Seedlings is a series that follows the path of the year, returning readers to the rhythms of nature, showcasing the work by over eighty artists taking in stories, art, essays, poetry, and song.
This volume, Seedlings: V, QUEER AS NATURE, is a handmade magazine exploring the intersection of nature and queerness. The magazine testifies that queerness is natural, offering a selection of letterpress printed poems, paintings, photography and more. It includes an essay on the anarchic, queer sex habits of earthworms by Michael Huldt and a poem by Erin Gilbey responding to the 2025 Supreme Court decision that slashed trans rights. Among the artworks are queer weeds by Helen Cook and a print collaboration with Olivia Laing based on their book The Garden Against Time, with drawings by Alice Barker, designed by the Seedlings editor, Coran Green.
The magazines are printed with a mix of letterpress, risograph and high quality digital prints and hand-bound by volunteers.