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Shoreline of Infinity’s Event Horizon – Cymera 2021
On catch-up. Fill your screen, turn up the volume and sit back. Enjoy the show!
Alba ad Astra – Book launch at Cymera Festival
Did Scotland ever have its own top-secret space programme? Did the project succeed in sending a man into space, even if it couldn’t bring him back?
Watch the (book) launch event.
Shoreline of Infinity’s Event Horizon – Jane Yolen’s Last Robot
Join Jane Yolen and the Shoreline team as we proudly publish and launch her short collection, The Last Robot.
Poems, will be read, chat will be had, jokes may be made.
Hosted by Russell Jones.
Shoreline of Infinity’s Event Horizon – Launching Nineteen
Music: Texture
Poetry: F.J. Bergmann
Prose: Chris Beckett, Tony Ballantyne
Art: Jackie Duckworth and Mark Toner
Flash Fiction Awards – winning story read by Danielle Farrow
Zoom Drama: The Infinitesimals – Reptilian Flux continues
Hosted by: Noel Chidwick and Mark Toner
Book Launch: Umbrellas of Edinburgh
Thursday 19th November 2020
Join editors Claire Askew and Russell Jones at the launch of a new edition of Umbrellas of Edinburgh, where they explore Scotland’s capital city through contemporary poetry and prose.
Live readings by:
Alice Tarbuck
Finola Scott
Ricky Brown
Lady Red Ego
Marjorie Lotfi Gill
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Latest Publications
Shoreline of Infinity 30
Featuring Episodes 1 & 2 of Approaching Human – a new AI noir serial by Eric Brown
Stories and poems from: Leda Baol, Lyndsey Croal, Raymond Gallacher, Gary Gibson, Cat Hellisen, Christopher R. Muscato, Teika Marija Smits, Joshua St. Claire, Andreea Iulia Scridon, Richard Weaver.
Non-fiction: The Solarpunk Storytelling Showcase
SF Indie Press Spotlight: Francesca T. Barbini of Luna Press Publishing
This issue is published in paperback and digital versions: PDF, Kindle and ePub
The Forgotten and the Fantastical 5: Modern fables and ancient tales
Edited by Teika Bellamy
The fifth in the series of The Forgotten and the Fantastical brings you wolves and glass and altered reality. A grandmother remembers what it was like to be in the belly of a wolf; a newly wed wife is revolted by her billionaire husband; a mother protects her child from the cunning Folk of the Mound, and women young and old go in search of a better life.
Features new writing from: Becky Cherriman, Noel Chidwick, Carys Crossen, Donna M Day, Rosie Garland, Kim Gravell, Katie Gray, Sarah Hindmarsh, Jonty Levine, Keris McDonald, Angela Readman, Louise M M Richards, Marija Smits, Aliya Whiteley.
Format: paperback, 200 pages.
Previous issues
Shoreline of Infinity 29
Print and digital edition Stories from: Adriana Kantcheva, B.G. Alder, Ben Blow, E.M. Faulds, Callum McSorley, Ida Keogh, Jack Schouten, Louise...
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Shoreline of Infinity 28
Disabled and neurodivergent people’s issue New stories from Callum Dougan, Ely Percy, M. Shaw, Scott Talbot Evans, Louise Hughes, This...
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Shoreline of Infinity 27
New stories from Callum McSorley, Jo Ross-Barrett, Jack Schouten, R V Neville Poetry from Christopher Collingwood Alex Storer visits The...
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Alba ad Astra – Scotland’s forgotten history of space exploration
Edited by Madeleine Shepherd Introductions by Ken MacLeod and Pippa Goldschmidt The first human being in space was Russian. The first man on the Moon was American. However, the space race is a...
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Ace Doubles by Eric Brown
Ed Bentley’s wife has left him and he's been dropped by his publisher. Still, it’s not the end of the world. All he has to do is ghost-write a science-fiction...
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MILK by Stref
"So what is MILK? It's not really a graphic novel, as it is comprised of a collection of short stories but it's not really an anthology either. I see it...
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Shoreline Favourites of 2021
We asked our reviewers to share some of their 2021 favourites. Yes, it’s not easy working for Shoreline of Infinity … Ann Landmann, Reviews Editor Callum McSorley Favourite book: At...
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It’s the End of the World: But What Are We Really Afraid Of? by Adam Roberts
It’s the End of the World: But What Are We Really Afraid Of? Adam Roberts 288 pages Elliott & Thompson Review by Ken MacLeod No one would have believed in...
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To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Christopher Paolini 878 pages Tor Review by Andrew Chidwick Ever since the days of Tolkien, maps have been a beloved staple of the...
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Shoreline of Infinity partners up with Middlesex University Creative Writing HQ
We’re honoured to announce that Shoreline of Infinity was invited to become a Creative Partner at Middlesex University’s Creative Writing Headquarters. Crew HQ, as it is known to its friends,...
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Shoreline of Infinity 28 now in paperback
Shoreline of Infinity 28 is now available in print format. This is our our disabled and neurodivergent people’s issue, edited by Jo Ross-Barrett. You can buy yourself a copy to skim across the...
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Shoreline of Infinity Shifts Schedule to Seasonal
We experimented, we learned and we’re adjusting. As of now, April 2022, we’re changing when and how Shoreline of Infinity Science Fiction Magazine is being published. We’re returning to publishing...
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What is a science fiction fairy tale?
If you're wondering exactly what is a science fiction fairy tale, Teika Bellamy, our guest editor for our upcoming themed issue, is here to help you.
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You’ll be having your serial – Approaching Human, by Eric Brown
In a first for Shoreline of Infinity we're publishing a story in serial form over the next few months - Approaching Human, by Eric Brown.
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Shoreline of Infinity Submissions Windows 2022
We’ve just published our submissions windows for 2022. General submissions are open in March and September, and there’s a call for a special issue in April. We also have our...
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