Mythaxis Magazine

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!

"I am on fire, keep clear of me" – essential for when you really get into the writing flow

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....

S/D/Y Jan 24 – Body Parts by Anna Koltes – Mythaxis It is an interesting coincidence that I have read two stories so close together which feature the themes of people giving away parts of their bodies. Or maybe it isn’t. Maybe this is speaking…

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 also see other familiar names from issues past in there, not to mention friends of the zine. We'll have our fingers crossed for all!

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!

Smart Search List of the Day 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/search/smart/fiction/mainstream-fantasy-short-stories-OvEDLzb3

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!)

i44 ToC

The Witness – Donald McCarthy
Shooter – Mark H. Harris
Twelve Gauge Tune-up – Devin James Leonard
Mad Gods & Englishmen – Shamus Maxwell
Smart Contract – Angus McIntyre
The Valkyrie's Lesson – Ayame
Payment Deferred by C.S. Forester – Bill Ryan
Short Reviews – Crime Fiction in 2025 – ALH

The cover of Mythaxis Magazine Issue 44 shows a 1948 advertising illustration of a troubled woman unable to sleep as she imagines stealthy footsteps on the stairs nearby. Drink Sanka Decaf coffee! ;-)

‪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)

NOVELETTE AVAILABLE NOW A picture of the cover (Black silhouette of a house, trees, and fence over a red sky. Text: The House of Forgotten Things by Addison Smith" Arrows point to the cover, denoting "Generational Trauma, Haunted Cellar, Karma Ghosts, Twisted Tradition, Haunted House."

Releasing my horror novelette "The House of Forgotten Things" into the world today! In the spirit of "Fuck Amazon," the book is only available on my Payhip store, which provides information for downloading and transferring to your device!

Please share! 🥹

payhip.com/b/Dxa78

A blue card reading "Featured Programming" and "The Blue Pencil Cafe" leads three circular avatars of editors, Rebecca Bennett, Carl Engle-Laird, and Andrew Leon Hudson. A white TriCon logo is in the bottom right corner, and a yellow button reading "Sign-ups begin December 22nd" in the bottom left.

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!

i43 ToC

25 peppercorns – Emma Burnett
Murmurations – AM Sutter
Body Parts – Anna Koltes
For Giving – Olufunmilayo Makinde
The Sugar Wife – Christina Ladd
The Twelve Blackened Slippers – Siobhan Ekeh
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino – Mattia Ravasi
Short Reviews – July to September in 2025

The cover art for Mythaxis Issue 43 is Synthwave by Michal Kváč, a retro-style image showing a cityscape before a huge, blue, rising sun on an infinite plane.

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!)

In addition to the above, there's also our usual short short-story reviews article by editor @noumenon.bsky.social - who also for the first time contributed to the issue's audio content by reading one of the stories!

i42 ToC

Tag, You’re It - Sean MacKendrick
Listen, Don’t Touch - Cheryl Ntumy
Lay-offs - Anna Ziegelhof
Swimming With Elephants - Travis Ezell
The House We Built Together, Yesterday - Charlie Winter
Someday Someone’s Gonna Steal Your Carbon - Josh Pearce
Strange Pictures, by Uketsu - by Bill Ryan

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...

Thanks for the profile raising - but in fact we're going to pause on submissions until early 2026. We've got some great pieces lined up in advance, and we don't want to keep authors 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.

Mythaxis #41 – Spring 2025

Some strong stories in the latest edition of Mythaxis.

We happen to know the editor (falsely pictured railing against bad punctuation, poor grammar, unspeakable dialogue, pseudo-Greek mythology, AI slop, etc) was, in fact, reading a cosy-sinister story about why grandsons shouldn't help their grandmothers with chores around the house. To about 3 people.

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...

Mythaxis i41 ToC

Dhuni, Murderer of Mountains – Finale Doshi-Velez
Sunnyside – Stephen S. Power
The Culling – Addison Smith
Beyond the Sudden Door – Lyra Meurer
Seal-Skin – David Stephen Powell
Safe in the Dark – Helen French
Metallic Realms, by Lincoln Michel – Mattia Ravasi
Short Reviews #9

The cover of issue 41 of Mythaxis Magazine shows a future farming landscape, with water buffalos in the foreground and a huge robotic minotaur working the land beyond, with high towers in the far distance. Audio versions of the stories are available at mythaxis.co.uk

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!