"All happiness depends on courage and work."
—Honoré de Balzac
Zimmer Magazine is a physical and digital independent magazine rooted in a curiosity to widen the literature world around us. Our mission is to uncover literature you didn’t know you were missing, exploring the spaces where stories, culture, and critical thought intersect.
Since being founded in 2023 by Heidi Kewin and Vincent Zimmer, we’ve built a community of readers and writers who believe that literature is not just read, but lived. Through our features, poetry, articles, and creative work, we invite you to slow down, read deeper, and discover something you didn’t expect to find.
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Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Dean J. Hill is a passionate advocate for emerging writers, serving as the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Zimmer and a Senior Reader for the renowned American journal Ploughshares. In these roles, he is dedicated to discovering and amplifying fresh, creative voices in both fiction and non-fiction. His editorial eye is informed by his work as a postgraduate researcher at the University of Birmingham, where he explores the connections between literature, modernism and contemporary technology such as Artificial Intelligence. He is the 2024 recipient of the Dickens Society's Partlow Prize, and an avid reader with wide-ranging interests from timeless classics and Victorian literature to gothic tales and poetry.
Reviews Editor
Mónica Fernández Jiménez holds an MA in Literary Studies from the University of Leiden and a PhD in English from the University of Valladolid, where she worked as a lecturer of Contemporary Literature for five years. She especialised in Caribbean Literature from an American perspective, arguing in her thesis that the colony/metropolis paradigm does not do justice to the intricate geopolitical relations of the American hemisphere. She is currently based in the UK where she has acquired experience as a translator, copy editor, and ESOL teacher, while not ceasing to develop an academic career though on an independent basis. Her role as Reviews Editor allows her to learn about the contemporary publishing scene and its newest releases.
Literature Editor
Millie Harris studied English Literature at York St. John University, graduating with a First Class Honours, alongside reviewing books for Zimmer’s Book of the Month column. As Literature Editor, she curates and plans the magazine’s Literature section, ensuring each month is filled with published pieces from our fantastic writers. Aside from her work at Zimmer, Millie is extremely passionate about film, books and all things media. She spends her spare time researching, reading and being with her cat. Millie has happily been a part of Zimmer since the beginning and has loved every moment!
Editorial Assistant
Inés Paris Arranz holds an MA in North American Studies (with a mention in Literature and Visual Culture) from the Franklin Institute and an MA in Education, and is currently pursuing an MA in Hispanic Literatures (Basque, Catalan, and Galician). She works as a bookseller and has published poetry in literary magazines and reviews. Her first poetry collection appeared in 2023. Deeply interested in contemporary literature and literary retellings, she is based in Madrid and loves knitting. She is a book reviewer for Zimmer Magazine, an article writer and helps in any way she can with this great project.
Explore more of our mission
Where it began
Where it began
The importance of decolonising your bookshelf
The importance of decolonising your bookshelf
Zimmer Magazine's stance on generative artificial intelligence
Zimmer Magazine's stance on generative artificial intelligence
Join the team
Volunteer Culture Journalist
Volunteer Culture Journalist
Volunteer Literature Journalist
Volunteer Literature Journalist
Get in touch
Poetry & article submissions and enquiries: hiya@zimmermagazine.com - please go to our submissions page for more info.
Advertisement and collaboration: heidi@zimmermagazine.com
Sending us your book: monica@zimmermagazine.com
Opportunities to volunteer: heidi@zimmermagazine.com
Literature enquiries: millie@zimmermagazine.com
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