Magazines Received – September
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.
- Sheree Renée Thomas, ed.
- Vol. 145 No. 3 & 4, Whole No. 769, September/October 2023, $10.99, bimonthly, 260pp, 13 x 19½ cm.
- This issue includes stories by Max Firehammer, Maricar Macario, Christopher Mark Rose, Tessa Yang, and others; a science article; poetry; columns; reviews, and etc. Cover by Marianne Plumridge.
- Michael Kelly, ed.
- Issue #7, Fall 2023, $15.00 print/$6.00 digital, twice a year, 132pp, 17½ x 25 cm.
- Dedicated to ‘‘pulpy dark fiction in the weird fiction and horror genres’’ with fiction from Stuart Arthur, Kay Chronister, Thomas Ha, and others; opinions; reviews; and commentary. Cover by James Hutton.
Online Magazines
- Jason Sizemore & Lesley Conner, eds.
- Issue #140, September 2023, free online or $4.99 per issue; bimonthly. SF/fantasy/horror magazine.
- Original fiction by Lyndsie Manusos, Zohair, Lucy Zhang, Victor Forna, Sarah Hollowell, Rich Larson, Chelsea Sutton, Elisabeth Ring and others; reprinted fiction; interviews; and articles. Cover by Aaron Nakahara.
- Stephen Higgins, ed.
- Issue #164, August 2023, $2.99, 10 times a year (every month except January and December). Australian SF/F magazine.
- This issue incudes fiction fromDaniel Matters, Josephine Sarvaas, and Connor White; non-fiction; and reviews. Cover by Algol2.
- Scott H. Andrews, ed.
- Issue #389, August 24, 2023, free online, biweekly. Literary fantasy/adventure magazine with stories by Rajiv Moté, Zachary Olson, and Therese Arkenberg.
- Cover by Michal Kváč. Issue #390, September 7, 2023 includes stories by Stephanie Burgis, Jonathan Louis Duckworth, and M.S. Dean. Cover by Michal Kváč.
- Neil Clarke, ed.
- Issue #204, September 2023, free online or $2.99 ebook, monthly.
- SF/fantasy magazine with fiction from Nnedi Okorafor, Nika Murphy, Djuna (Jihyun Park & Gord Sellar, trans.), RJ Taylor, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Arula Ratnakar, and R.L. Meza; articles; and interviews. Cover by Ignacio Bazan-Lazcano.
Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores
- Fran Eisemann, ed.
- August/September 2023, free online.
- Genre fiction magazine with stories, podcast and reviews. In August and September the site posted a story by Hesper Leveret.
- Sean Wallace, eds.
- Issue #100, September 2023, free online or digital available for $1.99-$2.99, monthly.
- Dark fantasy and horror magazine. This issue includes original stories by TJ Cimfel, Adam Callaway, Bryan Kamaoli Kuwada, and Osahon Ize-Iyamu. Cover by Morgan G. Robles.
- E. Catherine Tobler, ed.
- Issue #29, September 2023, free online, monthly, 35pp.
- Speculative fiction magazine ‘‘that concerns itself with death – but also everything death may involve,’’ with fiction by Zachary Rosenberg and Alexandra Seidel; poetry; and non-fiction. Cover by Jessica Allain.
- 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 #95, September 2023, free online or $2.99 ebook, monthly.
- Fantasy magazine with stories from Lowry Poletti, San Kyung Yoo, and others; author spotlights; an interview with several contemporary anthologists; and poetry. Cover by Yukari MISHIMA / Adobe Stock Image.
- Thomas J. Griffin & M.A. Dosser eds.
- August/September 2023, free online, biweekly.
- Flash fiction SF and fantasy site. In August and September, the site posted short fiction by Jennifer Hudak, RicK Danforth, and others.
- Cavan Terrill, ed.
- Issue #18, September 2023, online pay-what-you-want or purchase a hardcover through Blurb, 118 pp.
- Online speculative fiction magazine with fiction from A.P. Golub, Lia Lao, Jenn Grunigen, and others and a non-fiction article. Cover by KiTT St. Joans.
- JW Stebner, ed.
- Issue #14, Fall 2023, free online, quarterly, 57pp.
- Speculative fiction magazine specializing in ‘‘the weird, the wondrous, and the whimsical…’’ with fiction by Joanna Pinto, Lyndsey Croal, and others. Cover by Russell Mark Olson.
- John Joseph Adams, ed.
- Issue #160, September 2023, free online or $3.99 ebook, monthly.
- Online SF/fantasy magazine with fiction by John Kessel & Bruce Sterling, Gene Doucette, Jo Miles, Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, and others; author spotlights; and reviews. Cover by Warmtail / Adobe Stock.
- B. Morris Allen, ed.
- October 2023, $7.00 print/$3.00 free online, monthly. Online and print speculative fiction magazine.
- This issue includes stories by K.E. Redmond, Lisa Short, Sam Griffin, and Corey Farrenkopf. Cover by Michael Tenebrae
- Donald S. Crankshaw & Kristin Janz, eds.
- September/October 2023, free online or via Patreon, bimonthly.
- Online magazine presenting stories that engage ‘‘meaningfully with Christianity… although not exclusively from a Christian perspective’’ with stories by Jaye Nasir and Will Greatwich. Cover by João Martins.
- Wendy N. Wagner, ed.
- Issue #132, September 2023, free online or $2.99 ebook, monthly.
- Horror/dark fantasy magazine with fiction by Pedro Iniguez, Donyae Coles, and Ashley Deng; author spotlights; poem; an essay; and a book review. Cover by danielegay/Adobe Stock.
- Julian Barona, ed.
- Vol. #5, Autumn 2023, $9.99 ebook, quarterly.
- ‘‘Weird sword-and-sorcery fiction’’ magazine with stories by Jonathan Olfert, K.H. Vaughn, Amelia Gorman, and others. Cover by Derek Moore.
- Cislyn Smith & Stephan Granade eds.
- Issue #3, September 2023, $2.99 ebook, monthly.
- Original and reprinted speculative flash fiction and narrative poetry magazine with work by Christine Hanolsy, Jennifer Hudak, Aimee Ogden, and others. Covers by Patricia Bingham
- Gautam Bhatia, et al., eds.
- August/September 2023, free, weekly.
- Speculative fiction magazine with fiction by Gabrielle Emem Harry, Tania Chen, Michelle Denham, and others; poetry; articles; columns; and reviews. New issues are posted each Monday. Covers by Tahlia Day and Thais Leiros
- Dave Truesdale, ed.
- August/September 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, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, et al., eds.
- August/September 2023, free online.
- Macmillan house site publishing fiction and articles including new and reprinted short fiction from John Wiswell and Ray Nayler; 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 #54, September/October 2023, $3.99 digital only, bimonthly.
- Science fiction and fantasy magazine with fiction, non-fiction, interviews, and poetry. This issue includes fiction by Catherynne M. Valente, Grace P. Fong, Kristina Ten, Sarah Monette, Eugenia Triantafyllou, Jeannette Ng, AnaMaria Curtis, and Jenn Reese. Cover art by Grace P. Fong.
- Julia Rios, ed. August 2023
- Free online, bimonthly. Speculative fiction magazine.
- This issue includes stories by V. Astor Solomon, Simo Srinivas, Amanda Helms, and Guan Un; poetry; illustrations; and a drabble. Cover by Anna Kolischyk.
See this listing and more like it in the October 2023 issue of Locus.
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