer of Lebanese decent. She has been writing stories, poems and scripts, for as long as she could hold a pen and has never lost her passion for it. She has had a number of short stories and poems published in anthologies and…
Q&A with Author, Chrystal J. Raven
Chrystal J. Raven – Author Bio Chrystal J. Raven is a Canadian, tri-racial poet and artist.Canvasing sublime emotional landscapes and the inspired energy of nature through the written word and visual mixed media. Combining poetry and mystical philosophy, she shares her stories to connect to self and create a space for readers to explore both…
Global Authors
SDP is so proud to be home to authors from all around the world. Currently, we have authors hailing from the United States, Canada, Brazil, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Australia, South Korea, Lebanon, Ukraine, and Singapore.