About
Masthead
the Thieving Magpie started in 2017 as a digital literary magazine dedicated to procuring and publishing good art: fiction, poetry, essays, art, photography. We seek writers and artists who take their art and mischief seriously. New and emerging voices and visions will share these pages with experienced writers and artists who believe in their craft.
We don’t seek perfection, just dedication to the process, craft and truth in art.
We don’t seek perfection, just dedication to the process, craft and truth in art.
Mission Statement
Since 2017, the mission of the Thieving Magpie has been to provide a platform that nurtures and brings together a community of creative individuals and to advance the literary and visual arts by publishing an accessible digital (and hopefully print) quarterly loaded with fiction, poetry, essays, art and photography by writers and artists worldwide – whether established, emerging or underrepresented – by publishing these works in all formats on all available platforms; and by inspiring public creativity, participation and appreciation of the arts. By nature, magpies find gems in unusual and unexpected places. We seek out literary mischief and store our findings in our nest of mayhem to inspire our community.
Logo
the Thieving Magpie logo, drawing, lettering, color combination, design and all derivations and iterations, alone and/or with its tagline “Literary Mischief” are the registered trademark and exclusive property of the Thieving Magpie commissioned by Artist Zachary Mendoza exclusively for the Thieving Magpie.
Contacts
PUBLISHER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: M.I. Shokrian.
CONTACT: Queries, Questions & Comments are welcomed and encouraged via email [email protected]
SUBMISSIONS: Please see our Submissions link, or submit via email to [email protected]
Interns: Beck Walthers; Israel J. Shokrian.
CONTACT: Queries, Questions & Comments are welcomed and encouraged via email [email protected]
SUBMISSIONS: Please see our Submissions link, or submit via email to [email protected]
Interns: Beck Walthers; Israel J. Shokrian.
Website Credits
The website www.thievingmagpie.org was designed by the Thieving Magpie and Oszie Websites and New Media and redesigned in 2025 by Elena Saygo.