We have great pleasure in presenting the January 2018 issue of Spark themed ‘Celebrating the Written Word’. It’s a wonderful milestone for us as we complete eight years this January! We can’t put in words what an incredible journey this has been and we must say that this issue has turned out as a fitting representation of all the wonderful things we have been able to do at Spark in these eight years! Our contributors celebrate and pay the perfect tribute to the written word through fiction, poetry, non-fiction and art, bringing in some amazing perspectives. We also feature two interviews this month – with Philip John, writer of the popular story blog, ‘Labyrinths’ on Facebook & Bhumika Anand, Founder & Director of the Bangalore Writers Workshop (BWW). Plus we have a delightful list of avid readers sharing their memorable reads from 2017. We have so much in store for you in this special 8th anniversary issue and we can’t wait for you to read it and let us know what you thought of the edition! Happy reading in the brand new year!
Six passionate lovers of the written word share what their reading journey was like in 2017 – their favourite books; lines from books that they loved, connected with; and new authors they discovered.
Dear Reader,
We are in the last month of 2017 and we couldn’t think of a more apt theme than “Flashback” to end this year! The December 2017 issue celebrates the past as our contributors grow nostalgic and share memories through fiction, non-fiction and poetry. We hope that this short and sweet issue will send you too on a trip down memory lane.
Let us take you on a journey of fiction this month! Our ‘Fiction Fest’ issue packs in stories of many kinds that are sure to leave you entertained. Read on for stories that involve people of different ages, are set in different times, and invoke a variety of emotions.
Choices, choices, choices! All our lives, day in, day out, we live through by making choices. Choices that help us survive, give us happiness, move us ahead, spread love, and more. Choices that sometimes trouble us, boggle us. This issue of Spark is all about choices! You’ll be spoilt for choice with our variety of stories, poetry and non-fiction, all centred on choice.
The September 2017 issue of Spark celebrates variety – in ideas, in writing styles, through an exciting collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and photography. Dear Reader, we are pleased to present this selection under the title “Kaleidoscope” – the coming together of diverse creative ideas. We hope you enjoy this issue as much as we did in putting it together!
This month at Spark, we celebrate ‘Celebrations’! Our selection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry in this August 2017 issue touches upon festivals, birthdays, weddings, and eventually life itself as the biggest and grandest celebration of all! We hope you like what we have in store for you this month and look forward to your feedback. Do email us at feedback@sparkthemagazine.com!
We asked our contributors the question, “What ideas or thoughts does the word NIGHT invoke in you?” The answers came to us in the form of poems, stories and art – which is the line-up we have for you in this issue! In a way, this has turned out to be a poetry special with the poems focusing on such diverse and interesting aspects of ‘Night’. Do check out the issue and let us know how you liked it!
What a wonderful experience it has been putting together this issue which focuses on the delightful theme of Fabric! The poetry, fiction and non-fiction in this month’s issue deal with not just diverse but very interesting facets of clothing. In addition, we have a book review, an album review and a movie review lined up for you in The Lounge! With a good mix of thematic and non-thematic stuff on offer, we can’t wait for you to get started with this edition! Go ahead, read and let us know how you liked this month’s issue on the theme ‘Fabric Tales’!