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 😂😭😂😉 Maybe it's time for a tl;dr section at the top... Anyway, on with the slush reading!

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'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-...

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!)

‪Issue 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 😍 (imagine those eyes are little Maple leaves and you'll get the idea)

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! 🥹 payhip.com/b/Dxa78

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!

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!)

Issue 42 of Mythaxis Magazine is out now! mythaxis.co.uk/issue-42/ Six new stories in text and audio formats, and reviews too! Many thanks to @SeanMacKendrick.bsky.social, Cheryl Ntumy, Anna Ziegelhof, Travis Ezell, Charlie Winter, Josh Pearce, @faceyouhate.bsky.social, and Micah Hyatt on voice!

With our next issue out in a matter of weeks, a quick heads up to authors: we're closing to new subs until early 2026. We've some great pieces lined up in advance, and we don't want to keep people waiting for more than a year to see their work published. We'll be on the hunt again Jan 23rd...

Mythaxis #41 – Spring 2025 Some strong stories in the latest edition of Mythaxis.

Submissions are open at Mythaxis Magazine until April 31st: mythaxis.co.uk/submissions....

Belfast Eastercon has been lots of fun, and @noumenon.bsky.social has been handing out Mythaxis Magazine bookmarks to anyone who'll take them (and maybe even a few who'd prefer not)

Sometimes a good read is pretty visual...

Issue 41 of Mythaxis Magazine is out now! mythaxis.co.uk/issue-41/ Six new stories in text and audio formats, and reviews too! Many thanks to Finale Doshi-Velez, Helen French, Lyra Meurer, @stephenspower.bsky.social, David Stephen Powell, Mattia Ravasi, @addi.social, and Micah Hyatt for the audio!

Picking my way through @tenebrouspress.bsky.social’s Brave New Weird Vol. 2 and was entranced by the linked story originally published in @mythaxis.bsky.social. I hid most of my face behind my robe’s plush sleeve for comfort as I read the story’s climax. mythaxis.co.uk/issue-34/emb...

Time-sensitive submission opportunity, if you're weird and horrific.

WE'RE BACK, BEBBIE! 😉 mythaxis.co.uk And thanks to everyone who struggled on and subbed their work before the window closed ♥️

Quick heads up - technical problems mean the Mythaxis site is down (excellently timed to coincide with the close of our current submissions window!). We'll have it back up ASAP.

New year, new short fiction reviews! Alan has been catching up on @mythaxis.bsky.social - an excellent and free-to-read quarterly zine. Check out our review and then check out Mythaxis! supernova.reviews/2025/01/10/m...

Issue 40 of Mythaxis Magazine is out now! mythaxis.co.uk/issue-40/ Many thanks to Jess Sims, David Sheskin, Arlen @cowthulu.bsky.social Feldman, P.R.O’Leary, Michael @beardedbetts.bsky.social Bettendorf, Kirk Bueckert, and Bill @faceyouhate.bsky.social Ryan (and Micah Hyatt for the audio!)

New issue is imminent… in addition to our long- and shortform reviews, we welcome six original stories by contributors old and new, each with streaming audio! A year ago we released our first all-crime issue, we're about to return to the scene - why not wait for us there? mythaxis.co.uk/issue-36/

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Cc @mythaxis.bsky.social ... 😊

Thanks to everyone who shared their work in our latest submissions window - 281 stories for the editor to sift through! Why not help us celebrate by listening to the audio version of Emma Burnett's heart-string-tugging WITH NOTHING LEFT? mythaxis.co.uk/issue-39/wit... @slashnburnett.bsky.social

Issue 39 update: We've just uploaded the audio version of COTTAGE IN THE WOODS by Carl Walmsley! mythaxis.co.uk/issue-39/cot...

Judging by our inbox people have already noticed, but just to confirm: Mythaxis IS open to submissions again until the end of October 30th - terms overview and guidelines at the link 🙂 mythaxis.co.uk/submissions....

Issue 39 update: We've just uploaded the audio version of THE NOTE AFFIXED TO YOUR CRYOTUBE by Steven Genise! mythaxis.co.uk/issue-39/the...

The new issue of Mythaxis is now live! mythaxis.co.uk/issue-39/ Many thanks to our text contributors, Teresa Milbrodt @stevengenise.bsky.social Carl Walmsley @slashnburnett.bsky.social @robgillham.bsky.social & Mattia Ravasi (and to Michael Kváč for the cover and Micah Hyatt on voice!)

Candidate for new zine branding and slogan? Spotted on a flying visit to Madrid - next time the editor plans to partake...

Our window closes, with an OCD-triggering 299 submissions received! 101 of those have already been read, but the editor will have to get moving if he wants to clear the decks before setting sail for Worldcon 2024... Thanks to all who've sent us work to consider!

Mythaxis is once again OPEN for #shortstory #submissions! mythaxis.co.uk/submissions.... We're filling slots for 2024 & 2025. All spec genres welcome, but we're especially hungry for #CrimeFiction for our All Crime winter issue... (also, more audio coming soon!)

New audio release for Mythaxis Issue 38 - check out Addison Smith's HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER with your ears! mythaxis.co.uk/issue-38/hoo... @addisoncs.bsky.social #fiction #podcast

Issue 38 of Mythaxis Magazine is out now! mythaxis.co.uk/issue-38/ We have five pieces of original fiction, long and short form reviews, and – to celebrate our new endeavours with audiocasts – an interview with the voice behind The Voice of Mythaxis!

The next issue of Mythaxis is on the way - crazy hard work going on behind the scenes, but only for the best of reasons... BIG CHANGE COMING! Want a teaser? Then check out the audio version of i37's NIGHTSHADE MEMORY by Micah Hyatt: mythaxis.co.uk/issue-37/nig...

Delighted to find some very positive and/or considered reviews of our latest issue here ♥️ Thanks very much, Supernova!

Addison Smith appeared in Mythaxis a few years back (o hai, and will appear again in the near future!), and you can check out a selection of his favourite flash-length stories for free in this collection - all he's asking for in return is you tell the world what you think of it afterwards 🙂

Our subs window is now closed! Thanks to all 267 people who sent us stories to consider, and even the person who sent five poems - I mean, we basically don't do that, but if it makes you happy... 😄 Lots of reading ahead, but expect responses to start going out starting now!

Last day of submissions! We've had plenty, but we can always have more 😉 mythaxis.co.uk/submissions.... In particular we're hungry for #crime short stories for our themed winter issue, definite gaps to fill there...

Submission window time again! We're looking for sf/f/h, mashups and crime, up to a firm 5000 words, and your deadline is April 30th 🙂 mythaxis.co.uk/submissions.... Visit for the guidelines, sure, but why not stay and read our latest issue? We featured some crackers (and I don't mean buscuits...)

Mythaxis Issue 37 is now live! 5 stories, 2 non-fiction articles, and 1 unbalanced editorial await: mythaxis.co.uk/issue-37/ Many thanks to all our contributors, ToC to follow…

Okay, the window is closed – many thanks to the 220 of you who sent us work to consider! We hope to be in contact with everyone over the coming weeks.

Just over 24 hours remain for our Spring subs window! mythaxis.co.uk/submissions....

Mythaxis Magazine is once again open to short story submissions of scifi, fantasy, horror, crime, slipstream, and mashups of the same! Check our revised guidelines page for details - the window closes on Jan 30th...