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Jenny Blackford

Jenny's poems and stories have appeared in Australian Poetry Journal, Cosmos Magazine, The Pedestal Magazine and more. In late 2013, Pitt Street Poetry published an illustrated pamphlet of her cat poems, The Duties of a Cat.


Jenny Blackford in our archives
Current Issue
10 Aug 2020
Fiction
A Voyage to Queensthroat 
By: Anya Johanna DeNiro
Art by: Jana Heidersdorf
Let me tell you how I first met Seax-of-Peony, Empress of the Known Moons.
Podcasts
Podcast: A Voyage to Queensthroat 
By: Anya Johanna DeNiro
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Anya Johanna DeNiro's “A Voyage to Queensthroat.”
Poetry
We Let You Live 
By: Laura Cranehill
When your people came down from the stars / we put you in jails and cellars and basements
Podcasts
Podcast: We Let You Live 
By: Laura Cranehill
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents Laura Cranehill's “We Let You Live.”
Reviews
Monday: Learning Monkey and Crocodile by Nick Wood 
By: Duncan Lawie
Wednesday: The Pursuit of William Abbey by Claire North 
By: Kelly Jennings
Read Issue
Issue 3 Aug 2020
Fiction
My Love, Our Lady of Slaughter 
By: Christine Lucas
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Podcasts
Podcast: My Love, Our Lady of Slaughter 
By: Christine Lucas
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
This poem is a dead zone 
By: Krishnakumar Sankaran
Podcasts
Podcast: This poem is a dead zone 
By: Krishnakumar Sankaran
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Krishnakumar Sankaran
Reviews
Monday: The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez 
By: Abigail Nussbaum
,
Wednesday: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern 
By: Foz Meadows
Read Issue
Issue 20 Jul 2020
Fiction
The Stitch Beneath the Ice 
By: Ranylt Richildis
Art by: Mateus Manhanini
Podcasts
Podcast: The Stitch Beneath the Ice 
By: Ranylt Richildis
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Coloring the Sun You Know 
By: JD Fox
Podcasts
Podcast: Coloring the Sun You Know 
By: JD Fox
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: JD Fox
Art
Artist Interview: Mateus Manhanini 
By: Dante Luiz
Art by: Mateus Manhanini
Reviews
Monday: Incomplete Solutions by Wole Talabi 
By: Adri Joy
,
Wednesday: Followers by Megan Angelo 
By: Christina Ladd
Read Issue
Azimuth, Azimuth Highlights
Mexico Special: Call for Submissions
By: Libia Brenda
17 Jul 2020
Strange Horizons is now accepting fiction submissions for our Mexico Special issue, which will be published at the end of November 2020!
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Azimuth, Azimuth Highlights
Especial de México: Convocatoria
By: Libia Brenda
17 Jul 2020
Strange Horizons lanza su convocatoria en busca textos narrativos para su Especial de México, que se publicará a finales de noviembre de 2020!
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Issue 13 Jul 2020
Fiction
The LEAP Test 
By: Alex Jennings
Podcasts
Podcast: The LEAP Test 
By: Alex Jennings
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Did You Know Ghosts Are Made of Shattered Carbon? 
By: Kimberly Kaufman
Podcasts
Podcast: Did You Know Ghosts Are Made of Shattered Carbon? 
By: Kimberly Kaufman
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Azimuth, Azimuth Highlights
Especial de México: Convocatoria 
By: Libia Brenda
Azimuth, Azimuth Highlights
Mexico Special: Call for Submissions 
By: Libia Brenda
Reviews
Monday: Throne of the Five Winds by S. C. Emmett 
By: Gabriella Ekman
,
Wednesday: You Know You Want This by Kristen Roupenian 
By: Nicole E. Beck
Read Issue
Issue 6 Jul 2020
Fiction
Last Orders in the Green Lane 
By: Stephen O'Donnell
Podcasts
Podcast: Last Orders in the Green Lane 
By: Stephen O'Donnell
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
After 
By: Thomas White
Podcasts
Podcast: After 
By: Thomas White
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: All City by Alex DiFrancesco 
By: Adri Joy
,
Wednesday: Sunspot Jungle, Volumes 1 and 2, edited by Bill Campbell 
By: Cynthia C. Scott
Read Issue
Issue 30 Jun 2020
Azimuth
Special Issue: Chosen Family 
By: Jed Hartman
Fiction
Monsters Never Leave You 
By: Carlie St. George
Art by: Sam Guay
Podcasts
Podcast: Monsters Never Leave You 
By: Carlie St. George
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Fiction
68:Hazard:Cold 
By: Janelle C. Shane
Podcasts
Podcast: 68:Hazard:Cold 
By: Janelle C. Shane
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Beasts of New France 
By: Millie Ho
Poetry
A Mountain on My Back 
By: Niloufar-Lily Soltani
Poetry
Mercy 
By: Robert K. Walters
Podcasts
Podcast: June 29th Poetry 
By: Niloufar-Lily Soltani
By: Robert K. Walters
By: Millie Ho
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Articles, Non-Fiction
The Power of Chosen Family: Kingdom Hearts’ Sea Salt Trio 
By: Latonya Pennington
Reviews
Monday: Stormsong by C. L. Polk 
By: Catherine Rockwood
,
Wednesday: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 
By: Bee Gabriel
Read Issue
Issue 22 Jun 2020
Poetry
Things I Do to Remember Home 
By: Neha Maqsood
Podcasts
Podcast: Things I Do to Remember Home 
By: Neha Maqsood
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Podcast read by: Neha Maqsood
Articles
"Heliocentrism and hierarchy": An Interview with Berit Ellingsen 
By: Gautam Bhatia
By: Berit Ellingsen
Columns, Non-Fiction
Short Fiction Treasures: Quarterly Short Fiction Round Up 
By: Maria Haskins
Reviews
Monday: Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic, edited by Daisy Butcher 
By: Octavia Cade
,
Wednesday: Black Leviathan by Bernd Perplies, translated by Lucy Van Cleef 
By: Matt Holder
Read Issue
Issue 15 Jun 2020
Fiction
Glass Frog 
By: Remy Reed Pincumbe
Podcasts
Podcast: Glass Frog 
By: Remy Reed Pincumbe
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
The Doors of a Drowned City 
By: Preston Grassmann
Podcasts
Podcast: The Doors of a Drowned City 
By: Preston Grassmann
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu 
By: M. L. Clark
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Wednesday: The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood 
By: Nicole Berland
Read Issue
Issue 8 Jun 2020
Fiction
The Present Only Toucheth Thee 
By: Kathleen Jennings
Podcasts
Podcast: The Present Only Toucheth Thee 
By: Kathleen Jennings
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Poetry
Off-Season 
By: Keaton Bennett
Podcasts
Podcast: Off-Season 
By: Keaton Bennett
Podcast read by: Ciro Faienza
Reviews
Monday: Vivarium 
By: Chris Kammerud
,
Wednesday: Star Trek: Picard and The Last Best Hope by Una McCormack 
By: Mark Laherty
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