
In our On Your Radar series, we explore the favourite cultural spots of creatives within London’s vibrant arts scene. In this edition, we catch-up with Pierce Eldridge, a writer, literary editor, and curator who works between Australia and London.
Pierce Eldridge is the founding editor of a trans anarchist zine SISSY ANARCHY, a platform
that has a political practice which seeks final objectives against anti-trans, anti-queer, capitalist, colonial, racist, ableist, and discrimination struggles across the world.

Excitingly, SISSY ANARCHY has just launched their stride into publishing novels with Ukrainian writer Misha Honcharenko’s, TRAP UNFOLDS ME GREEDILY. The novel follows Misha as he succumbs to new forms of grief whilst navigating the complexities of the immigration system, his queerness, war crimes, violence, bereaving the slow passing of his closest relative and protector, his mother. With each phrase, he turns toward the atrocities to make sense of his life, weaving stories that sear with intimate complexity.

Pierce is also the managing editor of Worms Magazine & Publishing, a literary style magazine that celebrates women, non-binary and marginalised writer culture whilst Worms Publishing works across form and genre to bring experimental writers to the literary top-soil.

Moreover, Pierce is the co-founder of Compost Library, a literary gathering for people to build a devotional practice with their writing.

For this On Your Radar feature, Pierce told us about her favourite cultural spots in the city.
This is where so much of the research for SISSY ANARCHY began. SISSY ANARCHY is nothing without the inspiration drawn from their archives. It’s also been such a pleasure to see how the archival material has been translated into the design of the publication by the incomparable Caitlin McLoughlin. I love that you can go from the bustle of central London into a rich collection of queer ephemera, entangling yourself in contemplative thought about our radical queer ancestry. This space is incredible as is their team.

The history of Housmans Bookshop is incredible. They opened their doors in 1945 and have remained supportive of radical political movements, feminist and anarchist thought, ever since. It’s so exciting to me to think that The Gay Liberation front had offices there alongside the London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard, and the first Anarchist book fair was set up with the help of Housmans. I feel very lucky that SISSY ANARCHY is stocked on their shelves too, and am excited trans anarchism has a place to be in correspondence with the lineage of radical movements that came before us.

My favourite place to work from. It’s dark and moody with a very simple menu and a soup of the day that keeps things easy for my brain.
The programming is generally super experimental, which draws in an interesting crowd across creative forms. I love the energy of the musicians who charge through with rockstar attitudes. I can try it on for a bit, pretending for a while I’m a literary punk, but as soon as I emerge from it’s darkness I just return to being an anarchist angel (duh).

