The first issue of new webzine Expanded Horizons has launched. Subtitled “Speculative Fiction for the Rest of Us”, the ‘zine is edited by 27-year-old lawyer and gamer “Dash”. The ‘zine’s announced “mission” is “to increase diversity in speculative fiction and to create a venue for the authentic expression of under-represented voices in the genre.” It goes on to list, specifically, “people of color; ethnic diversity; authentically portrayed women, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and asexual people; people with disabilities,” and more. They’re paying $30 for stories up to 6,000 words.
Contents of the first issue include:
“Angel of Light” by Joe Haldeman (reprint)
“The Seder in Space” by Paul Levinson (reprint)
“Njàbò” by Claude Lalumière (reprint)
“Sugar Pines” by Elizabeth A. Mierzejewski
“A Different Breed of Cat” by Toiya Kristen Finley
“Blue Hawk, Red Heart” by Usiku (reprint)
“Night Vaulting” by Camille Alexa (reprint)
“Fall of Snow” by F.J. Bergmann (reprint)
“American Indians a the Final Frontiers of Imperial Sf” by Carter Meland