Magazines Received – May
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.
- Rob Carroll, ed.
- Issue #9, May/June 2022
- $15.00 print/$4.99 digital, bimonthly, 156pp
- Literary magazine exploring the ‘‘shadow side of reality’’. This issue includes original short fiction by Noah Codega, Rich Larson, Ai Jiang, and others; a reprint from Christi Nogle; part three of a serial by Warren Benedetto; an interview with Anne Heltzel; art features; and reviews. Cover by Olly Jeavons (AKA artofolly). Subscription: $30.00 per year for digital-only or $1.00/month or $10/year basic membership to access stories online at <darkmattermagazine.shop/>. Print subscriptions are available with higher tier membership, as well as single copy print issues; website: darkmattermagazine.com/.
- David C. Kopaska-Merkel, ed.
- No. 121, May 2022, $5.00, irregular, 24pp, 14 x 21½ cm
- Magazine of fantastic and speculative poetry, with work by Colleen Anderson, F.J. Bergmann, Pedro Iniguez, Josh Pearce, and others. Cover by Allen K. Subscription: $25.00 US/$30 outside North America for six issues, to David C. Kopaska-Merkel, 10055 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge LA 70815. Make checks out to David C. Kopaska-Merkel. E-mail: jopnquog@gmail.com; website: <dreamsandnightmaresmagazine.blogspot.com/>.
- Cavan Terrill, ed.
- Issue #11, May 2022, online pay-what-you-want or purchase a hardcover copy through Blurb
- This issue $26.99 CAD (price varies by issue), irregular, 128 pp, 21½ x 28 cm.
- Online speculative fiction magazine. This issue includes original work by Marisca Pichette, Mart W. Tiedemann, Anja Hendrikse Liu, and others, and reprinted work by Jenny Rae Rappaport (each story includes a short Q&A with the author); and reviews. Cover by Carly Allen-Fletcher. Subscription: Available through Patreon <www.patreon.com/fusionfragment>.
Online Magazines
- Michael Payor, ed.
- No. 151, June 2022, $2.99, 10 times a year (every month except January and December)
- This issue incudes fiction from David Dick, Tania Fordwalker, and Julian Gyll; non-fiction by Nick Sheppard, Sarah Fallon, and Rebecca Fraser; and reviews. Cover by franciscah. Subscriptions $19.99/year for 10 issues from their website.
- Scott H. Andrews, ed.
- Issue #357, June 2, 2022, free online, biweekly. Online fantasy/adventure magazine
- This issue includes original fiction by Aaron Perry and Evan Marcroft; a reprint by Megan Arkenberg; and podcast from the audio vault from A.J. Lucy. Cover by Andy Lee. Subscription: $19.99/year from Weightless Books <www.weightlessbooks.com>.
- Scott H. Andrews, ed.
- Issue #358, June 16, 2022, free online, biweekly. Online fantasy/adventure magazine
- This issue includes original fiction by Devin Miller (with accompanying podcast) and Samuel Chapman; and a reprint from Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam. Cover by Andy Lee. Subscription: $19.99/year from Weightless Books <www.weightlessbooks.com>.
- John Betancourt, ed.
- Issue #38, $3.99, weekly
- Weekly reprinted SF and mystery magazine.
- This issue includes four science fiction or fantasy stories by Nisi Shawl & Michael Ehart, John W. Campbell, and others; and classic fantasy novel Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees; as well as four mystery or suspense stories and a mystery novel. Subscriptions: $3.99/month or $19.99/year (subscriptions include electronic copies of their other magazines also).
- John Betancourt, ed.
- Issue #39, $3.99, weekly
- Weekly reprinted SF and mystery magazine.
- This issue includes five science fiction or fantasy stories by Walter Jon Williams, Henry Kuttner, and others; as well as four mystery or suspense stories and two novels. Subscriptions: $3.99/month or $19.99/year (subscriptions include electronic copies of their other magazines also).
- John Betancourt, ed.
- Issue #40, $3.99, weekly. Weekly reprinted SF and mystery magazine.
- This issue includes four science fiction or fantasy stories by Edmond Hamilton, Nelson S. Bond, and others; as well as three mystery stories and a novel. Subscriptions: $3.99/month or $19.99/year (subscriptions include electronic copies of their other magazines also).
- John Betancourt, ed.
- Issue #41, $3.99, weekly. Weekly reprinted SF and mystery magazine.
- This issue includes three science fiction or fantasy stories by Amy Wolf, Lester del Rey, and Malcolm Jameson; and two novellas by G.C. Pendarves, and Frank Belknap Long; as well as three mystery/Suspense/Adventure stories and a novel. Subscriptions: $3.99/month or $19.99/year (subscriptions include electronic copies of their other magazines also).
- John Betancourt, ed.
- Issue #42, $3.99, weekly. Weekly reprinted SF and mystery magazine.
- This issue includes six science fiction or fantasy stories by Maurice Broaddus, Manly Wade Wellman, Dorothy Quick and others; as well as three mystery/Suspense/Adventure stories and a novel. Subscriptions: $3.99/month or $19.99/year (subscriptions include electronic copies of their other magazines also).
- Neil Clarke, ed.
- Issue #189, June 2022, free online or $2.99 ebook, monthly. Online SF/fantasy magazine.
- This issue includes original fiction by Aimee Ogden (with accompanying podcast), Anna Martino, Adele Gardner, Nika Murphy, Chris Willrich, and Marie Vibbert; a reprint from Chen Qian (Carmen Yiling Yan, trans.); an article by Pauline Barmby; and interviews with Samit Basu and Sam J. Miller. Cover by Eddie Mendoza. Subscription: Digital subscription $35.88 for 12 issues 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.
- May/June 2022, free online. Online genre fiction magazine; content (generally one illustrated story per month, plus occasional interviews and articles) is posted throughout the month.
- In May and June, the site posted stories by T.R. Frazier and others; and a review. Subscriptions $12.00/year.
- Sean Wallace, ed.
- Issue #85, June 2022, free online or digital available for $1.99-$2.99, monthly. Dark fantasy and horror magazine.
- This issue includes original fiction by Angela Liu, James Bennett, Tegan Moore, and Kay Chronister. Cover by Alessandro Amoruso. 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.
- E. Catherine Tobler, ed.
- Issue #14, June 2022, 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’s fiction is guest edited by Nicasio Andres Reed and includes fiction from Iona Datt Sharma; a reprint from Nikita Deshpande; non-fiction by Amanda Downum; and poetry. Cover by Milena Grzegorzewska. Subscription: $36.00 for 12 digital issues at <thedeadlands.com/membership-account/membership-levels/>.
- Four weekly podcasts: Escape Pod <escapepod.org/> Valerie Valdes & 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 May/June, Escape Pod aired stories from R.S.A Garcia, Arturo Sierra, John Wiswell, and Jeff Hewitt; PodCastle aired stories by M.E. Bronstein, Renan Bernardo, Vanessa Fogg, and C.J. Lavigne; PseudoPod aired stories from Lesley Hart Gunn, Christi Nogle, Mário Coelho, Alfred McLelland Burrage, and Liam Hogan; and Cast of Wonders aired stories by Louis Evans, Cara Mast, and Avi Burton. Subscriptions: Free.
- Christie Yant & Arley Sorg, eds.
- Issue #80, June 2022, free online or $3.99 ebook, monthly.
- Online Fantasy magazine. This issue includes original flash fiction by Victor Forna and Wen Wen Yang; short fiction by Fatima Taqvi and Sara S. Messenger; an essay by Suzan Palumbo; 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 Dominick / 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>.
- Alex Shvartsman, ed.,
- Issue 15, June 2022, free online/$3.99 digital, quarterly.
- SF magazine with a focus on translated and international fiction.
- This issue includes stories from Henry Lion Oldie (Julia Meitov Hersey, trans.), Kostas Charitos (Dimitra Nicolaidou & Victor Pseftakis, trans.), Volodymyr Arenev, and Li Huayi (Nathn Faries, trans.). Contents from this issue are also posted free online. See their website for release dates. Cover by Kateryna Kosheleva. 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 WeightlessFantasy <www.fantasy-magazine.com/subscriptions> or Weightless Books <www.weightlessbooks.com>
- JW Stebner, ed.,
- Issue #9, Summer 2022, free online, quarterly.
- Speculative fiction magazines specializing in the ‘‘weird, the wonderous, and the whimsical!’’
- This issue includes short fiction by Mary E. Lowd, Grace Chan, Andrew Kozma, and Evan Marcroft; and poetry. Cover by Will Tempest. Subscription: $1.00 per month/$12.00/year via Patreon.
- John Joseph Adams, ed.
- Issue #145, June 2022, free online or $3.99 ebook, monthly
- Online SF/fantasy magazine.
- This issue includes a genre-defying novelette by S.G. Demciri; original science fiction by Arden Powell; original SF flash fiction by Jo Miles; and reprinted SF by C.C. Finlay; original fantasy from PH Lee; original fantasy flash by Susan Palwick; reprinted fantasy by Stephen Graham Jones; 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 Brian McClellan. Cover by Grandfailure / Dreamstime. Subscription: $2.99/month via Amazon.com or $35.88/year from Lightspeed <www.light speedmagazine.com/subscribe/> or Weightless Books <www.weightlessbooks.com>
- M.E. Pickett, ed.
- Vol. #1, Issue #3, July 2022, free online or digital available for $0.99, quarterly.
- Lost Colony publishes one piece of ‘‘mid-length’’ (10,000 to 25,000 word) speculative fiction per issue. This issue’s piece is by Subodhana Wijeyeratne. Cover by WandererDream via Shutterstock. Subscription: $3.99/year.
- Jennifer Lyn Parsons, ed.,
- Issue #50, June 2022, $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 stories by Elou Carroll, Altaire Gural, Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera, and others. Cover by Theodora Capat. Subscription: unavailable. Single print issues available from Amazon.com. Digital issues available through their website and Weightless.
- B. Morris Allen, ed.
- July 2022, $7.00 print/$4.00 digital/free online, monthly.
- Online and print speculative fiction magazine.
- This issue includes original stories by Samuel Parr, Mahmud El Sayad, Daniel Ausema, 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.
- B. Morris Allen, ed.
- August 2022, $7.00 print/$4.00 digital/free online, monthly.
- Online and print speculative fiction magazine.
- This issue includes original stories by Rachel Ayers, Ian Donnell Arbuckle, Mia Ram, and Hope Davies. 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.
- Wendy N. Wagner, ed.
- Issue #117, June 2022, 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 Alex Saint-Widow, Isabel Cañas, and Lavie Tidhar; an essay by Daniel David Froid; poetry; and book reviews. On the website, each month’s contents are serialized throughout the month with new features published on the first four Wednesdays. Cover by ddraw / AdobeStock. Subscription: $1.99/monthly from Amazon or $23.88/year from Nightmare or Weightless Books <www.weightlessbooks.com>.
- Gayle Surrett ed.
- June 2022, free, monthly.
- Online SF review site. In the June issue, the site posted reviews of non-fiction, short fiction, and books; and various columns. Subscriptions: Not available.
- Gautam Bhatia, et al., eds.
- May/June 2022, free, weekly.
- Online speculative fiction magazine publishing fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, and interviews. New issues are posted each Monday.
- In May and June, the site posted short fiction (with accompanying podcasts) by Michelle Kulwicki, AnaMaria Curtis, and Bryce Baron-Sips; weekly poetry (with accompanying podcasts); an interview with Petra Kuppers; a column by Mame Bougouma Diene, an article by Noemi Arellano-Summer; and reviews; as well as a special issue on ‘‘visual art and its relationship to speculative fiction’’, edited by Dante Luiz and Heather McDougal and posted on May 30, 2022. This issue included an article by Heather McDougal; art and fiction by G.G. Diniz & C.A. P. Ward and E.A. Petricone & Racheal Bruce; art and comics by Fernanda Castro & Sumni and Nadia Shammas & Isabel Burke; art and poetry by Nicky Russell & Garden and Vivian (Xiao Wen) Li & Palloma Barreto; and art by Daniela Viçoso and Galen Dara; Covers by Tahlia Day and Daniela Viçoso. Subscription: unavailable.
- Tom Doherty, Irene Gallo, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, et al., eds.
- May/June 2022, 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.
- May and June’s posts include novel excerpts from books by Alex Livingston, Zoe Hana Mikuta, Rosaria Munda, Becky Chambers, T. Kingfisher, Jason Denzel, Shveta Thakrar, Emily Thiede, Bridgid Kemmerer, Adalyn Grace, Alexandra Rowland, J.M. Miro, Elayne Audrey Becker and Brian McClellan; reprinted fiction from Tamsyn Muir; and original fiction by Anjali Sachdeva and Amit Gupta
See this listing and more like it in the July 2022 issue of Locus.
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While an SF review site like SF Revu is listed I see no listing for Tangent Online, which has specialized in short fiction reviews for almost 30 years. I’m sure this is just an oversight that can be corrected in the future.