Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Cover art for The Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine, Year One. The work is called "Endless Skies" and was created by Rick Sardinha.[1]
Editor-in-ChiefScott H. Andrews
CategoriesFantasy adventure
FrequencyFortnightly
First issueOctober 9, 2008
CompanyFirkin Press
CountryUnited States
Based inReston, Virginia
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttp://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/

Beneath Ceaseless Skies (BCS) is a fantasy adventure online magazine published in the United States by Firkin Press.

History

Beneath Ceaseless Skies first issue was released on October 9, 2008 featuring stories by Chris Willrich and David D. Levine.[2] It was the runner-up for the 2008 Million Writers Award for the Best New Online Magazine, losing to Cha: An Asian Literary Journal.[3] In 2010 Beneath Ceaseless Skies became a SFWA qualifying venue for short fiction and on February 10 they released e-book anthology, entitled The Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine, Year One, which contained 14 stories which had been previously published in the magazine.[4][5] Selected stories are also published as audio fiction podcasts.[6] Many of the stories featured in Beneath Ceaseless Skies have received praise and honourable mentions from reviewers such as Rich Horton and Lois Tilton.[2] Issue 24 featured "Father's Kill" by Christopher Green which won the 2009 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story.[7]

Beneath Ceaseless Skies was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine each year from 2013 to 2022, after which editor-in-chief Scott H. Andrews recused the magazine from further nominations in that category.[8]

Firkin Press

Firkin Press is a non-profit organisation aimed at promoting science-fiction and fantasy short literature.[9]

Notable stories featured

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue 15" (PDF). Firkin Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Past Issues". Firkin Press. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  3. ^ "The storySouth Million Writers Award Notable Stories of 2008". StorySouth. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  4. ^ "SFWA Membership Requirements". SFWA. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  5. ^ "The Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine, Year One - A book by Beneath Ceaseless Skies". Smashwords. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  6. ^ "Beneath Ceaseless Skies". Semiprozine.org. April 14, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  7. ^ "Aurealis Awards 2009 Fantasy Short Story Judges' Report" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  8. ^ BCS Recuses from Best Semiprozine Hugo Award, by Scott H. Andrews, at Beneath Ceaseless Skies; published November 18, 2022; retrieved May 1, 2023
  9. ^ "Homepage". Firkin Press. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  10. ^ 2013 world fantasy award winners

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