CONTRIBUTORS: Jon Tjhia and Cher Tan, π.O, Alissar Seyla, Luca Demetriadi, Alex Creece, Boohoo Collective, Smriti Daniel, Jahan Rezakhanlou, Tim Loveday, Matt Huyn, Tom Campbell, Dominic Guerrera, Naavikaran, Claire Cao, Hannah Wu, Chunxiao Qu, Pu Guo.

“We came to No as a catalyst for this issue in part because we were moving around (with) that sense of foreclosure, and in noting its specific and egalitarian energy. ‘No’, too, is arguably the only word in the English language that doesn’t lend itself to ambiguity, with variations of the same in other languages with similar roots: non, nil, nej, nahin, nein, ne, nihil, net, nu, nem, nee. We wondered what creeps into the wake of no.

As it happens, our previous co-edited issue of Debris sprouted from – ‘The Urge to Know’ – a feature and cornerstone of our friendship. Three years since then, ‘know’ left ‘no’ in its wake, the many tendrils of the former dissolving into ashes that contained refusal, negation and the urge to annihilate. To know and to no – it felt clear that both affects arise from the same wellspring.”

— Jon Tjhia and Cher Tan, editors.

COVER: Pu Guo
DESIGNER: Malou Messien
COPY-EDITOR: Carol Que
PUBLISHER: Julia Flaster

Founded in 2021, Debris Magazine is a bi-annual literary publication based between France and Australia, showcasing essays, poetry, interviews, photography, and artwork from Australian writers and artists. Each issue is curated by guest editors to highlight diverse and experimental voices.

Debris Magazine engages deeply with the literary and art communities across both continents, contributing to the vibrant cultural dialogue. Alongside its publication, Debris Magazine also organizes launches, talks, and events to further promote literary and artistic discourse.