Issue 12, due later this year, is shaping up to be terrific. Here’s what we’ve aquired so far:

Red and Grandma Inside the Wolf, by Carmen Lau, a fresh take on a classic tale.

No Place Like Home, or, Building the Yellow Brick Road, by Krista Hoeppner Leahy: A secret history of the Wizard of Oz.

Crepuscular, by Ben Francisco: A snowman, a hairdryer, and tragedy.

Seek Him I’t’Other Place Yourself, by Josh Storey, an incredible Orpheus-inspired story.

An Organization Man in the Time Long After Legends, by Jen Waverly, a tale of a long and wearying battle against monsters.

Five Letters from New Laverne, by Monica Byrne, a breathtaking story of stigmata and love on a distant planet.

I’m really excited about all these, and looking forward to Issue 12.

Next in our Author Spotlight series: Claude Lalumière. Claude’s story, “What to Do with the Dead,” is part of the Lost Myths project, a collaborative effort with artist Rupert Bottenberg, an “eclectic offering of mythological webcomics, fiction, art, & more,” coming in 2010.

“What to Do with the Dead” is the most charming story about corpses I’ve ever read; it was irresistible.

As a special treat, Claude reads one section of “What to Do with the Dead” below, accompanied by Rupert’s illustration.

Click on the illustration to listen. Thanks, Claude and Rupert.

Continue reading Spotlight on: Claude Lalumière →

Today we’re kicking off a series featuring the authors and stories from Issue 10.

Stephanie Burgis starts us off by reading a selection of her story “Blue Joe.” For more about Stephanie, check out her interview. Continue reading Spotlight On: Stephanie Burgis →

The lovely and talented Mary Robinette Kowal has made a trailer for Issue 10. Check it out!

Issue 10 is now available!

It’s a terrific issue, with a dozen new stories and an exclusive interview from Cory Doctorow. It’s my favorite issue yet, and a pretty great way to celebrate reaching ten issues.

But it’s not really a celebration unless everyone can join in — so we decided to make the electronic edition of this issue FREE. Download a copy here. Let your friends and family know. We want everyone to read and enjoy this issue.

IF you prefer, you can buy the lovely print edition:

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Enjoy Issue 10!

Our hiatus is over and we’re now open to submissions again. Take a look at the guidelines and then send us your best; we’d love to read it.

Our relaunch is underway. Issue 10 is at the printers and should be available in about two weeks. We have a lovely new web site design, and are working on getting all of our content reorganized (please bear with us!).

We’re ready to take on the world again!