Issue
Spring 2027
Our first seasonal collection of fiction, poetry, essays, criticism, translation, art and photography.
The debut online issue of The Scandinavian Quarterly.
Contents
Poetry · Swedish
Sju andra fåglar
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Art
Still, Someone Is Awake
READPoetry
Who dun it?
READPoetry
Iceberg
READEssay · English
The Laundry Room Republic
On the Nordic idea of a good society, including the people it sometimes leaves outside.
READPoetry
Deserted Island
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Fiction
No thanks
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Art · English
Sauna Rules
READPoetry · Norwegian Bokmål
Før frosten
READFiction · English
This Dead Heart of Mine
READPoetry · Swedish
Arvskifte
READTranslation · Norwegian Nynorsk
Life on Earth
In his latest novel, Theis Ørntoft explores the intertwined realities of personal and ecological collapse. Can a shattered habitat be made whole again?
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