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.
Analog Science Fiction and Fact
- Trevor Quachri, ed.
- Vol. 93 Nos. 7 & 8
- July/August 2023, $8.99, bimonthly, 208pp, 15 x 21½ cm.
- Hard SF magazine with fiction by Adam-Troy Castro, Wil McCarthy, Greg Egan, Stephen L. Burns, Carrie Vaughn, and others; non-fiction; poetry; reviews; etc. Cover by 123RF.
- Sheila Williams, ed.
- Vol. 47 Nos. 7 & 8, Whole Numbers 570 & 571, July/August 2023, $8.99, bimonthly, 208pp, 15 x 21½ cm.
- Speculative fiction and fantasy magazine with stories by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Robert Reed, Garth Nix, Sean Monaghan, Sarah Pinsker, Karawynn Long, Rick Wilber & Liza Lanser Rose, Barry N. Malzberg & Robert Friedman, and others; poetry; columns, etc. Cover by Eldar Zakirov.
- David C. Kopaska-Merkel, ed.
- No. 124, May 2023, $5.00, irregular, 24pp, 14 x 21½ cm.
- Magazine of fantastic and speculative poetry, with work by F.J. Bergmann, Robert Borski, Lori R. Lopez, and others. Cover by Allen K.
- Jennifer Landels, et al. eds.
- No. 38, Spring 2023, C$14.99, quarterly, 208pp, 13½ x 20½ cm.
- Canadian magazine dedicated to pulp literature. This issue includes fiction from Richard Thomas, Mel Anatasiou, Michell Toews, and others; interviews; a graphic story; poetry; etc. Cover by M St James.
- Arthur B. Evans et al., eds.
- Vol. 50, Part 2, No. 150, July 2023, $30.00, three times a year, 172pp, 15 x 23 cm. Academic journal.
- This issue includes articles by Chiara Mengozzi & Julien Wacquez, Stephen Schryer, Lyu Guangzhao, Sarah Leilani Parijs, Anna McFarland, and M. Keith Booker & Isra Daraiseh; as well as essay-length book reviews; reviews; and notes and correspondence.
- Mark Teppo, ed.
- Issue No. 10, Summer 2023, free online/$12.99 print/$2.99 digital, quarterly, 94pp, 12½ x 18 cm.
- This issue includes short fiction from Sarina Dorie, Elad Haber, Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, and others. Cover by Tanya/stock.adobe.com.
Online Magazines
- Jason Sizemore & Lesley Conner, eds.
- Issue #139, July 2023, digital free online or $4.99 per issue; bimonthly.
- SF/fantasy/horror magazine.
- Original fiction by A.V. Green, Christopher Rowe, Amal Singh, Sachiko Ragosta, Linda Niehoff, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Benajmin DeHaan, and Mona West; plus reprinted fiction; interviews; and articles. Cover by Lauren Raye Snow.
- Michael Pryor, ed.
- No. 161, June 2023, $2.99, 10 times a year (every month except January and December). Australian SF/F magazine.
- This issue incudes fiction from Jordan Chase-Young, Declan Ellis, and L.P. Melling; non-fiction; and reviews. Cover by Vac. No.162, July 2023, includes fiction by Edward Brauer, Imogen Cassidy, and Desmond Astaire. Cover by gunaonedesign. Subscriptions $19.99/year for ten issues from their website.
- Scott H. Andrews, ed.
- Issue #385, June 29, 2023, free online, biweekly.
- Literary fantasy/adventure magazine with stories by Kel Coleman, Portia Elan, and Isabel J. Kim. Cover by Roberto Nieto. Issue #386, July 13, 2023, includes work by Rita Oakes, Thomas M. Waldroon, and Stephanie Malia Morris. Cover by Michal Kváč.
- Neil Clarke, ed.
- Issue #202, July 2023, free online or $2.99 ebook, monthly.
- SF/fantasy magazine with fiction from Marie Vibbert, Bo Balder, Risa Wolf, Alexandra Seidel, Lou J. Berger, Brenda W. Clough, Davian Aw, and Kelsea Yu; articles; and interviews. Cover by Sergio Rebolledo.
- Clara Madrigano & Sean Wallace, eds.
- Issue #98, July 2023, free online or digital available for $1.99-$2.99, monthly.
- Dark fantasy and horror magazine. This issue includes stories by Sam J. Miller, Steve Rasnic Tem, Kristi DeMeester, and Françoise Harvey. Cover by Tithi Luadthong.
- E. Catherine Tobler, ed.
- Issue #27, July 2023, digital/free online, monthly, 35pp.
- Speculative fiction magazine ‘‘that concerns itself with death – but also everything death may involve,’’ with fiction by Josh Rountree; poetry; and non-fiction. Cover by Kim Myatt.
- Four weekly podcasts: Escape Pod <escapepod.org/> Valerie Valdes & Mur Lafferty, 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.
- Christie Yant & Arley Sorg, eds.
- Issue #93, July 2023, free online or $2.99 ebook, monthly.
- Fantasy magazine with stories from Simo Srinivas, Margaret Jordan, and others; an interview with the short fiction, Nebula Award finalists; and poetry. Cover by lumitar / Adobe Stock.
- Thomas J. Griffin & M.A. Dosser eds.
- June/July 2023, free online, biweekly. Flash fiction SF and fantasy site.
- In June and July, the site posted short fiction by M.A. Carrick, Addison Smith, Aaron Emmel, and others.
Fiyah: Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction
- DaVaun Sanders, ed.
- Issue #27, Summer 2023, $3.99, digital only, quarterly, 86pp.
- Literary Black speculative fiction magazine with stories from Karyn Díaz, Lerato Mahlangu, Dexter F.I. Joseph, and Nkone Chaka. Cover by Manny Edeko.
- Fred Coppersmith, ed.
- Spring 2023, free online, quarterly. Online speculative fiction magazine with science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
- This issue has 12 original stories by Mari Ness, Aimee Ogden, and others; and seven poems. Cover by Kring Demetrio.
- John Joseph Adams, ed.
- Issue #158, July 2023, free online or $3.99 ebook, monthly.
- Online SF/fantasy magazine with fiction by JB Park, Ashok Banker, Sandra McDonald, Isha Karki, and others; author spotlights; and reviews. Cover by Grandeduc/ Adobe Stock.
- B. Morris Allen, ed.
- August 2023, $7.00 print/$4.00 digital/free online, monthly.
- Online and print speculative fiction magazine. This issue includes original stories by Katherine Karch, N.V. Haskell, and others. Cover by Dagny Sellorin.
- Donald S. Crankshaw & Kristin Janz, eds.
- July/August 2023, free online or via Patreon.
- Online magazine presenting stories that engage ‘‘meaningfully with Christianity… although not exclusively from a Christian perspective’’ with stories by Joanna Michal Hoyt, Jeff Hewitt, and Ann McCurdy. Cover by João Martins.
- Wendy N. Wagner, ed.
- Issue #130, July 2023, free online or $2.99 ebook, monthly.
- Horror/dark fantasy magazine with fiction by Isha Karki, Adam R. Shannon, and Av Burton; author spotlights; an interview; an essay; poetry; and a review.
- Jean-Paul L. Garnier, ed.
- Issue No. 46.3, Summer 2023, $5.00 + $2.00 s&h print/$2.50 digital, quarterly, 44pp, 14 x 21½ cm.
- Speculative poetry magazine from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association with poems by Richard Magahiz, Akua Lezli Hope, Ai Jiang, and others. Cover by Guilhem Bedos.
- Gautam Bhatia, et al., eds.
- June/July 2023, free, weekly.
- Speculative fiction magazine with fiction by Simo Srinivas, PH Lee, Rabbit Sullivan, Cynthia Gómez, and others; poetry; articles; columns; and reviews. New issues are posted each Monday. Covers by Tahlia Day & nino.
- Dave Truesdale, ed.
- June/July 2023, free online.
- Short fiction SF and fantasy review magazine including reviews of genre magazines, online and electronic publications, and selected collections and anthologies; as well as articles and essays.
- Tom Doherty, Irene Gallo, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, et al., eds.
- June/July 2023, free online.
- Macmillan house site publishing fiction and articles including short fiction from Brian Evenson, Jonathan Carroll, Alastair Reynolds, and Veronica Schanoes; novel excerpts; rereads/rewatches of novels and television shows; an artist gallery; reviews; articles and commentary; and interviews.
- Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, Chimedum Ohaegbu, and Monte Lin, eds.
- Issue #53, July/August 2023, $3.99 digital only, bimonthly.
- Science fiction and fantasy magazine with fiction, non-fiction, interviews, and poetry. This issue includes original fiction by Daniel H. Wilson, R.S.A Garcia, Steph Kwiatkowski, Lee Mandelo, Natalia Theodoridou, Lavie Tidhar, and Vajra Chadrasekera. Cover art by Elaine Ho.
- Julia Rios, ed.
- June 2023, free online, bimonthly. Speculative fiction magazine.
- This issue celebrates Pride month with stories by Eliza Chan, Jenn Reese, and others; and poetry. Cover by Milo Wren.
See this listing and more like it in the August 2023 issue of Locus.
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