𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗩𝗜𝗔 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗢-𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗜𝗔 has joined 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮!
@silviamg.bsky.social is the author of critically acclaimed novels, including:
♦️ Gods of Jade and Shadow (Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, Ignyte Award)
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🐷 A severed pig head.
🌞 Gods…of all sorts.
📚 And a list of genre-breaking fantasy novels to add to your stack.
Explore all of this & more in 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟳 of Gamut Magazine—our special 𝘍𝘈𝘕𝘛𝘈𝘚𝘠 & 𝘚𝘊𝘐𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘌 𝘍𝘐𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 edition!
Dig in ➡️ bit.ly/3SdAEP9
𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗜𝗗𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗔𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗔𝗦 𝗜𝗧 𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗦.
Whether thanks to an overnight college radio shift or cable pumping flickering videos into TVs across America, the music of the alternative era was the soundtrack to our lives, and sometimes our deaths.
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And secondly... I'm thrilled that 'The Colour of the Ninth Wave' is included in Gamut Magazine's F&SF issue! Get ready for an Old Irish-inspired revenge story about a father and daughter taking on an ancient crow-god 🐦 🌊 🖤 Loving the artwork for this one!
For July, Gamut Magazine has a special theme—it’s all 𝘍𝘈𝘕𝘛𝘈𝘚𝘠 & 𝘚𝘊𝘐𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘌 𝘍𝘐𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕!
From clones to crystal horses, 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟳 explores the dark side of these speculative genres.
Read it ➡ bit.ly/3SdAEP9
📖 If you have yet to subscribe, subscriptions are only $5.50/month.
Cover art by Daniele Serra
For July, Gamut Magazine has a special theme—it’s all 𝘍𝘈𝘕𝘛𝘈𝘚𝘠 & 𝘚𝘊𝘐𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘌 𝘍𝘐𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕!
From clones to crystal horses, 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟳 explores the dark side of these speculative genres.
Read it ➡ bit.ly/3SdAEP9
📖 If you have yet to subscribe, subscriptions are only $5.50/month.
Cover art by Daniele Serra
For July, Gamut Magazine has a special theme—it’s all 𝘍𝘈𝘕𝘛𝘈𝘚𝘠 & 𝘚𝘊𝘐𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘌 𝘍𝘐𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕!
From clones to crystal horses, 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟳 explores the dark side of these speculative genres.
Read it ➡ bit.ly/3SdAEP9
📖 If you have yet to subscribe, subscriptions are only $5.50/month.
Cover art by Daniele Serra
Yet another fantastic author has joined 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮!
Brian Francis Slattery will be writing a story for our anthology (edited by Nick Mamatas!) exploring the darkness of the alternative era.
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For July, Gamut Magazine has a special theme—it’s all 𝘍𝘈𝘕𝘛𝘈𝘚𝘠 & 𝘚𝘊𝘐𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘌 𝘍𝘐𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕!
From clones to crystal horses, 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟳 explores the dark side of these speculative genres.
Read it ➡ bit.ly/3SdAEP9
📖 If you have yet to subscribe, subscriptions are only $5.50/month.
Cover art by Daniele Serra
Writers, get ready.
💀 Gamut Magazine’s submission period for DARK
SPECULATIVE FICTION (both original stories and reprints) opens on 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗝𝗨𝗟𝗬 𝟭 @ 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟭𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗧.
We also accept poetry & non-fiction on an ongoing basis.
Submission details ➡️ bit.ly/4dbhdjY
𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗜𝗗𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗔𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗔𝗦 𝗜𝗧 𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗦.
Whether thanks to an overnight college radio shift or cable pumping flickering videos into TVs across America, the music of the alternative era was the soundtrack to our lives, and sometimes our deaths.
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“I wrote the night I learned about 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗛, my soul troubled. This is what came forth, a jumble of histories and futures pressed together and viewed under a lens like a kaleidoscope.”
Read what @lmariewood.bsky.social wrote & why we should ALL know the history of #Juneteenth ➡️ bit.ly/3xknUjt
🔥 A love affair with fire.
🎭 Unforgiving dance costumes.
🚪 “Otherwise worlds” where one might find happiness at last…
That’s what you’ll find in 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟲 of Gamut Magazine ➡️ bit.ly/3SdAEP9
Which of these are you looking forward to reading for #PrideMonth? 🏳️🌈
And if you have any recs for our community, don’t hold out on us—drop them in the comments ⤵️
🏳️🌈 Happy #PrideMonth!
At House of Gamut, our doors are open to everyone.
We created this tee to celebrate the gamut of color & joy that our friends in the LGBTQIA+ community bring to the world ➡️ bit.ly/4bKiw7S
Together, let’s build an inclusive home for all lovers of dark speculative fiction.
Why hang out in a regular old forest when you could be in one that’s ✨enchanted✨?
If you want the settings in your stories to feel more like characters than places, check out our 6/9-6/30 online writing course, 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 with author Sarah Read ➡️ bit.ly/3Oc6Npb
🎥 George Cooper
The June issue of 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗨𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗘 is out!
From sci-fi flash to African folklore to a look into the marginalisation of Shirley Jackson, there’s a lot packed into 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟲.
Read it ➡ bit.ly/3SdAEP9
📖 If you have yet to subscribe, subscriptions are only $5.50/month.
Cover art by Orion Zangara
If you’re a writer of dark speculative fiction stories, we want to see your work.
📆 Gamut Magazine’s submission period for fiction (both original and reprint) opens on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭 @ 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟭𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗧.
Submission details ➡️ bit.ly/4dbhdjY
Headed to 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙧𝘾𝙤𝙣?
Keep an eye out for Kari & Emma—our awesome Discord team!
They’ll be passing out some fun Gamut swag and are excited to meet you.
Plus, be on the lookout for a special Gamut Magazine deal in the StokerCon Souvenir Book…👀
Want a taste of 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗨𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗘?
Read our free issue ➡️ bit.ly/3PHm7uI
Each month, we release dark speculative short stories, essays, and poems that explore the depths of human experience and emotion—both the unnerving and the extraordinary.
Read any of these books?
1️⃣ Time Out of Joint - Phillip K. Dick
2️⃣ Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress - Dai Sijie
3️⃣ Touched - Walter Mosley
4️⃣ The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
5️⃣ The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson
6️⃣ Come Closer - Sara Gran
7️⃣ Perdido Street Station - China Mieville
🫀 Organ extractions.
👽 Alien messages.
🐇 The horrors of Alice in Wonderland.
Are you in…or are you IN?
See the full stories, essays, and poems within 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟱 ➡️ bit.ly/3SdAEP9
New readers, 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the magazine—it’s only $5.50/month!
Edited by @nmamatas.bsky.social, our anthology, 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮, will feature dark stories inspired by grunge, goth, ska, synthpop, and every eclectic sound of the alternative era by:
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Back writing after a long hiatus, don't miss out on the powerful new essay by 𝗣𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗭. 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘, "Redefining the Borders: My Experience of Queerness in Horror Fiction."
Such a moving essay by one of the masters of horror!
Read it in 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟱 ➡ bit.ly/3UISBaO
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