Luca Zani
Writer, Editor-in-chief @ Critick
Publication credits
Below is a list of my published works.My work has appeared or is forthcoming in: Exeunt, Optic Nerve Magazine, The Pett Review, Down in the Dirt, Megacity Review, AVM, The Hooghly Review, Querencia Press, The Slash, The Boar, The Memorious, Clockwise Cat, Inframince Journal, and Academy of Heart and Mind.Clicking on any title will take you to the publication page.
Fiction
- Offline Stardom - Slash Magazine
- Bus stop - Down in the Dirt vol 244
- Possessions - Clockwise Cat
- Restlessness - Academy of Heart and Mind
- Cornered - Querencia Press
- She Swam - Down in the Dirt vol 244
- Eschatology - Megacity Review
- Johnny plebus - the memorious
- incapabilities - inframince journal
Nonfiction
- concrete kingdoms - down in the dirt vol 245
- perfume adverts - the hooghly review
- review: the comedy about spies - the Pett Review
- the environmentalists of post-truth: a review of iñárritu’s digger - the Pett Review
- I know not when - avm
Interviews
About Me
My name is Luca Zani.I’m a writer, critic and student based in Reading, in the United Kingdom. Reading is in the South-East of England, but there is a TfL line from Reading into central London, so I will tell you that I am based in London.My work is a mixture of creative nonfiction, personal essays, and cultural reviews, written with a liberating disregard for submission cycles and editorial constraints. It's concerned with charting the rise and fall of creative culture — with the inevitable decay, fierce protection, and constant struggle to preserve the conditions under which humans create interesting, beautiful things.I’m convinced that it’s the best time in history to be a writer. I think it’s a wonderful thing that a few hundred people might willingly sign up to have their afternoons interrupted by my work; some even give me money to do so. I find this extraordinary, and I am truly grateful to have your attention.
Projects
Alongside my personal work, I am a contributing editor at The Pett Review, a Paris-based literary magazine with which I publish regular reviews of various art forms. I am also hosting The Pett Review podcast series, a limited-run of interviews with other authors and writers.I have also worked with Exeunt on press-night theatre coverage, and have written commissioned reviews of screenings and film festivals for Optic Nerve Magazine.
Critick
I am editor-in-chief of the literary magazine Critick, which publishes essays, fiction, and poetry about art and culture.Critick is a mixture of creative nonfiction, personal essays, and cultural reviews, written with a liberating disregard for submission cycles and editorial constraints. It's concerned with charting the rise and fall of creative culture — with the inevitable decay, fierce protection, and constant struggle to preserve the conditions under which humans create interesting, beautiful things.We're currently accepting submissions. More information is available on the 'Submit' page of the magazine.
BOOKS
Songs of Speech, my debut anthology of short stories, is available to order worldwide now. You can read a review of Songs of Speech below, alongside a link to purchase a copy.
Contact
You can send me an email at [email protected]. I'm always interested in hearing about opportunities for commissioned work, freelance openings, or pitches and submissions for Critick.If it is of use, my author bio is pasted below:
Luca Zani edits the magazine Critick. His writing has also appeared in The Hooghly Review, The Slash, Querencia Press, Megacity Review, and elsewhere. He has also written theatre and film reviews for Optic Nerve and The Pett Review, and worked with Exeunt on press-night coverage. His short story collection, Songs of Speech, is available worldwide. He is based in Reading, UK. lucazani.org for more.If you wish to support my work with a one-time donation, you can do so through the button below.