Great news, Space Unicorns! Four Uncanny Magazine stories are on the 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List!  Congratulations to all of the authors!

Best Novelette:

“The Shadow on the Nest” by Alaya Dawn Johnson
“Kaiju Agonistes”  by Scott Lynch
“The Millay Illusion” by Sarah Pinsker
“When He Calls Your Name” by Catherynne M. Valente

Also, congratulations to Uncanny Magazine Managing Editor Monte Lin! Monte’s short story “his love’s ashes on his tongue” is also on the 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List!

This means you can vote for these stories in the 2025 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 Michael Damian Thomas is 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 2025 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 12, and the winning author gets a SNAZZY CERTIFICATE!

Shine on, Space Unicorns!