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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Issue 46 of Mythaxis Magazine is (finally) out! mythaxis.co.uk/issue-46/ All new stories and review articles await you at the link, many thanks to cover artist Frank Forrestall, audio producer Micah Hyatt, techguru Marty Steer, and of course our latest contributors – table of contents to follow…

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

In addition, we share the picks of our editor's recent online spec-fic reading: mythaxis.co.uk/issue-46/sho... Shout outs to Daikaijuzine, @foofarawpress.bsky.social and @thefuturefire.bsky.social (currently fighting off the bots, but you can read their latest at web.archive.org/web/20260516...)

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Short Reviews – February to June, 2026

The customary closer: a set of short reviews that bring together three stories that caught on the editor's mind while reading through the year. This time they're somewhat unbalanced, two very short on...

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Mythaxis Magazine – i46 Rooted – Melanie Bell Apex BestLives – Tim Borella The Loneliest Dog on the Moon – Alya Marchenko Strip Mine – @aaronjemmel.bsky.social Wait Til I Feel Cool – @juliatilford.bsky.social Rhea’s Stone – Gordon Graham The Twilight Pariah, Jeffrey Ford – @faceyouhate.bsky.social

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Mythaxis Magazine is forever ad free... ...but, if you find yourself yearning for more Emma Burnett in one go than you can find in our back issues, the solution is nigh: EX PARTUM is a dystopian novella examining expectations of motherhood, out now! @slashnburnett.bsky.social emmaburnett.carrd.co

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Andrew Variously @noumenon.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Is it any surprise that I'm completely taken-aback, made-up, bowled-over, and even things that AREN'T needlessly-hyphenated phrasal verbs about making this shortlist? Thanks to our contributors for making Mythaxis what it is ❤️ Obviously... I want it 😂 but also, best of luck to all the candidates!

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Amazing – to be on the Best Magazine/Periodical shortlist for the 2026 BFS Awards – to be considered alongside these titles ❤️ All the shortlists are at the link: britishfantasysociety.org/the-british-...

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The British Fantasy Awards 2026 Shortlists! – The British Fantasy Society

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

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The British Fantasy Awards 2026 Shortlists! – The British Fantasy Society

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Andrew Variously @noumenon.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Conference lynch pin @charlotteashley.bsky.social with the most easterly and westerly long-distance attendees, 5k+km for me and @nilaewhite.com! @tricon-hfx.bsky.social was a great success – thanks and congratulations to all the attendees, volunteers, and organisers ❤️❤️❤️ @tridenthalifax.bsky.social

Charlotte Ashley, N. E. White, and Andrew Leon Hudson at the Trident Book and Coffeeshop, Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Regular contributor Emma Bu— ...huh. We actually have regular contributors. Weird. —anyway, Emma Burnett has an sf novella out this summer! EX PARTUM pits a mother's strength of will against the weight of social expectations - preorder at the link: emmaburnett.carrd.co @slashnburnett.bsky.social

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Nice news for Mythaxis editor @noumenon.bsky.social! Congrats to all Foof recipients, polite applause to the nominees as well 👏👏👏

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Perhaps a case of "too little too late", but Mythaxis (and many of our 2025 stories, in both text and audio formats) are eligible as candidates for the British Fantasy Awards – with voting open until... er, well, tomorrow! britishfantasysociety.org/voting-opens...

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Voting Opens For This Year’s British Fantasy Awards! – The British Fantasy Society

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

And candidate pieces from Winter 2025 mythaxis.co.uk/issue-44/ ALL OF— —actually, not ALL of them, since that was our crime issue 😂 But Mad Gods and Englishmen, Smart Contract, and The Valkyrie's Lesson are all spec-fic mashups, while Shooter is as real/unreal as things get!

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Candidate pieces from Autumn 2025 mythaxis.co.uk/issue-43/ Oh hey, all of them again!

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Voting Opens For This Year’s British Fantasy Awards! – The British Fantasy Society

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Issue 45 of the new-look Mythaxis Magazine is out now! mythaxis.co.uk/issue-45/ Here you’ll find 6 new stories and 2 review articles, plus a background overhaul that adds an app-like mobile reading experience and a bunch of little bells and whistles! Many thanks to our latest contributors!

Cover art by Narupiti Harunsong, which shows the mythic Monkey King emerging from his flying cloud

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

By Narupiti Harunsong – there's a link to his socials on this issue's About page 🙂

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Mythaxis Magazine – Issue 45 – Non-fiction The Spear Cuts Through Water, by Simon Jimenez – a review by Mattia Ravasi Short Reviews – October 2025 to January 2026 – ALH Additional thanks to cover artist Narupiti Harunsong, audio producer Micah Hyatt, and techguru Marty Steer!

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Mythaxis Magazine – Issue 45 – Fiction The Agentic Necklace – Frank Baird Hughes @cultureworrier.bsky.social On Miracles – P. W. Lewis @pwlewis007.bsky.social The Perfect Mother – Jude Clee The Negotiation – Vanessa Fabiano Search History – Jon Clendaniel Pultu’s Lesson – Sean Myers

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Well said, Emma @slashnburnett.bsky.social (we're no less proud to have been involved). Nevertheless, congrats to everyone who took home a gong from EasterCon this year! 🙂

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Here's the story link, text and audio, in case you simply can't wait to find out why you should be voting for it already 😉 mythaxis.co.uk/issue-43/25-...

Image shows a person's hands, which are covered in pale ash, as they prepare food over a chopping board, with ingredients and a knife in the background. Story art for Emma Burnett's "25 Peppercorns", nominated for the BSFA's Best Short Fiction award. Available in text and audio formats at the link

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Sometimes the news is just great: Emma Burnett's "25 Peppercorns" has been shortlisted for the BSFA's Best Short Fiction award! Congratulations @slashnburnett.bsky.social from all at Mythaxis! To everyone else, it's a beautiful story, well worth a read (and your vote): bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

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Aaron Emmel @aaronjemmel.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I'm excited to share that I'll have another story coming out in @mythaxis.bsky.social. It's about the more extreme ways people may cope with climate change.

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Window closed! Thanks to all who shared! 222 pieces in, so that's... 219 different generous writers, of whom 217 got as far through the guidelines as the "no multiple subs" bit 😂😭😂😉 Maybe it's time for a tl;dr section at the top... Anyway, on with the slush reading!

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

"I am on fire, keep clear of me" – essential for when you really get into the writing flow

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Six days of our subs window gone, just over 24 hours remaining! One acceptance so far, several contenders forming a longlist... There's still time to join them! mythaxis.co.uk/submissions....

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Michael Staniforth @staniforthmick.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Day 24! I read Body Parts by Anna Koltes published by @mythaxis.bsky.social. Read my review here: mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/01/24/s... And here is the catch up review for yesterday's story: mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/01/24/s...

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S/D/Y Jan 24 – Body Parts by Anna Koltes – Mythaxis

It is an interesting coincidence that I have read two stories so close together which feature the themes of people giving away parts of their bodies. Or maybe it isn’t. Maybe this is speaking…

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Oh my... additional delight incoming, as Cheryl S. Ntumy's "Listen, Don't Touch" is ALSO on the BSFA's short fiction longlist! Votable at this link: bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-... Readable at this one: mythaxis.co.uk/issue-42/lis...

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

We also see other familiar names from issues past in there, not to mention friends of the zine. We'll have our fingers crossed for all!

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

We're delighted that Emma Burnett's "25 Peppercorns" is on the BSFA's longlist for Best Short Fiction! But then, we were already delighted she offered us the chance to publish it in the first place ❤️ Worthy of your vote, reading public. And also of simply reading: mythaxis.co.uk/issue-43/25-...

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Mythaxis Magazine is open to submissions again until Jan30! mythaxis.co.uk/submissions.... This is our first subs window in more than half a year! We're looking for all forms of speculative fiction (plus pieces for our next end-of-year crime issue) to appear in 2026 and 2027. Info at the link!

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

We agree! (Happy New Year, all!)

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

i44 ToC The Witness – Donald McCarthy Shooter – Mark H. Harris Twelve Gauge Tune-up – Devin James Leonard Mad Gods & Englishmen – Shamus Maxwell Smart Contract – Angus McIntyre The Valkyrie's Lesson – Ayame Payment Deferred by C.S. Forester – Bill Ryan Short Reviews – Crime Fiction in 2025 – ALH

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

‪Issue 44 of Mythaxis Magazine is live! mythaxis.co.uk/issue-44/ Six new crime stories in text & audio, plus long and short form fiction reviews! Many thanks to Ayame, Mark H. Harris, Devin James Leonard, Shamus Maxwell, Donald McCarthy, Angus McIntyre, and Bill Ryan, with Micah Hyatt on voice!

The cover of Mythaxis Magazine Issue 44 shows a 1948 advertising illustration of a troubled woman unable to sleep as she imagines stealthy footsteps on the stairs nearby. Drink Sanka Decaf coffee! ;-)

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Mythaxis editor Andrew Leon Hudson @noumenon.bsky.social will be making his debut on Canadian soil for TriCon and is very much looking forward to it 😍 (imagine those eyes are little Maple leaves and you'll get the idea)

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

What kind of programming will you find at TriCon? All kinds of stuff, like the Blue Pencil Cafe! Sign up for a 1-on-1 session with an editor! Spaces are limited, & sign-ups open December 22nd! Featuring @englelaird.bsky.social, @mythaxis.bsky.social, and @heartlines-spec.com, with more to come!

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

i43 ToC 25 peppercorns – Emma Burnett Murmurations – AM Sutter Body Parts – Anna Koltes For Giving – Olufunmilayo Makinde The Sugar Wife – Christina Ladd The Twelve Blackened Slippers – Siobhan Ekeh Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino – Mattia Ravasi Short Reviews – July to September in 2025

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Issue 43 of Mythaxis Magazine is live! mythaxis.co.uk/issue-43/ Six new stories in text/audio, four long and short form fiction reviews! Many thanks to @slashnburnett.bsky.social, AM Sutter, Anna Koltes, Olufunmilayo Makinde, Christina Ladd, Siobhan Ekeh, Mattia Ravasi, and Micah Hyatt on voice!

The cover art for Mythaxis Issue 43 is Synthwave by Michal Kváč, a retro-style image showing a cityscape before a huge, blue, rising sun on an infinite plane.

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Another reminder that Mythaxis i42 has been released: mythaxis.co.uk/issue-42/ Thanks to all our contributors, but in particular to @awinterplace.bsky.social and @fictionaljosh.bsky.social (criminally overlooked in my post tagging first time around!)

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

In addition to the above, there's also our usual short short-story reviews article by editor @noumenon.bsky.social - who also for the first time contributed to the issue's audio content by reading one of the stories!

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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

i42 ToC Tag, You’re It - Sean MacKendrick Listen, Don’t Touch - Cheryl Ntumy Lay-offs - Anna Ziegelhof Swimming With Elephants - Travis Ezell The House We Built Together, Yesterday - Charlie Winter Someday Someone’s Gonna Steal Your Carbon - Josh Pearce Strange Pictures, by Uketsu - by Bill Ryan

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