A Scandinavian journal of Art Writing, founded in 2024 together with designer and editor Julie Asplund.
Based on a 1837 feminist journal with the same name, Forloren Skildpadde draws on a history of Norwegian feminist publishing and writing, while focusing on new and contemporary creative writers across the Scandinavian languages.
Published biannually. Our first issue ‘Et Selskab!’ (’A Party!’) was launched in May 2025.
Available here, here and here.
‘Et Selskab’ deals with a party in every sense of the word, from late nights to loneliness. The title is borrowed from the single long text written by Emilie Diriks in the original journal, which she ran together with Camilla Collett. Collett would become Norway’s most influental 19th century feminist and writer, inspiring Henrik Ibsen’s ‘A Dolls House’ and the country’s first wave of feminism. She is also my ancestor, and a great influence on my work.
Contributors: Emma Aars, Kim Henning Andreassen, Julie Asplund, Merete Alfsen, Ane Barstad, Molly Bring Uddén, Elise By Olsen, Camilla Collett, Victoria Durnak, Emilie Diriks, Monica Goksøyr, Anna Grøgaard, Thea Heggholmen, Tiril Johne, Melanie Kitti, Julie Koldby, Ingvill Kjærstein, Maya Kjærullf, Cecilie Løveid, Hedda Robertsen, Behin Roozbeh, Sanna Samuelsson, Marie Silkeberg, Hilde Solli, Morteza Vaseghi, Virginia Woolf, Banana Yoshimoto.
Keywords: Shein, girls who glow, Lost Mary Triple Mango, Scarlett Johansson, malls, deep fryers, sateen, macaroni, people, reputation, Emilie, pride, evening star, wi-fi, patience, 7/11, cognac, chess, previous relationships, rhizomes, Josephine, bouquets, violence, Bergman, pot pourri, American invasions, mermaids, vomit, on your own, three cigarettes, triumphs, Clarissa, tears, hotels, soap, bad ideas.