The 14 June 2021 issue of Strange Horizons is ready for you to sup upon. Exile and loss, grief and love, hope growing in shadows cast on quarry walls and strong hearts...
Liza Wemakor brings you "Scoria," a short story and shadow-puppet play wrapped in love, where exile is an opportunity to find home amongst the outcast...
2021-06-15 14:18:00 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
Our ebooks are finally caught up and available for you to download. These include ebooks from February through May, and include (among other things) our Palestinian special, an issue of Samovar, and the trans special from last week.
As always, let us know if there are any access issues.
February: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/r66d8k9c88nw5wn/AAAip1CRa...
It's time for the 7 June 2021 issue of Strange Horizons! Get cozy in your favorite spot and take your time with this week's fiction, poetry, and reviews.
We begin with "Tower of Ivory, Tower of Horn" by Reno Evangelista is a twisted tale of a welcoming tower and a forest full of terrors.
Welcome to the 31 May 2021 issue of Strange Horizons, our Trans Special Issue, celebrating trans lives, identities, complexities, and love. We hope you enjoy this incredible issue as much as we enjoyed putting it together for you.
It's the day before Pride Month officially begins, and we're very excited to finally share this issue with you all. All the excellent fiction and poetry is available now, and...
2021-05-31 21:55:41 +0000 UTC View PostThis month's non-fiction issue is out now! Join us to explore growing up with old fantasy games as a roadmap, an interview about African identity and writers, and a rhythmic performance of heartbreaking loss.
"When I see old disks, I remember that time: both the victories and the ruins," Jes Battis on 2021-05-25 16:02:30 +0000 UTC View Post
We're letting you know about our last two issues this week, because we had some log-in issues with Patreon and just got back into it. Presenting: 2 fiction issues, our Palestinian Solidarity Statement, and the newest update of Farewells and Beginnings, announcing some mast-head changes and zine re-structuring!
10 May 2021
We stand with the Palestinian people. 2021-05-18 21:37:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It's Samovar week! We have two stories lined up:
Second Death of the Father | La segunda muerte del padre
By: Cristina Jurado Translated...
The Ignyte Awards shortlist is out! We here at SH were so happy to see so many excellent stories, poems, podcasts, nonfiction, and art represented. Here’s a thread of the pieces at Strange Horizons you can read to catch up:
Best Novelette: "One Hand in the Coffin,” by Justin C. K...
2021-04-23 00:47:22 +0000 UTC View Post
The last Strange Horizons issue of April is delicious and eaten best with a side of purple.
Fiction: Sandrine, by Alexandra Munck
Poetry: I was in a Constellation, by Patty Nash (2021-04-23 00:40:28 +0000 UTC
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This week is short and beautiful.
Fiction: The Giant with No Heart in Her Body, by Nike Sulway (podcast to come)
Poetry: Dispatch from a Ruin in Mitla, the Town of So...
2021-04-16 17:56:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Strange Horizons has been nominated for a Hugo for the 9th year in a row. Even better, WorldCon finally let us list every member of the team. Semiprozines take a lot of labor, and on awards like this, that labor is often unrecognized, because name limits deliberately reward hierarchy.
Congratulations to the team who create this wonderful zine (in alphabetical order):
Vanessa Aguirre, Joseph Aitken, Rachel Ayers, M H Ayinde, Tierney Bailey, Scott Beggs, Drew...
The first issue of April is up at Strange Horizons!
Fiction
We Broke Nairobi, by Noel Cheruto (podcast delayed)
Poetry
city girls, by Caroline Dinh (2021-04-07 19:25:40 +0000 UTC
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The Palestinian Special Issue of Strange Horizons is finally here! This issue was edited by Rasha Abdulhadi, with guest editor Basma Ghalayini. They and the SH team have put such love into this. Read with joy!
Rasha's stunner of an introduction: "T...
2021-03-30 19:27:38 +0000 UTC View Post
The Strange Horizons nonfiction & poetry week is out, with (you guessed it!):
POETRY! Excerpts from Sign & Grudge, by Holly J. Schaeffer-Raymond (podcast)
AN ARTICLE!
2021-03-25 01:09:38 +0000 UTC
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The newest issue is up, oh yes!
Fiction: According to Leibniz (maybe this isn’t what he meant); or, Rasharelle Little: Goddess of Postal Worker NBs, by Isana Skeete
Poetry: 2021-03-16 13:59:19 +0000 UTC
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Hello, SH readers! The first two issues of March are out and hungry for eyes. No! Not that way. Well, maybe that way. Bring your eyeballs and we'll work something out, k?
1 March issue: http://strangehorizons.com/issue/1-march-2021/
8 March issue: http://strangehorizons.com/issue/8-march-2021/
FICT...
2021-03-13 17:36:47 +0000 UTC View Post
This time I'm the one catching up, but y'all get to have two, TWO issues at once, so at least y'all win today.
15 Feb issue: http://strangehorizons.com/issue/15-february-2021/
22 Feb issue: http://strangehorizons.com/issue/22-february-2021/
End of February wond...
2021-02-26 15:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, to both our new patrons and our stalwart supporters! January's e-book is now available to download from the Dropbox:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/oesa42qne6uvtl0/AABthFfrICJYb4a87F0PhIIwa?dl=0
As always, let me know if you have any issues accessing the book, or if you have happy thoughts to share!
It's time for another SH issue, with art by Emma Weakley.
Fiction! The Demon Sage's Daughter, by Varsha Dinesh (2021-02-10 22:42:11 +0000 UTC View Post
The e-books are in! We've got three months' worth of issues for you! For those who joined more recently than three months, here's your bonus. ;)
Tada! We have published more SF goodness!
Fiction! Tamara Jerée returns with A Serpent For Each Year (podcast)
Poetry! Betsy Aoki brings 2021-02-04 23:19:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week in January already, and here we have some poetry and nonfiction for you to read, whether you're on Earth or Mars.
Poetry! The Time Tourist | El Turista del Tiempo, by Beatriz F. Fernandez (podcast)
Take time out from doomscrolling to read some Strange Horizons:
New Fiction! Secrets of the Kath, by Fatima Taqvi
New Poetry! Soft Shoulder (Excerpt), by Zach Ozma
Juliana Pinho 2021-01-19 15:33:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Need to wrap yourself in the speculative? A new week in SH goodness:
Fiction: The karyōbinga sings to Jiro, by Ryu Ando (podcast)
Poetry: ...
In 2020, we published over 212,000 words of original fiction in 54 short stories (including 8 translations) and 3 novelettes. Need some nomination ideas? Here's your list of eligible SH fiction from 2020.
2021-01-09 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The first issue of the new year is up!
Get fortified for the year with new fiction: Maya Beck's "Yearning"
X-Men poetry? X-Men poetry it is! TWO, in fact, by Stephanie Burt.
And it's that time of year--the Reviews team has polled our contributors for the annual Year in Review!
An update on submissions:
The SH team will remain closed to general submissions for the month of January. Normally we'd re-open at this time, but 2020 saw a significant increase in submissions (yay!) so we're busy training more readers and getting caught up on the backlog.
HOWEVER, we are still open for submissions for the 2021-01-05 19:01:16 +0000 UTC
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Strange Horizons and guest editor Libia Brenda bring you our Mexican SF special issue! It's trilingual and it's our BIGGEST issue ever.
Watch for more pieces in the issue to go live as the week progresses!
The latest issue is out, and the rage goes deep.
Fiction: Bitter Soil, by Cat Aquino
Poetry: Plump Rat, by Michael Chang
Reviews!
* Monday: Karen Healey & Stephanie Burt review 2020-11-17 16:12:47 +0000 UTC View Post
The ebooks for August and September are now available for your reading joy! As always, let me (Ness) know if there are any issues with the ... issues.
August: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3jko07398prbt48/AACai4zNdd6nVLyIhlX2p7oSa?dl=0
September: https://www.dr...