Kindling is a World Fantasy Award finalist

Tue 22 Jul 2025 - Filed under: Not a Journal., , | Posted by: Gavin

Congratulations to all the finalists for the World Fantasy Awards, especially Kathleen Jennings, whose debut collection, Kindling, is one of five finalists for Best Collection.

Kelly, the sole woman, and I — one of six men — are finalists for “Special Award – Non-Professional” for LCRW, and yay for that. However, if you’re voting this year I hope you will choose DeVaun Saunders, for Fiyah, or Steve J. Shaw, for Black Shuck Books, who are both nominated for the first time, and help keep this annual award invigorated and fresh.


Out Went LCRW 50

Mon 21 Jul 2025 - Filed under: Not a Journal.| Posted by: Gavin

With world temperatures rising, and soon the seas, we talked about dropping the LCRW+chocolate option but maybe instead I can get it together and publish the two issues in November and February so that no one gets a fabulous and delicious but melted chocolate bar.

In the meantime, earlier this month we mailed out 99% of subscriber copies (I will make things complicated for me & the BKMN crew) and I got to see it pop up a few times on Bluesky and so on. Glad stories are being enjoyed, we enjoyed them, too. This being the 50th issue I might at some past point have imagined we’d throw a party. Next time, next time.