🎇 Issue 16 Cover Reveal 🎇
What do you think of the cover for our next issue? We hope you love it as much as we do!
The cover art is called ‘Fragmented’ and is by 17-year-old artist Patrick Delaney. Our cover was designed by @ebraydendesign.
Paper Lanterns Issue 16 will be launched on 11th October and is available to pre-order from our website now.
Once again we are bringing you an issue brimming with original art and writing, as well as reviews of all the latest teen and YA books.
Issue 16 also includes the winner of our 2025 Summer Flash Fiction Contest and an interview with Irish author Gráinne O’Brien.
As always, half our contributors are teenagers, ensuring that talented young voices and visions have a platform.
We’ll be sharing our contributors and the details of our launch in the coming weeks.
Issue 16 cover art: ‘Fragmented’ by Patrick Delaney
Designer: @ebraydendesign
Launch date: 11th October 2025
