Magazines Received – August
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.
- Erik Secker, ed.
- Issue No. 30, August 2023, $14.95 print/$2.99 digital/free online, three times a year, 139pp, 12½ x 20 cm.
- Literary ‘‘weird-lit’’ fiction magazine with stories by Alex Irvine, Mir Seidel, Rich Larson, and others. Cover by Bom. K.
- Gerry Canavan, et. al., eds.
- Vol. 64 No. 1, Spring 2023, three times a year, 147pp, 17½ x 24½ cm.
- Scholarly peer-reviewed international journal with articles and reviews. This issue includes articles by Francis Gene-Rowe, Michael Fuchs, & Stefan Rabitsch; Paul Graham Raven; Reuben Martens; Moritz Ingwersen; Matthew Oliver; and Pavla Veselá; and book reviews.
Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction
- Paul March-Russell, ed.
- Vol. 52, Issue No. 2, #145, 2023, £9.00/$15.00, three times yearly, 128pp, 14½ x 21 cm.
- Peer-reviewed journal with articles from Adam Baldwin, Sami Ahmad Khan, Lyu Guangzhao, and Lynn Turner; features; and reviews.
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
- Sheree Renée Thomas, ed.
- Vol. 145 No. 1 & 2, Whole No. 768, July/August 2023, $10.99, bimonthly, 260pp, 13 x 19½ cm.
- This issue includes stories by Aimee Ogden, Peter S. Beagle, Jill McMillan, Celeste Rita Baker, Kristina Ten, and others; a science article; poetry; columns; reviews, and etc. Cover by Mondolithic Studios.
- Diane L. Walton, ed.
- Vol. 33 No. 2, Whole No. 124, C$6.95, 2023, quarterly, 150pp, 13½ x 20 cm.
- Canadian small press fiction magazine with stories by Rob Gordon, Marie Brennan, Christopher Scott, and others; interviews; non-fiction; poetry; and art. Cover by Scott B. Henderson.
Online Magazines
- Michael Pryor, ed.
- No. 163, August 2023, $2.99, 10 times a year (every month except January and December).
- Australian SF/F magazine. This issue incudes fiction from Ephiny Gale, Baden M. Chant, and Andrew Knighton; non-fiction; and reviews. Cover by Tatyana2206.
- Scott H. Andrews, ed.
- Issue #387, July 27, 2023, free online, biweekly.
- Literary fantasy/adventure magazine with stories by Kay Chronister, Julie Reeser, and J.A. Prentice. Cover by Michal Kváč. Issue #388, August 10, 2023 includes stories by M.A. Carrick and Peter Darbyshire. Cover by Michal Kváč.
- Neil Clarke, ed.
- Issue #203, August 2023, free online or $2.99 ebook, monthly.
- SF/fantasy magazine with fiction from Stephen Case, Andy Dudak, M.J. Pettit, Koji A. Dae, Thomas Ha, Congyun ‘‘Muming’’ Gu (Tian Huang, trans.), and Marisca Pichette; articles; and interviews. Cover by J.R. Slattum.
- Sean Wallace, eds.
- Issue #99, August 2023, free online or digital available for $1.99-$2.99, monthly.
- Dark fantasy and horror magazine. This issue includes stories by James Bennett, Libby Cudmore, Neil Williamson, and Clara Madrigano. Cover by Tomislav Tikulin.
- E. Catherine Tobler, ed.
- Issue #28, August 2023, digital/free online, monthly, 35pp.
- Speculative fiction magazine ‘‘that concerns itself with death – but also everything death may involve,’’ with fiction by Fernanda Coutinho; poetry; and non-fiction. Cover by David Stoupakis.
- 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 #94, August 2023, free online or $2.99 ebook, monthly.
- Fantasy magazine with stories from Davida Kilgore, Hana Lee, and others; author spotlights; an essay; and poetry. Cover by Joeprachatree/Adobe Stock.
- Thomas J. Griffin & M.A. Dosser eds.
- July/August 2023, free online, biweekly. Flash fiction SF and fantasy site.
- In July and August, the site posted short fiction by Joshua Harding and others.
- John Joseph Adams, ed.
- Issue #159, August 2023, free online or $3.99 ebook, monthly.
- Online SF/fantasy magazine with fiction by Scott Edelman, Lowry Poletti, Sloane Leong, David Anaxagoras, and others; author spotlights; and reviews. Cover by Ardea-studio / Shutterstock.
- M.E. Pickett, ed.
- Vol. 2, Issue 3, Summer 2023, $1.99 digital/free online, quarterly.
- “Mid-length” speculative fiction magazine publishing one story per issue. This issue’s piece is by Ali Abbas. Cover image by Liu zishan via Shutterstock.
- B. Morris Allen, ed.
- September 2023, $7.00 print/$4.00 digital/free online, monthly.
- Online and print speculative fiction magazine. This issue includes original stories by B. Morris Allen, Cadence Mandybura, J.J. Eskelin, and others. Cover by Carol Wellart.
- Wendy N. Wagner, ed.
- Issue #131, August 2023, free online or $2.99 ebook, monthly.
- Horror/dark fantasy magazine with fiction by Nuzo Onoh, J. Choe, and Adam-Troy Castro; author spotlights; a book discussion; an essay; and poetry. Cover by Lumitar / Adove Stock.
- Jennifer Landels, et al. eds.
- No. 39, Summer 2023, C$14.99, quarterly, 208pp, 13½ x 20½ cm.
- Canadian magazine dedicated to pulp literature. This issue includes fiction from Claire Humphrey, Kim Harbridge, Liza Potvin, and others; interviews; a graphic story; poetry, etc. Cover by Claire Lawrence.
- Bruce Gillespie, ed.
- No. 112, June 2023, limited print copies available/free online; irregular, 114pp, 20 1/2 x 29 1/2 cm.
- Australian fanzine from Bruce Gillespie with tributes to genre people who passed, lists of favorites from 2022, and a convention report from ChiCon 8. No 113, July 2023, 124pp. This issue includes essays on SF, book reviews, and letters of comment. Cover by Ditmar.
- Gautam Bhatia, et al., eds.
- July/August 2023, free, weekly.
- Speculative fiction magazine with fiction by Cynthia Gómez, Kaitlin Tremblay, Ezra Pilar Rodriguez, and others; poetry; articles; columns; and reviews. New issues are posted each Monday. Covers by Tahlia Day, Romie Stott, and Daniela Viçoso.
- Dave Truesdale, ed.
- July/August 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.
- July/August 2023, free online.
- Macmillan house site publishing fiction and articles including new and reprinted short fiction from Kai Ashante Wilson, Rivers Solomon, N.K. Jemisin, Charlie Jane Anders, James Patrick Kelly, and Rich Larson; novel excerpts; rereads/rewatches of novels and television shows; an artist gallery; reviews; articles and commentary; and interviews.
- Mark Bilsborough
- Ed. #13, Summer 2023, bimonthly, 85pp.
- British “cutting edge fantasy and science fiction” magazine with stories by Arlen Feldman, Medeehah Reza, Ed Teja, and others; and reviews
See this listing and more like it in the September 2023 issue of Locus.
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