Cover art by Narupiti Harunsong, which shows the mythic Monkey King emerging from his flying cloud
Issue 45 of the new-look Mythaxis Magazine is out now!
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-45/
Here youβll 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!
Editors off the leash...
By Narupiti Harunsong β there's a link to his socials on this issue's About page π
Mythaxis Magazine β Issue 45 β Non-fiction
The Spear Cuts Through Water, by Simon Jimenez β a review by Mattia Ravasi
Short Reviews β October 2025 to January 2026 β ALH
Additional thanks to cover artist Narupiti Harunsong, audio producer Micah Hyatt, and techguru Marty Steer!
Mythaxis Magazine β Issue 45 β Fiction
The Agentic Necklace β Frank Baird Hughes @cultureworrier.bsky.social
On Miracles β P. W. Lewis @pwlewis007.bsky.social
The Perfect Mother β Jude Clee
The Negotiation β Vanessa Fabiano
Search History β Jon Clendaniel
Pultuβs Lesson β Sean Myers
Cover art by Narupiti Harunsong, which shows the mythic Monkey King emerging from his flying cloud
Issue 45 of the new-look Mythaxis Magazine is out now!
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-45/
Here youβll 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!
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! π
New interview with Emma Burnett about all things writing & her upcoming novella, EX PARTUM!
Also links to Emma's stories in @mythaxis.bsky.social , @unchartedmag.bsky.social , @radonjournal.bsky.social & @northerngravy.bsky.social
@slashnburnett.bsky.social @atthisarts.com
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
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 π
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-43/25-...
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-...
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.
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 ππππ Maybe it's time for a tl;dr section at the top...
Anyway, on with the slush reading!
"I am on fire, keep clear of me" β essential for when you really get into the writing flow
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....
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...
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 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!
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 β€οΈ
Worthy of your vote, reading public. And also of simply reading:
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-43/25-...
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!
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Mainstream Fantasy Short Stories feat. @bcsmagazine.bsky.social @mythaxis.bsky.social @heartlines-spec.com @scifansat.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com
We agree!
(Happy New Year, all!)
i44 ToC
The Witness β Donald McCarthy
Shooter β Mark H. Harris
Twelve Gauge Tune-up β Devin James Leonard
Mad Gods & Englishmen β Shamus Maxwell
Smart Contract β Angus McIntyre
The Valkyrie's Lesson β Ayame
Payment Deferred by C.S. Forester β Bill Ryan
Short Reviews β Crime Fiction in 2025 β ALH
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! ;-)
βͺIssue 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!
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 π
(imagine those eyes are little Maple leaves and you'll get the idea)
NOVELETTE AVAILABLE NOW A picture of the cover (Black silhouette of a house, trees, and fence over a red sky. Text: The House of Forgotten Things by Addison Smith" Arrows point to the cover, denoting "Generational Trauma, Haunted Cellar, Karma Ghosts, Twisted Tradition, Haunted House."
Releasing my horror novelette "The House of Forgotten Things" into the world today! In the spirit of "Fuck Amazon," the book is only available on my Payhip store, which provides information for downloading and transferring to your device!
Please share! π₯Ή
payhip.com/b/Dxa78
A blue card reading "Featured Programming" and "The Blue Pencil Cafe" leads three circular avatars of editors, Rebecca Bennett, Carl Engle-Laird, and Andrew Leon Hudson. A white TriCon logo is in the bottom right corner, and a yellow button reading "Sign-ups begin December 22nd" in the bottom left.
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!
i43 ToC
25 peppercorns β Emma Burnett
Murmurations β AM Sutter
Body Parts β Anna Koltes
For Giving β Olufunmilayo Makinde
The Sugar Wife β Christina Ladd
The Twelve Blackened Slippers β Siobhan Ekeh
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino β Mattia Ravasi
Short Reviews β July to September in 2025
The cover art for Mythaxis Issue 43 is Synthwave by Michal KvΓ‘Δ, a retro-style image showing a cityscape before a huge, blue, rising sun on an infinite plane.
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!
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!)
