PHENOMENAL news, Space Unicorns! Three Uncanny Magazine stories are finalists for the prestigious Hugo Award! “The Thing About Ghost Stories” by Naomi Kritzer is a finalist for Best Novelette, “The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society” by T. Kingfisher is a finalist for Best Short Story, and “The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, […]
Excellent news, Space Unicorns! The Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction Kickstarter Campaign, with particular recognition going to guest Nonfiction Editor/DPDSF Co-Editor-in-Chief Elsa Sjunneson-Henry and guest DPDSF Personal Essay Editor Nicolette Barischoff, won the 2017 D Franklin Defying Doomsday Award! From the press release: The D Franklin Defying Doomsday award was judged by Twelfth Planet Press […]
(Award-winning author Sarah Pinsker’s first short story collection, Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea, was released from Small Beer Press on March 19th. At the end of the post, there is a book giveaway you can participate in!) In the title story of my new collection, Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea, a character […]
Coming March 5, THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ISSUE OF THE 2016, 2017, & 2018 HUGO AWARD-WINNING UNCANNY MAGAZINE!!! All of the content will be available in the eBook version on the day of release. The free online content will be released in 2 stages- half on day of release and half on April 2. Don’t forget eBook Subscriptions to Uncanny […]
Outstanding news, Space Unicorns! Six Uncanny Magazine poems are nominees for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association’s Rhysling Award for speculative poetry! Brandon O’Brien’s “drop some amens,” Betsy Aoki’s “Okuri Inu, or the sending-off dog demon,” and Fran Wilde’s “The Sea Never Says It Loves You” are all nominees for Best Short Poem. Nitoo Das’s “The Cat’s Daughters,” Beth Cato’s “The […]
Outstanding news, Space Unicorns! “And Yet” by A. T. Greenblatt is a 2018 finalist for a Best Short Story Nebula Award! Congratulations, Aliza! It is an amazing list of finalists. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY!!! From the SFWA Nebula Award announcement: The Nebula Awards will be presented during the annual SFWA Nebula Conference, which will run from May 16th-19th and feature programming developed […]
Fabulous news, Space Unicorns! The phenomenal Subterranean Press will be releasing massive hardcover and prestige editions of The Best of Uncanny in December 2019! The Best of Uncanny is a collection edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas bringing together some of their favorite Uncanny Magazine stories and poems from the first few years […]
Hello, Space Unicorns! Nominating for the Rhysling Award for speculative poetry is now OPEN! If you’re a SFPA member, you can nominate short and long poetry up until February 15. Long Poem (50+ lines or 500+ words) The Fairies in the Crawlspace by Beth Cato Convalescence by Alicia Cole The Cat’s Daughters by Nitoo Das the […]
Space Unicorns! It is time to announce the TOP STORY in our Uncanny Magazine 2018 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll! It is…. *drumroll* The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat by Brooke Bolander!!! Congratulations, Brooke! Brooke will be receiving a SNAZZY CERTIFICATE! The rest of the Top Five are: […]
SPACE UNICORNS! HAPPY DAY!!! There are seven Uncanny Magazine stories on the prestigious 2018 Locus Recommended Reading List! WE ARE SO CHUFFED! Congratulations to all of the authors! “How to Swallow the Moon” by Isabel Yap (novelette) “Contingency Plans for the Apocalypse” by S.B. Divya “And Yet” by A.T. Greenblatt “The Hydraulic Emperor” by Arkady Martine “Blessings” by Naomi Novik “What […]