Inglenook Lit is a resource and literary magazine for magic. We review and recommend nonfiction, magical realism, and speculative fiction, publish and promote short stories, and share insights about the occult.
Sasha Bailyn
Creative Nonfiction Editor
Sasha Bailyn holds an MFA in Nonfiction and Fiction from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her work is published in numerous journals, including Wayne State University Press, The Journal for the Fantastic in the Arts, The Maine Review, and The Bold Italic. She presents papers on memoir, feminism, and fairy tales at events held by the London Arts-Based Research Centre, University of Cambridge, and IAFA (International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts). In 2024, she was awarded IAFA's David G. Hartwell Emerging Scholar award.
A San Francisco native, Bailyn always finds herself close to trees and large bodies of water, the better to cast spells. She lives in Oyster Bay, New York with her two humans and dog, and is working on publishing her first creative nonfiction book and finishing a novel.
Kelley Vick
Fiction Editor
A writer and journalist, Kelley Vick is the host of the Literary Prospects Podcast, where she interviews authors and other literary professionals about books, publishing and the writing life. Her short fiction, essays, and reported pieces appear in a wide range of publications, and she has regularly appeared as a journalist on true-crime shows like Oxygen’s Snapped and HLN’s Vengeance.
Originally from Georgia, Kelley holds a degree in International Business from The University of Georgia, a Master’s Degree from The Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, and an MFA in Fiction from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She teaches writing and literature at CUNY and lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband and son, where she is currently working on her first novel.
Tara McCann
Copy Editor
Tara is a freelance copy editor with a bachelor's degree in English from the United States Naval Academy, a master's in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and an advanced certificate in copyediting from UC Berkeley Extension. Originally from Washington State, she now lives in New Jersey with a small, unruly menagerie that includes her family, a German shepherd, and an assortment of farm animals and local wildlife. When not tending to her wild horde, she is completing a collection of speculative short stories.
Featured Artist
"Candlelit Incantations" Oil paint, cold wax, sand, and incense ash on cradled canvas 2025
"The Comet Catcher" Oil paint, cold wax, and black slate dust on canvas 2025
"Navigating The Night" Oil paint, cold wax, collected earth, sand, and incense ash on canvas 2025
Ronnie Barth
Ronnie Barth is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist rooted in Southern California. Her work is transcendentalist at heart, reflecting the flora, fauna, and rugged landforms that have shaped her creative spirit. Her paintings seek to embody the delicate interplay between the earthly and the divine, bridging the seen and unseen, the microcosm and the macrocosm. Each piece invites the viewer into a suspended moment, where the magic woven into the mundane is revealed. She strives to create art that rekindles a deep reverence for the natural world, inviting viewers to fall in love with its beauty, intricacy, and transcendence. Through her work, she attempts to awaken a sense of wonder and connection—an intimate dialogue between humanity and the landscapes that sustain and inspire us.
“She took the hallowed dark and formed a hearth.”
– Pam Grossman
A Note from Inglenook's Founder:
I’ve always been grounded by three things: self-reflection, writing, and magic. One could say that my first experience with magic was writing: a transformative, alchemical process that turns raw emotional material into art. I created Inglenook to find a community of like-minded readers, writers, and bibliophiles who appreciate both magic and literary craft.
Humaning is tough. Stories and a bit of enchantment can ease and inspire the journey. I hope Inglenook helps you on yours.
Inglenook Lit is an online literary magazine for magic enthusiasts and enchantment seekers
