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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 13h

We're beginning to prepare for a Kickstarter campaign to fund the next two years of new Utopian fiction, poetry, art, and essays. If you enjoy the darker side of the imagination as well as the lighter it's very worth supporting @nightmare-magazine.com and @lightspeedmagazine.com on theirs!

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LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE: Award-Winning SF, Fantasy, & Horror

We've published nearly 10 million words of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction. Help us write the next chapter.

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.bsky.social · 22h

Live today! I share a TOC with the amazing @abigailkemske.bsky.social @spires.bsky.social and @bethgoder.bsky.social ! Buy it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKF5V83W and enjoy!

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 13h

Our latest issue features "If the Big Bang Wasn’t" by Elgin-nominated poet, Deborah Davitt @deborahldavitt.com, all issues no available digitally and in print. Get yours today for an answer to the "if"! www.utopiasciencefiction.com/archive

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ISSUE ARCHIVE | Utopia Science Fiction Magazine

Take a peak at the stories, poems, and artwork that have been published in past issues.

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Have a new book, podcast, or magazine you want to get the word out for? We will advertise anything related to the sciences, from toy physics kits to your soaring space opera! www.utopiasciencefiction.com/advertise

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ADVERTISE | Utopia Science Fiction Magazine

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Space Cowboy Books @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Summers are difficult for our bookshop since it's very hot in the Mojave Desert and we don't get many visitors. Typically things get better in Sept but most of the way through the month things have not improved, which is scary. Please consider shopping at our online shop bookshop.org/shop/spaceco...

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Space Cowboy Books Bookshop

Space Cowboy Books is an independent brick and mortar bookstore in Joshua Tree, CA. We specialize in science fiction but have a little bit of something for everyone. We also publish paperbacks, host e...

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Space Witches, Esq. @popelizbet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

like I do every year, I offer this poem of mine from @utopiascifi.bsky.social about Stanislav Petrov on his day. utopiasciencefiction.medium.com/thanks-to-st...

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Thanks to Stanislav Petrov for Fairy Tales about Birds by Elizabeth R. McClellan

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Mystery Submission Call Guidelines: utopiasciencefiction.substack.com/p/utopian-my... We're open to many interpretations of the theme. Send us alternate histories, cosmic investigations, futures so utopian the theft of a chocolate bar is a big deal!

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Utopian Mysteries

Submission Call (8¢/word for fiction)

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Tangent happens to be looking for new reviewers. If reading brand new SF is your thing, send us a message on Bluesky and we'll put you in touch.

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The reviews are in for our latest issue, courtesy of Tangent Online. #utopia tangentonline.com/e-market-qua...

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kaybaer.bsky.social @kaybaer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Sent my submission in tonight.

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We're now entering the final week to submit on the theme of Revolution. If you have a story, poem, or article about an uprising or policy that changes our world (or another) for the better, send it our way! www.utopiasciencefiction.com/submit

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SUBMIT | Utopia Science Fiction Magazine

Utopia Science Fiction is open to submissions. We pay our authors for accepted stories, provide feedback. We are looking for fiction, art, poetry. Send us optimistic science fiction, hard science fict...

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James Machell @jamesmachell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm now beginning to think of interviewees for the next issue of @utopiascifi.bsky.social. If there's anyone you'd like to hear from, or questions you'd love answered, please let me know!

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

On a lighter note, we're really happy that Utopia SF is reaching so many places

Utopia SF Site Visitors from Across the World

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Further to this, we regret to announce that a story, written under the pen name, Lucien R. Starchild, and published in an earlier edition of Utopia SF, is strongly believed to have been written using AI tools. The "work" has now been removed from our archives.

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

We've said it before, but we'll say it again. If you "write" with AI and manage to trick a magazine, you are not just stealing from us. You are stealing a place from a real writer and robbing human connection from a reader. Shame on you!

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Not sure if you want to commit to our whole August issue? Try out our free sample story first. Lockdown on the Moon by Denis Mortenson. utopiasciencefiction.substack.com/p/lockdown-o...

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Lockdown on the Moon

Short science fiction story by Denis Mortenson

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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 01/08/2026

Man I love seeing @khoreo.bsky.social & @thedeadlands.com on the semiprozine list. My short fiction reading has really dropped off in recent years but I very reliably find the stuff they're doing really exciting.

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Rodrigo Culagovski @culagovski.net · 01/08/2026

My story, "Her Hair the Color of a Sun-Red Orange," is in the latest issue of @utopiascifi.bsky.social! www.utopiasciencefiction.com/product-page...

A science fiction magazine cover on a pale peach background. At the top, a stylized blue masthead reads "UTOPIA," with "SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE" below it in smaller blue text, followed by "Volume VIII August, 2026" in white. Behind the title, a bright yellow-orange meteor with a glowing tail streaks diagonally across the page from left to right.

The central illustration depicts a headless astronaut in a bulky spacesuit falling upside down. The suit is colored with a blue-to-purple gradient and outlined in thick black ink in a comic-book style. The astronaut's severed neck points downward toward the bottom of the cover, while detached equipment—including bolts, panels, a bottle, and other mechanical debris—floats around the body in zero gravity. The figure is framed inside a large circular window or porthole with a gold rim, showing a black-and-gold planetary or abstract space background.

Centered over the lower half of the illustration is a list of contributors in bold white text with black outlines: Ian Li, Rodrigo Culagovski, Gio Clairval, Callie Voorhis, K.B. Nelson, Deborah Davitt, Torrey Francis Malek, Lisa Timpf, Denis Mortenson, Alberto Palmeiri, Samiha Zaki, and William Tenn. Near the bottom, "INTERVIEWS" appears above the names Tran Nguyen and Steve Davidson.

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Congratulations to the winners of this year's Laureate Awards, particularly Ken Liu @kyliu99.bsky.social, who discussed All That We See or Seem in an interview with us

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Space Cowboy Books @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Thrilled to announce that Jaroslav Olsa's biography of Miles J Breuer, Dreaming of Autonomous Vehicles, has won the @fantasyfanfed.bsky.social's Laureate Award for Best Historical Work! Double pleased as this is Space Cowboy's first non-fiction release bookshop.org/a/197/979898...

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Dreaming of Autonomous Vehicles: Miloslav (Miles) J. Breuer: Czech-American Writer and the Birth of Science Fiction

Miles (Miloslav) J. Breuer (1889-1945) was the first author to have original fiction published in Hugo Gernsback's Amazing Stories in 1927, marking a milestone in the early history of science fiction....

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Our art competition is now closed and we're thrilled with the 65 submissions. Stay tuned as we go about the tough task of selecting the winners

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Holly Lyn Walrath @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Thank you to the magazine sponsors of the speculative Poetry Hugo #poetryhugo, a full list is on our website: @utopiascifi.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social @analogsf.bsky.social Polar Borealis/Polar Starlight @interstellarflight.bsky.social Uncharted Magazine... poetryhugo.com

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What Works Are Available for Nomination in the 2026 Awards?

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Raima Larter @raimalarter.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Last day coming soon! Get your art submissions in now.

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Tomorrow is the last day of our art competition. Email us with your best work at utopiasciencefiction@gmail.com for your shot at a cash prize, free subscription, and a place on our cover or interior! #art #sciencefiction

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Only a few days left before the end of our art competition. If you're an artist who'd like to feature on our cover or in our interior and be paid for your work, email us at utopiasciencefiction@gmail.com with your utopian piece before July 24! #sciencefiction #art

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James Machell @jamesmachell.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

@utopiascifi.bsky.social has less than 2 weeks of our art competition to go. Thought I'd share one of my favourite covers provided by a winnner. Email utopiasciencefiction@gmail.com with your art as an attachment for a chance of winning a cash prize and subscription. (Reprints accepted).

Utopia Science Fiction Magazine, August 2024

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Less than two weeks to enter this year's art contest. Can't wait to see what comes in next! #art #sciencefiction

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The reviews are in on our latest issue and we're thrilled to say that "Past" by @engel-cox.com and “Pomegranates for Kangaroos" @yoakeim.bsky.social have not only been recommended but received Tangent's second highest rating. tangentonline.com/e-market-qua...

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James Machell @jamesmachell.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Great news! Have a fantastic interview with Steve Davidson, publisher of @amazingstories.bsky.social, ready for our next issue! - Worth reading for his advice to writers alone but he also provides a valuable insight into SF's longest running magazine. #sciencefiction

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

We're nearing the mid-point of our annual art contest and we've had some wonderful submissions so far. If you need some inspiration, why not check out some of our previous cover art? www.utopiasciencefiction.com/archive

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Huge congratulations! We've been eagerly anticipating this one!

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

In the mood for some cozy science fiction but not sure if you want to commit to the whole issue. Try our free sample story by the fabulous Sam W. Pisciotta @swpisciotta.bsky.social #sciencefiction utopiasciencefiction.substack.com/p/the-third-...

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The Third Law of Infinity Travel

Cozy short story by Sam W. Pisciotta

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Jordan Hirsch @jordanrhirsch.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

My cozy poem "My[celial] Eulogy" is out today!

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Glen Engel-Cox @engel-cox.com · 01/06/2026

I'm also in this issue with my future nostalgia story, "Living in the Past"!

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Sam W. Pisciotta @swpisciotta.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Thrilled to be a part of Utopia SF’s cozy issue. “The Third Law of Infinity Travel” found an amazing home.

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Ramez Yoakeim @yoakeim.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I have a new story in this issue! My cosy kid-POV "Pomegranates for Kangaroos" shares a TOC with some really good stories and poems, check them out.

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James Machell @jamesmachell.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Starting to consider interviewees for the @utopiascifi.bsky.social Anything Goes issue. Let me know if there's anyone in SFF you'd really like to learn more about and if you have any burning questions! #sciencefiction #fantasy

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

We have our next editor's meeting tomorrow and we're starting to think about themes next year. If you have any ideas, or anything else you'd like us to discuss, please let us know!

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Vector @bsfa.bsky.social has published a conversation with our editor, Tristan Evarts, and outreach manager, James Machell, @jamesmachell.bsky.social. They discuss the early days of the magazine, mistakes to avoid in submissions, and what makes a really great utopian story! vector-bsfa.com/2026/05/

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1 post published by Polina Levontin during May 2026

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Bogi Takács / WE'RE HERE ToC announced! @bogiperson.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

The book page doesn't seem to mention it, so I'd like to emphasize that this is going to be a queer book too!!! Here is a teaser: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article... "you shake your head woefully in your wake a freshly mown path like a sheaf I bow down before you my scytheman!"

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Queer Shores of Ukraine - Words Without Borders

A cycle of Ukrainian poetry on queer love, grief, and the slow passage of time.

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James Machell @jamesmachell.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Can't wait to see these published! They were very fun interviews to conduct!

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

We're all set for interviews for our cozy issue. Get ready for some fascinating insights from Justine Norton-Kertson of @solarpunklitmag.bsky.social and Travis Baldree @travisbaldree.bsky.social, celebrated author of Legends & Lattes and others #fantasy #cozy

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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Hi everyone. Thanks for your patience as we fix the submission system. For now, we have reverted to the mail-in method while we sort out an alternative. If you have a story, a poem, an article, or art that you're dying to share, please send it our way! www.utopiasciencefiction.com/submit

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Jordan Hirsch @jordanrhirsch.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Poetry acceptances yesterday and today! "My Bot Boyfriend Has Read Wuthering Heights Too Many Times" will be in @sfpoetry.bsky.social's Eye to the Telescope: Paying Tribute next month. "My[celial] Eulogy" will be in @utopiascifi.bsky.social's Cozy issue in June! Huzzah!

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