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

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!

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-...

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-...

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

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

Nice news for Mythaxis editor @noumenon.bsky.social! Congrats to all Foof recipients, polite applause to the nominees as well 👏👏👏

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...

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...

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!

Editors off the leash...

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!

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! 🙂

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

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.

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

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)

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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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...