Crowdfunding Focus: Uncanny Magazine, Year 11

It should come as no surprise to long-time readers that I'm a fan of digital publishing. One of the more-vital science-fiction and fantasy publications of the 21st century – Uncanny Magazine – recently launched a Kickstarter as they begin their second decade. In its first 10 years, it's won seven Hugo Awards, the 2024 Locus Award, and the general acclaim of audiences everywhere.

If you're not familiar with Uncanny, the contents for the magazine are available online for free. You'll discover stories, essays, and poetry from a wide and vibrant swath of the writing world. You owe it to yourself to check it out and see if it's to your liking.

If you are familiar with Uncanny, then the odds are decent you've already hopped aboard the Kickstarter, which will get you new issues as eBooks (MOBI, PDF, and EPUB) – plus other goodies if you want to support a great cause by pitching in a bit more.

So much about digital publishing has become more challenging in recent years, yet editors Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas have spent a decade making sure some of the best short-form speculative and visionary writers have an Uncanny home. And it's a home that's always looking for warmhearted visitors . . .

The Uncanny Magazine Year 11 Kickstarter ends August 7.

-- Steven Marsh