Magazines Received – April
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. 32, March 2024, $14.95 print/$2.99 digital/free online, three times a year, 162pp, 12½ x 20 cm.
- Literary “weird-lit” fiction magazine with stories by Brian Evenson, Tara Campbell, Simon Strantzas, and others. Cover by Adrian Borda.
Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction
- Paul March-Russell, ed.
- Vol. 53, Issue No. 1, #147, 2024, £9.00/$15.00, three times yearly, 114pp, 14½ x 21 cm. Peer-reviewed journal.
- This issue includes articles by Sue Dawes, Domenico Di Rosa, Eyal Soffer, and Veronica Wilson; features; and reviews.
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
- Sheree Renée Thomas, ed.
- Vol. 146 No. 1 & 2, Whole No. 771, Winter 2024, $10.99, bimonthly, 260pp, 13 x 19½ cm.
- This issue includes stories by Clara Madrigano, Veronica Henry, T.R. Napper, Jennifer R. Povey, and others; a science article; poetry; columns; reviews; and etc. Cover by Mondolithic Studios.
- Diane L. Walton, ed.
- Vol. 34 No. 1, Whole No. 127, C$6.95, 2024, quarterly, 144pp, 13½ x 20 cm.
- Canadian small press fiction magazine with stories by Jeb Gaudet, Shih-Li Kow, KT Wagner, and others; interviews; non-fiction; poetry; and art. Cover by Robert Pasternak.
- Dean Wesley Smith, ed.
- Issue #26, 2024, $12.99 print/$6.99 digital, bimonthly, 175pp, 17½ x 25½ cm.
- The magazine on the “cutting edge of modern short fiction” with 11 short fiction stories. This issue includes work from Robert Jeschonek, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and others. Cover by vgorbash/Depositphotos.
Online Magazines
- Stephen Higgins, ed.
- No. 169, April 2024, $2.99, 10 times a year (every month except January and December)
- Australian SF/F magazine. This issue incudes fiction from Avril Mulligan, Charlie Milne, and Daniel Burnbridge; non-fiction; and reviews. Cover by Algol2.
- Scott H. Andrews, ed.
- Issue #403, March 21, 2024, free online, biweekly. Literary fantasy/adventure magazine.
- This issue includes work by Jonathan Olfert, Adam Breckenridge and A.J. Lucy. Cover by Nele Diel. Issue #404, April 4, 2024 has stories by Devin Miller, Jonathan Edelstein, and Siobhan Carroll. Cover by Nele Diel.
- John Betancourt, ed.
- Issue #134, $3.99, weekly. Reprint SF and mystery digital magazine. This issue has five science fiction or fantasy stories by Avram lavinsky, C.M. Kornbluth, and others.
- Issue #135 includes six SFF stories by Phyllis Ann Karr, Albert Teichner, George R. Hahn, and others. Cover art by Ron Miller.
- Issue #136 features four stories by Lester del Rey, Philip José Farmer, and others.
- Issue #137 has stories by Frank Belknap Long, Donald A. Wollheim, Henry Slesar and others. Cover art by Ron Miller.
- Neil Clarke, ed.
- Issue #211, April 2024, free online or $3.99 ebook, monthly.
- SF/fantasy magazine with fiction from Eleanna Castroianni, Rich Larson, Shen Dacheng (Cara Healey, trans.), and others; essays; and interviews. Cover by Longque Chen.
Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores
- Fran Eisemann, ed.
- March 2024, free online. Genre fiction magazine with stories, podcast and reviews.
- In February, the site posted a story by Hesper Leveret, and more.
- Sean Wallace, eds.
- Issue #107, April 2024, free online or digital available for $1.99-$2.99, monthly.
- Dark fantasy and horror magazine
- This issue includes original fiction by James Bennet and Steve Rasnic Tem, and reprints by Carina Bissett and Michael Kelly. Cover by Tithi Luadthong.
- E. Catherine Tobler, ed.
- Issue #34, Spring 2024, free online/$6.99 print, quarterly, 94pp.
- Speculative fiction magazine “that concerns itself with death – but also everything death may involve,” with fiction by Denzel Xavier Scott, Jennifer R. Donohue, Anna-Claire McGrath, and others; poetry; and nonfiction. Cover by Marlenia Mori
- Five 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), Cast of Wonders <www.castofwonders.org> Katherine Inskip, ed. (YA) and CatsCast <escapeartists.net/catscast/> Laura Pearlman, ed. (speculative fiction cat stories).
- Free online. Genre podcasts of both original and previously published stories with accompanying text.
Fiyah: Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction
- Tonya R. Moore, guest ed.
- Issue #30, Spring 2024, $3.99, digital only, quarterly, 139pp.
- Literary Black speculative fiction magazine with stories from Kathryn H. Ross, Plangdi Nepe, Nkereuwem Albert, and others; plus poetry and an artist interview. Cover by Chris Kindred.
- Thomas J. Griffin & M.A. Dosser eds.
- March/April 2024, free online, biweekly. Flash fiction SF and fantasy site.
- In March and April, the site posted short fiction by Catherine Tavares and others.
- Gareth Jelley, ed.
- #298, March 2024, £5 digital, bimonthly, 163pp. European SF and fantasy magazine with fiction, columns, author interviews and reviews.
- This issue includes stories by Mame Bougouma Diene, Rachael Cupp, Carlos Norcia, and others. Cover by Martin Hanford.
- Gareth Jelley, ed.
- March/April 2024, free online. IZ Digital, a digital “offshoot” of Interzone publishing fiction, interviews, essays, and reviews.
- This issue includes work by R.T. Ester, Angela Liu, Manu Zolezzi, and others.
- Fred Coppersmith, ed.
- Spring 2024, free online, quarterly. Online speculative fiction magazine with science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
- This issue has 12 original stories by Stewart C. Barker, Leah Ning, Marsh Hlavka, and others; and poetry. Cover by Cody Vrosh.
- John Joseph Adams, ed.
- Issue #167, April 2024, free online or $4.99 ebook, monthly.
- Online SF/fantasy magazine with fiction from Endria Isa Richardson, Susan Palwick, Modupeoluwa Shelle, Vandana Singh, and others; author spotlights; and reviews. Cover by Tithi Luadthong / Shutterstock.
- Wendy N. Wagner, ed.
- Issue #139, April 2024, free online or $3.99 ebook, monthly.
- Horror/dark fantasy magazine with fiction by Shannon Scott, James Tatam, and Mark Galarrita; author spotlights; poetry; and a book discussion. Cover by Linda Bestwick / Shutterstock.
- Tom Doherty, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, et al., eds.
- March/April 2024, free online. Rebranded Tor.com website.
- Macmillan house site publishing fiction and articles including fiction from Congyun “Mu Ming” Gu (Kiera Johnson, trans.), Sarah Gailey, Renan Bernardo, Veronica Schanoes, and others; novel excerpts; rereads/rewatches of novels and television shows; news, reviews; articles and commentary; and interviews.
- Bruce Gillespie, ed.
- No. 115, March 2024, limited print copies available/free online; irregular, 84pp, 20 1/2 x 29 1/2 cm.
- 55th Anniversary edition of an Australian fanzine from Bruce Gillespie with news; author spotlights; obituaries and appreciations; nonfiction articles; a short story by Jennifer Bryce; a poem; lists of 2023 year-in-review favorites; and letters of commentary. Cover by Alan White.
- Meera Velu, ed.
- No. 14, Spring 2024, free online, irregular.
- Literary magazine exploring “themes, characters, and landscapes exclusive to urban environments”. This issue includes fiction by Hien Nguyen, Mia Xuan, Harrison Demchick and Sigrid Marianne Gayangos; and nonfiction. Cover by Lia Coleman.
- Alexandra Pierce, ed.
- April 2024, free/paid, monthly
- New online literary journal that publishes two nonfiction essays a month (one free and one available only to subscribers) that “…explores the breadth and depth of the themes, ideas, and issues of science fiction and fantasy.”
- This month’s issue includes essays by Liz Barr and Joyce Chng.
- Jean-Paul Garnier, ed.
- No. 47.2, Spring 2024, $5.00 + shipping/$2.50 digital, quarterly, 44pp, 13.5 x 21.5 cm.
- The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association’s official magazine. This issue includes poetry from Jason P. Burnham, Ian Willey, Alessio Zanelli, and others; and articles. Cover by Sebastian Timpe.
- Gautam Bhatia, et al., eds.
- March/April 2024, free, weekly
- Speculative fiction magazine with fiction by Anne Mai Yee Jansen, Victor Forna, and others; poetry; articles; columns; and reviews. New issues are posted each Monday. Covers by Tahlia Day and Kim Hu.
- Fran Wilde & Julian Yap
- April 2024. Speculative fiction magazine publishing one story per weekat the paid level, and one story per month at the free level.
- In April, the site published stories by Eric Smith, Julie C. Day, Juan Martinez, and E.C. Myers.
- Dave Truesdale, ed.
- March/April 2024, 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.
- Andrew S. Fuller, ed.
- Issue 41, 2024, free online, thrice yearly. Online speculative fiction magazine. This issue includes original fiction by Avra Margariti, Richard Thomas, Ann Le Blanc, and Erica Clashe. Cover by Rew X. True Review <truereviewonline.com/>–Andrew Andrews and Debra Jackson Andrews, eds.
- Issue #114, January 1, 2024, free online, irregular. Genre review magazine with an article. This issue includes part one of a Star Trek: The Next Generation novel
- Mark Scott Ricketts, ed.
- March/April 2024, free online
- Humorous, illustrated genre travel magazine with restaurant reviews, travel advice, and much more.
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