Magazines Received, December 2021

This list covers new SF/F/H print, online, and electronic periodicals (including regularly updated websites) seen by Locus magazine, focusing on those that publish fiction or reviews and criticism. To submit titles for listing on these pages, please send to Locus Publications, 655 13th St. #100, Oakland CA 94612 or email locus@locusmag.com.

Conjunctions: 77 States of Play

  • Bradford Morrow, ed.
  • No. 77, Fall 2021 $20.00 individuals/$30 institutions and internationally, biannual, 327pp
  • Literary magazine with fiction, essays, and poetry. This is ‘‘The Games Issue’’ and looks at the question ‘‘Do you want to play a game?’’, with the implications of winning and losing explored in stories and poems by James Morrow, Joyce Carol Oates, and others. Cover by Trevor Winkfield. Subscription: $30.00 individuals/$50.00 for institutions and non-US for two issues to Conjunctions, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504; website: <conjunctions.com>; email: <conjunctions@bard.edu>

Dark Matter Magazine

  • Rob Carroll, ed.
  • Issue No. 1, January/February 2021 $15.00 print/$4.99 digital, bimonthly, 152pp
  • Premiere issue of a new literary magazine exploring the ‘‘shadow side of reality’’. This issue includes stories by Rich Larson, Andy Dudak, Christi Nogle, and others; a story in Spanish by Malena Salazar Maciá; a reprint by Sloane Leong; an article by Octavia Cade; and art features showcasing the art of Miguel Aguilar, Arula Ratnakar, and André Vieira Auer. Cover by Richard Wagner. Subscription: $24.95 per year for digital-only at <darkmattermagazine.shop/pages/subscriptions>; or $1.00/month or $10/year with a basic membership at <darkmattermagazine.shop/pages/memberships>. Print subscriptions are not available, although single copy print issues can be purchased at <darkmattermagazine.shop/collections/print-editions>; website: <darkmattermagazine.com/>.

Dark Matter Magazine

  • Rob Carroll, ed.
  • Issue No. 2, March/April 2021 $15.00 print/$4.99 digital, bimonthly, 130pp.
  • Premiere issue of a new literary magazine exploring the ‘‘shadow side of reality’’. This issue includes stories by T.M. Hurree, Alexandra Seidel, Bo Balder and others; a reprint by Stewart C. Baker; an article by Anthony Perconti; a comic from Miguel Aguilar; and art features showcasing the art of Carly A-F and Burls & Bramble. Cover by Mashiene11. Subscription: $24.95 per year for digital-only at <darkmattermagazine.shop/pages/subscriptions>; or $1.00/month or $10/year with a basic membership at <darkmattermagazine.shop/pages/memberships>. Print subscriptions are not available, although single copy print issues can be purchased at <darkmattermagazine.shop/collections/print-editions>; website: <darkmattermagazine.com/>

Dark Matter Magazine

  • Rob Carroll, ed.
  • Issue No. 3, May/June 2021 $15.00 print/$4.99 digital, bimonthly, 123pp.
  • Literary magazine exploring the ‘‘shadow side of reality’’. This issue includes stories by Larry Hodges, Cat Rambo & Wayne Rambo, and others; a reprint by Emily Randolph-Epstein; an interview with Cadabra Records; and art features showcasing the art of Pez Banana and Cat Dirty. Cover by Tais Teng. Subscription: $24.95 per year for digital-only at <darkmattermagazine.shop/pages/subscriptions>; or $1.00/month or $10/year with a basic membership at <darkmattermagazine.shop/pages/memberships>. Print subscriptions are not available, although single copy print issues can be purchased at <darkmattermagazine.shop/collections/print-editions>; website: darkmattermagazine.com/.

Dark Matter Magazine

  • Rob Carroll, ed.
  • Issue No. 4, July/August 2021 $15.00 print/$4.99 digital, bimonthly, 156pp.
  • Literary magazine exploring the ‘‘shadow side of reality’’. This issue includes stories by Warren Benedetto, Anna Madden, Prashanth Srivatsa, and others; a story in Spanish by Jean-Paul L. Garnier (Maggie Gonzalez, trans.); a reprint by Thomas Ha; a spotlight on NFT art; art features showcasing the art of Katerina Belikova (aka Ninja Jo) and Aylin Sophia (aka Pevvit); and poetry. Cover by Ninja Jo. Subscription: $24.95 per year for digital-only at <darkmattermagazine.shop/pages/subscriptions>; or $1.00/month or $10/year with a basic membership at <darkmattermagazine.shop/pages/memberships>. Print subscriptions are not available, although single copy print issues can be purchased at <darkmattermagazine.shop/collections/print-editions>; website: darkmattermagazine.com/.

Dark Matter Magazine

  • Rob Carroll, ed.
  • Issue No. 5, September/October 2021 $15.00 print/$4.99 digital, bimonthly, 156pp.
  • Literary magazine exploring the ‘‘shadow side of reality’’. This issue includes stories by Thomas Ha, Malena Salazar Maciá (Toshiya Kamei, trans.), Gideon Marcus, and others; a reprint from Bob Ritchie; an interview with Chuck Wendig; a spotlight on horror subscription service Night Worms; a short comic by Louis Rosenberg & Olha Bondarenko (art); and art features showcasing the art of Olly Jeavons (aka artofolly) and Anthony Christopher. Cover by Olly Jeavons (artofolly). Subscription: $24.95 per year for digital-only at <darkmattermagazine.shop/pages/subscriptions>; or $1.00/month or $10/year with a basic membership at <darkmattermagazine.shop/pages/memberships>. Print subscriptions are not available, although single copy print issues can be purchased at <darkmattermagazine.shop/collections/print-editions>; website: darkmattermagazine.com/.

Dark Matter Magazine

  • Rob Carroll, ed.
  • Halloween Special, October 2021 $18.00 print/$4.99 digital, bimonthly, 172pp.
  • Literary magazine exploring the ‘‘shadow side of reality.’’ This issue includes stories by Matt Andrew, Hailey Piper, Josh Pearce, and others; a reprint from Aeryn Rudel; a spotlight on podcast Tales to Terrify; comics by Sloane Leong and Matthew Wilding & Justin Ryan (art); art features showcasing the art of Sam Heimer and Meljen Art; and poetry. Cover by Sam Heimer. Subscription: $24.95 per year for digital-only at <darkmattermagazine.shop/pages/subscriptions>; or $1.00/month or $10/year with a basic membership at <darkmattermagazine.shop/pages/memberships>. Print subscriptions are not available, although single copy print issues can be purchased at <darkmattermagazine.shop/collections/print-editions>; website: darkmattermagazine.com/.

Dark Matter Magazine

  • Rob Carroll, ed.
  • Issue #6, November/December 2021 $15.00 print/$4.99 digital, bimonthly, 128pp.
  • Literary magazine exploring the ‘‘shadow side of reality’’. This issue includes stories byJ.W. Allen, Brittany Groves, James Yu, and others; a reprint from Alexandra Seidel; a book feature; and art features showcasing the art of Voodoo Salad and BKK BROS. Cover by Voodoo Salad. Subscription: $24.95 per year for digital-only at <darkmattermagazine.shop/pages/subscriptions>; or $1.00/month or $10/year with a basic membership at <darkmattermagazine.shop/pages/memberships>. Print subscriptions are not available, although single copy print issues can be purchased at <darkmattermagazine.shop/collections/print-editions>; website: darkmattermagazine.com/.

Fusion Fragment

  • Cavan Terrill, ed.
  • Issue #9, November 2021
  • Online pay-what-you-want or purchase a print copy through Blurb <www.blurb.ca/user/cavanterrill>, this issue $30.29 CAD (prices vary by issue)
  • Irregular, 138 pp, 21½ x 28 cm.
  • Online speculative fiction magazine. This issue includes original work by M.C. Benner Dixon, Ewen Ma, Jay Harper, and others, and reprinted work by Michelle Ann King (each story includes a short Q&A with the author); and a column by M.A. Blanchard. Cover by Carly Allen-Fletcher. Subscription: Available through Patreon <www.patreon.com/fusionfragment>.

Galaxy’s Egde

  • Lezli Robyn, ed.
  • Issue #53, November 2021, $7.99 print/$4.99 digital; bimonthly, 114pp, 19 x 24½ cm.
  • Online and print SF magazine with a mixture of original and reprinted fiction, reviews, and columns.
  • This issue includes both original and reprinted fiction from Z.T. Bright, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Dave Wolverton, and others; an interview with Charlaine Harris; the next chapter in the serialization of Over the Wine-Dark Sea by Harry Turtledove; columns by Gregory Benford and L. Penelope; and reviews. Subscription: $19.99/digital for six issues from www.weightlessbooks.com or Amazon; $37.74 for six print issues to Galaxy’s Edge c/o Arc Manor Publishers, PO Box 10339, Rockville MD 20849-0339; website: <www.GalaxysEdge.com>.

Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet

  • Gavin J. Grant & Kelly Link, eds.
  • Issue No. 44, December 2021, $6.00, twice yearly, 60pp, 17½ x 21½ cm.
  • Small‑press magazine with fiction poetry, and essays. This issue has short fiction by ArLynn Leiber Presser, James Blakey, Kate Francia, and others; non-fiction by Raymond J. Barry, and Nicole Kimberling; and poetry. Cover by Ashey Wong. Subscription: four issues for $24.00 to Small Beer Press, 150 Pleasant St., #306, Easthampton MA 01027; e-mail:<smallbeerpress@gmail.com>; website: <www.smallbeerpress.com/lcrw>.

Penumbra

  • S.T. Joshi, ed.
  • Issue No. 2, 2021, $20.00, annual, 310pp, 15 x 21½ cm.
  • ‘‘A Journal of Weird Fiction and Criticism.’’ This issue includes fiction by Ramsey Campbell, Darrell Schweitzer, Mark Samuels and others; reprints from Guy de Maupassant and Algernon Blackwood; articles by James Goho, Mairead Drake, John C. Tibbetts and others; and poetry. Cover by George Cotronis. Subscription: Not available. Single issues can be ordered from Hippocampus Press at <www.hippocampuspress.com/journals/penumbra/penumbra-no.-2-2021?zenid=o338ccc3g9nbujkib8rokpiqr2> and through Amazon.com.

Smith’s Monthly

  • Dean Wesley Smith
  • Issue #54, October 2021, $6.99 digital/$12.99 print, monthly, 164pp, 17½ x 25½ cm. A magazine written entirely by Dean Wesley Smith with four short stories; a full Thunder Mountain novel; and part 6 of a 6 part series on writing. Subscription: Digital: $29.99 (six issues)/$49.99 (12 issues)/US print plus digital: $59.99 (six issues)/$99.99 (12 issues)/Outside the US print plus digital: $99.99 (six issues)/$199.99 (12 issues) at <www.smithsmonthly.com/subscribe/>; website: <www.smithsmonthly.com >.

Science Fiction Studies

  • Arthur B. Evans et al., eds.
  • Vol. 48, Part 3, No. 145, November 2021, $30.00, three times a year, 221pp, 15 x 23 cm. Academic journal
  • This issue includes Michal Daliot-Bul’s look at Voyage to Innumerable Star Worlds by Nukina Shunichi, places it into its historical and cultural context and offers analysis on why the book was forgotten; Tyler Austin Harper’s argument that H.G. Wells’ early work shows a conceptual concern about the possibility of human extinction; Kara Kennedy’s discussion of Spice and its effect on ecology in Frank Herbert’s Dune; Sara Hosey’s consideration of reproductive agency by looking at two depictions of abortion that came out in 1984, from the television series V: The Final Battle and pro-life ‘‘documentary’’ The Silent Scream; Gregory Alan Phipps’s examination of the connections between William Sleator’s The Last Universe and quantum physics concepts like Schrödinger’s cat and the many-worlds interpretation; Myrriah M. Gómez’s examination of the novella Lunar Braceros 2125-2148 by Rosaura Sánchez & Beatrice Pita in terms of nuclear colonialism; and Jenna Campbell’s look at ecofeminism in Kim Stanley Robinson’s Aurora; a select bibliography on essay and critical Chinese SF in English from 2015-2020 by Liu Jian & Hua Li; essay-length book reviews; reviews; and some notes and correspondence. Subscription: $32.00 per year digital/$40.00 for print/$42.00 print plus digital for individuals, plus $15.00 for print subscriptions outside the US, or free with a membership in the Science Fiction Research Association, to Arthur B. Evans, Science Fiction Studies, EC 203, 400 S, Locust St., Greencastle IN 46135‑0037; or the SFS website at <www.depauw.edu/sfs/store>.

Online Magazines


Apex Magazine

  • Jason Sizemore, ed.
  • Issue #128, December 2021, digital free online or $4.99 per issue; bi-monthly.
  • Online SF/fantasy/horror magazine publishing both new and reprinted fiction. Guest edited issue by Francesco Verso with original short fiction by Renan Bernardo, Nina Munteanu, Cheryl S. Ntumy, Gabriela Damián Miravete, Tlotlo Tsamaase, and Lavanya Lakshminarayan; reprinted fiction from Michalis Manolios and Maria Antònia Martí Escayol; non-fiction by Tarun K. Saint; interviews with Renan Bernardo, Nina Munteanu, and Chiara Topo; and reviews. Cover by Chiara Topo. Subscription: $24.00 digital for a six issue recurring subscription from Apex <apex-magazine.com/product/apex-magazine-subscription-one-year/>. Also available from third-party sellers.

Beneath Ceaseless Skies

  • Scott H. Andrews, ed.
  • Issue #343, November 18, 2021, free online, biweekly. Online fantasy/adventure magazine.
  • This issue includes original fiction by Tobi Ogundiran and Mattias Carosella; a reprint from Maria Haskins; and a podcast from the vault of a Charles Payseur story. Cover by Godwin Akpan. Subscription: $19.99/year from Weightless Books <www.weightlessbooks.com>.

Beneath Ceaseless Skies

  • Scott H. Andrews, ed.
  • Issue #344, December 2, 2021, free online, biweekly. Online fantasy/adventure magazine.
  • This issue includes original fiction by Richard Parks and David Tallerman; a reprint from Kat Howard; and a podcast replay of a story by M.A. Carrick. Cover by Ari Suonpää. Subscription: $19.99/year from Weightless Books <www.weightlessbooks.com>.

Black Cat Weekly

  • John Betancourt, ed.
  • Issue #12, $3.99, weekly. Weekly reprinted SF and mystery magazine.
  • This issue includes science fiction or fantasy stories by John Glasby and John Gregory Betancourt; and novels by Frank M. Robinson and Lester del Rey; as well as five mystery stories and a mystery novel. Subscriptions: $3.99/month or $19.99/year (subscriptions include electronic copies of their other magazines also).

Black Cat Weekly

  • John Betancourt, ed.
  • Issue #14, $3.99, weekly. Weekly reprinted SF and mystery magazine.
  • This issue includes science fiction or fantasy stories by Melodie Campbell, John Gregory Betancourt, Henry Kuttner, and Larry Tritten; and novels from Edmond Hamilton; as well as three mystery stories and two mystery novels. Subscriptions: $3.99/month or $19.99/year (subscriptions include electronic copies of their other magazines also).

Black Cat Weekly

  • John Betancourt, ed.
  • Issue #15, $3.99, weekly. Weekly reprinted SF and mystery magazine.
  • This issue includes science fiction or fantasy stories by Larry Tritten, Nancy Kress, and John Gregory Betancourt; and a short novel by Stephen Marlowe; as well as five mystery stories and a mystery novel. Subscriptions: $3.99/month or $19.99/year (subscriptions include electronic copies of their other magazines also).

Clarkesworld

  • Neil Clarke, ed.
  • Issue #183, December 2021, free online or $2.99 ebook, monthly. Online SF/fantasy magazine.
  • This issue includes original fiction by Aimee Ogden (with accompanying podcast), David Goodman, Amal Singh, Meghan Feldman, Rich Larson, and E.N. Díaz; a reprint by Wang Yuan (Andy Dudak, trans.); an article by Julie Nováková; and interviews with Diana M. Pho and Tarun K. Saint. Cover by Douglas P. Lobo. Subscription: Digital subscription $35.88 for 12 issue at clarkesworldcitizens.com/direct-support/ or issues may be purchased monthly: $2.99 digital/$10.00 print ($14.00 Canada & Europe)/$12.99 print + digital ($16.99 Canada & Europe). Also available from third-party sellers.

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores

  • Fran Eisemann, ed.November/December 2021
  • Free online. Online genre fiction magazine
  • Content (generally one illustrated story per month, plus occasional interviews and articles) is posted throughout the month.
  • For November and December the site posted a story by Simbiat Haroun. Subscriptions $12.00/year.

The Dark

  • Sean Wallace, ed.
  • Issue #79, December 2021, free online or digital available for $1.99-$2.99, monthly. Dark fantasy and horror magazine.
  • This issue includes original fiction by Suzanne J. Willis, Ai Jiang, Matthew Cheney, and Steve Rasnic Tem. Cover by Owen William Weber. Subscription: digital subscriptions available for $23.88 for 12 issues from Weightless Books <www.weightlessbooks.com>. Issues can be purchased at a monthly subscription rate from Amazon.com at $1.99/month or £1.99/month via Amazon.co.uk; or as single copies at $2.99 from Apple, B&N, Kobo, and Weightless.

The Deadlands

  • E. Catherine Tobler, ed.
  • Issue #8, December 2021, digital/free online, monthly.
  • ‘‘The Deadlands exists in liminal spaces between life, death and elsewhere’’ with ‘‘speculative fiction that concerns itself with death – but also everything death may involve’’. This issue includes original fiction by Margaret Dunlap, marissa Lingen and Daria Lavelle; non-fiction articles by Wendy N. Wagner and Amanda Downum; and poetry. Cover by Andy Walsh. Subscription: $36.00 for 12 digital issues at <thedeadlands.com/membership-account/membership-levels/>.

Escape Artist

  • Four weekly podcasts: Escape Pod <escapepod.org/> S.B. Divya & Mur Laffery, eds. (SF), PodCastle <podcastle.org/> Shingai Njeri Kagunda & Eleanor R. Wood, eds. (fantasy), PseudoPod <pseudopod.org/> Shawn Garrett & Alex Hofelich, eds. (horror), and Cast of Wonders <www.castofwonders. org/> Katherine Inskip, ed (YA).
  • Free online. Genre podcasts of both original and previously published stories with accompanying text.
  • For November/December 2021, Escape Pod aired stories from DaVaun Sanders (parts 2 & 3 of 3), Beth Cato, Christopher Noessel; PodCastle aired stories by Alex Dally MacFarlane, E. Lily Yu, Alter S. Reiss, Amal El-Mohtar, Dirk Flinthart; PseudoPod aired stories from Lisa Tuttle, Richard E. Dansky, A.C. Wise; and Cast of Wonders aired stories by Hailey Piper, Naomi Kritzer, T. Kingfisher, Darcie Little Badger, Dani Atkinson. Subscriptions: Free.

Fantasy Magazine

  • Christie Yant & Arley Sorg, eds.
  • Issue #74, December 2021, free online or $3.99 ebook, monthly. Online Fantasy magazine.
  • This issue includes original flash fiction by Dominica Phetteplace and C.L. Holland; short fiction by Aline-Mwezi Miyonsenga, and Megan M. Davies-Ostrom; an essay by Meg Elison; and poetry. On the website, each month’s contents are serialized throughout the month with new features published on the first four Tuesdays. The ebook edition is available on the first of the month. Cover by OopsPixel / Adobe Stock Image. Subscription: $2.99/month via Amazon.com or $23.88 for 12 issues from Fantasy <www.fantasy-magazine.com/subscriptions//> or Weightless Books <www.weightlessbooks.com>.

Fireside

  • Chelle Parker, guest ed.
  • Issue #98, December 2021, $5.00 digital only, monthly.
  • In the December issue, the site posted short fiction by Curtis C. Chen, Ellen Meny, and others. Subscriptions: digital subscriptions available for $60.00 for 12 issues at <firesidefiction.com/#subscribe>.

Flash Point SF

  • Thomas J. Griffin & M.A. Dosser eds.
  • November/December 2021, free online, bi-weekly. Flash fiction SF and fantasy site posting a new story every other Friday.
  • In November/December, the site posted short fiction by Candace Cunard, Greta Hayer, and others. Subscriptions: digital subscriptions available for $5.00 for one year at <flashpointsf.com/subscribe/>.

Future Science Fiction Digest

  • Alex Shvartsman, ed.
  • Issue 13, December 2021, free online/$3.99 digital, quarterly
  • SF magazine with a focus on translated and international fiction. This issue includes stories from Wanxiang Fengnian (Judith Huang, trans.), Christine Lucas, and P.G. Galalis; an analysis of the state of Brazillian SF; and a film review of Dune. Contents from this issue are also posted free online. See their website for release dates. Cover by Tithi Luadthong. Subscriptions: $11.99 for four digital issues from King Games <www.kingsgames.com/online-store/Future-Science-Fiction-Digest-ANNUAL-SUBSCRIPTION-p297358304>. Quarterly digital issues are available through Patreon. Individual copies available to purchase from Amazon, Nook, Kobo, iBooks, Google Play, and Weightless.

Hexagon

  • JW Stebner, ed.
  • Issue #7, December 2021, free online, quarterly. Digital magazine specializing in ‘‘…the weird, the wonderous, and the whimsical!’’
  • This issue includes stories by Uchechukwu Nwaka, Lis Vilas Boas, and others. Cover by Dante Luiz. Subscription: available through Patreon $1.00/mo or $12/yr.

Lightspeed Magazine

  • John Joseph Adams, ed.
  • Issue #139, December 2021, free online or $3.99 ebook, monthly. Online SF/fantasy magazine.
  • This issue includes original science fiction by Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko and Aimee Ogden; original SF flash fiction by Adam-Troy Castro; reprinted SF by Sofia Samatar; original fantasy from Donyae Coles and Carrie Vaughn; original fantasy flash by Sharang Biswas; reprinted fantasy by E. Lily Yu; and book reviews. On the website, each month’s contents are serialized throughout the month with new features published on the first four Tuesdays. The ebook edition is available on the first of the month with exclusive content not available on the website. This month’s exclusive paid content is an excerpt from a novel by Nicole Glover. Cover by Grandeduc / Adobe Stock. Subscription: $2.99/month via Amazon.com or $35.88/year from Lightspeed <www.lightspeedmagazine.com/subscribe/> or Weightless Books <www.weightlessbooks.com>.

Luna Station Quarterly

  • Jennifer Lyn Parsons, ed.
  • Issue #48, December 2021, $11.95 print/$2.99 digital/free online, quarterly. Online and print magazine displaying ‘‘the vast and varied talents of women-identified speculative fictions writers.’’
  • This issue includes is title ‘‘The Bird Issue’’ and includes stories by Elizabeth Hinckley, Alex Grehy, Heather Del Piano, and others. Cover by Jana Heidersdorf. Subscription: unavailable. Single print issues available from Amazon.com. Digital issues available through their website and Weightless.

Metaphorosis

  • B. Morris Allen, ed.
  • January 2022, $7.00 print/$4.00 digital/free online, monthly. Online and print speculative fiction magazine.
  • This issue includes original stories by Karris Rae, David Cleden, and others. New stories are posted online every Friday. Cover by Carol Wellart. Digital subscriptions available at $3.00/month through Patreon <www.patreon.com/metaphorosis>. Single issues available from Amazon.com and IngramSpark.

Nightmare Magazine

  • Wendy N. Wagner, ed.
  • Issue #111, December 2021, free online or $2.99 ebook, monthly. Online horror/dark fantasy magazine publishing both original and reprinted fiction as well as poetry.
  • This issue includes fiction by Manish Melwani, Laur A. Freymiller, and Steve Toase; an essay by Simon Strantzas; book reviews and poetry. On the website, each month’s contents are serialized throughout the month with new features published on the first four Wednesdays. This month’s exclusive paid content is an excerpt from a novel by Blake Jonson. Subscription: $1.99/monthly from Amazon or $23.88/year from Nightmare or Weightless Books <www.weightlessbooks.com>.

SF Commentary

  • Bruce Gillespie, ed.
  • No. 107, November 2021, Limited print copies available/free online; irregular, 100pp, 20 1/2 x 29 1/2 cm. Australian fanzine from Bruce Gillespie.
  • This issue includes an update and commentary on life in lockdown by Bruce Gillespie, various tributes, appreciations, obituaries and eulogies to those who died in 2021 including Judith Hanna, Douglas Barbour, Carol Carr and others; and letters of comment from various contributors; a column/conversation between Dennie Callegari & Bruce Gillespie; and book reviews. Cover by Alan White. Subscription: Not available. More information: Bruce Gillespie, 5 Howard Street, Greensborough VIC 3088, Australia; email: gandc001@bigpond.com; digital copies available free through EFANZINES.COM.

Strange Horizons

  • Gautam Bhatia, et al., eds.
  • November/December 2021, free, weekly. Online speculative fiction magazine publishing fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, and interviews. New issues are posted each Monday.
  • In November/December, the site posted an issue (11/29/21) focused on the theme of friendship with fiction by Susannah Rand, Andrew Joseph White, an article by Avra Margariti, and poetry; as well as short fiction (with accompanying podcasts) by Kiran Kaur Saini, Shreya Ila Anasuya; columns by Mary Robinette Kowal, Kuzhali Manickavel and Mame Bougouma Diene; weekly poetry (with accompanying podcasts); reviews, etc. Covers by Tahlia Day, and Jenny Eickbush. Subscription: unavailable.

Tor.com

  • Tom Doherty, Irene Gallo, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, et al., eds.
  • November/December, free online.
  • Macmillan publishing house site specializing in genre fiction. Each month Tor.com publishes free fiction and articles including original works, reprints, novel excerpts, and comics; re-reads/re-watches of novels and television shows; an artist gallery; original reviews; articles and commentary; interviews; as well as providing a forum for the genre community. New material is posted throughout the month. November and December’s posts include novel excerpts from books by James Rollins, Renee Ahdieh, Margaret Killjoy, Saad Z. Hossain, A.J. Hackwith, Leslie Vedder, Sue Lynn Tan, Tochi Onyebuchi, Gretchen Felker-Martin; and original fiction by Kate Elliott.

The Outer Limits


Financial Times (November 6, 2021) includes an article by Madhumita Murgia on how science fiction influences attitudes about what the future should be.

The Financial Times (November 27, 2021) includes an article by Nilanjana Roy looking at the global rise of Indian science fiction and fantasy.
The Week (November 26, 2021) has Neal Stephenson’s recommendations for six books on the subject of information manipulation.

Wired (November 2021) features an article about Neal Stephenson, his new book Termination Shock, and climate control.


See this listing and more like it in the January 2022 issue of Locus.

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