zamana

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On January 18, 2019

By Amrita Chakraborty several hundred years ago, i knew a girl named zamana. where she lived, june marked the start of monsoon season. and she had her ways of preparing. every night, as her husband slept soundly, zamana would sit for hours in the small courtyard beyond their hut and weave baskets and thatches from thick, […]

All Too Casual: Taking Responsibility in Artistic Representations

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On January 15, 2019

By Lorna Antoniazzi It’s the beginning of a new year—a time to look to look forward to all the new plans, but also a good time to look back at everything we’ve already accomplished. Today we’ve dug up one of Kickstarter essays that introduced Augur to all of you. Our cover artist, Lorna Antoniazzi, has written about the responsibility an artist has to ensure that intersectionality is included in renderings of stories. I feel it’s important to recognize this right off the bat: I am […]

Memory and Truth: An Interview with Rati Mehrotra

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On January 11, 2019

SFF writer and bookworm extraordinaire, Rati Mehrotra, chatted with Augur about the joys of world-building and writing within the speculative with the “rules” of the realistic. Her debut novel, Markswoman (the first in a series), was published in 2018. In the same year, her short story “Hacker’s Faire” was shortlisted for the 2018 Sunburst Award for […]

Re-reading The Farseer Trilogy: An Introduction

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On January 9, 2019

By Mado Christie Just over one and a half years ago, the final book in Robin Hobb’s epic Realm of the Elderlings series was released. I had been waiting for Assassin’s Fate to arrive for years, and I devoured it in a matter of days. I remember reading the final few hundred pages one evening […]

Best Books We Read in 2018

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On December 21, 2018

When the Augur team is not reading submissions, we read books and here is a roundup of our favourites from 2018. Get your TBR ready. Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Friday Black, the debut book by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, is one of the best contemporary short fiction collections I’ve read in a very long time. […]

5 Most Anticipated Books of 2019

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On December 19, 2018

With 2019 fast approaching, Augur scoured the internet for the most anticipated speculative fiction releases. Behold! A list of five we are excited to read in the new year. Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James FICTIONRiverhead BooksFebruary 5, 2019 Ever wonder what a high fantasy book written by Jamaican Man Booker winner would look […]

Speculative Fiction On the Edge of History: An Interview with Terri Favro

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On December 12, 2018

Nuclear war, time travel and rewriting reality—Augur interviewed Terri Favro, whose debut novel, Sputnik’s Children, is as fascinating as it is engrossing. Sputnik’s Children is set in the Niagara region, wedged between the present, Cold War era, and an eerily familiar alternate version of history. Debbie, a famous comic book artist, is tasked with writing her character’s […]

An Interview with Jen Neale

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On December 7, 2018

We’re continuing our week of celebrating great authors with an interview with one of our own, Jen Neale. Her short story, “You Can Go Anywhere” featuring a crumbling, post-quake Vancouver, appeared in Issue 1.1 of Augur Magazine. Jen’s short fiction has previously appeared in a variety of magazines across Canada and abroad, including Maisonneuve, and she […]

Embracing the Gonzo Moments: An Interview with Eden Robinson

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On December 5, 2018

In case you haven’t heard of Eden Robinson (but really, where have you been), she is an award-winning Haisla and Heiltsuk author of beloved books such as Monkey Beach, Traplines, and more recently, the Trickster series—a literary urban fantasy trilogy beginning with the Giller-shortlisted Son of a Trickster. The sequel, Trickster Drift, shortlisted for the 2018 Sunburst […]

Indelicate Lady Monsters: A Review of Wayward Sisters

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On December 3, 2018

By Amy Wang I recently had the incredible pleasure of devouring the Wayward Sisters short comic anthology—a devilish tasting menu of talent from around the globe. Published by TO Comix, in their own words: “Wayward Sisters celebrates lady and non-binary monsters who are indelicate, impolite, and irrepressible.” The anthology is a perfect mix of righteous […]