Happy New Year, Space Unicorns! We’re excited to see what 2016 brings, because 2015 was a fantastic year. We’re thankful for all the support and enthusiasm Uncanny Magazine has received, and while we have our personal favorites, we’d like to know which stories YOU loved from Uncanny in 2015.

We’ve set up a poll for Uncanny readers to vote for their top three favorite original short stories from 2015. (You can find links to all of the stories here.) The poll will be open from January 11 to January 25, after which we’ll announce the results. We will also be running polls to ask what your favorite poems, nonfiction, and cover art were in the coming weeks. We can’t wait to hear from you about the Uncanny stories, poems, nonfiction, and art that made you feel!

The creators who come out on top in the polls will receive a snazzy certificate!

The start of a new year is always a good time to try new things, so in that spirit, you can now follow Uncanny Magazine on Instagram as @uncanny_magazine! To kick off our Instagram account, we’ll be highlighting our favorite quotes from Uncanny’s short fiction from 2015. Starting on Monday, January 11, we’ll post one quote per day on Instagram, Monday through Saturday. Be sure to check out Uncanny’s Instagram page to get “the whole picture.”