''Beneath Ceaseless Skies'' (''BCS'') is a

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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 David D. Levine. It was the runner-up for the 2008 Million Writers Award for the Best New Online Magazine, losing to '' Cha: An Asian Literary Journal''. In 2010 ''Beneath Ceaseless Skies'' became a SFWA qualifying venue for short fiction and on February 10 they released

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anthology, entitled ''The Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine, Year One'', which contained 14 stories which had been previously published in the magazine. Selected stories are also published as audio fiction

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. Many of the stories featured in ''Beneath Ceaseless Skies'' have received praise and honourable mentions from reviewers such as Rich Horton and

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. Issue 24 featured " Father's Kill" by Christopher Green which won the 2009 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story. ''Beneath Ceaseless Skies'' was a finalist for the

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each year from 2013 to 2022, after which editor-in-chief Scott H. Andrews recused the magazine from further nominations in that category.''BCS'' Recuses from Best Semiprozine Hugo Award
by Scott H. Andrews, at ''Beneath Ceaseless Skies''; published November 18, 2022; retrieved May 1, 2023

Firkin Press

Firkin Press is a non-profit organisation aimed at promoting

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and

short literature.

Notable stories featured

*" Father's Kill" by Christopher Green in issue #24 won the 2009 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story *" The Telling" by Gregory Norman Bossert in issue #109 won the 2013 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story2013 world fantasy award winners
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Awards

* 2017

World Fantasy Award The World Fantasy Awards are a set of awards given each year for the best fantasy fiction published during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by the World Fantasy Convention, the awards are given each year at the eponymous ann ...

for Scott H. Andrews for Special Award, Non-Professional for ''Beneath Ceaseless Skies''

References

External links

Official website
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