Mahaila Smith

Mahaila Smith (any pronouns) is one of the co-editors for The Sprawl Mag (thesprawlmag.ca). Their digital chapbook, Water-Kin was published by Metatron Press in 2024. Seed Beetle is forthcoming with Stelliform Press in spring 2025.

Ottawa, Canada

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Chapbooks

Book cover of Water-Kin by Mahaila Smith

Book cover of Claw Machine by Mahaila Smith

Claw MachineAnstruther Press, 2020

Selected work (40 publications)

The Future Fire, 2024

Manipulating the LightThe open skylights lance drops of sunlight that slip through prisms and bounce off mirrors, leaving a spill of colour and light

Querencia, 2024

ObjectifiedArt from 55 contributors from the women & lgbtqiap+ communities- all sales from this volume will be donated to Crossroads for Women

Our honeymoon to the stars

Decapitate, 2024

Chemical Rebalance for Young Cyborg HousewivesThe woman stares at the pillbox of pearls beside her bed. She takes it in her hand, shakes out a few into her palm then strings a necklace. She clasps it behind her neck.

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Videos

The Sprawl Mag Vol 1.2 Launch PartyThis recording features readings from Lorraine Schein, Bobby Parrott, Rasha Abdulhadi, Cassondra Windwalker, Devon Field, Lilian Vercauteren, Cheryl S. Ntumy, Chelsea Fanning Danny McLaren, Katherine

The Sprawl Mag Vol 1.1 Launch Party

Links

Conversation with Mahaila SmithMahaila explains creating a cyber-feminist speculative magazine, their debut poetry chapbook with Anstruther Press, and exciting literary theories.

Chapbook manuscript review + Claw Machine by Mahaila Smith (Anstruther Press, 2020) – SIGNEDPrize in Collusion Books Fundraiser

Anstruther Press: Ellen Chang-Richardson, Síle Englert + Mahaila Smith,Review of Claw Machine by rob mclennan