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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · 2d

While Jonathan is busy visiting Seaforth and recording what he finds, Alan took the time to review Parsec #14 - another superb issue with great stories by Adam Roberts, Mike Cobley, Teika Smits, Dave Hutchinson AND MORE!

Parsec #14

Alan reviews a cracking new issue of Parsec - why haven't you subscribed yet?

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Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine @3lobedmag.com · Sep 1

Lots of discussion lately about increased interest in short fiction, and we love that. We have 25 years of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction stories for you to read. And we would love to do 25 more, if you can help. kck.st/4mIkEm1

Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026

A digital literary magazine of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction.

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Jul 19

Alan reviews the latest edition of the excellent @shoreinf.bsky.social‬ - Omniscient computers, ghosts in machines, and cellular communication all crop up in this edition of Shoreline, and there seems to be a loose theme of lives that take place within non-corporeal and hidden states.

Shoreline of Infinity #39 (Summer 2025)

Omniscient computers, ghosts in machines, and cellular communication all crop up in this edition of Shoreline, and there seems to be a loose theme of lives that take place within non-corporeal and hidden states. Alan reviews the latest Shoreline of Infinity

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Jul 8

I’m not saying you should give all your money to support the short fiction magazines we highlight, but…. Would you consider it? Here’s another excellent one for your consideration!

Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · Jul 8

Space Unicorns! Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is 41% towards funding. DON'T STOP US NOW BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING A GOOD TIME!!!! buff.ly/FTfV1GZ

Uncanny Magazine Year 11 Covers: The Duet by Nilah Magruder, Barbershops of the Floating City by Grace P. Fong, and Blessed Universe by Galen Dara.

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Jul 8

Of course i meant *short fiction*. Sigh.

The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Jul 8

Well this looks like great fun and has a wonderful line up. Support shot fiction if you can!

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Jul 7

Strange Horizons is getting close to their goal, back them to get another year of stories from this fine Hugo winning zine.

Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · Jun 8

📢 It's here! The Strange Horizons Fund Drive 2026 has begun! 📢

Help us raise the $20,000 we need to fund our fiction, poetry, and non-fiction for next year! Beyond that are our stretch goals including some compelling special issues!

Donate at the link ⬇️

Strange Horizons 2026

A free weekly speculative fiction magazine with a global perspective.

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Jul 7

Behind the news, but do please consider supporting BCS, or any of the other fine short fiction magazines that are out there struggling for support and/or readers.

Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine @bcsmagazine.bsky.social · Jul 2

The BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to keeping paying our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium. Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But <1% of our readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/2

creating an online fantasy magazine & podcast

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Jun 13

Interzone #301

An upsettingly late review of a brilliant issue of Interzone. Stand out stories by Corey Jae White and Ashley Stokes.

Interzone #301

An upsettingly late review of a brilliant issue of Interzone. Stand out stories by Corey Jae White and Ashley Stokes.

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Jun 13

So late, so late. Just finishing off my review of @interzone.press #301 and #302 is already out! Short version is - it's fab. Particularly recommend amazing stories by @coreyjwhite.com and @ashleystokes.bsky.social which I have struggled to do justice to in the review. Pls standby

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Jun 6

The Creator by Aliya Whiteley

(Newcon Press 2025) The new novella by 2025 BSFA award-winner Aliya Whiteley is expertly written – it's a pastiche of those mid-century country house novels married to a couple of pulpy genre plots, and it all fits together really well. There’s not a moment wasted…

The Creator by Aliya Whiteley

(Newcon Press 2025) The new novella by 2025 BSFA award-winner Aliya Whiteley is expertly written – it's a pastiche of those mid-century country house novels married to a couple of pulpy genre plots, and it all fits together really well. There’s not a moment wasted here. While her Three-Eight-One still puzzles me, it’s the kind of puzzle I want to solve rather than abandon.

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · May 17

Mythaxis #41 – Spring 2025

Some strong stories in the latest edition of Mythaxis.

Mythaxis #41 – Spring 2025

Some strong stories in the latest edition of Mythaxis.

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Mar 19

A Tiding of Magpies / Pete W. Sutton.

One of the questions I ask when reviewing a single author anthology is ‘what’s special about it?’ There are plenty of story collections that are perfectly good but nonetheless fail to create that frisson of intrigue that makes them shine. In Pete W. Sutton's A…

A Tiding of Magpies / Pete W. Sutton.

One of the questions I ask when reviewing a single author anthology is ‘what’s special about it?’ There are plenty of story collections that are perfectly good but nonetheless fail to create that frisson of intrigue that makes them shine. In Pete W. Sutton's A Tiding of Magpies, reissued last year with extra stories, I felt that mental ‘shiver’ a few times.

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Mar 5

Alan really enjoyed the latest issue of WYLDBLOOD magazine. Find out which stories stood out by reading our latest review.

Wyldblood #16

This is another strong issue of Wyldblood, with a good mixture of fantasy and sci-fi.

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Feb 10

After the Christmas holidays and the new-year slump, Alan gets back in the saddle with a review of the most recent issue of Parsec.

Parsec #12

After the Christmas holidays and the new-year slump, Alan gets back in the saddle with a review of the most recent issue of Parsec.

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Feb 1

It seems that Supernova has been longlisted in the Best Short Non Fiction category of the @bsfa.bsky.social awards. Thank you to whoever nominated us, we really appreciate it.

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Feb 1

So sad to see another short fiction magazine closing. Hexagon published a lot of great stories, which takes a lot of energy and effort, we salute them for all of their hard work across 20 issues.

Hexagon SF Magazine @hexagonmagazine.bsky.social · Jan 26

Hexagon has been my most incredible creative venture thus far, but it’s time to say goodbye (for now).

Read the full announcement of Hexagon’s hiatus on our website or Patreon. 🧡

Hexagon Hiatus

I have edited 19 (soon to be 20) issues of my favourite magazine of all time, but it’s time to say goodbye (for now). I started Hexagon as a project to gain editing experience and to improve my own…

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Jan 10

New year, new short fiction reviews! Alan has been catching up on @mythaxis.bsky.social - an excellent and free-to-read quarterly zine. Check out our review and then check out Mythaxis! supernova.reviews/2025/01/10/m...

Mythaxis #39

Reading Mythaxis really brings home that there are some great unknown (or relatively unknown) writers out there.

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Jan 5

Happy New Year from Supernova! We're catching up on reviews again - here's what I thought of Interzone 300 supernova.reviews/2025/01/05/i...

Another strong issue, standout story for me was by Rachael Cupp - check it out!

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Interzone #300

Happy New Year from Supernova! The landmark 300th issue of Interzone has been out for a while, so as you can see I’m still playing catch-up with the reviews….

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Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · Nov 27

Issue 18 is coming next week! Here's the cover, with art by Angela Patera. Subscribe or pick up individual issues at store.smallwondersmag.com.

Small Wonders Issue 18 (December 2024) cover. The cover art, by Angela Patera, is of a mechanical owl sitting on a sheet-metal-looking tree. Glowing metal stars and a crescent moon hang from the tree's branches around the owl. The issue includes stories and poems by Jenna Hanchey & Marco Dehnert, H.V. Patterson, Benjamin C. Kinney, Annika Barranti Klein, Diana Olney, Kathryn Healy, S.L. Harris, Eleanor Ball, and Sylvia Heike. Editors are Cislyn Smith and Stephen Granade.

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Nov 28

Another new post of short fiction reviews from us! What is going on! This is a delayed review of PARSEC #11 from @pspublish.bsky.social which came out in August. It's a great issue with stories by @aptshadow.bsky.social @neilwilliamson.bsky.social and more! supernova.reviews/2024/11/28/p...

Parsec #11

Self-imposed deadlines have no meaning, at least, not to me any more. I started Parsec issue 11 on the flight from Birmingham to Glasgow for Worldcon in August and was honestly blown away….

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · Nov 27

We’re so glad you enjoyed it! Submissions are currently open for Issue 19 - details can be found here britishfantasysociety.org/get-in-touch...

BFS Horizons – The British Fantasy Society

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The Supernova Short Fiction Review @supernovareviews.bsky.social · Nov 27

As promised, new reviews at Supernova! First up, Alan looks at the latest issue of BFS Horizons, fiction magazine of the British Fantasy Society and likes what he finds @britfantasysoc.bsky.social . supernova.reviews/2024/11/27/b...

BSF Horizons #17

BFS Horizons is a bit of a hidden gem.Sent out to members of the society but also available to purchase in the usual places, it often contains some truly wonderful stories, and this issue is a good…

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