(Guest post by Kat Howard) I am not the sort of writer who generally knows where she’s going when she begins a story. I’ll start with a character, a voice, a scene, and then I just write. So when I started writing An Unkindness of Magicians, I didn’t know that much about what I wanted […]
As you may remember, one of the stretch goals for the Uncanny Magazine Year Three Kickstarter was a continuation of our webcomic feature. Each issue, the multi-talented Liz Argall will have a special Uncanny edition of her webcomic Things Without Arms and Without Legs where they react to a piece in an issue of Uncanny Magazine. For Issue 17, Liz’s Things react to the poem […]
Coming September 5, THE EIGHTEENTH ISSUE OF 2016 & 2017 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 October 3. Don’t forget eBook Subscriptions to Uncanny Magazine are available from Weightless […]
I did not write a letter for Luminescent Threads, an anthology that I would eventually come to edit. I am writing this post in lieu of the letter I failed to write almost a year ago. Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler, edited by Alexandra Pierce and me, is now available from Twelfth Planet […]
Hello! I am Liz. I am the creator of Things Without Arms and Without Legs, a comic about creatures who are kind. I’ve created over 500 comics in the last 5 years and it has been the most wonderful, humbling experience seeing how some of those comics have helped people (a sad http://www.thingswithout.com/comic/311-a-sad/ in particular). […]
We have wonderful news! Uncanny Magazine won its second Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine! We are deeply honored by this Hugo Award. It was a stellar group of finalists. A magazine is the work of numerous people, so we want to thank our 2016 staff of Michi Trota, Julia Rios, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky, Amal […]
More excellent award news, Space Unicorns! The World Fantasy Award Finalists have been announced! Once again, Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas are finalists for the Special Award, Non-Professional World Fantasy Award for Uncanny Magazine! Also, “Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies” by Brooke Bolander is a finalist for the Best Short Story World Fantasy Award! Congratulations […]
More wonderful news, Space Unicorns! “Rose Child” by Theodora Goss from Uncanny Magazine Issue 13 won the SFPA 2017 Rhysling Award for Best Long Poem! Congratulations, Theodora!
As you may remember, one of the stretch goals for the Uncanny Magazine Year Three Kickstarter was a continuation of our webcomic feature. Each issue or so, the multi-talented Liz Argall will have a special Uncanny edition of her webcomic Things Without Arms and Without Legs where they react to Uncanny Magazine. Today, Liz’s Things react to Space Unicorns with an IMPORTANT QUESTION!
Huge news, Space Unicorns! TWO pieces of Uncanny Magazine Issue 10 have won awards! First, “You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay” by Alyssa Wong won the Locus Award for Best Novelette! Congratulations, Alyssa! Second, Galen Dara’s Uncanny Magazine Issue 10 cover Bubbles and Blast Off won the 2017 Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration: Magazine! Congratulations, […]