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Arley Sorg

Arley Sorg is an associate literary agent at kt literary. He is a two-time World Fantasy Award Finalist and a two-time Locus Award Finalist for his work as co-Editor-in-Chief at Fantasy Magazine. Arley is also a SFWA Solstice Award Recipient, a Space Cowboy Award Recipient, and a finalist for two Ignyte Awards, for his work as a critic as well as his creative nonfiction. Arley is senior editor at Locus, associate editor at both Lightspeed and Nightmare, a columnist for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and an interviewer for Clarkesworld. He takes on multiple roles, including slush reader, movie reviewer, and book reviewer, and ran a series of interviews on his site: arleysorg.com. He has been a guest instructor or speaker at a range of events—and for a variety of audiences—from Worldcons to WisCons, from elementary students to PhD candidates. He was a guest critiquer for the 2023 Odyssey Writing Workshop and the week five instructor for the 2023 Clarion West Workshop. Arley grew up in England, Hawaii, and Colorado, and studied Asian Religions at Pitzer College. He lives in the SF Bay Area and writes in local coffee shops when he can. Arley is a 2014 Odyssey Writing Workshop graduate.

Editorial: October 2023

In this, our final issue of Fantasy Magazine: Short stories by Ruoxi Chen (“Fandom for Witches”) and P.A. Cornell (“Once Upon a Time at the Oakmont”); flash fiction by Sonia Sulaiman (“Negative Theology of the Child from ‘The King of Tars'”) and Wen Yu Yang (“Homecoming”); poetry by Joshua Effiong (“The Equation of Time”) and Adesiyan Oluwapelumi (“music in the garden”); and an essay by PH Low.

Interview: Anthologists

As short fiction lovers, anthologies hold a special place for us. Anthologies over the decades have been the battlegrounds of political movements, as well as markers for shifts in genre communities. We grew up reading them, and we still see them as wonderful places: they often contain amazing work, and interesting things are still happening by virtue of their publication. Nowadays, editors/publishers are creating spaces for a broader range of perspectives through anthologies – bringing out books with an awesome array of stories.

Editorial: September 2023

In this issue we’re proud to bring you short stories by Lowry Poletti (“Dread of the White Dog”) and Sam Kyung Yoo (“Set Yourself on Fire”); flash fiction by Angela Liu (“The Cursed Universe Inside Your Eye”) and Alex V. Cruz (“Bacá”); poetry by Zaynab Iliyasu Bobi (“Brief History of Monsterification”) and Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe (“A Mortal’s Guide to Attaining Godhood in the Era of Chaos”); and an interview with a few of the many anthologists doing interesting work in the field. Enjoy!

Editorial: August 2023

In this issue of Fantasy Magazine: Short stories by Davida Kilgore (“My Dear, My Love”), Hana Lee (“Bari and the Resurrection Flower”); flash fiction by Joshua Lim (“Voices of the Kings”) and B. Pladek (“The Runners”); poetry by Ubong Johnson (“Kumbaya”) and Marie Brennan (“Damnatio Memoriea”); and an essay by AT Greenblatt. Enjoy!

Interview: Nebula Award Finalists

As of this writing, the Nebula Awards Conference just wrapped up! It was a fun event, and it felt like a real celebration of genre. The vibe of the conference inspired us to do a collective interview with the Nebula Awards finalists in the Short Fiction category.

Editorial: July 2023

In this issue of Fantasy Magazine: Short fiction by Simo Srinivas (“Bozpo Witch-Bane”) and Margaret Jordan (“Blue”); flash fiction by Kimberly Terasaki (“The World is Ending Tomorrow”) and Catherine Yu (“The Dancer”); poetry by H.B. Asari (“After the Pyre”) and Julia August (“The End of Little Dreams”); and an interview with the finalists for the Nebula Award for Short Fiction.

Interview: Mark H. Harris

First, we love horror, and it’s what we’d watch by choice, even if we weren’t writing about it. Second, as previously mentioned, horror is particularly revealing about the nation’s fears and anxieties, and America has plenty of that when it comes to race. Third, while Black people have historically experienced marginalization in other genres, horror stands out because marginalization typically equates to death, a fate that is so blunt and dismissive that it draws attention and generates discussion—thus the well-known trope that gave us the name of the book.

Editorial: May 2023

In this issue’s short fiction,  Anya Ow’s “God of the River” wades into family legends and survival, and “The Body Fate” by Avi Burton explores role, identity, and expectation; in flash fiction, Anne E.G. Nydam pieces together a new kind of narrative in “Some Assembly Required,” and “It’s What’s Inside That Counts” by Warren Benedetto delivers a slice of hard truth;; for poetry, we have “1960s With a Glass Harp” by Chinedu Gospel and “Legacy” by Anjali Patel. Plus an interview with Mark H. Harris about nonfiction book The Black Guy Dies First, co-authored with Robin R. Means Coleman. Enjoy!