what is perhappened?​

we're what's happening.
perhappened: a mag & press.
perhappened is an online literary journal & press, founded by editor-in-chief isaura ren in 2020 & 2021, respectively. perhappened is a portmanteau of the words "perhaps" & "happened," which highlights its focus on those peculiar experiences that make you wonder: "did that really happen, or did i just imagine it?" perhappened lives for your uncertain & surreal. we crave the frayed edge of memory. we embrace all styles & genres of writing & have no word limits or submission fees. so go ahead: submit to the mag or press & tell us your story. ♡​

meet our team

isaura ren

editor-in-chief
(they/them)
Isaura Ren is a poet, writer, and editor from the Bay Area. They started perhappened mag to showcase the words of seasoned and amateur writers alike, because they believe talent doesn't discriminate. She's often preoccupied with the past. You can find Isaura daydreaming at your local park, or hanging out by the Bay with her pod of harbor seals. They are the author of interlucent (2020).
recent works:
aubade / alba (okay donkey mag)
you can call me daddy if you want (all guts no glory)
half-measure (kissing dynamite)

vaishnavi sharma

press editor
(she/her)
Vaishnavi Sharma is a 19-year-old student, walking through life losing her pens, temper, paints, mind, etc. She likes to talk (a lot) about poetry, history, sciences, and politics. Can always be found with her nose in between the pages of a book, uninterested in the torments of this world. She is the founder of Ayaskala and a freelance editor and content creator.
recent works:
pcod (esthesia mag)
petals (ang(st) zine)

richelle sushil

press editor
​(she/her)
​Having just graduated from her BA in English at King's College London, Richelle Sushil is currently pursuing her MA at UCL. Among other things, she writes poems about love, memory, & home, and can often be found in the middle of a hug, or on Twitter @richellesushil.

kate belt

press editor
​(she/her)
Kate Belt is a poet living in the mountains of West Virginia. About to begin her senior year at WVWC, she will graduate in May with a degree in English Literature. She does her best writing near the river, preferably with a beer and her dog. Her work is available in Vol. 1 of Coffin Corner, published by Varsity Goth Press, and her chapbook Easy Exit to Eleventh Street is available through Ghost City Press.
recent works:
work in coffin corner (varsity goth press)
easy exit to eleventh street (ghost city press)

df parizeau

press editor
(they/he)
df parizeau is a scottish/french-canadian writer/editor who still ties their shoes "bunny-ears" style. Their work has been featured online and in print by publications in Canada, the US, and Finland. A bookseller by day, df is also a Communications Assistant with a Vancouver-based marketing firm on the side. They have a firm belief in the 3-0 curveball and that cherry is the best pie.
recent works:
coded communique (daybreaking zine)
canyon lake (perhappened mag)
vancouver special (versification)

aleah dye

graphic designer
(she/her)
Aleah Dye primarily writes poetry, tending towards topics of morbidity, love, social justice, and philosophy. She is dreadfully afraid of imperfection and spiders, in no particular order. She has a one-eyed cat named Ivy and a one-track-minded (food!) cat named Rosebud. Aleah hopes to make hearts grow three sizes with her words. She is a 2020 Sundress Publications Best of the Net nominee.
recent works:
martyred youth (tart magazine)
two poems (impossible task)
top ten cheese sticks in west virginia (the daily drunk)

idowu odeyemi

press editor
​(he/him)
Idowu Odeyemi is a poet. He is the winner of the 2019 Merak Magazine Annual Literary Recognition Awards for Poem of the Year and 2018 Ekiti Future Awards Prize for Literature. He is secretly in love with Alicia Keys.
recent works:
four poems (litelitone)

​brenna thompson

treasurer
(any pronouns)
Brenna Thompson is either thinking about writing or writing about thinking. They balance the books for perhappened, and boy, are their arms tired. Find them on Twitter (if you want): @beethomps.

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