Our autumn issue is here, full of work that we suspect you’ll find strangely uplifting — in the case of at least one story, literally so. We offer this new issue of Mythic Delirium in the spirit of sharing the fun we have as science fiction publishers. James Van Pelt joins us for the first time with “The Elevator Illimitable,” a story that demonstrates the range of adventures one can have while standing in the same spot day after day.

The last of the featured fiction and poetry from the July-September issue of Mythic Delirium is live on our site, and free for all to read. This means the full issue is available now on the web, so I hope you’ll take the opportunity to check it all out if you haven’t yet. Here’s what’s new in September: In “Sunrise with Sea Monsters,” David Sandner envisions the beauty, magic and madness that inspired a moving work of art. Jennifer Crow

  As a celebration of my World Fantasy Award nomination for editing Clockwork Phoenix 5, I’ve made four strange books full of fantasy and horror (not to mention some science fiction and stories that fall somewhere in between) that bear my byline available for 99 cents in ebook form. By all means, snatch them up. The sale lasts through Aug. 28. Here’s a bit more about each book, and where to get them:   Clockwork Phoenix 5 World Fantasy Award-nominated

Last week, we at Mythic Delirium Books (i.e. Anita & I) received terrific news. When the list of nominees for the 2017 World Fantasy Awards went public, Clockwork Phoenix 5 turned out to be represented twice. The entire book is a contender in the category for Best Anthology, and Rachael K. Jones‘s “The Fall Shall Further the Flight in Me,” the second story in the table of contents, is a finalist for Best Short Fiction. As part of our celebration

August brings the latest round of featured works from the current issue of Mythic Delirium. “Resistance on a Park Bench, with Stale Bread and Ducks,” Sandra M. Odell’s askew take on the apocalypse, holds a resonant message and some tasty bread for the birds. In “Other People’s Tragedies,” frequent Mythic Delirium contributor Jennifer Crow reflects on the difference between what’s lived and what’s observed. Sonya Taaffe, another frequent Mythic Delirium contributor, touches on summer and the underworld in “On the

Hello, folks! To everybody who submitted stories and poems to us during the spring reading window: as of today, you should have received a response, whether it be rejection, acceptance, or a request for revisions. If you’ve gotten no response at all, you should send a query to mythicdelirium@gmail.com so we can figure out what’s up. There will be no other reading window this year. I’m really excited about the lineup that’s coming together. Next year, 2018, will be this

Our summer 2017 issue begins Mythic Delirium’s fifth year as a digital magazine. We’re pleased to welcome “Dispo and the Crow” author Rich Larson to our pages. Having previously appeared in our our sister publication, Clockwork Phoenix, Larson is an author who has been generating a lot of buzz. The end-of-the-world theme in his story carries over into up-and-coming writer Sandra Odell’s even quirkier “Resistance on a Park Bench, with Stale Bread and Ducks.” This is Odell’s first appearance in

The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois hits bookstores in July. Our anthology Clockwork Phoenix 5 made a strong showing. The book reprints Rich Larson’s gorgeous sf story “Innumerable Glimmering Lights,” and in addition, the following stories made Dozois’ list of honorable mentions: “The Book of May” by C.S.E. Cooney and Carlos Hernandez “The Wind at His Back” by Jason Kimble “Sabbath Wine” by Barbara Krasnoff “The Trinitite Golem” by Sonya Taaffe “A Guide to

The last featured content from our April–June issue is now free for all to read, bringing our magazine’s fourth year as a digital publication to a close. In “The Ladder-Back Chair,” Nebula Award finalist Barbara Krasnoff details a moving encounter between the living and the dead. 2017 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master Jane Yolen describes a brush with grief personified in “Grave Robber.” An inscription in limestone made more than two thousand years ago inspires Ghost

As of today, to my knowledge, I’ve reviewed every single submission that was sent during the March 1–May 1 submission window. If you haven’t heard back from me at this point, either I’m hanging on to your story or poems so Anita and I can go over them more thoroughly to make our final selections for issues 4.2 through 4.4, or your work has somehow fallen through the cracks. Queries welcome any time at mythicdelirium@gmail.com. Note 1: Having your work