PHENOMENAL news, Space Unicorns! Two Uncanny Magazine stories are finalists for the prestigious Hugo Award! “If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You“ by John Chu is a finalist for the Best Novelette Hugo Award, and “Rabbit Test” by Samantha Mills is a finalist for the Best Short Story Hugo Award! Congratulations to John, Samantha, and all of the finalists!

Even more wonderful news! Uncanny Magazine (Publishers/Editors-in-Chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, Poetry/Managing Editor Chimedum Ohaegbu, Managing Editor Monte Lin, Nonfiction Editor Meg Elison, and Podcast Producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky) is once again a finalist for Best Semiprozine!

It is an amazing list of Hugo Award finalists, many of whom are Uncanny authors and friends. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY!!! Thank you to everyone who nominated these works, and to the hard-working Chengdu Worldcon staff. We are honored, ecstatic, and overwhelmed.

Below is the Hugo Award Press Release Ballot from Chengdu Worldcon:

Astounding Award for Best New Writer

惊奇奖——最佳新人奖

• Travis Baldree 特拉维斯·巴尔德里
• Naseem Jamnia 纳西姆·詹妮亚
• Isabel J Kim* 金志荣*
• Maijia Liu刘麦加
• Everina Maxwell* 埃弗里娜·麦克斯韦*
• Weimu Xin* 辛维木*

*  – finalist in their 2^nd year of eligibility
带*号的表明是该入围者的第二个有效入围年份

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book

北极星奖——最佳青少年图书

• Akata Woman (The Nsibidi Scripts), by Nnedi Okorafor (Viking Books for Young Readers)
  《阿卡塔女巫（恩西比迪脚本）》妮狄・欧柯拉福（维京儿童图书出版社）
• Bloodmarked, by Tracy Deonn (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
  《血痕》，崔西·德恩（西蒙与舒斯特儿童图书出版社）
• Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak, by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen/Titan Books)
  《梦想比心碎更大》，查理·简·安德斯（托尔青少年出版社/泰坦出版社）
• The Golden Enclaves, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
  《黄金飞地》，娜奥米·诺维克（德雷图书）
• In the Serpents Wake, by Rachel Hartman (Random House Books for Young Readers)
  《巨蟒觉醒》，瑞秋·哈特曼（兰登儿童图书出版社）
• Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods, by Catherynne M. Valente (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
  《无名欧斯莫和八便士森林》，凯瑟琳·瓦伦特（玛格丽特·K.麦克尔德里出版社）

 

Best Fan Artist
最佳粉丝艺术家

• Iain Clark 伊恩·克拉克
• Richard Man 文复明
• Laya Rose 莱亚·罗西
• Alison Scott 艾莉森·斯科特
• España Sheriff 埃斯帕那·沙利夫
• Orion Smith 奥荣·史密斯

 

Best Fan Writer
最佳粉丝作者

• Chris M. Barkley 克里斯 M巴克利
• Bitter Karella 比特·卡累利亚
• Arthur Liu 天爵
• RiverFlow 河流
• Jason Sanford 杰森·桑福德
• Örjan Westin 奥詹·威斯汀

 

Best Fancast
最佳粉丝演播

• Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe, produced by Jonathan Strahan
  库德街播客，主持：乔纳森·斯特拉恩、吉恩·沃尔夫；制作人：乔纳森·斯特拉恩
• Hugo, Girl!, by Haley Zapal, Amy Salley, Lori Anderson, and Kevin Anderson
  雨果，女孩！主持：哈利·伊帕尔、艾米·萨利、罗伊·安德森、凯文·安德森
• Hugos There, by Seth Heasley
  雨果在那儿，主持：赛斯·海斯利
• Kalanadi, created and presented by Rachel
  卡拉纳迪，主持/制作：瑞秋
• Octothorpe, by John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty
  井号键，主持：约翰·考克森、艾莉森·斯科特、莉兹·巴蒂
• Worldbuilding for Masochists, by Cass Morris, Rowenna Miller, Marshall Ryan Maresca
  构建折磨，主持：卡斯·莫里斯、罗温娜·米勒、马歇尔·莱恩·马雷斯卡

 

Best Fanzine
最佳粉丝杂志

• Chinese Academic SF Express, by Latssep and Tianluo_Qi
  《中文科幻学术速递》，编辑：拉兹、天洛_奇
• Galactic Journey, by Gideon Marcus, Janice Marcus, Tammi Bozich, Erica Frank, Arel Lucas, and Mark Yon
  《银河之旅》，编辑：吉迪恩·马库斯、珍妮丝·马库斯、塔米·博齐奇、艾丽卡·弗兰克、阿雷尔·卢卡斯、马克·杨
• Journey Planet, by Regina Kanyu Wang, Yen Ooi, Arthur Liu, Jean Martin, Erin Underwood, Steven H Silver, Pádraig Ó Méalóid and their other co-editors.
  《旅行星球》，编辑团队：王侃瑜、黄盈沅、天爵、琴·马丁、艾琳·安德伍德、史蒂文·H西尔弗、帕德雷格·奥梅洛伊德等
• Nerds of a Feather, by Roseanna Pendlebury, Arturo Serrano, Paul Weimer, Adri Joy, Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla, G. Brown
  《羽毛上的书虫》，编辑：罗斯安娜·彭德伯里、阿图罗·塞拉诺、保罗·魏默、江嘉怡、乔·雪莉、万斯·科特拉、G布朗
• Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, by Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk
  《非官方雨果图书俱乐部博客》，编辑：奥拉夫·罗克尼、阿曼达·瓦卡鲁克
• Zero Gravity Newspaper, by RiverFlow and Ling Shizhen
  《零重力报》，编辑：河流、零始真

 

Best Semiprozine
最佳半职业杂志

• Escape Pod, co-editors Mur Lafferty & Valerie Valdes; Assistant editors Benjamin C. Kinney & Premee Mohamed, host Tina Connolly, producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht
  《逃生舱杂志》，联合编辑：穆尔·拉弗蒂 、 瓦莱丽·巴尔德斯；助理编辑：本杰明肯尼、普雷米·穆罕默德；主持人：蒂娜·康诺利；制作人：夏末·布鲁克斯、亚当·普拉赫特
• FIYAH, edited by the entire FIYAH team
  《暗黑幻想小说》，编辑：《暗黑幻想小说》团队
• khōréō, edited by Team khōréō
  《传播杂志》，编辑：《传播杂志》编辑团队
• PodCastle, co-Editors Shingai Njeri Kagunda and Eleanor R. Wood; Assistant Editor Sofia Barker; Host Matt Dovey; Audio Producers Peter Adrian Behravesh, Devin Martin, and Eric Valdes
  《科幻有声城堡》，联合编辑：盛凯·恩杰里·卡贡达、埃莉诺·伍德；助理编辑：索菲亚·巴克；主持人：马特·杜维；音频制作人：彼得·阿德里安·贝拉维什、德温·马丁、埃里克·巴尔德斯
• Strange Horizons, edited by The Strange Horizons Editorial Team
  《奇异地平线》，编辑：《奇异地平线》编辑团队
• Uncanny Magazine, publishers and editors-in-chief: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing/poetry editor Chimedum Ohaegbu; managing editor Monte Lin; nonfiction editor Meg Elison; podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
  《离奇杂志》，出品人/主编：林恩·托马斯，迈克尔·达米安·托马斯；责编/诗歌编辑：奇梅杜姆·奥海布；责编：林孚；非虚构作品编辑：梅格·埃里森；博客制作人：埃里卡·恩赛恩、史蒂文·沙潘斯基

 

Best Professional Artist
最佳职业艺术家

• Sija Hong 六厘
• Kuri Huang Kuri久里
• Paul Lewin 保罗·勒温
• Alyssa Winans 艾丽莎·怀南斯
• Jian Zhang张舰
• Enzhe Zhao赵恩哲

 

Best Editor, Long Form
最佳长篇作品编辑

• Ruoxi Chen 陈若熹
• Lindsey Hall 林赛·霍尔
• Lee Harris 李·哈里斯
• Sarah Peed 莎拉·皮德
• Huan Yan 颜欢
• Haijun Yao 姚海军

 

Best Editor, Short Form
最佳短篇作品编辑

• Scott H. Andrews 斯科特·H安德鲁斯
• Neil Clarke 尼尔·克拉克
• Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki 奥亨埃科夫韦·唐纳德·埃克佩基
• Sheree Renée Thomas雪莉·蕾妮·托马斯
• Xu Wang 汪旭
• Feng Yang杨枫

 

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
最佳戏剧表现（短片）

• Andor: “One Way Out”, written by Beau Willimon, Tony Gilroy, and George Lucas, directed by Toby Haynes (Lucasfilm)
  《安多：一条出路》，编剧：博·威利蒙、托尼·吉尔罗伊、乔治·卢卡斯；导演：托比·海恩斯（卢卡斯影业）
• Andor: “Rix Road”, written by Tony Gilroy and George Lucas, directed by Benjamin Caron (Lucasfilm)
  《安多：立斯路》，编剧：托尼·吉尔罗伊、乔治·卢卡斯；导演：本杰明·卡伦（卢卡斯影业）
• The Expanse: “Babylon’s Ashes”, written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, Naren Shankar, directed by Breck Eisner (Alcon Entertainment)
  《苍穹浩瀚：巴比伦灰烬》，编剧：丹尼尔·亚伯拉罕、泰·弗兰克、纳伦·香卡；导演：布雷克·艾斯纳执导（艾肯娱乐）
• For All Mankind: “Stranger in a Strange Land”, written by Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, directed by Craig Zisk (Tall Ship Productions/Sony Pictures Television)
  《为了全人类：异乡异客》，编剧：马特·沃尔珀特、本·内迪维；导演：克雷格·齐斯克（高船制作/索尼电影电视）
• She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: “Whose Show is This?”, written by Jessica Gao, Francesca Gailes, and Jacqueline Gailes, directed by Kat Coiro (Marvel Entertainment)
  《律师女浩克：这是谁的节目？》，编剧：杰西卡·高、弗朗西斯卡·盖尔斯、杰奎琳·盖尔斯；导演：卡特·科罗（漫威娱乐）
• Stranger Things: “Chapter Four: Dear Billy”, written by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, and Paul Dichter, directed by Shawn Levy (21 Laps Entertainment)
  《怪奇物语：第四章：亲爱的比利》，编剧：马特·达弗、罗斯·达弗、保罗·迪克特；导演：肖恩·利维（21圈娱乐）

 

Best Dramatic Presentation Long Form
最佳戏剧表现（长片）

• Avatar: The Way of Water, screenplay by James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver, directed by James Cameron (Lightstorm Entertainment / TSG Entertainment II)
  《阿凡达：水之道》，编剧：詹姆斯·卡梅隆、里克·贾法、阿曼达·西尔弗；导演：詹姆斯·卡梅隆（光风暴娱乐/TSG娱乐II）
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, screenplay by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, directed by Ryan Coogler (Marvel Studios)
  《黑豹2：瓦坎达万岁》，编剧：瑞恩·库格勒、乔·罗伯特·科尔；导演：瑞恩·库格勒（漫威影业）
• Everything Everywhere All at Once, screenplay by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Sheinert (IAC Films / Gozie AGBO)
  《瞬息全宇宙》，编剧/导演：关家永、丹尼尔·施纳特（IAC电影/罗素兄弟）
• Nope, written by Jordan Peele, directed by Jordan Peele (Universal Pictures / Monkeypaw Productions)
  《不》，编剧/导演：乔丹·皮尔（环球影业/猴爪制作）
• Severance (Season 1), written by Dan Erickson, Anna Ouyang Moench et al., directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle (Red Hour Productions / Fifth Season)
  《人生切割术（第一季）》，编剧：丹·埃里克森、安娜·欧阳·莫恩奇等；导演：本·斯蒂勒和奥伊夫·麦卡德尔（红色时刻制作公司 / 第五季）
• Turning Red, screenplay by Julia Cho and Domee Shi, directed by Domee Shi (Walt Disney Studios / Pixar Animation Studios)
  《青春变形记》，编剧：茱莉亚·赵、石之予；导演：石之予（华特迪士尼工作室/皮克斯动画）

 

Best Related Work
最佳相关作品

• Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road, by Kyle Buchanan (William Morrow)
  《血汗与铬:疯狂的麦克斯狂暴真实故事:狂暴之路》，凯尔·布坎南（威廉·莫罗出版社）
• Buffalito World Outreach Project, by Lawrence M. Schoen (Paper Golem LLC)
  《小水牛出海计划》，劳伦斯M.舍恩（纸泥人有限责任公司）
• Chinese Science Fiction, An Oral History, Volume 1, by Yang Feng (Chengdu Times Press)
  《中国科幻口述史（第一卷）》，杨枫（成都时代出版社）
• “The Ghost of Workshops Past”, by S.L. Huang (Tor.com)
  《创作营的幽灵》，黄士芬（托尔网）
• Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir, by Wil Wheaton (William Morrow)
  《仍旧是极客：一部带有注脚的回忆录》，威尔·惠顿（威廉·莫罗出版社）
• Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes, by Rob Wilkins (Doubleday)
  《特里·普拉切特:充满轶事的一生》，罗布·威尔金斯（道布尔戴出版社）

 

Best Graphic Story or Comic
最佳图像小说或漫画

• Cyberpunk 2077: Big City Dreams, by Bartosz Sztybor, Filipe Andrade, Alessio Fioriniello, Roman Titov, Krzysztof Ostrowski (Dark Horse Books)
  《赛博朋克2077：大城之梦》，巴尔托什·斯泽波尔、费利佩·安德拉德、阿莱西奥· 菲奥里内洛、罗曼·提托夫、克里斯托夫·奥斯托洛夫斯基（黑马出版社）
• DUNE: The Official Movie Graphic Novel, by Lilah Sturges, Drew Johnson, Zid (Legendary Comics)
  《沙丘:官方电影漫画小说》，利拉·斯特奇斯，德鲁·约翰逊，齐德（传奇动漫）
• Monstress vol. 7: Devourer, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image Comics)
  《魔姬 7：吞噬者》，刘慧骅，武田莎娜（映像漫画）
• Once & Future Vol 4: Monarchies in the UK, by Kieron Gillen / Dan Mora (BOOM! Studios)
  《过去与未来 第四部：英国的君主制》，基隆·吉伦、丹·莫拉（BOOM!工作室）
• Saga, Vol. 10, by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Fonografiks (Image Comics)
  《烽火世家》，布莱恩·沃恩、菲奥娜·斯特普斯、弗弄格拉菲克斯（映像漫画）
• Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, by Tom King, Bilquis Evely, and Matheus Lopes (DC Comics)
  《超级少女：明日之姝》，汤姆·金，比尔吉斯·伊芙琳，马休斯·洛佩斯（DC漫画）

 

Best Series
最佳系列小说

• Children of Time Series, by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Pan Macmillan/Orbit)
  《时间之子系列小说》，艾德里安·柴可夫斯基（潘·麦克米伦出版社/轨迹）
• The Founders Trilogy, by Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey)
  《铭印之子三部曲》，罗柏·杰克森·班奈特（德雷图书）
• The Locked Tomb, by Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com)
  《被锁住的坟墓》，塔姆苏恩·缪尔（托尔网）
• October Daye, by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
  《十月大野》，肖恩宁·马奎尔（DAW）
• Rivers of London, by Ben Aaronovich (Orion)
  《伦敦河》，本阿罗诺维奇（猎户星出版集团）
• The Scholomance, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
  《通灵学院》，娜奥米·诺维克（德雷图书）

 

Best Short Story
最佳短篇小说

• “D.I.Y.”, by John Wiswell (Tor.com, August 2022)
  《I.Y.》,约翰·威斯韦尔（托尔网，2022年8月）
• “On the Razor’s Edge”, by Jiang Bo (Science Fiction World, January 2022)
  《命悬一线》，江波（《科幻世界》，2022年1月）
• “Rabbit Test”, by Samantha Mills (Uncanny Magazine, November-December 2022)
  《兔子测试》，萨曼莎·米尔斯（《离奇杂志》，2022年11-12月）
• “Resurrection”, by Ren Qing (Future Fiction/Science Fiction World, December 2022)
  《还魂》，任青（《未来科幻》《科幻世界》，2022年12月）
• “The White Cliff”, by Lu Ban (Science Fiction World, May 2022)
  《白色悬崖》，鲁般（《科幻世界》，2022年5月）
• “Zhurong on Mars”, by Regina Kanyu Wang (Frontiers, September 2022)
  《火星上的祝融》，王侃瑜（《天涯》，2022年第5期）

 

 

Best Novelette
最佳短中篇小说

• “The Difference Between Love and Time”, by Catherynne M. Valente (Someone in Time: Tales of Time-Crossed Romance, Solaris)
  《爱与时间的区别》，凯瑟琳·瓦伦特（《时间里的人：穿越时空的浪漫故事》，索拉里斯出版社）
• “A Dream of Electric Mothers”, by Wole Talabi (Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction, Tordotcom)
  《电母之梦》，沃勒·塔拉比（《非洲崛起：推理小说的新时代》，托尔网）
• “If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You”, by John Chu (Uncanny Magazine, July-August 2022)
  《如果你发现你在和健身大神对话，那就别太拘谨》，朱中宜（《离奇杂志》，2022年7-8月）
• “Murder By Pixel: Crime and Responsibility in the Digital Darkness”, by S.L. Huang (Clarkesworld, December 2022)
  《像素谋杀：数字黑暗中的犯罪与责任》，黄士芬（《克拉克世界》，2022年12月）
• “The Space-Time Painter”, by Hai Ya (Galaxy’s Edge, April 2022)
  《时空画师》，海漄（《银河边缘009》，2022年4月）
• “We Built This City”, by Marie Vibbert (Clarkesworld, June 2022)
  《此城由我们建造》，玛丽·韦伯特（《克拉克世界》，2022年6月）

 

Best Novella
最佳长中篇小说

• Even Though I Knew the End, by C.L. Polk (Tordotcom)
  《既知结局》，L.波尔克（托尔网）
• Into the Riverlands, by Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)
  《走进海滩》，武仪（托尔网）
• A Mirror Mended, by Alix E. Harrow (Tordotcom)
  《修复的镜子》，阿利克斯·哈罗（托尔网）
• Ogres, by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Solaris)
  《食人魔》，艾德里安·柴可夫斯基（索拉里斯出版社）
• What Moves the Dead, by T. Kingfisher (Tor Nightfire)
  《是什么打动了死者》，金费舍（托尔夜火出版社）
• Where the Drowned Girls Go, by Seanan McGuire (Tordotcom)
  《溺水女孩之谜》，肖恩宁·马奎尔（托尔网）

 

Best Novel
最佳长篇小说

• The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey)
  《莫罗博士的女儿》，西尔维娅·莫雷诺-加西亚（德雷图书）
• The Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi (Tor Books)
  《怪兽保护协会》，约翰·斯卡尔齐（托尔图书出版社）
• Legends & Lattes, by Travis Baldree (Tor Books)
  《传奇与拿铁》，特拉维斯·巴尔德里（托尔图书出版社）
• Nona the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir (Tordotcom)
  《第九宫的诺娜》，塔姆苏恩·缪尔（托尔网）
• Nettle & Bone, by T. Kingfisher (Tor Books)
  《荨麻和骨头》，金费舍（托尔图书出版社）
• The Spare Man, by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor Books)
  《多余的人》，玛丽·罗比内特·科瓦尔（托尔图书出版社）

Coming July 4th, the 53rd issue of the Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine!!

All of the content will be available in the eBook version on the day of release.

The free online content will be released in 2 stages- half on day of release and half on August 1.

Don’t forget eBook Subscriptions to Uncanny Magazine are available from Weightless Books, and you can support us on our Patreon!

Uncanny Magazine Issue 53 Table of Contents:

Cover:
A Rest from the Hunt by Elaine Ho

Editorial:
“The Uncanny Valley” by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas

Fiction:
“SuperMAX” by Daniel H. Wilson (7/4)
“Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200” by R.S.A. Garcia (7/4)
“The Big Heavy” by Steph Kwiatkowski (7/4)

“Anything with a Void at the Center” by Lee Mandelo (8/1)
“Love at the Event Horizon” by Natalia Theodoridou (8/1)
“The Ghasts” by Lavie Tidhar (8/1)
“Theses on the Scientific Management of Goetic Labour” by Vajra Chandrasekera (7/4)

Reprint:
“The Music of the Siphorophenes” by C. L. Polk (8/1)

Nonfiction:
“Book Bans Won’t Take Away Our Voices” by Del Sandeen (7/4)
“House of the Dragon and the Empress Who Tried to Rule England” by Lizbeth Myles (7/4)

“Weirdos” by Suzanne Walker (8/1)
“The Matter of King Arthur on the Screen” by Natania Barron (8/1)

Poetry:
“As Does the Crow” by Beth Cato (7/4)
“First Eclipse: Chang-O and the Jade Hare” by Emily Jiang (7/4)

“an alternate universe in which Yemọja is my mother” by Sodïq Oyèkànmí (8/1)
“Eroticide” by Valerie Valdes (8/1)

Interviews:
R.S.A. Garcia interviewed by Caroline M. Yoachim (7/4)

Lee Mandelo interviewed by Caroline M. Yoachim (8/1)

Podcasts:

Episode 53A (7/4): Editors’ Introduction, “SuperMAX” by Daniel H. Wilson, as read by Matt Peters, “As Does the Crow” by Beth Cato, as read by Erika Ensign, and Lynne M. Thomas interviewing Daniel H. Wilson.

Episode 53B (8/1): Editors’ Introduction, “Love at the Event Horizon” by Natalia Theodoridou, as read by Matt Peters, “Eroticide” by Valerie Valdes, as read by Erika Ensign, and Lynne M. Thomas interviewing Natalia Theodoridou.

Stupendous news, Space Unicorns! “If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You“ by John Chu won the Best Novelette Locus Award, and “Rabbit Test” by Samantha Mills won the Best Short Story Locus Award! Congratulations to John, Samantha, and all of the winners and finalists!

Once again, congratulations to the other Uncanny Magazine stories that were finalists: “Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold“ by S.B. Divya was a Best Novelette Locus Award finalist, “The Goldfish Man” by Maureen McHugh was a Best Short Story Locus Award finalist, and “The Coward Who Stole God’s Name” by John Wiswell was a Best Short Story Locus Award finalist.

You can find the list of all of the winners and finalists here!

Fabulous news, Space Unicorns!  “Rabbit Test” by Samantha Mills is a Sturgeon Memorial Award finalist! Congratulations to Samantha and to all of the finalists!

Press release below:

LAWRENCE, KS – 5 June 2023
for immediate release

This year’s finalists for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for the best short science fiction
story have been selected.

2023 Finalists for the Theodore A. Sturgeon Memorial Award

• “Rabbit Test” by Samantha Mills in Uncanny Magazine, Nov. 2022
• “In the Beginning of Me, I Was a Bird” by Maria Dong in Lightspeed Magazine,
Jan. 2022
• “Slow Communication” by Dominique Dickey in Fantasy Magazine, Feb. 2022
• “If We Make It Through This Alive” by A.T. Greenblatt in Slate/ Future Tense
Fiction, Jan 2022
• “Babang Luksa” by Nicasio Andres Reed in Reckoning Press, Feb. 2022.
• “Ten Steps for Effective Mold Removal” by Derrick Boden in Apex Magazine,
Sept. 2022
• “The City and the Thing Beneath It” by Innocent Chizaram Ilo in The Magazine
of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jan/Feb. 2022
• “A Hole in the Light” by Annalee Newitz in Sunday Morning Transport, Oct. 2022
• “Toronto Isn’t Real and Other Metropolitan Anomalies” by A.D. Sui in Augur Magazine, Dec.
2022
• “Bonsai Starships” by Yoon Ha Lee in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Feb. 2022

The Sturgeon Award was established in 1987 by James Gunn, Founding Director of the Gunn Center for
the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas, and the heirs of Theodore Sturgeon. The
winner will be announced later this summer and will be presented with their award and a cash prize
as a guest of honor at our second annual Sturgeon Symposium (9/20/23 – 9/22/23).

For media contact:

Sturgeon Award Administrator
Gunn Center for he Study of Science Fiction
[email protected]

Fabulous news, Space Unicorns! “If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You” by John Chu is a finalist for the Best Novelette Ignyte Award, and “In Stock Images of the Future, Everything is White” by Terese Mason Pierre is a finalist for the Best in Speculative Poetry Ignyte Award! Congratulations to them both!

It is a fabulous ballot! Congratulations to all of the finalists!

From the Ignyte Award website:

The Ignyte Awards Committee Is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2023 Igynte Awards. The Awards seek to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current and future landscape of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror by recognizing incredible feats in storytelling and outstanding efforts towards inclusivity within the genre. To that effect, the committee feels that these creators, creations, entities and perspectives from 2022 present the brightest lights in speculative fiction’s future. We encourage you to seek out the nominees unfamiliar to you on this ballot. Engage with their works of fiction or acts of community, and use those experiences to inform your vote. 

You can vote for the winners from now through June 30th at 11:59 ET!

Outstanding news, Space Unicorns! FOUR Uncanny Magazine stories are finalists for the prestigious Nebula Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America! “If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You” by John Chu is a finalist for Best Novelette, “Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold” by S.B. Divya is a finalist for Best Novelette,  “The Prince of Salt and the Ocean’s Bargain” by Natalia Theodoridou is a finalist for Best Novelette, and “Rabbit Test” by Samantha Mills a finalist for Best Short Story!

Congratulations to John, Divya, Natalia, and Samantha!

It is an amazing list of finalists, many of whom are Uncanny authors and friends. Congratulations to everyone!

From The SFWA website:

The awards will be presented in a virtual ceremony on Sunday, May 14, 2023, that will stream live as it is held in-person in Anaheim, CA, as part of the 2023 Nebula Conference Online. Winners in each category will be determined by the vote of Full, Associate, and Senior members of SFWA.

We have some bittersweet news, Space Unicorns. Nonfiction Editor Meg Elison has decided to move on from her Uncanny editorial duties after Uncanny Magazine Issue #51. Meg has been the Nonfiction Editor since Issue 44, and really left her mark in that role. As one of the best SF/F writers in the field, we know Meg is going to do more fabulous things in the future and wish her all the best.

Here is a message from Meg:

Dear Readers,

It’s been an honor to share nonfiction with you for the last year. I’m proud of the work I’ve done here, and I’m so glad to have been able to publish so many diverse and fascinating voices in that time. Every job is like a song; it might not be the best one you’ve ever heard, but it fills your heart right up when you and the crew and sing together. There’s a great crew running this place, and it feels good to walk away from the piano and listen to the song keep going.

Thank you for reading, for sharing, for adding the names of new writers to your mental rolodex and spinning the wheel when deciding what to read and who to nominate when awards season comes around. Sing the chorus now. A new verse is about to start.

Blessed be,

Meg Elison
Nonfiction Editor
Uncanny Magazine
2022-2023

Space Unicorns! It is time to announce the TOP STORY in our Uncanny Magazine 2022 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll!
It is…. *drumroll*

The short story “Rabbit Test” by Samantha Mills!

Congratulations, Samantha! A SNAZZY CERTIFICATE will soon be on the way!

The rest of the Top Five are:

2- The short story “can i offer you a nice egg in this trying time” by Iori Kusano!

3- The short story “The Coward Who Stole God’s Name” by John Wiswell!

4- The novelette “Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold” by S.B. Divya!

5- IS A TIE!

The short story “Ribbons” by Natalia Theodoridou!

The novelette “If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You” by John Chu!

Congratulations to Iori Kusano, John Wiswell, S.B. Divya, Natalia Theodoridou, and John Chu!

 

FABULOUS NEWS, SPACE UNICORNS! HAPPIEST OF DAYS!!! NINE Uncanny Magazine stories are on the prestigious 2022 Locus Recommended Reading List! WE ARE SO THRILLED! Congratulations to all of the authors!

Best Novelette:

“If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You” by John Chu
“Your Eyes, My Beacon: Being an Account of Several Misadventures and How I Found My Way Home” by C.L. Clark
“Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold” by S.B. Divya

Best Short Story:

“The Calcified Heart of Saint Ignace Battiste” by Christopher Caldwell
“The Goldfish Man” by Maureen McHugh
“Rabbit Test” by Samantha Mills
“Ribbons” by Natalia Theodoridou
“This Village” by Eugenia Triantafyllou
“The Coward Who Stole God’s Name” by John Wiswell

ALSO! Congratulations to Uncanny Magazine Nonfiction Editor Meg Elison! Her short story “Fifteen Minutes of Grace” is on the list!

This means you can vote for these stories in the 2023 Locus Poll and Survey which determines the Locus Awards! Voting is FREE TO ALL! Along with these stories, Uncanny Magazine is also eligible for a Locus Award in the Best Magazine or Fanzine category, and Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas are eligible in the Best Editor – Pro or Fan category! Vote for the things you liked, and you can even write in things that didn’t make the 2022 Locus Recommended Reading List! YOUR VOTE ALWAYS COUNTS!

And as long as you are in a voting mood, don’t forget to vote in the Uncanny Magazine Readers’ Favorite Stories Poll! It’s open until February 21, and the winning author gets a SNAZZY CERTIFICATE!

Shine on, Space Unicorns!

Coming January 3rd, the DOUBLE-SIZED MILESTONE 50th issue of the Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine!!

All of the content will be available in the eBook version on the day of release.

The free online content will be released in 2 stages- half on day of release and half on February 7.

Don’t forget eBook Subscriptions to Uncanny Magazine are available from Weightless Books, and you can support us on our Patreon!

Uncanny Magazine Issue 50 Table of Contents:

Cover:
Sharps and Soft by Galen Dara

Editorials:
“The Uncanny Valley” by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas
“The Tired Body Problem” by Meg Elison

Fiction:
“Collaboration?” by Ken Liu and Caroline M. Yoachim (1/3)
“Cold Relations” by Mary Robinette Kowal (1/3)
“How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. Djèlí Clark (1/3)
“Waystation City” by A. T. Greenblatt (1/3)
“Horsewoman” by A.M. Dellamonica (1/3)
“Flower, Daughter, Soil, Seed” by Eugenia Triantafyllou (1/3)

“One Man’s Treasure” by Sarah Pinsker (2/7)
“The Father Provincial of Mare Imbrium” by E. Lily Yu (2/7)
“Silver Necklace, Golden Ring” by Marie Brennan (2/7)
“Miz Boudreaux’s Last Ride” by Christopher Caldwell (2/7)
“Bad Doors” by John Wiswell (2/7)
“Prospect Heights” by Maureen McHugh (2/7)

Nonfiction:
“The Haunting of Her Body” by Elsa Sjunneson (1/3)
“Something in the Way: AI-Generated Images and the Real Killer” by John Picacio (1/3)
“What a Fourteenth Century Legal Case Can Teach Us about Storytelling” by Annalee Newitz (1/3)

“The Magic of the Right Story” by A. T. Greenblatt (2/7)
“The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm: Audio Writing” by Diana M. Pho (2/7)
“Building Better Worlds” by Javier Grillo-Marxuach (2/7)

Poetry:
“The Hole Thing” by Neil Gaiman (1/3)
“Love Poem: Phoenix” by Terese Mason Pierre (1/3)
“The Credo of Loplop” by Sonya Taaffe (1/3)
“Kannazuki, or the Godless Month” by Betsy Aoki (1/3)

“The Witch Makes Her To-Do List” by Theodora Goss (2/7)
“Temperance and The Devil, Reversed” by Ali Trotta (2/7)
“Driving Downtown” by Abu Bakr Sadiq (2/7)
“Hel on a Headland” by Elizabeth Bear (2/7)
“To Whomsoever Remains” by Brandon O’Brien (2/7)

Interviews:
Ken Liu and Caroline M. Yoachim interviewed by Tina Connolly (1/3)
Eugenia Triantafyllou interviewed by Caroline M. Yoachim (1/3)

E. Lily Yu interviewed by Caroline M. Yoachim (2/7)
Christopher Caldwell interviewed by Caroline M. Yoachim (2/7)

Podcasts:
Episode 50A (January 3): Editors’ Introduction, “Cold Relations” by Mary Robinette Kowal, as read by Erika Ensign, “Love Poem: Phoenix” by Terese Mason Pierre, as read by Matt Peters, and Lynne M. Thomas interviewing Mary Robinette Kowal.

Episode 50B (January 17): Editors’ Introduction, “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. Djèlí Clark, as read by Matt Peters, “Kannazuki, or the Godless Month” by Betsy Aoki, as read by Erika Ensign, and Lynne M. Thomas interviewing P. Djèlí Clark.

Episode 50C (February 7): Editors’ Introduction, “One Man’s Treasure” by Sarah Pinsker, as read by Matt Peters, “The Witch Makes Her To-Do List” by Theodora Goss, as read by Erika Ensign, and Lynne M. Thomas interviewing Sarah Pinsker.

Episode 50D (February 21): Editors’ Introduction, “Bad Doors” by John Wiswell, as read by Erika Ensign, “Driving Downtown” by Abu Bakr Sadiq, as read by Matt Peters, and Lynne M. Thomas interviewing John Wiswell.