Mithila Review is the only international science fiction and fantasy magazine published from India.[1][2] It publishes original speculative fiction, poetry, reviews and interviews from authors from South Asia and around the world.[3][4]

Mithila Review
EditorSalik Shah
Categoriesscience fiction fantasy science fantasy speculative poetry
FrequencyQuarterly
PublisherSalik Shah
FounderSalik Shah
FoundedOctober 2015
First issueMarch 2016 (2016-03)
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
Websitemithilareview.com

Contributors to the online magazine have included Ian McDonald, Cixin Liu, Kij Johnson, Lavie Tidhar, Ken Liu, Theodora Goss, Aliette de Bodard, Alyssa Wong, John Chu, Usman T Malik, Anil Menon, Dilman Dila, Dean Francis Alfar, Indrapramit Das and Rabi Thapa.[5]

Profile

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Mithila Review was founded by Salik Shah in late 2015 with the editorial support from Ajapa Sharma and Isha Karki.[6] The inaugural issue of the magazine was launched in March 2016.[7] It adopted a quarterly publishing schedule, and became a paying market in October 2016.[8] Every issue of Mithila Review is available to read online. Mithila Review relies primarily on donations and subscriptions as a source of funding through Patreon.[9]

Salik Shah believes that the Mithila Review attempts to "decentre science fiction in an Anglo-centric, Euro-centric milieu".[10]

Awards

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Mary Soon Lee won third prize in the Rhysling Award 2018 in the Long Poem category. The poem was originally published in Issue 9 of the Mithila Review.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ Sharma, Manoj (15 January 2017). "A host of new digital literary magazines are giving a boost to India's literary magazine culture". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. ^ locusmag (8 December 2020). "SF in India by Shweta Taneja". Locus Online. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. ^ Bhola, Jayati (28 April 2018). "2 Indians nominated for Hugo Awards for science fiction and fantasy". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  4. ^ Bahuguna, Urvashi (25 April 2016). "20 Places to Submit Creative Writing in India". Helter Skelter. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Mithila Review". Duotrope. 24 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Our Team". Mithila Review. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Issue 1, March 2016". Mithila Review. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Mithila Review to be a Quarterly with Payment!". Mithila Review. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  9. ^ Shah, Salik (21 April 2017). "Unmaking the Post-Truth World With Global SF". Locus Magazine.
  10. ^ "Fantastic worlds and where to find them". The Week. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  11. ^ "2018 Rhysling Award Winners". Locus Magazine.
  12. ^ "Science Fiction Poetry Association". www.sfpoetry.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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