A fantasy fiction magazine, or fantasy magazine, is a

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which publishes primarily

fantasy fiction Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama. ...

. Not generally included in the category are magazines for children with stories about such characters as

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. Also not included are adult magazines about

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. Many fantasy magazines, in addition to fiction, have other features such as art, cartoons, reviews, or letters from readers. Some fantasy magazines also publish

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel univers ...

and

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, so there is not always a clear distinction between a fantasy magazine and a

science fiction magazine A science fiction magazine is a publication that offers primarily science fiction, either in a hard-copy periodical format or on the Internet. Science fiction magazines traditionally featured speculative fiction in short story, novelette, nove ...

. For example, ''

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'' magazine published almost exclusively science fiction for much of its run.

Major fantasy magazines

Current magazines

* '' Abyss & Apex Magazine'', 2003–present (US) * ''

Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine ''Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'' or ''ASIM'' is a fantasy and science fiction magazine published out of Canberra, ACT, Australia. The publishers of ''ASIM'' describe it as "Australia's Pulpiest SF Magazine". The magazine is currentl ...

'', 2002–present (AUS) * ''

Apex Magazine ''Apex Magazine'', also previously known as ''Apex Digest'', is an American horror and science fiction magazine. This subscription webzine, ''Apex Magazine'', contains short fiction, reviews, and interviews. It has been nominated for several awa ...

'', 2005–present (US) * ''

Aurealis ''Aurealis'' is an Australian speculative fiction magazine published by Chimaera Publications, and is Australia's longest running small-press science-fiction and fantasy magazine. The magazine is based in Melbourne. History and profile ''Aureali ...

'', 1990–present (AUS) * '' Bards and Sages Quarterly'', 2009–present (US) * ''

Beneath Ceaseless Skies ''Beneath Ceaseless Skies'' (''BCS'') is a fantasy adventure online magazine published in the United States by Firkin Press. History ''Beneath Ceaseless Skies'' first issue was released on October 9, 2008 featuring stories by Chris Willrich and ...

'', 2008–present (US) * '' Black Gate'', 2001–present (US) * ''

Clarkesworld Magazine ''Clarkesworld Magazine'' (ISSN 1937-7843) is an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine. It released its first issue October 1, 2006 and has maintained a regular monthly schedule since, publishing fiction by authors such as Elizabet ...

'', 2006–present (US webzine) * ''

Daily Science Fiction ''Daily Science Fiction'' is an email and online magazine devoted to publishing science fiction stories that was founded in 2010. Per the title, it is a daily publication, publishing each weekday, edited by Jonathan Laden and Michele Barasso. O ...

'', 2010–present (US webzine/email zine) * '' Fantastyka'', 1982–present, Poland; the oldest SF/fantasy magazine in Eastern Europe, print * '' GUD Magazine'', 2006–present (US print/pdf) * '' Heavy Metal'', 1974–present (US) * ''Hypnos'', 2012–present *
Illuminations of the Fantastic
', 2020–current (online) * ''

Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet ''Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet'' (''LCRW'') is a twice-yearly small press zine published by Small Beer Press, edited by Gavin Grant and Kelly Link. It contains an eclectic mix of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, with an emphasis on speculat ...

'', 1996–present (US zine) * '' Lightspeed'', 2006–present (US webzine) ** (''Fantasy'' magazine merged with ''Lightspeed'' to become one title in 2012) * ''

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy fiction magazine, fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence E. Spivak, Lawrence Spiva ...

'', 1949–present (US) * ''

Mir Fantastiki ''Mir Fantastiki'' (russian: Мир фантастики), officially abbreviated as ''MirF'', is a Russian monthly science fiction and fantasy magazine. The name also refers to the website run by the magazine, Mirf.ru. ''Mir Fantastiki'' litera ...

'', 2003–present (RUS) * ''

Mithila Review ''Mithila Review'' is the only international science fiction and fantasy magazine published from India. It publishes original speculative fiction, poetry, reviews and interviews from authors from South Asia and around the world. Contributors to ...

'', 2016–present (IND) * ''

On Spec ''On Spec'' is a digest-sized, perfect-bound, Canadian quarterly magazine publishing stories and poetry in science fiction, fantasy, and allied genres broadly grouped under the "speculative fiction" umbrella. History and profile Based in Edmon ...

'', 1989–present (CAN) * ''

Orion's Child Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine ''Orion's Child Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine'' was a fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1984 by Orion Press under the editorship of T. Joseph Cole. The magazine featured original fiction, art, and poetry. Though it incl ...

'' * '' Postscripts Magazine'', 2004–present (UK) * ''

Strange Horizons ''Strange Horizons'' is an online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry and nonfiction in every issue, including reviews, essays, interviews, and roundtables. History and profile It was launched in September 2000, and ...

'', 2000–present (US webzine) * '' Three-lobed Burning Eye'', 1999–present (online) * ''

Tor.com ''Tor.com'' is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine published by Tor Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers. The magazine publishes articles, reviews, original short fiction, re-reads and commentary on speculative fiction. From 20 ...

'', 2008–present (US webzine) * ''

Weird Tales ''Weird Tales'' is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine founded by J. C. Henneberger and J. M. Lansinger in late 1922. The first issue, dated March 1923, appeared on newsstands February 18. The first editor, Edwin Baird, print ...

'', 1923–54 (US) ** revivals, including 1986–present

Defunct magazines

* ''Absent Willow Review'', 2008–2011 * '' Argosy'', 1882–1942, 1942–1978, US * '' Beyond Fantasy Fiction'', 1953–1955, US * ''

Electric Velocipede ''Electric Velocipede'' was a small press speculative fiction fan magazine edited by John Klima. Published from 2001 to 2013, ''Electric Velocipede'' won the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 2009. History In 2000 editor John Klima was inspired to ...

'', 2001–2013 * '' Famous Fantastic Mysteries'', 1939–1953, US * ''

'', 1952–1980, US (title revived in the 2000s for the former ''Pirate Writings'') * ''

Fantastic Adventures ''Fantastic Adventures'' was an American pulp fantasy and science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1953 by Ziff-Davis. It was initially edited by Raymond A. Palmer, who was also the editor of ''Amazing Stories'', Ziff-Davis's other scie ...

'', 1939–1953, US * ''

Fantastic Novels ''Fantastic Novels'' was an American science fiction and Fantasy literature, fantasy pulp magazine published by the Frank A. Munsey Company, Munsey Company of New York from 1940 to 1941, and again by Popular Publications, also of New York, from 1 ...

'', 1940–41, 1948–1951, US * ''

Fantasy Fiction Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama. ...

'', 1953, US * '' Fantázia'', Slovakia * '' Fenix'', 1990–2001, Poland * '' Forgotten Fantasy'', 1970–71, US * ''

Ideomancer ''Ideomancer'' was a Canadian quarterly online speculative fiction magazine whose contents included science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, horror, flash fiction and speculative poetry, along with reviews and interviews. The first issue debuted in ...

'', webzine, 2001–2015 * ''

Imagination Imagination is the production or simulation of novel objects, sensations, and ideas in the mind without any immediate input of the senses. Stefan Szczelkun characterises it as the forming of experiences in one's mind, which can be re-creations o ...

'', 1950–1958, US * ''

Jim Baen's Universe ''Jim Baen's Universe'' (''JBU'') was a bimonthly online fantasy and science fiction magazine created by Jim Baen (founder and long-time publisher of Baen Books). It was recognized by the SFWA as a Qualifying Short Fiction Venue. ''JBU'' began ...

'', 2006-2010, US * ''

Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine ''Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine'' was a quarterly fantasy magazine founded and initially edited by American writer Marion Zimmer Bradley. Fifty issues appeared from summer 1988 through December 2000. It was published by MZB Enterprises ...

'', 1988–2000, US * ''

Der Orchideengarten ''Der Orchideengarten'' ('The Orchids-garden'; subtitled ''Phantastische Blätter'' or 'Fantastic Pages') was a German magazine that was published for 51 issues from January 1919 until November 1921.Halbert W. Hall, ''Science/fiction collections: f ...

'', 1919–1921, Germany * '' Paradox Magazine'', 2003–? * '' Realms of Fantasy'', 1994–2010, US * ''

Science Fantasy Science fantasy is a hybrid genre within speculative fiction that simultaneously draws upon or combines tropes and elements from both science fiction and fantasy. In a conventional science fiction story, the world is presented as being scientif ...

'', 1950–1967, UK (aka ''Impulse'') * '' Shimmer Magazine'', 2005–2018 * ''

Subterranean Magazine Subterranean Press is a small press publisher in Burton, Michigan. Subterranean is best known for publishing genre fiction, primarily horror, suspense and dark mystery, fantasy, and science fiction. In addition to publishing novels, short story ...

'', print 1995–2007, webzine 2007–2014 * '' Sybil's Garage'', 2003–2010 * ''

The Third Alternative ''Black Static'', formerly ''The 3rd Alternative'', is a British horror magazine edited by Andy Cox. The magazine has won the British Fantasy Award for "Best Magazine" while individual stories have won other awards. In addition, numerous stories ...

'', UK * ''

The Twilight Zone Magazine ''Twilight Zone'' literature is an umbrella term for the many books and comic books which concern or adapt ''The Twilight Zone'' television series. Comics Gold Key Comics published a long-running ''Twilight Zone'' comic that featured the likene ...

'', 1981–1987, US * ''

Unknown Unknown or The Unknown may refer to: Film * ''The Unknown'' (1915 comedy film), a silent boxing film * ''The Unknown'' (1915 drama film) * ''The Unknown'' (1927 film), a silent horror film starring Lon Chaney * ''The Unknown'' (1936 film), a ...

'', 1939–1943, US * '' Whispers'', 1973–1987, US

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