Magazines Received, May

This list covers new SF/F/H print, online, and electronic periodicals (including regularly updated websites) seen by Locus magazine, focusing on those that publish fiction or reviews and criticism. To submit titles for listing on these pages, please send to Locus Publications, 655 13th St. #100, Oakland CA 94612 or email locus@locusmag.com.

Electronic Brain

Jean-Paul L. Garnier, ed.

Issue 1, 2025, $17.99, annual, 127pp, 14 x 21½ cm. “Electronic Brain aims for open and honest communication about difficult subjects and to plumb the depths of the human experience, no matter how uncomfortable” with fiction, interviews, a graph­ic story, music scores, pocket dramas, poetry, etc. by Eugen Bacon, Alice W. Fuller, Michael Butterworth, and others. Cover by Charles Platt.

Issue 2, 2026, 163pp, includes work by Pablo Ramirez & Jenne Hanchey, Sap­pho, RedBlueBlackSilver, and others. Cover by Zara Kand.

The Fabulist

Josh Wilson, ed.

Vol. 1, #2, January 2026, $10.00 print, bimonthly, 56pp, 15 x 22½ cm. Print version of an online specu­lative fiction magazine.

This issue include stories by Jyotsna Sreenivasan, Katherine Nabity, Bruce McAllister, and others; poetry, art, and reviews. Cover by Karu Shao.

Foofaraw

Kevin Kortum, ed.

Is­sue #003 February 2026, $7.99 print/digital for paid subscribers, monthly, 42pp, 14 x 21½ cm. “A zine of surreal storytelling and worldly observations” with fic­tion, observations, and author interviews.

This issue publishes “Faceless” by Ellie Montemayor. Cover by Matthew Burbridge.

Fusion Fragment

Ca­van Terrill, ed.

#27, March 2026, purchase through Blurb, print CAD $12.99/digital pay-what-you-want and sold in conjunction with Saros SF #5, irregular, 160 pp, 12½ x 20½ cm.

Weird liter­ary journal with stories by Cate W. Tam, Jaye Case, Anya Leigh Josephs, and others. Cover by Abi Stevens.

Heartlines Spec

Rebecca Bennett, et al., eds.

Issue #10, Spring 2026, CAD $14.99, trian­nually, 90pp, 15 x 23 cm.

Fan­tasy magazine with fiction from Crystall Koo, Isla Lader, Anne Liberton, and others; and poetry. Cover by Alice M.

Pulp Literature

Jennifer Landels, et al. eds.

No. 49, Winter 2026, C$18.00, quarterly, 236 pp, 13½ x 20 cm. Canadian magazine dedicated to pulp literature.

This issue in­cludes fiction from Robert J. Saw­yer, J.M. Landels, Barry Lawrence, and others; interviews; a graphic story; poetry; etc. Cover by Jeff Sturgeon.

Saros Speculative Fiction

Ariel Marken Jack, ed.

Issue #5, March 2026, purchase through Blurb, print CAD $7.99/digital pay-what-you-want and sold in con­junction with Fusion Fragment #27, irregular, 64pp, 12½ x 20½ cm. Literary speculative fiction magazine with a different editor each issue.

This issue includes fiction and short author Q&As from Theodore Hill, Kel Coleman, Yasmeen Fahmy, and others. Cover by Ariel Marken Jack.

Reckoning: It Was Paradise

So­nia Sulaiman, guest ed.

Special issue, March 2026, $10.00 print + $5.00 shipping, 123pp, 15 x 23 cm.

A special issue of Reckoning “on the intersection of war, conflict, and environmental justice”. Au­thors include stories by Caroline Hung, Rajiv Moté, and others; poetry; nonfiction; and art. Cover by Mónica Robles Corzo.

Wyldblood

Mark Bilsborough, ed.

#18, March 2026, $10.25 print/$5.50 digital, quarterly120pp, 14 x 21½ cm.

Speculative fiction magazine with stories by Derek Alan Jones, David Castle­witz, Akis Linardos, and others. Cover by Mónica Robles Corzo.

Online Magazines

Aurealis

Dirk Strasser, ed.

No. 191, June 2026, $3.99 digital, 10 times a year (every month except January and December). Aus­tralian SF/F magazine.

This is­sue includes fiction from Anne Aulsebrook, Kit Holmes, Adam Porkolab; essays; an interview, and reviews. Cover by darrenwhi.

Beneath Ceaseless Skies

Scott H. Andrews, ed.

Issue #457, May 14, 2026, free online, biweekly. Literary fan­tasy/adventure magazine. This issue includes stories by Auston Habershaw, R.I. Sutton, and Molly Tanzer. Cover by Anthony Avon.

Issue #458, May 28, 2026 has fiction by AnaMaria Curtis, M.E. Bronstein, and Y.M. Pang. Cover by Anthony Avon.

Black Cat Weekly

John Betancourt, ed.

Issue #247, $2.99 digital, weekly. SF and mystery digital magazine with original and reprinted stories. This issue has stories by Mack Reynolds with Dean Ing, Adrian Cole, Harry Harrison, and others. Cover by Ron Miller.

Issue #248 includes fiction by Raymond F. Jones, Alfred Coppel, Thomas J. O’Hara, and others. Cover by Ron Miller.

Issue #249 features work by Robert A.W. Lowndes, Humphrey Price, Isaac Asimov, and others. Cover by Larry Blamire.

Issue #250 has fiction by Wendy Vidlak, Steve Horton, Winston K. Marks, and others. Cover by Stephen Hickman.

Clarkesworld

Neil Clarke, ed.

Issue #237, June 2026, free online or $3.99 digi­tal/$13.99 print + digital, monthly.

SF/fantasy magazine with fiction from Carrie Vaughn, Rebecca Campbell, Anne Wilkins, and oth­ers; essays; and interviews. Cover by Kristin Kest.

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores

Fran Eisemann, ed.

May/June 2026, free online. Genre fiction magazine with stories, podcast and reviews.

In May/June, the site posted a story by Larry Hodges and more.

The Dark

Sean Wal­lace, ed.

Issue #133, June 2026, free online or digital available for $1.99-$2.99, monthly. Dark fan­tasy and horror magazine.

This is­sue includes fiction by JL George, Íde Hennessy, R.K. Duncan, and David Demchuk. Cover by Tomis­lav Tikulin.

DreamForge Anvil

Scot Noel ed.

Issue #24 June 2026, $3.25 digital or free online, quarterly.

This issue includes stories by Pam Avoledo, James C. Bassett, K.Z. Richards, and others; and non-fiction.

Escape Artists

Five weekly podcasts: Es­cape Pod escapepod.org/> Valerie Valdes & Mur Lafferty, eds. (SF), Pod­Castle podcastle.org/> Shingai Njeri Kagunda & Eleanor R. Wood, eds. (fantasy), PseudoPod pseudopod.org/> Shawn Garrett & Alex Hofelich, eds. (horror), Cast of Wonders www.castofwonders.org> Katherine Inskip, ed. (YA) and CatsCast escapeartists.net/catscast/> Laura Pearlman, ed. (speculative fiction cat stories).

Free online. Genre podcasts of both original and previously published stories with accompanying text.

Flash Point SF

Thomas J. Griffin & M.A. Dosser, eds.

May-June 2026, free online, biweekly. Flash fiction SF and fantasy site.

In May and June, the site posted short fiction by Andrew Kozma, Addison Smith, and others.

Foofaraw

Kevin Kortum, ed.

Issue #9, June 2026, free online or $4.00 digital, monthly, 87pp. “A zine of surreal storytelling and worldly observations” with fiction, observations, cartoons, poetry, and author interviews.

This issue includes stories by K.A. Vargas, Sarina Dorie, and others. Cover by Addison Smith.

Lightspeed Magazine

John Joseph Ad­ams, ed.

Issue #193, June 2026, free online or $4.99 ebook, monthly.

Online SF/fan­tasy magazine with fiction from M.R. Robinson, David Marino, Alex Irvine, Beesan Odeh, and others; author spotlights; and reviews. Cover by Tithi Luadthong.

Nightmare Magazine

Wendy N. Wagner, ed.

Issue #165, June 2026, free online or $3.99 ebook, monthly.

Horror/dark fantasy magazine with fiction by Aishatu Ado, Izzy Wasserstein, and Mari­anne Kirby; author spotlights; non-fiction, and poetry. Cover by Joe Therasakdhi/ Adobe Stock.

Otherside

V.M. Ayala, M.R. Robin­son, & Ash Vale, eds.

Issue #2, June 2026, $4.99 digital, quarterly, 125pp. “…queer-led literary maga­zine” with “speculative fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ creators”.

This issue includes stories by P.V. Vamsidhar, Joshua Geller Schwartz, Ben Francisco, and others. Cover by Theo Marcial.

Radon Journal

Casey Aim­er, ed.

Issue #13, June 2026, $6.99 print/free digital, triannual, 85pp. Speculative fiction magazine publishing stories “relating to science fiction, transhumanism, anarchism, and dystopia.”

This issue includes stories by Colin Alexander, H.V. Patterson, Jen Cornick, and others; and poetry. Cover by Reza Afshar.

Reactor

Various eds.

May/June 2026, free online.

Macmillan house site publishing fiction and articles including original fiction from Isabel J. Kim, Benjamin Percy, James Patrick Kelly, and others; novel excerpts; rereads/rewatches of novels and television #noinsta

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