The Re-Enchantment Issue. Cover illustration by Natasa Jovanic.
When co-founders Elizabeth and Rachael first dreamed up Cunning Folk, it was always intended to be a print magazine. There’s something special about holding a physical magazine in your hand. About smelling the paper and leafing through the pages and not knowing what you’ll find within. There’s been a renaissance in print magazines and zines in recent years, and the quality and creativity seen in so many of these publications are incredible. People enjoy the tactility of a physical magazine. Reading is never quite the same on a computer screen.
As many of you will remember, we were going to print in 2019 but had a few setbacks. In retrospect we are glad for it; we had the opportunity to hone our voice online, to foster a sense of community. To figure out what works and what doesn’t. It has been a huge learning curve.
While retaining the online community and our digital content as much as possible—made feasible by our generous patrons—we are now looking forward to working on this new printer chapter.
First up, The Re-Enchantment Issue is a 92-page zine lovingly put together by a bunch of friends with a shared vision. We hope it will be the first of many. Expect personal essays, interviews, practicals, features, photography, and beautiful illustrations. Our print magazine is not a literary magazine but we will aim to publish one short story and at least one poem in every issue. For more fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, check out Spiritus Mundi.
When planning, we used scrapbooks and playlists as mood boards. To get in the mood, listen to The Re-Enchantment Issue playlist; we had fun putting it together.
FAQ
When will I receive my copy of the Re-Enchantment Issue?
We aim to send out orders as soon as we can, often the next day. We ship from London, England. During the pandemic, the post has been generally reliable but inconsistent; one customer received their order the next day, another in London received it the following week. International orders are predictably slower. For Christmas orders, we recommend allowing one month if overseas, two weeks if in the UK.
I am outside the UK and I want to buy more than one product and the price of P&P increases. Why is it so expensive?
Squarespace is a little inflexible with its P&P options. We realise our international delivery costs are a little steep if you want to order more than one thing from our shop. For larger orders, please do drop us an email and we will consider international orders on a case by case basis.
How can I get hold of The Re-Enchantment Issue?
We sold out of our first printing quickly. We now have limited copies of the second printing. You can buy our first issue via our online shop. Alternatively, show some support for our stockists. All are independent shops who we love!
Stockists
We will keep updating this list. Note: not all will sell this online—it’s worth dropping them an email to see if they have it in stock.
UK
London
Bath
Manchester
Edinburgh
Overseas
Lisbon
US
If you’d like your local to stock us, do let them know. If you're a buyer and you'd like to stock this issue, get in touch at cunningfolkmagazine@gmail.com