To withdraw your consent, see Your Choices. Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level and larger prints of art from Julie Dillon, Tran Nguyen, and Galen Dara. Matt Peters & Michi Trota will host a short variety talk show, Uncanny Magazine-style: highlighting creators in SF/F working in a variety of art forms and projects, focusing on people building … The Kickstarter for Uncanny Magazine Year 6: Raise the Roof, Raise the Rates! Wise, Michael R. Underwood) based on availability. Deleted User said: Hey guys!Uncanny Magazine is one of my favourite Short Spec Fiction Magazine. First come, first choice.) is now up and running and delighted to be hosting a guest post from incoming Managing Editor Chimedum Ohaegbu telling her story of being an Uncanny reader as a teen, then becoming an Intern, and then being mentored and becoming Managing Editor. Podcast episode recorded just for our backers. Uncanny magazine has announced a Kickstarter to fund a special double issue for Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction, a continuation of the “Destroy Science Fiction” series begun by Lightspeed magazine. A letter from the Things (or any of the characters in Things Without Arms and Without Legs) to you or someone you choose, plus a packet of mini-comics and brand new temporary tattoos and shrinky dinks from Liz Argall's Things Without Arms and Without Legs webcomic (http://thingswithout.com/). View on Kickstarter. Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level, and larger prints of art by Julie Dillon, Tran Nguyen, and Galen Dara. (We'll contact you to select your dinner partner later, based on scheduling and which pro will be at a given convention. Posts Tagged ‘kickstarter’ Max and Amal Duel for Uncanny Reasons! Issues appear bimonthly, starting November 2014 after receiving funding through Kickstarter. Should the campaign go over its $18,000 goal, the magazine will offer a handful of stretch goals: new original cover art, pay slush readers, bump up the pay for essays, and publish an original novella. Guaranteed slot in Mary's intensive short story online workshop. Hugo Award-winning Uncanny is an online Science Fiction & Fantasy magazine featuring fiction podcasts, poetry, essays, art, & interviews. by Lynne M. Thomas. Backers at this level get to choose our topics, from the silly to the sublime (need not be Doctor Who). Lynne M. Thomas is raising funds for Uncanny Magazine Year 6: Raise the Roof, Raise the Rates! According to the campaign, the funds from this year’s campaign will go towards paying its authors and artists ($.10 per word for original fiction, $40 per poem, $75 per essay, $.02 per word for reprints, $125 per reprinted artwork), the magazine’s staff, production costs, website hosting, and more. Here is an exclusive mini interview with solicited short story writer Tochi Onyebuchi! Publishing. 135 talking about this. Uncanny Magazine Year 6: Raise the Roof, Raise the Rates! SUBSCRIBER: Electronic subscription to Uncanny Year One in the eBook format of your choice (MOBI, PDF, EPUB); your name listed in issue 1; and our deep thanks. POETRY ON THE BRAIN Complete PDF collection of Bryan Thao Worra’s verse volumes from 2007-2013. Backers at the $50 and higher level will receive exclusive access to this episode. Lynne and Michael are the Publishers/Editors-in-Chief for the four-time Hugo and Parsec Award-winning Uncanny Magazine.. Nine-time Hugo Award winner Lynne M. Thomas was the Editor-in-Chief of Apex Magazine (2011-2013). Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level. Uncanny TV becomes reality when we hit the stretch goals for our Kickstarter: Uncanny Magazine Year Five: I Want My Uncanny TV! A year ago, Lynne and Michael Thomas made me the offer of a lifetime: become managing editor for their brand new publication Uncanny: A Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Half of the initial goal of $18,700 was raised the first day but more is needed before the appeal ends September 10. First come, first choice. STRANGER THAN EVER: Autographed hardcover copy of A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar. This episode will not be publicly released through the Verity! HAIKU EARRING PARTY IN A BOX Jeweler Elise Matthesen will provide everything you need to throw a Haiku Earring Party. This year’s Uncanny Magazine Kickstarter campaign is well underway, seeking to fund the Magazine’s Year Four as well as the Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction special issue. Extra! Uncanny Magazine Year Three will also feature cover art by Julie Dillon and Galen Dara, and interior art for Alyssa Wong’s story by Grace P. Fong. Right now, the campaign is into the stretch goal of producing print copies of Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction. Ended 11 months ago. POCONOS RETREAT Support at this level gets you a writer/editor retreat at a vacation home in the Poconos (big screen TV, wifi, & cable included), with Lynne M. Thomas, Deborah Stanish, and possibly additional area writers (Fran Wilde, Sarah Pinsker, A.C. Prints of cover art by Tran Nguyen. The Kickstarter will launch August 6, 2020, and run through September 4, 2020. Last year, I supported the first year of Uncanny Magazine on Kickstarter at a level that got me a guaranteed slot in one of Mary Robinette Kowal’s weekend intensive short story workshops. PICK A BRAIN LIVE Google Hangout or Skype with Lynne or Michael, and Rachel Swirsky or Sarah Kuhn or Diana Pho or Liz Argall or Mary Robinette Kowal (We'll contact you to select your author. Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level. If you follow Maria, you know this is going to be an epic shopping experience. Contact; Search for: Search. Uncanny Magazine Year One by Lynne M. Thomas — Kickstarter Uncanny Magazine Year One A Professional Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. A Professional Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. For one, the Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction double issue is the first stretch goal. ), DINNER WITH AN AUTHOR AND EDITOR (You need to get to the convention; we will buy you dinner.) Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level. Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level. Uncanny Magazine Year 5, and the launch of Uncanny TV, a Space Unicorn video channel! on Kickstarter. This magazine has been an immensely important part of my life for the last five years, and I hope to see it continue for many years to come. The Uncanny Magazine Year 7: Space Unicorns Shine On Together @kickstarter reached 725 Backers! AUTOGRAPH HUNTERS’ DREAM. Year 6 of Uncanny Magazine, now with higher pay for contributors! By pledging you agree to Kickstarter's Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy. KIND THINGS. You get our deep thanks, an eBook copy (MOBI, PDF, EPUB) of our first issue and your name listed in issue 1. Also includes dinner with the Uncanny editors (and any willing authors who can join us) at a convention. Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level. Space Unicorns! SCARY HAM FUNERAL KIT. 濾 ID: Photo of Tochi Onyebuchi. WORKSHOP WITH MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL. DANCE VERITY DANCE. A year ago, Lynne and Michael Thomas made me the offer of a lifetime: become managing editor for their brand new publication Uncanny: A Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Backers for the campaign can back the magazine at a range of tiers: $5 will get the first issue in November, $10 will get the first two, and $26 will grant a subscription for the full Year Seven. Fresh off of its win for Best Semiprozine at this year’s Hugo Awards, Uncanny Magazine has officially launched a Kickstarter campaign for its seventh year. Last year, Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine launched a Kickstarter to fund its fifth year, and provided an interesting perk to entice new backers: a TV pilot episode. Actor and Author Sophie Aldred (Ace from Doctor Who) shares a Special Message with the Space Unicorns about the Uncanny Magazine Year 7: Space Unicorns Shine On Together Kickstarter! Hardly. Uncanny Magazine Store; Support Our Creators! Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas. Mary Robinette Kowal will tuckerize you in her story for Uncanny. Lynne M. Thomas is raising funds for Uncanny Magazine Year Three: The Space Unicorn Flies Again! Funding to support Year 7 of Hugo Award winning Uncanny Magazine. A packet of mini-comics and brand new temporary tattoos and shrinky dinks from Liz Argall's Things Without Arms and Without Legs webcomic (http://thingswithout.com/). Includes a dozen pairs of earrings (all sterling silver) with names, pens and haiku cards, and instructions for conducting the party. Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level, and larger prints of art from Julie Dillon, Tran Nguyen, and Galen Dara. Uncanny Magazine — ICYMI, Space Unicorns! on Kickstarter! PICK A BRAIN: Sofia Samatar, Kat Howard, Diana Pho, or Sarah Kuhn will blog about a topic of your choice; Sofia, Kat and Sarah are willing to review a movie/television show/book of your choice. is a Hugo-nominated podcast in which six smart women discuss Doctor Who (http://veritypodcast.com). PICK A BRAIN II : Amal El-Mohtar will blog about a topic of your choice; Amal is willing to review a movie/television show/book of your choice. Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level, and larger prints of art from Julie Dillon and Galen Dara. We have yet to reach that goal! He’s mostly bald and wears glasses and a gold necklace, as well as a black t-shirt with a graphic of a redheaded woman printed on it. 39 talking about this. 41 talking about this. Posted on July 15, 2019 by Michi Trota — Leave a reply. Mary Robinette Kowal, with Lynne and Michael Thomas. Uncanny Magazine Kickstarter for Year Two Takes Flight. First come, first choice. Ellen Klages will put together a unique package including an autographed print of the Scary Ham Story and a canned ham. We here at Uncanny Magazine we are in the middle of the Uncanny Magazine Year 7: Space Unicorns Shine On Together Kickstarter, and after six years of bringing our Hugo Award-winning magazine featuring passionate SF/F fiction and poetry, gorgeous prose, provocative nonfiction, and a deep investment in the diverse SF/F culture, along with a Parsec Award-winning monthly podcast to … In the first two days, backers have pledged $9,409 of its $18,700 goal. Lynne M. Thomas is raising funds for Uncanny Magazine Year 7: Space Unicorns Shine On Together! Funding to support Year 7 of Hugo Award winning Uncanny Magazine. We got to 450 Backers in... 1.5M ratings 277k ratings See, that’s what the app is perfect for. We … As a writer, that workshop was life-changing for me and my art. US backers only; we won’t ship ham internationally, alas. Discuss whatever you like with editors and writers! GIVE IT A GO. 199% of Goal. Posted on August 11, 2015 by Michi Trota — Leave a reply. Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level. SHINIES 1 pair beaded earrings handmade by Rachel Swirsky. Uncanny TV will be the launch of our community-based vid channel! Goal: $18,700. First come, first choice.) By buying a subscription or becoming a Patron, you’re helping Uncanny Magazine to continue past the Year Two Kickstarter. Does that mean our work is done? Our Privacy Notice has been updated to explain how we use cookies, which you accept by continuing to use this website. We’ve posted an EXCLUSIVE mini interview with solicited essayist Ada Palmer on the Kickstarter site! Travel to NYC and lodgings NOT INCLUDED. Posted on August 11, 2015 by Michi Trota — Leave a reply. Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level. COOL IDEA! ), DINNER WITH AN AUTHOR AND EDITOR (You need to get to the convention; we will buy you dinner.) Preview link to a sample workshop: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/short-story-intensive-august-2014-tickets-11283265551. The Verity! SHOP WITH Maria Dahvana Headley. The Kickstarter will run through August 16. Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna. That’s right, in a matter of days funding for the Magazine’s next year is already secured. 6 talking about this. You are small now, but you will grow until you dwarf the eldest pine, until lakes form in your paw prints, until no earthly conflagration can sate your hunger.” Art by Julie Dillon. Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level. ART CRAWL. Hugo Award-winning Uncanny is an online Science Fiction & Fantasy magazine featuring fiction podcasts, poetry, essays, art, & interviews. The quote is from Jei D. Marcade’s “Seed and Cinder” in Uncanny Magazine: “One day you will swallow the sun. Take a vintage shopping trip in NYC with Maria styling you (you are responsible for purchasing stuff if you like it), or Maria will create a virtual redecoration of your home in her signature cabinet of curiousities style - as in, you tell her your favorite things, and she make a virtual fantastical room for you. Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level. SUSTAINER: Exclusive access to A Very Special Verity! Funding Progress on Kickstarter Ended 09/04/20 - $43,433 / $18,700 (232%) View on BackerTracker . Choose from Paul Cornell, Kameron Hurley, Mari Ness, Diana Pho, Liz Argall, or Ken Liu, with Lynne and Michael Thomas. podcast will record an episode JUST FOR BACKERS (minimum 20 minutes per topic, but we’re often chatty!). NAME OUR SPACE UNICORN Our awesome unicorn was designed by Katy Shuttleworth, but it needs a name! This magazine would not be possible without their support. Postcard of cover art from Galen Dara, Julie Dillon, or Tran Nguyen (you'll get to select later). Hooray! First come, first choice.) on Kickstarter! $37,162. Hugo Award-winning Uncanny is an online Science Fiction & Fantasy magazine featuring fiction podcasts, poetry, essays, art, & interviews. We have more stories to tell together! The Kickstarter will run from July 24 and August 23. Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level. 1,080 backers last updated 16 days ago. on Kickstarter. As heard at this year’s Nebula Awards: the story of the scary ham: http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/05/the-scary-ham. Verity! A Professional Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Goal: $18,700 . Uncanny Magazine Kickstarter for Year 6 Is Live! She co-edited the Hugo Award-winning Chicks Dig Time Lords (with Tara O’Shea) as well as Whedonistas (with Deborah Stanish) and … on Kickstarter! Hugo Award-winning Uncanny is an online Science Fiction & Fantasy magazine featuring fiction podcasts, poetry, essays, art, & interviews. You are responsible for getting to Philadelphia, but we will cover transportation to the vacation cottage, housing, and food for the weekend. (We'll contact you to select your topic later. (We'll contact you to select your blogger and topic. Uncanny logo sticker. (We'll contact you to select your critiquer. $37,162. Editors-in-Chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas are seeking to raise $18,700 to fund six issues for 2021, each of which will include five to six new stories, a reprint, four new poems, four nonfiction essays, and a pair of interviews. Help us make this extension better >> Campaign Duration: 08/06/20 - 09/04/20 For more information, watch our nifty video and read about our awesome goals and pledge perks on the Uncanny Magazine Patreon Page! First come, first choice.). Tiers above that will get some other perks, such as copies of Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction, a cameo appearance on a podcast episode, autographed books, online hangout sessions, and more. on Kickstarter! 962 backers last updated 11 months ago. You get an eBook copy (MOBI, PDF, EPUB) of issues 1 and 2, with your name listed in issue 1, and our deep thanks! Signed prints of cover art from Galen Dara and Julie Dillon. We got to 450 Backers in the Uncanny Magazine Year 6 @kickstarter! Much of Uncanny is pre-funded through Kickstarter, as was the award winning Uncanny Special Issue Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction. (First come, first choice.) Also includes everything from the SUSTAINER level. This is the promise held in the ripple of your muscles, the dull ache of your bones. Uncanny Magazine is Kickstarting another year of fabulous, innovative, and passionate SFF fiction, nonfiction & poetry! EVEN KINDER THINGS. 199% of Goal. Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level. YOU BECOME THE STORY. MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUES by Kat Howard (up to 5000 words) or Maria Dahvana Headley (short story up to 7500 words) or Diana Pho (first 3 chapters of a novel) or Lynne M. Thomas (up to 7500 words, 2 critiques available). (Please follow local laws when dealing with your ham). 3 discussion posts. Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level. Year 6 of Uncanny Magazine, now with higher pay for contributors! Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level, and larger prints of art from Julie Dillon, Tran Nguyen, and Galen Dara. Uncanny Magazine, two-time winner of the Hugo Award, is one of our favorite sources for fantastic sci-fi and fantasy short fiction, not to mention essays, commentary, podcasts, art, and more!That’s why each year for the past few years, we’ve turned over the blog to the Uncanny crew to help give a boost to their annual Kickstarter campaign. Includes everything from the SUSTAINER level. by Lynne M. Thomas. 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