On Spec Magazine
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Canadian journal of Literature of the Fantastic
Pleased to see people buying our final issue. Enjoy!
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Odd-Eyes Mullin was still swinging from the gallows, naught but a ten-minute walk from the stinking wharfside tavern where Captain Ollie Hallett raised a tankard to his second mateās memory. The opening line from my story 'Seven for a Secret,' featured in
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issue 134.
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Alex Brown šµšø (they/them)
about 1 month ago
New short fiction wrapping up 2025. This also features the last issues for two publications, Fantasy (technically on hiatus) and On Spec.
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Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: December 2025 - Reactor
Ten excellent works of short fiction you may have missed in 2025
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On Spec has ended publication. But remember that you can still find some awesome short fiction in all the issues available through Weightless Books, and the On Spec Ki-fi page.
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Patrick Barb
about 2 months ago
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THE CHILDRENāS HORROR. Check out my themed collection (of stories inspired by kids TV programming) from Northern Republic Books, featuring 2 stories (āThe Dogcatcherā & āYour Selkie Loverā) included in
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The Childrenās Horror ā Northern Republic Press
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As we start the new year, the editors of On Spec want to thank all our friends, writers, poets, and artists for thirty-five years of support and trust. Best wishes to all in your future endeavours. And if you are new to On Spec, you can get some excellent deals at
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about 2 months ago
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Weightless Books
2 months ago
Our first magazines for 2026 are 2 days away, but in the meantime, we've just added
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AND The Complete Astreiant series from
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Our final issue is now available. Twice as many stories as most of our issues!
2 months ago
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The final issue of On Spec is at the proofreading stage, and, with 21 stories and 4 poems, itās our biggest issue in years! Watch for it!!!
3 months ago
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A very nice review of a story from On Spec #133!
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Weightless Books
3 months ago
Since
@onspecmag.bsky.social
is closing up shop next month, its publishers have reduced prices on all 100+ back issues of OnSpec to just 99 cents!
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Pauline Barmby
4 months ago
GTA friends! Now you know what youāre doing on Saturday afternoon!
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Stephen Kotowych šØš¦
5 months ago
Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.
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Yearās Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction | Stephen Kotowych
http://kotowych.com/yearsbest/
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Sheās right about this. Our stories donāt get stale or go bad. Something we published 5 or 10 or 30 years ago still has an amazing shelf life.
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5 months ago
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With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See
www.onspec.ca
for details.
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David Jón Fuller šØš¦
5 months ago
In case you missed it: my story "Two Voices, One Song" a tale of overnight horror set in Iceland, will be in the next issue of On Spec magazine
@onspecmag.bsky.social
! More info here:
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On Spec Issue #133 Preview
Hereās a peek at what weāre offering in this issue: Weāre happy to bring back some writers youāve seen on our pages before. And equally happy to introduce new voices at the start of theā¦
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Stefani Cooke
5 months ago
Check out my story, "An Unsparing Harvest," in the latest issue of
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! It's perfect for the spooky season.
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5 months ago
New issue of
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On Spec Magazine #133 VOL 35 No 3
Volume 35 No 3 issue of On Spec Magazine. This issue features short stories by Liz Westbrook-Trenholm ("The Bag of Holding"), Gillian Secord ("the love song of house and lake"), John Park ("When the S...
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Derryl Murphy
5 months ago
Thrilled to announce that the contracts have been signed and NeWest Press (
@newestpress.bsky.social
) will be republishing my novel NAPIER'S BONES, possibly as a Landmark Edition, possibly as a part of Barbour Books, their new SF/F line.
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We just added a few more back issues of On Spec to our Ko-fi shop. Yours for 99 cents or pay what you will. These and more can also be found at Weightless Books. Help us out with a small donation and enjoy the stories!
6 months ago
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Are you in Alberta? You can read On Spec along with many other Alberta-produced magazines by searching the digital magazine options at any Alberta public library!
5 months ago
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Issue #133 is at the proofing stage now. But you can buy and read #132 while you wait!
6 months ago
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We just added a few more back issues of On Spec to our Ko-fi shop. Yours for 99 cents or pay what you will. These and more can also be found at Weightless Books. Help us out with a small donation and enjoy the stories!
6 months ago
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Almost ready to send On Spec Issue #133 to the designer for a mid-September release. Please support us by making a small donation or purchasing a copy of issue #132 from our Ko-fi page.
7 months ago
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On Spec hasnāt had a Kickstarter to raise funds for production of new issues, but buying even a single issue from our Ko-fi page will add up if enough of you do it.
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7 months ago
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This is a class worth checking into.
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8 months ago
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If you buy a copy of our new issue, it helps us to pay more fabulous writers, poets and artists!
8 months ago
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Weightless Books
8 months ago
New issue of
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On Spec's New issue is now ready! New fiction and poetry, along with author interviews and cool interior art. Beautiful cover by Dan O'Driscoll. Buy at
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Our friends at the Sunburst Award have announced this year's Long list of juried titles. These titles are a selection of the best Canadian-authored SFF books received for 2024. Check them out.
www.sunburstaward.org/node/143
Winner to be announced in the Fall.
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The Sunburst 2025 Longlist | The Sunburst Award Society
https://www.sunburstaward.org/node/143
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Tyche Books šØš¦
9 months ago
Goood morning! It's time to announce the Table of Contents for the anthology Starship Librarians, edited by Shannon Allen and JR Campbell! š§µincoming--and at the end, we will reveal the cover! (so stick around!) 1/5
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We would really appreciate some new sales on our Ko-fi page. It will help us to buy new stories. Every little bit helps.
9 months ago
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Issue #132 is close to completion after final edits done. Beautiful cover by Dan OāDriscoll.
9 months ago
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All set up for the weekend at Y-Con in Yarmouth NS. Thatās our pet Tribble on the table.
9 months ago
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We are proofreading the new issue right now. Should be ready by early June.
9 months ago
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We are still looking for some new downloads and/or donations on our Ko-fi or Patreon pages. While itās nice to be followed, we donāt exist in a vacuum. Help us to buy some awesome new stories!
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10 months ago
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Looks like the link did not work for the Amazing Stories Clubhouse review. You can follow it if you go to our newest blog post at
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10 months ago
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On Spec has a Ko-fi account where you can pick up one (or more) of our recent issues to check us out. It's a great way for all our followers to show their support for what we are doing to publish new short speculative fiction and poetry.
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Weightless Books
10 months ago
"Thanks" to Am*zon, we've added a "new" "feature"! In addition to never using DRM to ensure you don't own the ebooks you buy AND never selling AI-generated chum disguised as literature, NOW Weightless will never, ever use AI to "summarize" aka ruin the 100% human-made art you came here to enjoy!
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We are chuffed that
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picked a fabulous story by
@cscott-author.bsky.social
for his podcast. Itās a great plan to bring the smaller magazines to the attention of the readers!
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Stephen Kotowych šØš¦
11 months ago
So thrilled Yearās Best Canadian F&SF: Vol 2 is an Aurora Award nominee! It's especially meaningful THIS year. One great joy of doing this antho has been meeting and getting to know so many Canadian SFF writers, and its great to see so many familiar names on the ballot--congrats, all!
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Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association
11 months ago
The 2025 Aurora ballot is live! Check out the finalists for each category here:
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On Spec is on the final ballot for this yearās Aurora Awards!
11 months ago
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Have you noticed how many On Spec back issues can be bought for a mere 99 cents?
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has a wide selection of our older issues just waiting for you to press that āpurchaseā button. Thanks for your support!
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11 months ago
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Our newest issue is available for purchase!
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