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…

It's that time again (well, technically that time was the start of the month, but whatever, and that's on me anyway) – NEW MYTHAXIS ISSUE! Many thanks to all the contributors, front end and background ❤️🙂❤️

Mythaxis Magazine@mythaxis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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…

It's that time again (well, technically that time was the start of the month, but whatever, and that's on me anyway) – NEW MYTHAXIS ISSUE! Many thanks to all the contributors, front end and background ❤️🙂❤️

Mythaxis Magazine@mythaxis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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…

Everyone enjoying the World Cringe?

This was not the article I expected, but it is the article I think we deserve! 😂 Fun, optimistic reporting on TriCon Halifax from @wayvesmagazine.bsky.social and Johana Bearden! 🩵 wayves.ca/tricon-retro...

Really lovely article about TriCon 2026 in Indie Author Magazine! Thank you, Robyn! 💙 indieauthormagazine.com/bookstore-in...

Bookstore in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Hosts Hidden Gem of an Author Conference

The first conference hosted by Trident Booksellers and Cafe in the Canadian province drew two hundred authors, readers, and aspiring writers and served as a reminder that some of the most impactful au...

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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

Emma Burnett

Writer of stories

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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-...

British Fantasy Society@britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The shortlisted works for the British Fantasy Award 2026 in the category of Best Magazine or Periodical are: 📚 Ginger Nuts of Horror / @gnofhorror.com 📚 Remains 📚 Phantasmagoria 📚 Strange Horizons / @strangehorizons.bsky.social 📚 Mythaxis Magazine / @mythaxis.bsky.social

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!

British Fantasy Society@britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The shortlisted works for the British Fantasy Award 2026 in the category of Best Magazine or Periodical are: 📚 Ginger Nuts of Horror / @gnofhorror.com 📚 Remains 📚 Phantasmagoria 📚 Strange Horizons / @strangehorizons.bsky.social 📚 Mythaxis Magazine / @mythaxis.bsky.social

The shortlisted works for the British Fantasy Award 2026 in the category of Best Magazine or Periodical are: 📚 Ginger Nuts of Horror / @gnofhorror.com 📚 Remains 📚 Phantasmagoria 📚 Strange Horizons / @strangehorizons.bsky.social 📚 Mythaxis Magazine / @mythaxis.bsky.social

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

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

Emma Burnett

Writer of stories

emmaburnett.carrd.co

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...

I'm touched to find myself voted Federmeister (roughly "master of the pen") in the inaugural Foofs, weird awards for all the small but perfectly formed little publications out there! foofaraw.press/presenting-t... Congrats to the winners, but click the link: good stuff in from all the nominees ❤️

Presenting: The Foofs 2025

Please welcome to the stage... FOOFIE and THE FLOOF!!!

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foofaraw press@foofarawpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

That's a wrap! Here are your 2025 winners of The Foofs! These wonderful stories and more will be collected in a print anthology with some absolutely beautiful cover art I can't wait to show off. Until next time... Stay foofy! https://foofaraw.press/presenting-the-foofs-2025/

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!

Looking forward to getting my Simon "Terrible Human Being" Cowell on for the Editorial Idol competition 😂

TriCon@tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 5mo ago

TriCon after dark! Whatever your jam, we will have fun, nerdy things for you to do while you are in town. We're almost done the daytime schedule of panels, workshops, lectures, launches, and more, but fun? That's ready to go. More details, sign up forms and more at tricon-halifax.com/events/

Here's hoping that Jon Clendaniel can forgive my narration of his story SEARCH HISTORY! mythaxis.co.uk/issue-45/sea...

Search History

List stories are an exemplar of “format” fiction, but often result in numbered section headers that frame a longer, more detailed text, bestowing convenient creative elbow room instead of a challengin...

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Story day! "The Agentic Necklace" is now free to read on @mythaxis.bsky.social. Thanks to @noumenon.bsky.social for thoughtful edits. A pleasure to work with. mythaxis.co.uk/issue-45/the...

Congrats Emma @slashnburnett.bsky.social for making the BSFA's Best short fic shortlist! Knew "25 Peppercorns" was a top tier submission the minute I finished reading, the kind of story that makes being an editor so satisfying. Voting and story links at the message below, folks! Best of luck, Emma!

Mythaxis Magazine@mythaxis.bsky.social · 7mo ago

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-...

Always nice to see zine reviews out there in the world (even when it ISN'T the zine you yourself put out 😉)

The Supernova Short Fiction Review@supernovareviews.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Supernova returns with a review of last year's Mythaxis #43 @mythaxis.bsky.social

I'm one of the editors on the menu for this. Looking forward to the convention as a whole, but this could be really interesting, whether it means discussing short fiction or long 🙂

TriCon@tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Blue Pencil Cafe sessions are now open for sign-ups! These 1-on-1 sessions with an editor are an opportunity for you to pitch a book, submit a small sample for review, or simply pick their brains! Spaces are limited, & will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. tricon-halifax.com/events/

This is much shorter than she deserved, but I wrote a few words about the late, great, Catherine O'Hara. www.thebulwark.com/p/catherine-...

Catherine O’Hara, R.I.P.

From ‘SCTV’ to ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ she brought exquisite timing and surprising layers even to the silliest characters.

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Clocks keep on ticking... 8 hours to go local time, but to allow for those in other time zones the editor will officially close when he crawls out of bed on Saturday morning...

Mythaxis Magazine@mythaxis.bsky.social · 8mo ago

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....

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...

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-...

emma burnett@slashnburnett.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Ahh, super excited that both Bone-eater Earth and 25 Peppercorns have made it onto the @bsfa.bsky.social longlist. Also super excited to see a bunch of other friends on there - go all of us! If you're a member, you can vote here: www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

@mythaxis.bsky.social is open to submissions again until Jan30! mythaxis.co.uk/submissions.... This is our first subs window since last April, and 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!

We are so stoked to finally reveal our TriCon t-shirt design by the brilliant SorrySacha! 😍 Final shirt/ink colours may not be exactly as pictured, but we are absolutely certain this design is going to look fantastic on all of us! Pre-order your tshirt w/ registration @ tricon-halifax.com 🖤💙💜💛💜💙🖤

Learn something new every day. I didn't even know the pig god played LEFT 4 DEAD

One month left for Early Bird tickets! The all-weekend pass is just $85, and mystery t-shirt pre-order, $20! Prices on both will go up Dec 21st. 3 days of panels, workshops, lectures, launches, and networking with other writers & creatives in speculative genres? Yes plz! tricon-halifax.com

I'm very happy for the Scots about getting to a football World Cup for the first time in nearly 30 years, but I don't think the BBC's reporting quite encapsulated the depth of feeling on the night