Unfit Magazine
Unfit Magazine is a pulp fiction style magazine focused on science fiction short stories. The magazine is one of several imprints owned by Longshot Press. Unfit Magazine was launched in July 2018[1] and releases issues two times a year, in electronic, online, and print formats. The magazine is edited by Daniel Scott White.[2]
Overview[]
Unfit Magazines publishes both fiction and nonfiction. For fiction it publishes stories in the sub-genres of Cyberpunk, Alternative History, Dystopian, Genetic Engineering, Military, Post-Apocalyptic, Steampunk, and Time Travel. In the area of nonfiction it publishes essays by people such as Ernest Hogan, and Eric Del Carlo, on the writing experience. The magazine includes both original fiction and reprint fiction, such as the novelet Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.
Contributors[]
Unfit Magazine has published original stories and reprints by (but not limited to) notable authors such as:
- Bruce Golden
- Chen Quifan
- David Brin
- David R. Grigg
- Emily Devenport
- Ernest Hogan
- Jerry Oltion
- Margaret Randall
- Orson Scott Card
- Robert J. Sawyer
- Robert Silverberg
- Tais Teng
Staff[]
- Daniel Scott White, General editor
Accolades[]
SFRevu said Unfit Magazine is "a promising new magazine" in August 2018.[3]
Unfit Magazine has been ranked #18 on the Top 50 Science Fiction Blogs And Websites for Sci-Fi Fans in 2020 list by Feedspot.[4]
Experdito awarded the magazine the #4 spot on 25 Best Science Fiction Blogs - Complete List of Top Science Fiction Blogs 2019.[5]
Readers' Favorite has given the magazine a 5-star review.[6]
Controversy[]
The SFWA working in conjunction with Writer Beware issued a statement that Thinkerbeat was the publisher of Unfit magazine.[7] The erroneous statement remains uncorrected, according to the real publisher Longshot Press.[8] As a result, Longshot Press banned members of the SFWA from submissions to Unfit magazine.[9]
References[]
- ^ ISFDB Series: Unfit Magazine [1]
- ^ ISFDB Summary Bibliography: Daniel Scott White [2]
- ^ SFRevu - Unfit Magazine: Vol. 1 [3]
- ^ Feedspo list of Top 50 Science Fiction Blogs And Websites for Sci-Fi Fans in 2020[4]
- ^ Experdito list of 25 Best Science Fiction Blogs - Complete List of Top Science Fiction Blogs 2019[5]
- ^ Readers' Favorite 5-star review [6]
- ^ "SFWA Issues Statement on Thinkerbeat". Locus.
- ^ Longshot Press - Writer Beware Got It Wrong: Thinkerbeat Does Not Publish Our Magazines [7]
- ^ Thinkerbeat - Writer Beware Got It Wrong: Thinkerbeat Does Not Publish Our Magazines [8]
External links[]
- Science fiction magazines published in the United States
- Biannual magazines published in the United States
- Magazines established in 2018