By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the Semiprozines believed to be eligible as of this writing for the 2022 Best Semiprozine Hugo next year †.
This list has been compiled from Neil Clarke’s Semiprozine Directory at semiprozine.org, supplemented by the hard work done by Filer Cora Buhlert to identify additional eligible Semiprozines.
Please note the Eligibility Criteria:
3.3.13: Best Semiprozine. Any generally available non-professional periodical publication devoted to science fiction or fantasy, or related subjects which by the close of the previous calendar year has published four (4) or more issues (or the equivalent in other media), at least one (1) of which appeared in the previous calendar year, which does not qualify as a fancast, and which in the previous calendar year met at least one (1) of the following criteria:
- paid its contributors and/or staff in other than copies of the publication,
- was generally available only for paid purchase
Feel free to add missing Semiprozines in the comments, but please also include a link to a public URL showing that their Submission policies meet the eligibility requirements. I will get them included in the main post when I’ve verified their eligibility. Corrections are also appreciated.
My thanks to Cora Buhlert for her contributions. Hugo nominators are encouraged to check out Cora’s Semiprozine Spotlight blog series, which highlights some of the lesser-known semiprozines.
- Abyss & Apex, edited by Wendy S. Delmater
- Albedo One, edited by Robert Neilson
- Anathema, edited by Michael Matheson, Andrew Wilmot and Chinelo Onwualu
- Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, edited by Nick Marone and Brooke Munday
- Apparition Lit, edited by Rebecca Bennett, Tacoma Tomilson, Clarke Doty, and Amy Henry Robinson
- The Arcanist, edited by Josh Hrala, Andie Fullmer, and Patrick Morris
- Arsenika, edited by S. Qiouyi Lu (final year of eligibility)
- Aurealis, edited by Dirk Strasser, Michael Pryor, and Stephen Higgins
- Bards and Sages Quarterly, edited by Julie Ann Dawson
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies, edited by Scott H. Andrews
- Black Static, edited by Andy Cox
- Cast of Wonders, edited by Katherine Inskip
- The Cascadia Subduction Zone, edited by Arrate Hidalgo
- Cirsova Magazine, edited by P. Alexander
- The Colored Lens, edited by Dawn Lloyd
- Daily Science Fiction, edited by Michele-Lee Barasso and Jonathan Laden
- Deep Magic, edited by Brendan Taylor
- Diabolical Plots, edited by David Steffen
- Drabblecast, edited by Norm Sherman
- Dreamforge Anvil, edited by Scott Noel
- Escape Pod, edited by Mur Lafferty and S.B. Divya
- Fireside Magazine, edited by Chelle Parker and LeKesha Lewis
- FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, edited by Troy L. Wiggins and DaVaun Sanders
- Flash Fiction Online, edited by Anna Yeatts and Samantha L. Strong
- The Future Fire, edited by Djibril al-Ayad
- Future Science Fiction Digest, edited by Alex Shvartsman
- GigaNotoSaurus, edited by LaShawn Wanak
- Grimdark Magazine, edited by Adrian Collins
- Helios Quarterly, edited by Zelda Knight
- Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, edited by David Farney and Adrian Simmons
- Hexagon Magazine, edited by JW Stebner
- Infinite Worlds, edited by Winston Blake Wheeler Ward
- Interzone, edited by Andy Cox
- Kaleidotrope, edited by Fred Coppersmith
- Lackington’s, edited by Ranylt Richildis
- Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, edited by Gavin J. Grant and Kelly Link
- Luna Station Quarterly, edited by Jennifer Lyn Parsons
- Mermaids Monthly, edited by Julia Rios
- Metaphorosis, edited by B. Morris Allen
- Mithila Review, edited by Salik Shah and Ishita Singh
- Mythaxis, edited by Andrew Leon Hudson
- Neo-Opsis, edited by Karl Johanson and Stephanie Johanson
- New York Review of Science Fiction, edited by Kevin J. Maroney
- On Spec, edited by Diane L. Walton
- Podcastle, edited by Eleanor R. Wood and Shingai Njeri Kagunda
- Pseudopod, edited by Shawn M. Garrett and Alex Hofelich
- Reckoning, edited by Leah Bobet and Cécile Cristofari
- Selene Quarterly, edited by Zelda Knight
- Shoreline of Infinity, edited by Noel Chidwick and Eris Young
- Space Cowboy Books Presents Simultaneous Times, edited by Jean-Paul L. Garnier
- StoryHack, edited by Bryce A. Beattie
- Strange Horizons, edited by Gautam Bhatia
- Sword and Sorcery Magazine, edited by Curtis Ellett
- Truancy, edited by Nin Harris
- Uncanny, edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
- Whetstone, edited by Jason Ray Carney
† no warranties are made about the presumed quality (or lack thereof) of listed Semiprozines
Thanks to JJ, Cora, and Mike for another Hugo nominations resource!
Thank you, JJ/Cora! I just stumbled across Mythaxis myself. Pleased to see it’s on your list.
(I’m trying to cast my semiprozine net beyond the uncanny elephant in the room, cough cough)
Ok,who’s the absolute beauty of a feline?
Off to the Market Basket in a few minutes to buy more house plants. It’s nice to have a well lit, warm space for them to live in. My thirty five year old Christmas cactus certainly likes it here.
Thanks!
Thank you for this list! Another possible semiprozine would be Khoréo Magazine, if they publish their fourth (quarterly) issue before the end of 2021. They also provide a (free) podcast of their short fiction.
Great resource, thanks!
Hi, Arsenika is now closed to submissions, but published its last issue this year: https://arsenika.ink/submissions/
S. Qiouyi Lu: Arsenika is now closed to submissions, but published its last issue this year
Thank you, it’s been added. And thanks for your 5 years of work putting that magazine together. 🙂
sairuh: Another possible semiprozine would be Khoréo Magazine, if they publish their fourth (quarterly) issue before the end of 2021.
Thanks for the heads-up; I’ll keep an eye out for that issue.