Magazines Received – July
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 #10, July-August 2022
- $15.00 print/$4.99 digital, bimonthly, 136pp
- Literary magazine exploring the ‘‘shadow side of reality.’’
- This issue includes original short fiction by Andrew Sullivan, Lowry Poletti, and others; reprinted fiction by John Waterfall; an interview with Blake Crouch; art features showcasing the art of Jeff Aphisit and Sean Keeton; and reviews. Cover by Jeff Aphisit. Subscription: $30.00 per year for digital-only or $1.00/month or $10/year basic membership to access stories online at <darkmattermagazine.shop/pages/memberships>. Print subscriptions are available with higher tier membership, and single copy print issues can be purchased at < darkmattermagazine.shop/collections/print-editions>; website: darkmattermagazine.com/.
- Adele Gardner & Greer Woodward, eds
- 2022, $5.00 + s&h $2.00 US/$4.00 int’l s&h paper/$2.50 for extra copies to SFPA members, $1.00 pdf, annual, 40pp, 14 x 21½ cm.
- Dwarf Stars 2022 gathers the best short speculative fiction poetry (ten lines or fewer) as nominated by the members of the Science Fiction Poetry Association and chosen by the editors for publication. This year’s offering of numerous poems includes work by Barun Saha, Christina Sng, Adjei Agyei-Baah, and others. Cover by Elisabeth Alba. Subscription: Not available, but Dwarf Stars is included with a subscription to Star*Line and can be purchased separately from to SFPA, SFPA Secretary, PO Box 1563, Alameda CA 94501; paypal to <SFPATreasurer@gmail.com>; website: <sfpoetry.com/dwarfstars.html>.
- Lezli Robyn, ed.
- Issue #57, July 2022
- $7.99 print/$4.99 digital; bimonthly, 101pp, 19 x 24½ cm.
- Online and print SF magazine with a mixture of original and reprinted fiction, reviews, and columns. This issue includes fiction from Kimberly Unger, Angela Slatter, George R.R. Martin & Howard Waldrop, and others; the first chapter in the serialization of Act One by Nancy Kress; an interview with Wesley Chu; columns by L. Penelope, Alan Smale, and Gregory Benford; 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. 45, July 2022
- $6.00, twice yearly, 60pp, 17½ x 21½ cm
- Small‑press magazine with fiction, poetry, and essays. This issue has short fiction by Anna O’Connor, Christopher Yin, Laura Wang, and others; nonfiction by Nicole Kimberling; and poetry. Cover by Ashanti Fortson. 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>.
- Diane L. Walton, ed.
- Vol. 32 No. 2, Whole No. 120
- C$6.95, 2022, quarterly, 117pp, 13½ x 20 cm.
- Canadian small‑press fiction magazine. This issue has stories by Douglas Smith, Somto Ihezue Onyedikachi, Geoff Hart, and others; interviews with Kari-Ann Anderson and Douglas Smith; poetry and art. Cover by Kari-Ann Anderson. Subscription: Print: C$24.00/C$30.00 US/C$45.00 overseas for a year to On Spec, c/o Variant Edition Comics, 15129 Stony Plain Rd., Edmonton, AB T5P 3YT, Canada; digital subscriptions available through Weightless, Kobo, and others; website: <www.onspec.ca>.
- Arthur B. Evans et al., eds.
- Vol. 49, Part 2, No. 147, July 2022
- $30.00, three times a year, 207pp, 15 x 23 cm. Academic journal
- This is a special issue on Food Futures, with Patrick Parrinder’s discussion of how various literary utopias portray food productions; Fiona Schroeder’s comparison of the food culture in H.G. Well’s The First Men in the Moon (1901) with four other contemporary novels looking at alternate food sources; Jacqueline Dutton’s exploration of how food futures are depicted in French fiction; Eliza Rose’s examination of how closed biospheres use food production in a political context; Michael Niblett’s consideration of the connection between Caribbean food culture and the speculative fiction that has emerged from the region; Tyler Austin Harper’s discussion of how cannibalism in works of environmentally oriented speculative fiction is a proxy for a conversation regarding the viability of hope; Joshua Bulleid’s look at veganism in the various incarnations of Star Trek; and Heather I. Sullivan’s examination of three SF stories that look at plants and disease vectors for humans and/or human/plant hybridization; also included in this issue is a roundtable considering the idea of ‘‘SF in the Kitchen’’; 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
- Tom Dullemond, ed.
- Vol 18 No. 2, #87, June 2022
- A$9.95, quarterly, 130pp. Australian SF and fantasy small-press magazine
- This issue includes short fiction by Gregor Hartmann, Mattia Ravasi, Maggie Slater, and others; an interview with Grace Chan; poetry, and reviews. Cover by Gal Barkan. Subscription: A$29.95 for four digital issues to <www.andromedaspaceways.com/subscribe>.
- Rebecca Bennett, Tacoma Tomilson, Clarke Doty & Amy Henry Robinson, eds.
- #19, July 2022, free monthly or $2.99 e-book, quarterly, 71pp
- Guest edited by Kevin M. Casin, this issue’s theme is ‘‘Omen’’ and includes original short stories with accompanying podcasts from Tania Chen, Ann LeBlanc, Matt Richardson, and Léon Othenin-Girard; an essay by Maria Schrater; and poetry with accompanying podcast. Cover by Erika Hollice. Subscription: $9.99 for four quarterly digital issues from <apparitionlit.com/issues>. Single issues can be purchased from third-party sellers.
- Michael Payor, ed.
- No. 153, August 2022, $2.99, 10 times a year (every month except January and December)
- This issue incudes fiction from Emma-Grace Clarke, Thoraiya Dyer, and Ross Heard; non-fiction by Kris Ashton, Todd Sullivan, and Claire Fitzpatrick; and reviews. Subscriptions $19.99/year for 10 issues from their website.
- Scott H. Andrews, ed.
- Issue #361, July 28, 2022, free online, biweekly.
- Online fantasy/adventure magazine. This issue includes original fiction by Rajan Khanna and R.K. Duncan; and a reprint by Stephanie Burgis. Cover by Olexii Shuhurov. Subscription: $19.99/year from Weightless Books <www.weightlessbooks.com>.
- Scott H. Andrews, ed.
- Issue #362, August 11, 2022, free online, biweekly. Online fantasy/adventure magazine
- This issue includes original fiction by Eleanna Castroianni and Autumn Canter; and a reprint from Natalia Theodoridou (with accompanying podcast). Cover by Dominique van Velsen. Subscription: $19.99/year from Weightless Books <www.weightlessbooks.com>.
- John Betancourt, ed.
- Issue #47, $3.99, weekly
- Weekly reprinted SF and mystery/suspense/adventure magazine
- This issue includes two science fiction or fantasy stories by Nisi Shawl and Algis Budrys; a novelette by E.E. ‘‘Doc’’ Smith; and a novel by George O. Smith; as well as four mystery, suspense, or adventure stories and two novels. Subscriptions: $3.99/month or $19.99/year (subscriptions include electronic copies of their other magazines).
- John Betancourt, ed.
- Issue#48, $3.99, weekly
- Weekly reprinted SF and mystery magazine
- This issue includes five science fiction or fantasy stories by Ed Cox, Matthew Hughes, and others; a novel by E.E. ‘‘Doc’’ Smith; as well as five mystery, suspense, or adventure stories and a novel. Subscriptions: $3.99/month or $19.99/year (subscriptions include electronic copies of their other magazines).
- John Betancourt, ed.
- Issue #49, $3.99, weekly
- Weekly reprinted SF and mystery/suspense/adventure magazine
- This issue includes five science fiction or fantasy stories by Linda D. Addison, Poul Anderson, and others; as well as three mystery, suspense, or adventure stories and two short novels. Cover by Atelier Sommerland. Subscriptions: $3.99/month or $19.99/year (subscriptions include electronic copies of their other magazines).
- John Betancourt, ed.
- Issue #50, $3.99, weekly
- Weekly reprinted SF and mystery magazine
- This issue is a special 50th issue anniversary issue and includes four original stories by Elizabeth Zelvin, Phyliss Ann Karr, Cynthia Ward and H.B. Fyfe. In total, the issue has seven science fiction or fantasy stories by Paul Di Filippo, Algis Budrys, and others; a novel by E.E. ‘‘Doc’’ Smith; as well as six mystery, suspense, or adventure stories and a novel. Subscriptions: $3.99/month or $19.99/year (subscriptions include electronic copies of their other magazines).
- Neil Clarke, ed.
- Issue #191, August 2022, free online or $2.99 ebook, monthly. Online SF/fantasy magazine
- This issue includes original fiction by M.J. Pettit (with accompanying podcast), Finbarr O’Reilly, R.T. Ester, Derrick Boden, Bo Balder, Carrie Vaughn, and Leonard Richardson; an article by Octavia Cade; and interviews with Anya Ow and Ashley Mackenzie. Cover by Hamish Frater. 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.
- July/August 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 July and August, the site posted stories by Brenda W. Clough and others. Subscriptions $12.00/year.
- Clara Madrigano & Sean Wallace, eds.
- Issue #87, August 2022, free online or digital available for $1.99-$2.99, monthly
- Dark fantasy and horror magazine. This issue includes original fiction by Michael Kelly, Frances Ogamba, Elana Gomel, and Phoenix Alexander. Cover by Fonklor-32. 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 16, August 2022, digital/free online, monthly, 40pp.
- ‘‘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 fiction from Phoenix Alexander and Micah S. Vernon; non-fiction by Amanda Downum; and poetry. Cover by Brian Mashburn. 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 June and August, Escape Pod aired stories from John Shade, Laurence Raphael Brothers, Brian Trent, and Andrea Kriz; PodCastle aired stories by Shannon Peavey and Caroline M. Yoachim (novelette presented in three parts); PseudoPod aired stories from Thomas Ha, Matt Ellis, Sarah Day & Tim Pratt, Sewell Peaslee Wright, and Ephiny Gale; and Cast of Wonders aired stories by Leah Cypess, Lucy Zhang & Vera Brook, and Jordan Ifueko. Subscriptions: Free.
- Christie Yant & Arley Sorg, eds.
- Issue #82, August 2022, free online or $3.99 ebook, monthly.
- Online fantasy magazine
- This issue includes original flash fiction by Mary Soon Lee and M.H. Ayinde; short fiction by Eliza Chan and PH Lee; an interview with the top ten finalists for the Locus Award in the Best Fantasy Novel category (Katherine Addison, Zen Cho, T. Kingfisher, TJ Klune and Cadwell Turnbull), part one; 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 warmtail / 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>.
- Thomas J. Griffin & M.A. Dosser eds.
- July/August 2022, free online, bi-weekly
- Flash fiction SF and fantasy site posting a new story every other Friday. In July/August, the site posted short fiction by Cydney Goodwin and others. Subscriptions: digital subscriptions available for $5.00 for one year at <flashpointsf.com/subscribe>.
- John Joseph Adams, ed.
- Issue #147, August 2022, free online or $3.99 ebook, monthly
- Online SF/fantasy magazine
- This issue includes original science fiction by Adam-Troy Castro and Ruben Reyes, Jr.; original SF flash fiction by Rati Mehrotra; and reprinted SF by Mary Anne Mohanraj; original fantasy from Merc Fenn Wolfmoor and Tobi Ogundiran; original fantasy flash by Julianna Baggott; reprinted fantasy by Malinda Lo; 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 Sunyi Dean. Cover by Grandfailure / Dreamstime. Subscription: $2.99/month via Amazon.com or $35.88/year from Lightspeed <www.lightspeedmagazine.com/subscribe> or Weightless Books <www.weightlessbooks.com>.
- Donald S. Crankshaw & Kristin Janz, eds.
- July/August 2022, free online or via Patreon
- Online magazine presenting stories that engage ‘‘meaningfully with Christianity… although not exclusively from a Christian perspective.’’ The site posts one or two stories per month, with occasional interviews and reviews. For July and August, the site posted stories by Kat Heckenbach, Annaliese Lemmon, and Frederick Gero Heimbach. Cover by Lucas Guerrini. Subscription: Limited-edition digital version available prior to web publication via Patreon.
- Wendy N. Wagner, ed.
- Issue #119, August 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 Endria Isa Richardson and Adam-Troy Castro; flash fiction by Mel Kassel; an essay by Melanie R. Anderson; an interview with Cynthia Pelayo; 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 content includes a novel excerpt from Erich Krauss. Cover by luizishan/ Adobe Stock Image. Subscription: $1.99/monthly from Amazon or $23.88/year from Nightmare or Weightless Books <www.weightlessbooks.com>.
- Gautam Bhatia, et al., eds.
- July/August 2022, free, weekly
- Online speculative fiction magazine publishing fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, and interviews
- New issues are posted each Monday. In July and August the site posted short fiction (with accompanying podcasts) by Anneke Schwob, Katy Bond, and Lalini Shanela Ranaraja; weekly poetry (with accompanying podcasts); and reviews. Covers by Tahlia Day and Elli Miles. Subscription: unavailable.
- Dave Truesdale, ed.
- July/August 2022, free online
- Long-running (since the 1970s), award-winning, short fiction SF and fantasy review magazine, including SF & F magazines, online and electronic publications, selected collections and anthologies; as well as articles and essays.
- In July/August the site posted fiction reviews for stories appearing in Asimov’s, Analog, F&SF, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Strange Horizons, and many other magazines; etc. Subscriptions: unavailable.
- Andrew S. Fuller, ed.
- Issue 36, July 2022, free online, thrice yearly.
- Online speculative fiction magazine. This issue includes original fiction by Steve Toase, K.S. Walker, Steve Rasnic Tem, and Michael Kelly. Cover by Rew X. Subscription: $5.99 for three digital issues at <www.3lobedmag.com/store.html>.
- Tom Doherty, Irene Gallo, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, et al., eds.
- July/August 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. July and August’s posts include novel excerpts from books by Tessa Gratton, Valerie Valdes, Sarah Henning, Alex Heathcock, R.F. Kuang. Aiden Thomas, Judy I. Lin, Tanvi Berwah, Trent Jamieson, Kerstin Hall, and Joan He; and original fiction by Carrie Vaughn, David Erik Nelson, and Jonathan Carroll.
- Julia Rios
- August 2022, stories available free online, bimonthly.
- Online speculative fiction magazine, the contents are released free online (including the audio versions) one at a time. The ebook version is available only to subscribers. This issue includes original fiction by Marc A. Criley, Keyan Bowes, and others, and features artwork by four Ukrainian artists. Cover by Julia Kim. Subscription: $33.00 for one-year digital access from <www.juliarios.com>; or through Patreon at <www.patreon.com/juliarios>
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