Providing a Gateway: A Conversation on Speculative Poetry, Part 1

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On May 10, 2019

By Terese Mason Pierre What is speculative poetry, anyway? As Augur’s poetry editor, this question comes up a lot. I reached out to my fellow speculative poetry editors—Romie Stott of Strange Horizons and Brandon O’Brien of FIYAH—for their experiences and opinions on the form of literature we edit and love. I wanted to interview them […]

The Machine of the Devil

Posted by Augur Blog
On May 3, 2019

By Maria Haskins Jacob is searching for the word he lost: for the sound of it, the feel of syllables and consonants and vowels in his mouth, for the noise and tremble it made in his throat and inner ear as he spoke it long ago. The sparrow is watching him. It’s perched on the […]

Write For Us!

Posted by Augur Blog
On April 12, 2019

Augur Magazine is expanding our list of bloggers! We are looking for versatile and engaging writers who would be interested in contributing 500-700 word nonfiction for our blog. If you like what Augur publishes—that is, dreamy realism, fabulism, slipstream and speculative fiction with a focus on intersectionality—you’re already a great fit. The kind of blog […]

10 Badass N.K. Jemisin Quotes

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On March 29, 2019

If you’re not familiar with N.K. Jemisin or her three-times Hugo-winning fantasy trilogy, you’re probably missing out on the stunning, badass lines that appear in her writing. No worries, we’re on it. Her works entertain and captivate while exploring themes such as race, oppression, power, love and environmentalism. So here are ten awesome quotes from […]

La Corriveau

Posted by Augur Blog
On March 14, 2019

By K.T. Bryski Here is a most peculiar object. Come closer, take a good look. See, here it is, laid out in this museum basement. It is a battered iron cage—human-shaped. At the top, there are two bent strips to enclose the head. Down here are thicker bands to surround the rib cage, the pelvic […]

Challenge Accepted: Augur Reads Diversly

Posted by Augur Blog
On February 27, 2019

When Augur heard that the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) had an annual reading challenge, we knew we had to join. Each book prompt is designed with diversity in mind and we’re all for that. Each month, the FOLD blog will feature a selection of recommended Canadian picks based on the prompt. (If you’re looking […]

Experiencing Afrofuturism as a Black Canadian

Posted by Augur Blog
On February 21, 2019

By Terese Mason Pierre I’m a young black woman. I write speculative fiction. It took me far too long to discover the existence of black women speculative fiction writers. I assumed it was something white people did, and that I, writing speculative fiction, was doing something white people do. It wasn’t the first time I […]

Murakami vs. Saunders: Magical Book Design

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On February 15, 2019

On the surface, a story about a library prison escape and the tale of an anthropomorphic fox rendered homeless could not be more different. But both of these short stories—The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami and Fox 8 by George Saunders—have been published as standalone books with illustrations (adult picture books, if you will). This […]

Dishling

Posted by Augur Blog
On January 30, 2019

What I knew of Margaret Taft, gathered over the years from the few people on the faculty who could recall her for me, was that by nature she was no more ruthless than anyone else in the graduate program, and despite Paul Fisher's best efforts to recruit her...

Love of Science and Dragons: Memoirs of Lady Trent by Marie Brennan

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On January 23, 2019

Reviewed by Patrick Icasas Marie Brennan, the author of the five-part series The Memoirs of Lady Trent, has created a cohesive fictional work that trumps many sagas that have been pumped out in the last ten years. I love epic, multi-part sci-fi and fantasy series, but I’m always wary of how they end. Some authors try to […]