Anthology of the International Decannale Vox Catoblepae 2025
We present the anthology of the International Decannale Vox Catoblepae.
The 2025 edition includes laureates from Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Cyprus:
Nadya Elpida Murze — her.pictures
Anastasia Shirmanova — @eke_yeuk
Veronika Neputina — t.me/animfolder
Evgeny Lebedev — t.me/posleex
Polina Ionidi — ionidi-photo.ru
Ksenia Fedorova — poembook.ru/id78920
Catia Clou — @seule_a_paris
Kamilla Baichibaeva — t.me/poy_smelo
Yury Olenev — vk.com/somebody15
Vladimir Pechetov — @pechetoff
Masha Kozulina — @homo_stiller
Yury Shipkov — @yura_shipkov
Sevak Pogosyan — vk.com/club219969961
Marusya Navka — t.me/bellyinbelly
Elizaveta Kaluzhskaya — ylisse.tilda.ws
The anthology presentation will take place online on Monday, December 22, 2025 at 19:00 (Saint Petersburg time), when all eight Hanukkah candles are lit. A link will be posted in the publisher’s channel 15 minutes before the start: t.me/catoblepaspress.
The next anthology is planned for December 2035. Submissions are open until November 1, 2035 at catoblepaspress@mail.ru.
OPEN CALL Vox Catoblepae
Catoblepas Press and Journal announce an open call for poetry and short prose in audio and video formats.
The best works will be included in the online anthology Vox Catoblepae on the publisher’s website, and authors will receive personal pages and a community of peers.
Participation rules
- Record an audio or video (up to 3 minutes) featuring your original text: a poem, essay, prose fragment, micro-play, or literary experiment.
- Theme cloud: chaos, chance, multilingualism, blurred meanings.
- Submissions in Russian and any other languages are welcome.
📩 Send your audio/video file and text (optional) to catoblepaspress@mail.ru with the subject line Vox Catoblepae. Tell us a few words about yourself in the email.
Dates
Submission period: November 7 — December 7, 2025 (inclusive).
Online anthology publication by: December 24, 2025.
Editorial Policy of Catoblepas Press and Journal
The editorial team of Catoblepas Press and Journal considers material for publication when it complies with the ethical and legal standards of the Russian Federation and international law. We do not accept material that calls for violence, promotes suicide or extremism, violates human rights and freedoms, or otherwise contravenes applicable law.
The editorial team is not responsible for the content of published contributions by individual authors. However, if a serious legal or ethical violation is identified, we will take measures to correct or remove the publication.
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