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Welcome to Shimmer! We’re “an enthusiastic zine with a penchant for elegiac stories and reaching out to new and established writers.” Our stories have been reprinted in Best American Fantasy 3 and Rich Horton’s Year’s Best Fantasy and Science Fiction.
Issue 11: The Clockwork Jungle Book
Fabulous Reviews!
“…Whimsical, beautifully written and presented, and with thoughtful stories.”–Not if You Were the Last Short Story.
“Unfailingly well written, which gives hope for the future of the genre. … Read this issue of Shimmer to get a look at the future giants of the field.”–Tangent Online
“The stories in Shimmer are like pieces of rich fudge, all very different but quite delicious. It is worthy of our support.”–Sam Tomaino, SF Revu.
Now Available: Issue 11.
The Clockwork Jungle Book: our collection of twenty fabulous steampunk animal tales. We’ve got an origin story from Jay Lake, and a tale of the end of the world from Sara Genge. Stories set in London, China, Alabama, Castle Frankenstein, and the moon. We’ve got snakes and dinosaurs, elephants and wolves, bees and fish, birds and goats, and yes, even a monkey or two.