There is some bittersweet news and some wonderful news, Space Unicorns. First, the bittersweet. The marvelous and phenomenal Julia Rios will be leaving us to explore some new opportunities after Issues 19. We can’t overstate how amazing her work has been for Uncanny. Julia is simply a most excellent human being, and one of the best editors in the industry. We know she will continue to do amazing things. We will greatly miss her in every possible way, though we are glad we get to keep her around for most of the year!

And now the good news! We are adding TWO new staff members starting with Issue 19!

Our new Poetry/Reprint Editor will be the marvelous Mimi Mondal! Mimi is an astounding writer of fiction (Daily Science Fiction, PodCastle) and nonfiction (please read her powerful Uncanny essay) and was an editor at Penguin India and co-edited with Alexandra Pierce the upcoming Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia Butler from 12th Planet Press.

Our new interviewer will be the sensational Shana DuBois! Shana is a writer for the Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, nerds of a feather, and previously for SF Signal.

We are thrilled to have both on the team. Welcome, new Space Unicorns!