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magazine that runs short fiction, poetry, and nonfiction (including essays and interviews).

History

''Fantasy'' was an American

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from 2005 to 2011. It was launched as a print edition at the 2005

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. It continued in this format for six more issues, but in mid-October 2007, it moved online, with daily content, and spun off an original anthology, titled ''Fantasy''. The magazine published stories by for instance Peter S. Beagle,

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, Theodora Goss, Caitlin Kiernan, Joe R. Lansdale, Nick Mamatas, Tim Pratt, Cat Rambo, Ekaterina Sedia, Catherynne M. Valente, and

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. In January 2012, ''Fantasy'' was merged into its sister '' Lightspeed'', and

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replaced Sean Wallace as publisher. ''Fantasy'' relaunched in November 2020, under editors-in-chief Arley Sorg and Christie Yant. In August 2023, Sorg and Yant announced that ''Fantasy'' would be ceasing publication.

Awards

* Chesley Awards, Best Magazine Cover, for Renee LeCompte's work on ''Fantasy Magazine'' 3 * SciFi Weekly’s Site of the Week, for February 13, 2008 * Million Writers Award, for best online publication, 2010Million Writers Website
Million Writers Award Notable List, 2010

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fantasy Magazine Online magazines published in the United States Fantasy fiction magazines Magazines established in 2005 Magazines published in Wisconsin