Cyber Smut is a daring collection of fiction, nonfiction and poetry about the effects of technology on our lives, our sexuality and how we love. Some are playful and romantic. Some deal with loneliness and disconnection. Some address struggles with addiction, alienation, and the burning desire for fame. An edgy read on contemporary culture.
Our contributors: Ross Baxter, Julian Bishop, Piotr Bockowski, Andrew Bowen, Kes Brookland, Erica Buist, Roger Craik, Ugochukwu Damian, Rab Ferguson, Liam Hogan, Lydia Hounat, Lydia Luke, Tamara MacLeod, Aidan Martin, Drew Pisarra, QM, Asad Raja, Radoslav Rochallyi, Ellie Stewart, Calum Walker, Gregory Wilder, and Kristan X.
Their bios & photos are here: gutspublishing.com/cyber-smut-contributors
What people are saying about Cyber Smut
"The “smut” part of the title is more about the willingness of writers to look at the dark side of relationships and what pushes people and/or machines together when intimacy is desired but in short supply. Julian Bishop’s poem “Tracker” opens the collection, where an unnamed ‘you’ is watching a tracking app on a partner’s phone, leading to questions such as: “who were you talking to outside Boots? / why did you zig-zag and not go straight? / Oh spy who loves but doesn’t trust me." You can read the full review here by Emma Lee, an award-winning reviewer
“A dynamic batch of essays, poetry and short fiction that joyously celebrates and thoughtfully questions how advancing technology has altered the course of human sexuality, and love. It's a playful, raucous, and sincere literary survey of digital diddling in all its forms" — Nate Ragolia, author of The Retroactivist and There You Feel Free
"A series of speculative and realism-based literature that ...address the ‘smut’ that comes from having a constant stream of information and media in our daily lives and how it changes the way we view our bodies and the bodies of those around us." — Alex Carrigan, editor and critic
