is a pioneering, female-led print publishing platform dedicated to amplifying the voices of writers marginalised within the literary world. With a deep commitment to underground and independent publishing, we provide a vital space for bold, experimental, and boundary-pushing creative expression.

Rooted in a mission to challenge the exclusivity of traditional publishing, Worms actively seeks to elevate writers whose work exists at the intersections of multiple identities and lived experiences. This includes those shaped by class, race, cultural background, disability, and gender. By fostering a vibrant and inclusive literary community—both in London and beyond—we not only provide a platform for underrepresented voices but also work to redefine the literary landscape itself, ensuring it reflects the richness and complexity of the world we live in.

Worms Magazine is a biannual literary style magazine that celebrates the intersection of literature and culture, offering a dynamic space for new voices in contemporary writing. Worms Publishing transcends conventional boundaries of form and genre, championing experimental writers and bringing their work from the underground to the literary topsoil.

Our efforts over the years have most recently affirmed our platform as one of London's leading indie presses as featured in AnOther, Dazed, Service95, The Face and more. 

Worms is committed to PACBI and the movement for a Free Palestine. The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) was initiated in 2004 to contribute to the struggle for Palestinian freedom, justice and equality. Find out more about PACBI.

In 2024, Worms World was registered as a Community Interest Company (15858732) directed by P. Eldridge, Clem MacLeod and Caitlin McLoughlin; celebrating experimental and underrepresented writer culture. We’re committed to keeping The Wormhole accessible to everyone, so you can enjoy worming your way around your favourite writers for free. But, a small donation would make a huge difference. Your contribution would directly support our talented writers, enabling us to provide more special content from our literary topsoil to yours.

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THE TEAM

Caitlin McLoughlin

Director & Editor
@caitlin_mcloughlin_

Caitlin McLoughlin is an editor, writer and designer from Leeds, based in London. She is the editor of Worms Magazine.

P. Eldridge

Director & Editor
@pierceeldridge

A writer, curator and cultural agitator, P. Eldridge uses the imprint SISSY ANARCHY and the experimental word to document a body becoming part of its own architecture. She lives in London, is the co-founder and facilitator of The Compost Library, and is currently readying a book that contest the threat of obsolescence with Montez Press.

Clem MacLeod

Director & Editor
@clompch

Clem Macleod is a London‑based publisher, editor, and writer. She is the founder and editor of Worms Magazine, a literary magazine that began as her final project while studying Fashion Journalism at Central Saint Martins in 2019. Worms has grown into a multi‑platform project: it includes not just the magazine, but also workshops, a podcast, an online platform, and book publishing.

Arcadia Molinas

Online Editor
@arcadiamolinas

Arcadia Molinas is a writer, editor and translator. She currently works as the online editor of Worms. You can find more of her writing in minor lit[s], Cringe Magazine, Worms, Tetragrammaton and elsewhere. She lives in London.

Summer Moraes

Podcast Host
@summermoraess

Summer Moraes is a London-based multidisciplinary artist working primarily through writing and performance. Under the name Mother Of The Insane, she creates wacky short stories filled with horror, surrealism and absurdity. She hosts the WORMS podcast.

e v

Studio Manager
@girl_extension_

e v is a writer, bookseller, deep hole advocate and totally degenerate scholar of online grotesquerie. Their debut pamphlet, h(    )le, was published in 2025 by Loose Associations, with a follow-up collection appearing in Spring 2026.

Phoenix Yemi

Monthly Newsletter: A Worm Moon
@phoenixyemoja

Phoenix Yemi is a Nigerian-British poet and artist based in London. Her work is rooted in the beauty and the violence of the natural world as a means of interrogating broader themes of power and inequality in society. She is the founder of Black Geographies, a night of music and poetry dedicated to the power of language as a tool of resistance. Phoenix also writes 'A Worm Moon', a monthly poetry newsletter for Worms Magazine, and has had her work published in New Currency, Sweet Thang Zine, Mania, and Reference Press. She has performed in Tate Britain, Tate Modern and The Serpentine Pavillion. She is currently the poet in residence at Reference Point and is working on her first full-length collection.

Rose Easton

Monthly Book Club Host
@roseeaston

Contributors (Including features, writers, illustrators, and photographers)

Aimée Ballinger, aja monet, Alaa Alqaisi, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Alice Butler, Alice Platti, Alison Bechdel, Amelia Abraham, Amie Corry, Andreas Malm, Anicka Yi, Anne Waldman, Annie Ernaux, Ann Rower, Antonia Adomako, Arcadia Molinas, Arpan Roy, Ben Redhead, Brittney Najar, Bruce Pascoe, Bug Shepherd-Barron, Calla Henkel, Camille Roy, Caitlin Hall, Caitlin McLoughlin, Carmen Maria Machado, Carmen Winant, Caroline Calloway, Carolyne Loreé Teston, Cecilia Pavón, Celestine Cooney, Chantal Akerman, Chantal Joffe, Charlie Stuip, Charlotte Northall, Charlotte Pelissier, Chloe Sheppard, Chris Carter, Chris Kraus, Cici Peng, Clár Tillekens, Clara Esborraz, Clare Carlisle, Clem MacLeod, Clemmie Bache, Constance Debré, Constance DeJong, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Courtney Ann LaFaive, Daisy Sanchez, Delia Rainey, Derek Jarman, Devils Claws, Devki Panchmatia, Diamond Stingily, Dizzy Zaba, Dodie Bellamy, Donna Marcus Duke, Dozie Kanu, Dr. Joy James, Ear Worms X Late Works, Eileen Myles, Eleanor Wang, Ellen Stewart, Ellen van Neervan, Elodie Saint-Louis, Elle Pérez, Elvia Wilk, Elvira Garcia, Emma Cohen, Emma Crabtree, Enya Ettershank, Eric Hesselbo, Erica Gould, Erin Taylor, Estelle Hoy, Eve Delaney, Evelyn Araluen, Evie Reckendrees, F. Tibiezas Dager, Fariha Róisín, Fanny Howe, Felix Pilgrim, Feyi Adegbite, Fiona Alison Duncan, Gabrielle Sicam, Ghislaine Leung, Giulia De Vita, Hannah Pezzack, Haydée Touitou, Helena Geilinger, Helen Marten, Hesse K., Holly Mills, Honor Weatherall, Hope Roalfe, Ignota, Inês Geraldes Cardoso, Ione Saizar, Isabel MacCarthy, Isabel Waidner, Isabelle Bucklow, Ivy Shepherd-Barron, Jackie Ess, Jacqueline Ennis-Cole, Jamaica Kincaid, Jemima Skala, Jen Dessinger, Jenna Sutela, Jenny Hval, Jenny Zhang, Jess Cole, Joanna Novak, Joanna Walsh, Jodie Hill, Johanna Hedva, Jordan Weitzman, Juliana Huxtable, Julie Enszerl, Juliet Jacques, Karla Monroe, Kate Morgan, Katarzyna Postaremczak, Katy Dadacz, Kazim Ali, Kitty Grady, L Scully & Lucas Restivo, Lamorna Ash, Lauren Elkin, Lauren Fournier, Lauren J. Joseph, Lee Rae Walsh, Leomi Sadler, Léuli Eshrāghi, Lily Makoski, Lola Olufemi, Lu Rose Cunningham, Lydia Luke, Lynne Tillman, Madeline Cash, Madelyne Beckles, Maggie Nelson, Manon Mikolaitis, Martine Syms, Mary Adeturinmo, Mary Watt, Maura Sappilo, Mckenzie Wark, Melissa Broder, Melissa Febos, Michelle Tea, Mimi Howard, Minu, Misha Honcharenko, MK McGrath, Mona Glassfield, Moyra Davey, Nada Alic, Natasha Stagg, Nerea Calvillo, Nettle Grellier, Nicko Mroczkowski, Nicole Della Costa, Nicole Rudick, Niki De Saint Phalle, No Land, Nora Treatbaby, Noura Salahaldeen, Octavia Bright, Olive Couri, Olivia Laing, Olivia Sudjic, Ozziline Mercedes, Paula Ducay and Inés García, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Pavielle Garcia, Philippa Snow, Phoenix Losavio, Phoenix Yemi, P. Eldridge, Precious Okoyomon, Rachel Cattle, Raheela Suleman, Rebecca May Johnson, Rhea Dillon, Rhett Hammerton, Rifke Sadleir, Rose Higham-Stainton, Ryan Pfluger, RZ Baschir, Sabine Mirlesse, Saidiya Hartman, Sam Holton Bradley, Samantha Rosenwald, Sam Moore, Sarah Aziza, Sarah Bodri, Sarah Burgoyne, Sarah Schulman, Sarah White, Savannah Knoop, Sheena Patel, Shon Faye, Shu Hua Xiong, Slutty Cheff, Sophie Davidson, Sophie K Rosa, Sophie Williams, Stella Murphy, Steph Francis-Shanahan, Stephanie Comilang & Simon Speiser, Stephanie LaCava, Sufia Ikbal-Doucet, Sufjan Bile, Summer Moraes, Temperance Aghamohammadi, Thea McLachlan, Therese Estacion, Tilly Lawless, Top Stories, Torrey Peters, Tuomas A. Laitinen, Tyson Yunkaporta, Valentina von Klencke, Valerie Solanas, Victoria Campa, Violet Conroy, Wu Tsang, Yelena Moskovich, Zara Joan Miller, Zoe Freilich, 2ly (Molly Cranston, Safiye Gray, Hanako Emden, Sophie Florian, Johanna Maierski).

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