Fabulous news, Space Unicorns! “Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200” by R.S.A. Garcia is a finalist for a Best Short Story Ignyte Award! Congratulations to R.S.A. Garcia!! It is a fabulous ballot! Congratulations to all of the finalists! From the Ignyte Award website: Voting for the 2024 awards will close August 31st, 2024 at 11:59PM EDT. The short list […] The post “Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200” by R.S.A. Garcia Is an Ignyte Awards Finalist! appeared first on Uncanny Magazine ..read more

Spectacular news, Space Unicorns! “Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200” by R.S.A. Garcia and “The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer are Sturgeon Memorial Award finalists!!! Congratulations to Rhonda, Naomi, and to all of the finalists! From Locus Magazine: Established in 1987 by James Gunn and the heirs of Theodore Sturgeon, including his partner Jayne Engelhart Tannehill […] The post Naomi Kritzer’s and R.S.A Garcia’s Stories Are Sturgeon Memorial Award Finalists! appeared first on Uncanny Magazine ..read more

Fabulous news, Space Unicorns! “Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200” by R.S.A. Garcia and “The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer are both finalists for the 2024 Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction!!!! Congratulations to Rhonda, Naomi, and to all of the finalists! From their website: The Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction (or Eugie Award) celebrates the best […] The post Naomi Kritzer’s and R.S.A Garcia’s Stories Are 2024 Eugie Award Finalists! appeared first on Uncanny Magazine ..read more

Uncanny Magazine would like to thank the following people for supporting us during our Year 10 Kickstarter. This magazine would not be possible without their support.    Sarah Bassett, Shervyn von Hoerl, Jen Clark, Cait Greer, Deanne Fountaine, Caroline Yoachim, Apurva Desai, Asha Bardon, KateMacLeod, Dee Straith, Elias Rosner, Ultra Bithalver, Leah, Michael Zecca, David […] The post Thank You, Year 10 Kickstarter Backers! appeared first on Uncanny Magazine ..read more

Greg van Eekhout is the author of twelve novels, including California Bones, Voyage of the Dogs, Weird Kid, and dozens of short stories. His books have been finalists for the Nebula Award, Andre Norton Award, and Locus Award, and were listed by the New York Public Library among the best 100 books for children. “Across the […] The post Interview: Greg van Eekhout appeared first on Uncanny Magazine ..read more

Much like Ishmael, I have experienced a fair number of damp, drizzly Novembers in my soul. And I, too, have required a strong moral principle to prevent me from stepping into the street and methodically knocking people’s hats off. But unlike Ishmael, I can’t quietly take to sea because my lunch break is only forty-five […] The post Across the Street appeared first on Uncanny Magazine ..read more

            I had a terrible dream in which I was in Toronto and it was the apocalypse. Earthquakes and fires, violence and loss, and the police, of course, were everywhere. We lived on the first floor of an apartment building. The one next to ours had just gone down like […] The post In Dreams, I Cannot Read or Hope appeared first on Uncanny Magazine ..read more

Content note: references to ableism and racism For people born in the South, whether they remain in the region their entire lives or not, there can be an inexplicable hold the land has on you. Almost like soft fingers grasping an ankle—until that hand tightens to prevent escape. That’s what Southern gothic literature is like. […] The post Southern Gothic: Shadows, Superstition, and the Supernatural appeared first on Uncanny Magazine ..read more

Caitlin Rosemarie Thomas, 21, of Champaign, IL, formerly of DeKalb, IL and Hamden, CT, passed away April 17, 2024, due to complications from Aicardi Syndrome. She is survived by her parents, Michael Damian Thomas and Lynne M. Thomas, as well as beloved family and friends across the globe. Caitlin packed as many adventures as possible […] The post The <i>Uncanny</i> Valley appeared first on Uncanny Magazine ..read more

Uncanny Magazine would like to thank the following people for supporting us on Patreon. This magazine would not be possible without their support.   Space Unicorn Ranger Corps RECRUITS Jens Polikeit, Sabrina, fidric, Marie Jackson, Sonny Phillips, Joe Pickering, Wichael Tellez, David, Glenn Carruthers, Emily Crossen, Catharine Roseberry, Ibrahem Wasti, Katie Sinkoski, Jenny Barber, Dawn […] The post Thank You, Patreon Supporters! appeared first on Uncanny Magazine ..read more