From Radon Journal | Anarchist Sci-Fi
Read the latest emerging talent in anarchist science fiction.
In print for the first time!
These 20 stories will enthrall you and bring up a black mirror to modern capitalist society. We're be bringing you 10 short stories and 10 poems that each captivate, challenge, and course through your mind at night, long after you're done reading. The perfect mix of subversive and emotional.
Print edition is being held for processing and will be available soon. Read the digital version now free: www.radonjournal.com/issue-8
Here is our infograph for Issue 8 to unpack together. At 1,350 submissions from April 16 to Aug 15, we had 50 fewer submissions than our record 1.4k for Issue 7. We had a flat 10 poems and 10 stories accepted this Issue which gave us 1.5% acceptance rate. This is about in-line with previous Issues and what we expected. A very science fiction-forward Issue, which isn't surprising. Only two stories are not expressly sci-fi in some manner. Dystopia kicked it up this Issue coming in at 65%, which is its record. The 40% anarchist metric is perhaps a bit misleading, as it tracks only stories that have that genre expressly in its words. Most of the other 60% all espouse some sort of rebellion or commentary, but anarchist praxis/thought/actions aren't necessarily the forefront of things. Transhumanism remains our lowest as always. Because it is often relegated to a niche sub-genre of sci-fi itself, it is unlikely to be a majority of any given Issue.
Contents
Fiction
Rise of the Hive by Lex Chamberlin
The Friend Who Was Silent by Christos Callow Jr.
Softer Shades of Zap and Blue by Emma Burnett
Motor City by Jonathan Mann
Random Access Memories by Henry Luzzatto
Dreamer, Passenger, Partner by Colin Alexander
What They Named You by Katie Gray
They Remember Faces by Leo Oliveira
Maelstrom by Jay Caselberg
Proprietary Technology by Alexis Ames
Poetry
The Coercive Institutions by Andrew Kozma
Uranium Girl by Grace R. Reynolds
the time travel body by Angel Leal
Every robot has a switch she can't reach by Marisca Pichette
10 Reasons Why the AI Predicted American Salvation by Steve Wheat
The Last Voyage: Island Relocation Program by Steve Wheat
Gaia Sings the Body Electric by Jie Venus Cohen
I Was a Post-Doc Once by Joel Glover
If They Get Their Way by Keira Reynolds
The President's Inaugural Speech in 2031 by Abdullah O. Jimoh
Download Issue 8 | September 2024: https://www.radonjournal.com/_files/ugd/3231b0_cc512397d867426ab492a6b9…
Radon is a triannual journal publishing prose and poetry relating to science fiction, anarchism, transhumanism, and dystopia. We pay semi-professional rates.
We publish quality literature every mid-January, May, and September.
At Radon, we know what we love and hope you will share in our revelry. We strive to be a professional community for a unique blend of passions. Our goal is to amplify the voices of writers who see the world differently, who use story and verse to expose injustice and investigate our impending futures.
It is our vow to remain non-profit and transparent. We are here to embody the wholesome values of anarchy (direct democracy, equality, free association, mutual-aid) and provide an avenue for writers to join the conversation.
If you envision writing on Mars before you die, gleefully run toward the technological singularity, or want to fight back against the world, then you've found home. Welcome.
Comments
I was really psyched to
Babylon (not verified) Fri, 09/27/2024 - 10:35
I was really psyched to discover this magazine, lots of good scifi.
Definite emphasis on AI and subscription services.
yeah, it's explicitly pro
anon (not verified) Fri, 09/27/2024 - 10:43
In reply to I was really psyched to by Babylon (not verified)
yeah, it's explicitly pro- not just tech but transhumanism, which is... good that it's explicit, i guess
have read some past ones, and some of the writing is good.
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