''Uncanny Magazine'' is an American

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and

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, edited and published by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, based in

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. Its mascot is a space unicorn. The editors-in-chief, who originally edited

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from 2012–2013, chose the name of the magazine because they say it "has a wonderful pulp feel", and like how the name evokes the unexpected. They created the magazine "in the spirit of pulp sci-fi mags popular in the 1960s and '70s." ''Uncanny'' has been published bimonthly, beginning in November 2014, after receiving initial funding through

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. It continues to fund itself through crowdfunding as well as subscriptions, which numbered 4,000 in 2017. The magazine publishes original works by authors such as

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, Carmen Maria Machado, Amal El-Mohtar,

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and

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, and published early stories by

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and Brooke Bolander. Each issue includes new short stories, one reprint, new poems, non-fiction essays, and a pair of interviews. The magazine pays its authors and artists. It also produces a podcast where some of the magazine's content is read aloud. They have a staff of 10 editors and receive between 1,000 and 2,000 submissions every month. In 2018, they published a disability-themed issue called ''Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction'' with content exclusively from disabled creators. This was a continuation of the ''Destroy'' series originally from ''Lightspeed'' magazine; in it, the authors and illustrators envisioned "a truly accessible future is one that features rather than erases the disabled mind and body". The issue won an Aurora Award for Best Related Work in 2019.

Awards and recognition

In 2017, ''Uncanny'' won the 2016

Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine The Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine is given each year to a periodical publication related to science fiction or fantasy that meets several criteria having to do with the number of issues published and who, if anyone, receives payment. The awar ...

, and one of its published stories, " Folding Beijing" by

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translated by

, won the

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. It since went on to win the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine every year from 2016 through 2020.

Magazine awards

Art awards

* 2016 Gold

Spectrum Award The Spectrum Awards were established in 1994 by Cathy Fenner and Arnie Fenner to recognize the best in fantasy, science fiction, and horror artwork created each year. Spectrum Award categories * Spectrum Award for Grand Master, Grand Master * Spect ...

– Editorial Category – "Traveling to a Distant" Day by Tran Nguyen (''Uncanny Magazine'' #4 Cover) * 2016

Chesley Awards The Chesley Awards were established in 1985 by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists to recognize individual artistic works and achievements during a given year. The Chesleys were initially called the ASFA Awards, but were later r ...

– Best Cover Illustration: Magazine – "Traveling to a Distant Day" by Tran Nguyen (''Uncanny Magazine'' #4 Cover) * 2017 Chesley Awards – Best Cover Illustration: Magazine – "Bubbles and Blast Off" by Galen Dara (''Uncanny Magazine'' #10)

Content awards

* 2015 William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review – "Does Sex Make Science Fiction 'Soft'?" by

Tansy Rayner Roberts Tansy Rayner Roberts (born 22 May 1978) is an Australian fantasy writer. Her short stories have been published in a variety of genre magazines, including ''Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'' and ''Aurealis''. She also writes crime fiction a ...

(''Uncanny Magazine'' #1) * 2016

– " Folding Beijing" by

, translated by

(''Uncanny Magazine'' #2) * 2017

Locus Award for Best Novelette The Locus Award for Best Novelette is one of a series of Locus Awards The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine '' Locus'', a monthly magazine based in Oakland, Californi ...

– "You'll Surely Drown Here If You Stay" by

(''Uncanny Magazine'' #10) * 2017

Rhysling Award __NOTOC__ The Rhysling Awards are an annual award given for the best science fiction, fantasy, or horror poem of the year. Unlike most literary awards, which are named for the creator of the award, the subject of the award, or a noted member of t ...

–Best Long Poem – "Rose Child" by

Theodora Goss Theodora Goss (born September 30, 1968) is a Hungarian-American fiction writer and poet. Her writing has been nominated for major awards, including the Nebula, Locus, Mythopoeic, World Fantasy, and Seiun Awards. Her short fiction and poetry ...

(''Uncanny Magazine'' #13) * 2018

Eugie Award The Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction is an annual juried award presented to the author of a piece of short speculative fiction (20,000 words or fewer) published during the previous calendar year. It seeks to recognize fiction that is ...

– "Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand" by

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(''Uncanny Magazine'' #18) * 2019

World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction The World Fantasy Awards are given each year by the World Fantasy Convention for the best fantasy fiction published in English during the previous calendar year. The awards have been described by book critics such as ''The Guardian'' as a "presti ...

– "Like a River Loves the Sky" by Emma Törzs (''Uncanny Magazine'' #21) * 2020

Ignyte Awards The Ignyte Awards are an annual literary award for the best science fiction, fantasy, and horror works and achievements of the previous year. Established in 2020 by writers L. D. Lewis and Suzan Palumbo Suzan may refer to: * Suzan, Iran (disam ...

–Best in Creative Nonfiction – "Black Horror Rising" by

Tananarive Due Tananarive Priscilla Due ( ) (born January 5, 1966) is an American author and educator. Due won the American Book Award for her novel '' The Living Blood''. She is also known as a film historian with expertise in Black horror. Due teaches a cours ...

(''Uncanny Magazine'' #28) * 2021 Hugo Awards–Best Short Story – "Metal Like Blood in the Dark" by

, as T. Kingfisher (''Uncanny Magazine'' #36) * 2022

Nebula Award for Best Short Story The Nebula Award for Best Short Story is a literary award assigned each year by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy short stories. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a short stor ...

– " Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather" by

Sarah Pinsker Sarah Pinsker is an American science fiction and fantasy author. A nine-time finalist for the Nebula Award, Pinsker's debut novel '' A Song for a New Day'' won the 2019 Nebula for Best Novel Locus Award for Best Novelette The Locus Award for Best Novelette is one of a series of Locus Awards The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine '' Locus'', a monthly magazine based in Oakland, Californi ...

– "That Story Isn't the Story" by John Wiswell (''Uncanny Magazine'' #43) * 2022

Locus Award for Best Short Story The Locus Award for Best Short Story is one of a series of Locus Awards given every year by ''Locus Magazine''. Awards presented in a given year are for works published in the previous calendar year. Originally known as the Locus Award for Best Sho ...

– "Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather" by

Sarah Pinsker Sarah Pinsker is an American science fiction and fantasy author. A nine-time finalist for the Nebula Award, Pinsker's debut novel '' A Song for a New Day'' won the 2019 Nebula for Best Novel Hugo Award for Best Short Story The Hugo Award for Best Short Story is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published or translated into English during the previous calendar year. The short story award is available for works of fiction o ...

– "Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather" by

Sarah Pinsker Sarah Pinsker is an American science fiction and fantasy author. A nine-time finalist for the Nebula Award, Pinsker's debut novel '' A Song for a New Day'' won the 2019 Nebula for Best NovelLynne M. Thomas – Publisher/Editor-in-Chief * Michael Damian Thomas – Publisher/Editor-in-Chief * Chimedum Ohaegbu – Managing Editor/Poetry Editor *

Meg Elison Meg Elison is an American author and feminist essayist whose writings often incorporate the themes of female empowerment, body positivity, and gender flexibility. Her debut novel, ''The Book of the Unnamed Midwife'', won the 2014 Philip K. Dick ...

– Nonfiction Editor * Erika Ensign – Podcast Producer * Steven Schapansky – Podcast Producer * Matt Peters – Podcast Reader * Caroline M. Yoachim – Interviewer * Naomi Day – Assistant Editor

Former staff

* Elsa Sjunneson – Nonfiction Editor * Joy Piedmont – Podcast Reader * Angel Cruz – Assistant Editor * Michi Trota – Managing/Nonfiction Editor * Stephanie Malia Morris – Podcast Reader *

Mimi Mondal Monidipa "Mimi" Mondal is an Indian speculative fiction writer based in New York. She writes in many genres, including science fiction. Mondal is the co-editor of ''Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler'', an anthology of letter ...

– Poetry/Reprint Editor *

Julia Rios Julia Rios is an American writer, editor, podcaster, and narrator. Biography Born in the United States, Rios is partly of Mexican descent. They have won a number of awards for their work in Science Fiction and Fantasy and has even more nominati ...

– Poetry/Reprint Editor * Amal El-Mohtar – Podcast Reader * C. S. E. Cooney – Podcast Reader * Deborah Stanish – Interviewer * Shana DuBois – Interviewer

References

External links

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