Issue 12 starting to take shape. 4 poems and 3 short stories so far. Expecting a number of acceptances to go out after our editorial meeting Thursday. We read until the end of Dec but we'd like to get almost all the decisions by mid-December. Submitting in the next month would be best for authors

We're a bit behind on the slush pile, sorry about that. But two new poetry acceptances went out tonight. Fiction folks, nows your chance to impress us. That tightly written 2-4k story full of space rage? That's for us and you know it

Pretty great mail day @radonjournal.bsky.social

We're kicking off our story/poem spotlights with ABSOLUTION by Jared Chen-Wynn! Eerie and haunting, just in time for Halloween. If you could start over with a clean slate, would you also accept a clean brain? Read it here: www.radonjournal.com/issue-11/abs...

Some very scary, very Radon, and also very gay movie recs as Halloween approaches — as selected by our editors!

▶️ INITIATING SEQUENCE: Radon Journal, Issue 11 Check out the full slate of poems and fiction in our jam-packed fall issue. Everything free to read below: www.radonjournal.com/issue11

Our Submittable was impacted by the large-scale AWS outage last night. The issues appear to be resolved, and it is ready again to receive your words

We've been approved for and bought our table for Philcon next month. Our first official vendor table as a journal. Marks a big step up in effort and visibility

Print copies of Issue 11 are appearing out in the wild

Our Editor in Chief was the guest editor on the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association's latest Eye to the Telescope issue. The chosen them was "cyberpunk" and the poetry community responded in droves. If you enjoy Radon poetry, you'll absolutely enjoy these twenty poems

**Journal Pay Change** Poetry payments are increasing from $20 to $25 per accepted poem! Thank you to our Patrons and print buyers in the UK for making this possible

Our Patreon now has the option enabled that allows for yearly subscriptions rather than just monthly. Comes with a 10% discount www.patreon.com/radonjournal...

Have you seen how fucking cool our print front and back covers look, melded across the spine?

Our latest issue is in print! shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params... In addition to the publisher link above, it's available on your preferred online book retailer worldwide

"Cockle & Foxfire built a spaceship from endangered morpho wings & pull-tabs secreted from Polar Seltzer cans.” Check out my poem "fritillary frigate" in @radonjournal.bsky.social #11! 🎈🦋💫 www.radonjournal.com/issue-11/fri...

My new poem "GPS Girl" about a navigation system slowly warping into sentience and...eventually depression..is out today💜 @radonjournal.bsky.social and look at that cover!!! This whole issue is filled with dark & strange & powerful words 🖤 www.radonjournal.com/issue-11/gps...

Issue 11 is live! www.RadonJournal.com This October issue features scifi body horror, AIs fighting to prevent execution, government-forced rebirth, underground rebellion, reclaiming your sexuality and name, critiques of Saudi Arabia, and much more.

Drumroll for our Best of the Net nominees @virtualpowerpoet.bsky.social @andrewkozma.net @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social @thomasbehan.bsky.social @haywall.bsky.social

Issue 11 Infographic Journal returned to normal submission numbers with about 1,430 split between fiction and poetry. With 15 accepted poems and stories, we had about 1% acceptance rate. For the first time, sci-fi and anarchist genres made up an equal number of published works.

Our final author reveal for Wednesday's Issue 11 We double-dip into the poetic mind of Mark Dimaisip, explore some wholesome space-love with @marisca.bsky.social, and read an underground (literally) resistance battle with Bryn Farrar.

Issue 11 Author Reveal – Day 3 @jaredchenwynn.bsky.social, @miahomalley.bsky.social, Mark Wyatt, and Mark Dimaisip, bringing us some scifi body horror, gun violence, repression, revolution, and self-actualization

Author Reveal Day 2!

Day 1 of our author reveals for next week's Issue 11! Check back each day to see which authors you'll be reading soon, and what tantalizing titles capture your attention. @cpclemens.bsky.social @mathockey.bsky.social Full issue releases October 1

Huge congratulations to Jean-Paul (@spacecowboybooks.bsky.social) not only for publishing the winning poem, but his third-place finish in @sfpoetry.bsky.social's prestigious Dwarf Stars award with his Radon Issue 6 scifaiku!

Author reveals and the hype train for October 1's Issue will begin on Wednesday

A few last minute changes of the interior and staff, but the team is bunkering down for final copyedits this weekend. The work is a good distraction from the world. Being produced under a burgeoning dictatorship, its contents are more important than ever

Click the art to view our full Issue 11 cover reveal! Created by our Artist-in-Residence, Ninja Jo, we are excited to have this as our front cover for October 1's Issue. Haunting, eye-catching (literally), and emotional, we hope it'll draw you in as much as it did us. #SciFi

Acceptances for Issue 11 have gone out and all contracts are signed. October 1 will bring the world eight new poems and seven new stories. We've got a great mix we can't wait to tell you about soon. From cybernetic revolution to scifi body horror.

You guys definitely showed up for the final day of submissions. Now excuse us as we hide away and read for a few days

We start off award season by congratulating our five 2026 O. Henry Prize nominees: 1) "Into the Blue" (Issue 10) – @prof-bogs.bsky.social 2) "The Cerebral Pitch Experiment" (Issue 9) – MD Harrold

Our final Issue 10 author interview ends on a high note with @prof-bogs.bsky.social www.radonjournal.com/interviews/c... Jacob unpacks teaching creative writing, connecting with readers, Substack projects, use of second person, MFA experiences, and working with @nffr.bsky.social.

The reading period for @radonjournal.bsky.social ‘s Issue 11 is almost closed! You have until Sunday, 8/31 at 11:59pm EST. Don’t self-reject—we want your #sciencefiction, #dystopia, #transhumanism, and, of course, #anarchy! sub here: www.radonjournal.com/submit

Them: "Show me what that mouth do." Us: "Capitalism is the root of all societal woes."

We may not always be protesting, but we are always organizing.

Issue 10 author, @eoin-nordman.bsky.social, graced us with a fantastic interview. Prepare to dive deep into what it means to be human, connections without physical intimacy, and our role in an absurdist world. www.radonjournal.com/interviews/c...

It's important to have a balanced SFF reading diet. @heartlines-spec.com and Radon, when consumed together, will give you the full breadth of emotion each day

There's a lot to say against the fascism exploding in the US. How we now have talks with loved ones about hiding, avoiding kidnapping, or fleeing. But remember for most days, the best way to resist is simply staying alive. They hate us for existing, thinking, and loving. And we'll continue to do so.

Grab your Radon bookmarks at Seattle Worldcon! Our editor, Maya, has them on hand and is at large at the convention. You can likely find her near the Locus table area. #Worldcon These have in bold letters "THIS BOOKMARK KILLS FASCISTS"

Only a handful of days left to be considered for @radonjournal.bsky.social ‘s 11th issue—the one we’ll be bringing with us to @philconconvention.bsky.social ! Don’t self-reject. Submit your sci-fi, dystopia, anarchism, cyberpunk, and transhumanism. www.radonjournal.com/submit

Our latest author interview is out with Issue 10 "Terminal Lucidity" author. Come for an intriguing and fascinating mix of physiotherapy and sci-fi www.radonjournal.com/interviews/c...

If you are looking to submit to Radon, now is the time. Less than a month left to be considered for Oct 1's Issue 11. Pay + nominate for 16 industry awards. Give us your gritty scifi, your hope amid dystopia, show us your cool scifi ideas that lead to narratives that make us weep

I cannot explain to you how many people feel scared or anxious to call themselves a "poet" because they write speculative or unique poetry. If that's you, you're not alone. Your voice matters. You ARE a poet! www.sfwa.org/2025/07/08/h...

Some poets may be holding back submitting, waiting to see if we increase our pay rates for the category. Rest assured, should we raise our poetry pay rates over the next month or two, we'll retroactively increase the pay for any poets with a signed contract with us for Issue 11. No risk to submit.

Our latest interview is live on our site with Steve Wheat, on writing community, poetry challenges, preserving the decaying environment, balancing grief and hope, and staying sane in an authoritarian reality. www.radonjournal.com/interviews/c...

We've reached our highest funding level yet on Patreon, thank you for believing in us and our authors. Only $20 away from reaching our second funding goal and raising our poetry pay rates. www.patreon.com/radonjournal

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Paying Fee-Free Mainstream Short Stories feat. @okaydonkey.bsky.social @tacobellquarterly.org @radonjournal.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

An excerpt from our recent interview with @cultureworrier.bsky.social , where we discuss anthropology, his unintentionally anarchist writing process, and his upcoming sci-fi story about the Ben Franklin Bridge. An absolute gem that you don't want to miss! buff.ly/2bOw6iK

Our journal is instituting a few changes in our editorial process behind the scenes. Nothing will change for submitting authors other than you can expect more acceptances overall and for them to come at a more steady rate.

An interview with @radonjournal.bsky.social where they so kindly put up with me doing far too much swearing.