''Ideomancer'' was a Canadian quarterly

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magazine whose contents included

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, horror,

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, along with reviews and interviews. The first issue debuted in 2001, and in 2002 the magazine was "rebooted" with new numbering under new editorship. Volume 1 of the current ''Ideomancer'' was established in 2002. Chris Clarke and Mikal Trimm, who were on the original ''Ideomancer'' editorial team, edited an

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called ''Ideomancer Unbound'' published by Fictionwise in 2002. It includes stories by

Charles Coleman Finlay Charles Coleman Finlay (born July 1, 1964 in New York City, NY) is an American science fiction and fantasy author and editor. He grew up in Marysville, Ohio and attended Ohio State University. His first story, ''Footnotes'', was published in 20 ...

Jack Dann Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-edit ...

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, Tobias S. Buckell, Deborah Biancotti,

Mike Resnick Michael Diamond Resnick (; March 5, 1942 – January 9, 2020) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He won five Hugo awards and a Nebula award, and was the guest of honor at Chicon 7. He was the executive editor of the defunct ...

, and Claire McKenna, among others.

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is by

Cat Sparks Catriona (Cat) Sparks (born 11 September 1965, Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian science fiction writer, editor and publisher. Publishing As manager and editor of Agog! Press with her partner, Australian horror writer Rob Hood, Sp ...

. As of 2019, it appears that the magazine is now defunct. It ceased publication sometime after April 20, 2015, which was the date of the last tweet on their Twitter account.

Contributing writers

In addition to those featured in ''Ideomancer Unbound'', notable authors published by ''Ideomancer'' included Nicole Kornher-Stace,

Ted Kosmatka Ted Kosmatka is an American writer. His short stories have been reprinted in ten Year's Best anthologies, and he is co-winner of the 2010 Asimov's Readers' Choice Award. His 2012 novel The Games was nominated for a Locus Award for Best First Novel ...

, Ruth Nestvold,

Christopher Barzak Christopher Barzak (born July 21, 1975) is an American author. He has published many short stories, beginning with "A Mad Tea Party" in ''Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet'' in 1999. In 2007 he published his debut novel, '' One for Sorrow'', whi ...

, and

Sarah Monette Sarah Elizabeth Monette (born November 25, 1974) is an American novelist and short story author, writing mostly in the genres of fantasy and horror. Under the name Katherine Addison, she published the fantasy novel '' The Goblin Emperor'', which ...

Staff

Awards and recognition

Works published in Ideomancer have received the following awards: 2009 * "Sea Change", by Erica L. Satifka, honorable mention, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection 2008 * "Deadnauts", by Ted Kosmatka, ''long list,

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''; honorable mention, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection * "Screamers", by Yoon Ha Lee, honorable mention, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection * "Far Side of the Moon", by Ruth Nestvold, honorable mention, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection * "Things With Sharp Teeth", by Astrid Atkinson, honorable mention,

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* "Winner", by Kyri Freeman, honorable mention,

2007 * "Triple Helix", by Ruth Nestvold, honorable mention, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection * "Nine Lives", by Becca de la Rosa, honorable mention,

2006 * "The Sun's Kiss", by Yoon Ha Lee, honorable mention, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection * "Whale Falls", by Steve Mohan, Jr, honorable mention, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection 2003 * "Mr Neblin's Boy", by Nancy Proctor, honorable mention,

* "Horsethieves and Preachermen", by Christopher Rowe, honorable mention,

References

External links

Ideomancer website
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Awards and recognition

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