2024
Extract: “I’ve been a bit worried about writing this letter in this way, perhaps it makes me look naive or narcissistic, beginning something to answer my own questions, including people here that were called to contribute, revealing the flaws already in my system of outreach; you’ll see how far my network connects, how I have focused on a few rather than many, intentionally making a mistake of being in confined quarters of knowledge, that I hope with this–in SISSY ANARCHY–over time extends beyond myself and becomes entwined with all, everything and everyone, representing progressive potential, reaching into the domestic communal and realising these spaces as the public political, weaving anarchist-socialist-communist thinking so that it might become an attentive attack on the capitalist economy through organising and sharing alternative models of care. But, whether deemed a facile attempt, it’s an honest one that focuses on the experiences of those inscribed here; what has happened to them, how they have come to understand the world(s) around them. They all give voice to something I can only come to understand through their voice and what I’ve learned most is that everything around us doesn’t have one voice but many; revealing intersectional activism(s) that coincide together in correspondence with one another.
Moving beyond points of philosophical reasoning, I’ve given away my autonomy by following their visions, writings, essays, poems, activisms, photographs, and all else here, to be witness–with you–on what converges and creates a radical politics against racism, transicide, femicide, and ecocide through abolishing the state and defunding militarisation, incarceration institutions, and the police; beginning with a call to question on manifesto. Considering, what needs to be included (as an imperative) into a manifesto for queer archaism, socialism, and communism. Questioning, where does queer theory and artistic practice intersect with grassroots activism? How do you contribute to and build a manifesto to something in a decentralised way that is in the process of forming? Do we need cohesion and certainty in manifesto or can we contradict and overlap concepts, intertwining historic activism with contemporary organisation and theory?
All of these are things that matter to me, maybe they will to you too or they might not, either way I don’t give a fuck because it’s out there and it’s important and that’s what counts. Anyone can do this–and this is by no means the best example–but this is an attempt to start, and I hope to see it continue as it is unequivocally–in my opinion–of equal and shattering importance as the other things you flip through or fill your mind-space, bookshelves, archives and libraries with; all of which I nod toward as the forefounders in the creation and navigation of what SISSY ANARCHY is for and against.
I will no longer be suffocated by the conservative, tortuous and mediocre, apathetic scum; and so I present you with those that are chic, slutty, and cunty on a quest for similar salvation. Without you this isn’t possible: LEE RAE WALSH, DONNA MARCUS DUKE, SAM MOORE, AILO RIBAS, SWEATMOTHER, L SCULLY, MAGGIE VON SACHER, MISHA HONCHARENKO, MAUD ACHEAMPONG, MAYAH MONET LOVELL, BARNEY PAU, YOUTH SELF DEFENCE GROUP, JOEL DIXON.“
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2024
Extract: “I understand my departure from holy conceptions as something to subvert into other revelations. As you will see here, beneath each word, photograph, activism, and vision, there exists a gesture of movement in creating a trans queer (angelic) anarchism. Each contributor gives up their environment, their daily encoded stances, to define with me here — in what has become such a tender edition of SISSY ANARCHY — a world where boundaries are stretched and obliterated. This issue invites you to collude with their thoughts on the A1 graph, where all contributors share a phrase, thought, or tool which they believe is essential to a trans queer anarchism. Please use the space left blank for you to include something vulgar, acutely alien, or completely unfathomable yet essential in the stance of ending imposed violence, marginalisation, and turmoil. Once you have filled in your section, please scan or photograph your poster and send a copy to me. All issues of this edition will be different by the marks made by its readers. Be bold, slut.
SISSY ANARCHY #2 is nothing without the contributions of: JEAN CLEVERLEY, JOEL DIXON, DONNA MARCUS DUKE, BENJAMIN FREDRICKSON, JORDAN HEARNS, MISHA HONCHARENKO, IAN IVEY, HESSE K., MAYAH MONET LOVELL, SAM MOORE, D MORTIMER, BARNEY PAU, L SCULLY, PISSED OFF TRANNIES, AILO VILLAN, LEE RAE WALSH.“
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Sissy Anarchy
2025
‘Hot on the heels of his poetry debut, Skin of Nocturnal Apple, Misha Honcharenko returns with Trap Unfolds Me Greedily. The book is a floating, poetically-inclined anti-novel about the terror of living, the way the past holds us hostage, and the fear of death–or at least its abruptness. Dread suffuses the thoughts of our narrator as his strange and estranging syntax leaves us bewitched and unnerved. The book doesn’t let up, cedes no corner, and leaves a mark. What more can we ask for?’
— Nate Lippens, author of RIPCORD and My Dead Book
‘Misha Honcharenko’s new novel is a surreal adventure into language. There’s a visceral horror to the text, but the sentences have a wild abandon that brings to mind the queer freedom of the poems of John Ashbery. We are taken through a fairground mirrored world of bodies, childhood, the past, war, violence and moments of engulfing silence. Honcharenko’s voice and style are fresh and a pleasure to read. Given some of the personal circumstances that the book was written under, the fact that Trap Unfolds Me Greedily is here at all is nothing short of extraordinary. I urge you to get behind this project and support a great book from a brilliant young writer.’
— Thomas Moore, author of Your Dreams
‘Trap Unfolds Me Greedily is tender, urgent, transcendent work. Like poetry, you don’t know where it’s going to go next, but every line promises it will be somewhere delicate and chaotic and true.’
— Lauren Elkin, author of Art Monsters
‘Trap Unfolds Me Greedily is a novel—or something like a novel—that abandons the established laws of language in favour of creating, with the violent and elliptical strangeness of its sentences, a new kind of grammar: one whose effect on the reader is not merely intellectual, but psychically overwhelming. It is a book designed to be felt as much as read. War is hell; here is a record of its heat.’
— Philippa Snow, author of Which as You Know Means Violence
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2025
FEATURING: Lamorna Ash, Clare Carlisle, Fanny Howe, Chris Kraus, Eileen Myles, Kazim Ali, Fiona Alison Duncan, Lauren J. Joseph, Olivia Laing, aja monet, Charlotte Northall, Arpan Roy, Noura Salahaldeen, Sarah Schulman, Michelle Tea.
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2025
FEATURING: Shon Faye, Jackie Ess, Precious Okoyomon, Constance Debré, Melissa Febos, Torrey Peters, Carmen Maria Machado, Sarah Aziza, Constance DeJong, Sophie K Rosa...
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Worms Publishing
2025
It Takes Time to Build Castles is a raw and evocative exploration of memory, survival, and self-reclamation. Through a tapestry of poems, Sky Dair crafts a deeply personal yet universally resonant journey—one shaped by familial bonds, the weight of inheritance, and the ever-changing landscape of home.
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Worms Publishing
2025
Retail Therapy is a raucous and darkly funny meditation on consumerism, survival, and self-worth in an era of economic decline. Through biting dialogue and immersive detail, Jess Cole crafts a vivid portrait of working life on the crumbling high street—where ambition collides with corporate indifference, and identity is both a performance and a commodity.
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Sissy Anarchy
2024
SISSY ANARCHY is poised to redefine the boundaries of confessional literature with a groundbreaking new journal series. Prepare to be confronted with a raw and unflinching exploration of the human psyche as genre-defying writers delve deep into the corners of their personal experiences.
Our inaugural journal, KNOTS by Fi Kube, is a searing auto-essay that unfurls the knots of personal trauma. With unflinching honesty, Kube confronts the complex and intersecting issues of trans misogyny, child sexual abuse, and sexual and gendered violence. This unflinching exploration invites readers into a realm of profound vulnerability and resilience.
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2023
FEATURING: Tyson Yunkaporta, Isabel Waidner , Jamaica Kincaid, Melissa Broder , Evelyn Araluen, Bruce Pascoe, Octavia Bright, Nora Treatbaby , Nerea Calvillo , Anne Waldman , Alexis Pauline Gumbs , Léuli Eshrāghi, Madeline Cash , Andreas Malm, Rebecca May Johnson...
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Worms Publishing
2023
From Sky Dair and Clem MacLeod comes ‘Remember You Are Loved’, a Worms publication, and the sequel to 'Kind is Cool'. Accompanied by an essay by P. Eldridge, this A5 collaborative photo book is a meditation on the messages that we see in our daily lives, and encouragement to look for signs of serendipity. Lucky to be here.
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2023
FEATURING: Diamond Stingily, Helen Marten, Nicole Rudick, Niki de Saint Phalle, Martine Syms, Olivia Laing, Dr. Joy James, Jordan Weitzman, Wu Tsang, Derek Jarman, Sabine Mirlesse, Misha Honcharenko, Chantal Akerman, Joanna Novak, Annie Ernaux, Daisy Sanchez, Jenna Sutela, Anicka Yi, Tuomas A. Laitinen, Stephanie Comilang & Simon Speiser, Valerie Solanas...
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Worms Publishing
2022
From Steph Francis-Shanahan and Clem MacLeod comes ‘Kind is Cool’, a Wormspublication of words in the wild. Accompanied by an essay by P. Eldridge, this A5 collaborative photo book is a meditation on the messages that we see in our daily lives, and encouragement to look for signs of serendipity. Be patient, don’t push.
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2022
FEATURING: Sheena Patel, Nada Alic, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Elvia Wilk, Ann Rower, Chris Kraus, Ghislaine Leung, Yelena Moskovich, Lola Olufemi, Sam Moore, Isabel Waidner, Cecilia Pavón, Ear Worms x Late Works...
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Curator, Writer, and Editor
pierce.eldridge@gmail.com
Substack
As the founding editor of SISSY ANARCHY—a radical imprint recently featured at the 60th Venice Art Biennale and hailed by AnOther Magazine as London’s premier radical imprint—I have cultivated a vital ecosystem for unruly voices, queer resistance, and the experimental word. My practice is a sophisticated collision of trans-punk sensibility and intellectual rigour, spanning my role as the “SISSY” columnist for Gay Times, Director of Worms World C.I.C., and co-founder of The Compost Library.
In 2025, I was appointed Artist in Residence and Activist Partner with Amnesty International, debuting at the Amnesty Amplify Summit to lead the distribution of the “Trans Inclusive Bathroom Access Initiative Stickers” designed by SISSY ANARCHY. A recipient of the Rising Star Award from The Printing Charity, my writing and insights have appeared in Flash Art, Studio Magazine, CIRCA, DAZED, Service95, AnOther, and beyond.
Alongside my editorial leadership, I have navigated a diverse portfolio of collaborations with leading institutions and publishing houses, including Tate Modern, Serpentine Gallery, The Barbican, Victoria and Albert Museum, Camden Art Centre, Penguin Books, Picador Books, and Studio Wayne McGregor. My work bridges the institutional and the underground, extending to Maximilian William, Sadie Coles, and international festivals such as Darwin, Supercell, Whole, and Bleach.
As an interviewer and editor, I engage with the architects of the global avant-garde. I have interviewed luminaries such as Judy Chicago, Juliana Huxtable, Shon Faye, Cortisa Star, Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, and Torrey Peters, and have had the privilege of editing the writings of Chris Kraus, Anne Rower, Estelle Hoy, and Octavia Bright to name a few.
I am currently readying forthcoming titles for Montez Press and Book Works.
Long term:
SISSY ANARCHY
Worms World C.I.C.
The Compost Library
Forthcoming:
Artist Book (TBA) with Montez Press, 2026
SISSY ANARCHY #3, 2026
CROOKED Magazine, commissioned by RADF Queesnland in collaboration with artist Michael Smith, 2026
PULP Magazine #2, 2026
DUMMY antholgy by Book Works, 2026
Bittersweet Review #3, 2026
Criminals anthology edited by Michelle Tea, 2027
Editor of Sam Moore’s upcoming novel Kayfabe, publishing with Worms Publishing
Editor of upcoming poetry collection by Juliana Huxtable, 2026
For freelance writing, speaking or consultancy queries, please email me.
Director and Editor of Worms World C.I.C. (also known as Worms Magazine and Publishing)
Co-Founder and Facilitator of The Compost Library
Contemporary Museum Education (Diploma), Pratt Institute
Trap Unfolds Me Greedily, book launch for SISSY ANARCHY (Housmans Bookshop)
Whatever happens, you’re my sister, an exhibition of trans femme work (Feminist Library)
KNOTS, journal launch for SISSY ANARCHY (Housmans Bookshop)
Tusk Chicago, featuring SISSY ANARCHY
Queer Ecologies Poetry Readings and Zine Launch, editor and host (Sutton House)
The Compost Library, special edition event with Cremate (Fieldworks)
SISSY ANARCHY: Be A Sissy Fundraiser (SET Social Peckham)
Launch of SISSY ANARCHY #2 at (Institute of Contemporary Art, London)
Koppel Curates featuring SISSY ANARCHY
Acquisition of Sougwen Chung’s MEMORY (Drawing Operations Unit Generation 2, also known as D.O.U.G.2) (Victoria & Albert Museum)
Circle of Care, installation and performance (Camden Art Centre)
Make Interspecies Relations, online exhibition with Next Door Ari
It Matters What Happens Next, co-curator of public programme with live events, performance and workshop (Camden Art Centre)
Both Ways, Libby Harward, Tony Albert, Bural Bural (Patsy Dallachy), Gail Mabo, Jupiter Mosman, Captive Lives, Gurambilbarra (Townsville)
From the Desert to the Sea, First Nations artist Stephen Oliver/Sailor of Waanyi, Kuku Yalanji and Erub Island at Big Eye Arts & Cultural Centre, Gurambilbarra (Townsville)
Preserve/Conserve — Invocation #3: Openness - Going With the Flow, Jill Chism, Gurambilbarra (Townsville)
The Mark, Jenny Mulcahy, Gurambilbarra (Townsville)
Drop Bear, Jan Hynes, Gurambilbarra (Townsville)
Untitled (Gloves), Tania Lou Smith, Gurambilbarra (Townsville)
World Interior, Dancenorth Australia, Gurambilbarra (Townsville)
After, Alison McDonald, Gurambilbarra (Townsville)
Site #272, David Rowe, Gurambilbarra (Townsville)
One Journey: Many Stories, Many People, Many Places, Big Eye Arts and Cultural Centre, Gurambilbarra (Townsville)
Pop Up North Queensland (PUNQ) Festival, Gurambilbarra (Townsville)
How Are You (In Isolation)?, Digital Exhibition, Lilli Waters, Andrew Treloar, Dylan Kelleher, Karlo Martinez, Jay Davies, Kate Brouwer, Matthew Woliansky, Brooke Wynn, Helen Adam, Grace Carver, Philippa Gell, Lauren Pietrafesa, Toby Lawrenson, Shay Reeves, Gene Smith, and Grace Cloeman
Joy, Featured Artist in Group Exhibition by Analog Forever Magazine, Online
Relics Today, Sculptural Group Exhibition at Modern Times, Naarm (Melbourne)
Cerberus, Hannah Nowlan, Naarm (Melbourne)
Preservation, Elizabeth Barnett, Naarm (Melbourne)
Outdistance, Derek Swalwell, Naarm (Melbourne)
Light Sensitive, featured artist in group exhibition by Southside Tea Room
Pleasure, Merinda Davies 2023–2025
WET HARD LONG, Jenni Large 2023–2025
Concert in Chaos, by contemporary artists Ashleigh Musk, Jenni Large, and Anna Whittaker, 2023
SUB, Performance by contemporary dance artist Ashleigh Musk, 2021 – 2023
Circle of Care, Performance by Youngsook Choi and Eva Freeman, Camden Art Centre, May 2022
CIRCA in conversation, at 180 Strand, 2025
RCA Creative Alumni Q&A, at the Royal College of Art, 2025
Panellist, for Bleet Zine, Artwords Bookshop, 2024
Symbiocene, panelist and workshop facilitator (OmVed Gardens)
The Birth of a Woman Who Once Was an Elaborate Concoction of Man, a writing workshop for Mutate Co. (Toynbee Studios with Royal Central School London)
Social Anarchism & Queer Utopic Ecologies, a writing workshop for Queer Ecologies
University of Arts London Publishing, panelist for SISSY ANARCHY
Bleet Zine, panelist for SISSY ANARCHY (Artwords Bookshop)
Making Collective, workshop for Antiuniversity Now with El Warcha
Rising Star, The Printing Charity, 2025
Artist in Residence in the Everglades (AIRIE), 2024
Koppel Project, October Artist in Residence (Cell Projects), 2024
Creative Development, SUB with Ashleigh Musk, Tasmania
CODEY22, Nextdoor ARI
Creative Development, GUTS Studio / Araluen Arts Centre
The Makers Program, Supercell Festival of Contemporary Dance at Home of the Arts (HOTA) Gold Coast
Bath St Residency, Red Hot Arts Central Australia
Trippin: The Compost Library
Doc 122: On “Love Lost” (An Endless Playlist) / Various (Interlude Docs)
On Your Radar: P. Eldridge (La Fomo)
#69: sissy anarchy, everglades & me, my body (Sent From My iPhone With Love)
Why are we all so obsessed with book clubs now? (DAZED Magazine)
Writing for Wellness (Service 95)
Sensory mixes of the future (Inner Magazine)
Artist Forecast: P. Eldridge (Supercell Festival)
Anarchist Zine Fair (Freedom Bookshop)
Dazed x Page Masters Book Fair (Dazed Space)
Sticky Fingers Publishing Fair (Leisham Art House)
Last Updated 11 December 2025
Curator, Writer, and Editor
pierce.eldridge@gmail.com
I am an award-winning curator, writer, and cultural agitator operating within the fertile slipstream between London and so-called Australia.
As the founding editor of SISSY ANARCHY—a radical imprint recently featured at the 60th Venice Art Biennale and hailed by AnOther Magazine as London’s premier radical imprint—I have cultivated a vital ecosystem for unruly voices, queer resistance, and the experimental word. My practice is a sophisticated collision of trans-punk sensibility and intellectual rigour, spanning my role as the “SISSY” columnist for Gay Times, Director of Worms World C.I.C., and co-founder of The Compost Library.
In 2025, I was appointed Artist in Residence and Activist Partner with Amnesty International, debuting at the Amnesty Amplify Summit to lead the distribution of the “Trans Inclusive Bathroom Access Initiative Stickers” designed by SISSY ANARCHY. A recipient of the Rising Star Award from The Printing Charity, my writing and insights have appeared in Flash Art, Studio Magazine, CIRCA, DAZED, Service95, AnOther, and beyond.
Alongside my editorial leadership, I have navigated a diverse portfolio of collaborations with leading institutions and publishing houses, including Tate Modern, Serpentine Gallery, The Barbican, Victoria and Albert Museum, Camden Art Centre, Penguin Books, Picador Books, and Studio Wayne McGregor. My work bridges the institutional and the underground, extending to Maximilian William, Sadie Coles, and international festivals such as Darwin, Supercell, Whole, and Bleach.
As an interviewer and editor, I engage with the architects of the global avant-garde. I have interviewed luminaries such as Judy Chicago, Juliana Huxtable, Shon Faye, Cortisa Star, Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, and Torrey Peters, and have had the privilege of editing the writings of Chris Kraus, Anne Rower, Estelle Hoy, and Octavia Bright to name a few.
I am currently readying forthcoming titles for Montez Press and Book Works.
Long term:
SISSY ANARCHY
Worms World C.I.C.
The Compost Library
Forthcoming:
Artist Book (TBA) with Montez Press, 2026
SISSY ANARCHY #3, 2026
CROOKED Magazine, commissioned by RADF Queesnland in collaboration with artist Michael Smith, 2026
PULP Magazine #2, 2026
DUMMY antholgy by Book Works, 2026
Bittersweet Review #3, 2026
Criminals anthology edited by Michelle Tea, 2027
Editor of Sam Moore’s upcoming novel Kayfabe, publishing with Worms Publishing
Editor of upcoming poetry collection by Juliana Huxtable, 2026
For freelance writing, speaking or consultancy queries, please email me.
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Last Updated 11 December 2025