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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 that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
. 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 (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...
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, nov ...
. For example, '' Fantastic'' magazine published almost exclusively science fiction for much of its run.


History


Major fantasy magazines


Current magazines

* '' Abyss & Apex Magazine'', 2003–present (US) * '' Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'', 2002–present (AUS) * '' Apex Magazine'', 2005–present (US) * '' Aurealis'', 1990–present (AUS) * '' Bards and Sages Quarterly'', 2009–present (US) * '' Beneath Ceaseless Skies'', 2008–present (US) * '' Black Gate'', 2001–present (US) * '' Clarkesworld Magazine'', 2006–present (US webzine) * '' Daily Science Fiction'', 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'', 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 Spiv ...
'', 1949–present (US) * ''
Mir Fantastiki ''Mir Fantastiki'' (), 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'' literally translates from Russian as ''Wor ...
'', 2003–present (RUS) * '' Mithila Review'', 2016–present (IND) * '' On Spec'', 1989–present (CAN) * '' Orion's Child Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine'' * '' Postscripts Magazine'', 2004–present (UK) * Space and Time Magazine, 1966–present (US) * ''
Strange Horizons ''Strange Horizons'' is an online magazine, online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry and non-fiction in every issue, including reviews, essays, interviews, and roundtables. History and profile It was launched in S ...
'', 2000–present (US webzine) * '' Three-lobed Burning Eye'', 1999–present (online) * '' Tor.com'', 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, printe ...
'', 1923–1954 (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'', 2001–2013 * '' Famous Fantastic Mysteries'', 1939–1953, US * '' Fantastic'', 1952–1980, US (title revived in the 2000s for the former ''Pirate Writings'') * '' Fantastic Adventures'', 1939–1953, US * '' Fantastic Novels'', 1940–41, 1948–1951, US * ''
Fantasy Fiction Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
'', 1953, US * ''
Fantázia ''Fantázia'' was a Slovak science fiction, fantasy and horror magazine. It was first published in July 1997. The magazine was started in Šaľa, Slovakia by Ivan Aľakša, who served as its editor until 2006, when he withdrew to concentrate ...
'', Slovakia * '' Fenix'', 1990–2001, Poland * '' Forgotten Fantasy'', 1970–71, US * '' Ideomancer'', webzine, 2001–2015 * ''
Imagination Imagination is the production of sensations, feelings and thoughts informing oneself. These experiences can be re-creations of past experiences, such as vivid memories with imagined changes, or completely invented and possibly fantastic scenes ...
'', 1950–1958, US * '' Jim Baen's Universe'', 2006–2010, US * '' Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine'', 1988–2000, US * '' Der Orchideengarten'', 1919–1921, Germany * '' Paradox Magazine'', 2003–? * ''
Realms of Fantasy ''Realms of Fantasy'' was a professional bimonthly fantasy speculative fiction magazine published by Sovereign Media, then Tir Na Nog Press, and Damnation Books, which specialized in fantasy fiction (including some horror), related nonfiction (wi ...
'', 1994–2010, US * ''
Science Fantasy file:Warhammer40kcosplay.jpg, Cosplay of a character from the ''Warhammer 40,000'' tabletop game; one critic has characterized the game's setting as "action-oriented science-fantasy." Science fantasy is a hybrid genre within speculative fiction ...
'', 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 stor ...
'', print 1995–2007, webzine 2007–2014 * '' Sybil's Garage'', 2003–2010 * '' The Third Alternative'', UK * '' The Twilight Zone Magazine'', 1981–1987, US * ''
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'', 1939–1943, US * '' Whispers'', 1973–1987, US


See also

*
Fan magazine A fan magazine is a commercially written and published magazine intended for the amusement of fan (aficionado), fans of the popular culture subject matter that it covers. It is distinguished from a scholarly, literary or trade magazine on the one h ...
* Horror fiction magazine *
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, nov ...


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