
Strange Horizons released a new fiction podcast episode titled “I Wish You Died Laughing” on March 9, 2026. The story, written by speculative‑fiction author Lio Abendan, is narrated by Jenna Hanchey and presented by Michael Ireland. It appears in the magazine’s Fiction podcast series and draws from Issue 1 (December 2025). Listeners can stream the episode via Spotify or the direct audio link provided on the site.

ECO24, edited by Marissa van Uden, is the first annual collection of the year’s best speculative ecofiction. The anthology leans heavily toward grim, dystopian visions that expose environmental collapse, unequal responsibility, and the erosion of empathy. Through stories ranging from...

Kim Fu’s new novel, The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts, follows Eleanor Fan as she uses an inheritance to buy a dilapidated house in a rain‑soaked, terraformed valley. The story blends personal grief over her mother’s death with the broader anxieties...

Hana Carolina’s novella *The Inescapable March* traps warrior‑mage Arran and flamboyant actor Hyacinx in a magical time‑loop that forces them to relive a siege and their own deaths repeatedly. The story’s non‑linear structure—chapters that jump between “The End” and “The...

Strange Horizons published Janet McAdams’ poem “Afterstory” in its March 2 2026 issue, featuring vivid post‑apocalyptic imagery and a content warning for death and suicide. The piece was funded by a donor, Kewayne Wadley, through the magazine’s annual Kickstarter campaign. McAdams, an award‑winning poet,...

Vanessa Fogg’s new collection, The House of Illusionists and Other Stories, compiles a decade’s worth of her speculative fiction, previously featured in venues such as Lightspeed and Podcastle. The stories are united by a preoccupation with tragic endings, collapsing societies,...

*New Meat in a Clean Room* is a tightly curated horror anthology edited by Ira Rat, featuring six stories that fuse post‑punk alienation, splatterpunk violence, and hauntological motifs. The collection’s aesthetic—sterile clean rooms turned filthy—serves as a metaphor for bodily...