SAND Journal

Founded in 2009 by Becky Crook, SAND is a nonprofit literary and art journal created by a passionate international team in Berlin. On and off the page, we aim to foster a community-led approach and break down barriers within the often-hierarchical and homogeneous publishing world.

Featuring work by writers, poets, translators, and artists from around the world, SAND seeks out fresh and underrepresented perspectives and has long amplified the voices of writers and artists who are LGBTQ+, BIPOC, women, nonbinary, disabled, working class, and/or geographically marginalized.

SAND, various featured contributors, SAND 28: Cycles, SAND e.V., 2025, © SAND, various featured contributors

An A5-format journal featuring cover art by Keith Morris Wright. The cover is blue-toned, depicting a painted toy horse frozen into ice. The title of the journal, "SAND," is printed in the top-right corner.

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SAND, various featured contributors, SAND 27: Bridging, SAND e.V., 2024, © SAND, various featured contributors

An A5-format journal featuring cover art by Gisoo Kim. The cover is has a light background with a folded and stitched paper collage at the center. The title of the journal, "SAND," is printed in the top-right corner.

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An A5-format journal featuring cover art by Chengwei Xia. The cover is a pastel-toned watercolor painting depicting a woman lying on a bed in the attic of a house, with birds flying past outside. The title of the journal, "SAND," is printed in the top-right corner.

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