Samovar Magazine – Speculative Fiction in Translation

“Another Place”: a new story by Clelia Farris

By Rachel CordascoOctober 25, 2021FictionClelia Farris, Italian, Italy, Rachel Cordasco, Samovar Magazine

Clelia Farris’s story “Another Place,” translated from the Italian by yours truly, is now up at Samovar Magazine. It is a haunting tale of love, loneliness, and energy. Enjoy!

Out This Month: October

By Rachel CordascoOctober 4, 2020out this monthAleksandar Žiljak, Andrzej Sapkowski, Bo-young Kim, Bruno Schulz, China, Chinese, Cixin Liu, Clarkesworld Magazine, Congyun 'Mu Ming' Gu, Croatia, Croatian, David Boyd, David Frye, Elizabeth Hanlon, Emily Balistrieri, Frank Garrett, Frederika Randall, Ginny Tapley Takemori, Grove Press, Guido Morselli, Hiroko Oyamada, Italian, Italy, Japan, Japanese, Joel Martinsen, Joungmin Lee Comfort, Kaya Press, Kiera Johnson, Korea, Korean, New Directions, NYRB Classics, Orbit, Poland, Polish, Samovar Magazine, Sayaka Murata, Sora Kim-Russell, Sublunary Editions, Tomihiko Morimi, Tor Books, Wizard's Tower Press, Xiu Xinyu

SHORT STORIES “All Living Creation” by Xiu Xinyu, translated from the Chinese by Elizabeth Hanlon (Clarkesworld Magazine, October 1). “20th Century Hotel” by Tomihiko Morimi, translated from the Japanese by Emily Balistrieri (Samovar, October 26). “Express to Beijing West Railway Station” by Congyun ‘Mu Ming’ Gu, translated from the

Out This Month: April

By Rachel CordascoApril 4, 2020out this monthAlex Shvartsman, Andrés Barba, Angry Robot, Asaf Ashery, Blake Stone-Banks, Chen Qiufan, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Eldar Safin, Francesco Verso, Hao Jingfang, Head of Zeus, Hebrew, HMH, Israel, Italian, Italy, Ken Liu, Lisa Dillman, Luna Press Publishing, Marganit Weinberger-Rotman, Russia, Russian, Sally McCorry, Samovar Magazine, Spain, Spanish

SHORT STORIES “Debtless” by Chen Qiufan, translated from the Chinese by Blake Stone-Banks (Clarkesworld Magazine, April 1). “The Green Hills of Dimitry Totzkiy” by Eldar Safin, translated from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman (Samovar, April). NOVELS Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang, translated from the

Reviews of Short Fiction: September Edition

By Rachel CordascoOctober 7, 2019reviewAlberto Chimal, Alex Shvartsman, Alexander Bachilo, Anton Hur, Bella Han, Bora Chung, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Davide Camparsi, Future Science Fiction Digest, Gordon Jones, Italian, Italy, Japan, Japanese, Ji Yun, John Yu Branscum, Korea, Korean, Liliana Bodoc, Mexico, Michael Colbert, Naoko Awa, Nathan Faries, Oskar Källner, Russia, Russian, Samovar Magazine, Spanish, Sweden, Swedish, Toshiya Kamei, Wanxiang Fengnian, Yi Izzy Yu

Each month, Daniel Haeusser reviews short works of SFT that appear both online and in print. He is an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Canisius College, where he teaches microbiology and leads student research projects with bacteria and bacteriophage. He’s also an associate blogger with the American Society for Microbiology’s popular Small Things Considered.

Out This Month: September

By Rachel CordascoSeptember 4, 2019out this monthAnton Hur, Bella Han, Bora Chung, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Etgar Keret, Geoffrey Trousselot, Hebrew, Israel, Japan, Japanese, Jessica Cohen, Ji Yun, John Yu Branscum, Korea, Korean, Mirian Schlesinger, Nathan Englander, Picador, Riverhead Books, Samovar Magazine, Sondra Silverston, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Yardenne Greenspan, Yi Izzy Yu

SHORT STORIES “Amorville” by Bella Han, translated from the Chinese by the author, Clarkesworld Magazine, September 1. “Guests From the Sky” by Ji Yun, translated from the Chinese by Yi Izzy Yu and John Yu Branscum, Samovar Magazine, September 2. “The Head” by Bora Chung, translated from the Korean by

Reviews of Short Fiction: June Edition

By Rachel CordascoAugust 9, 2019reviewAlex Shvartsman, Ali Snaidi, Arabic, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, Chen Qiufan, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Elena Pavlova, Emily Jin, Fumiki Takahashi, Future Science Fiction Digest, Gord Sellar, Houyem Ferchichi, Italian, Italy, Japan, Japanese, Jihyun Park, K. A Teryna, Kalin M. Nenov, Korea, Korean, Lee Jong San, Lü Momo, Massimo Soumaré, Myung-hoon Bae, Nathan Faries, Oleg Divov, Portuguese, Russia, Russian, Samovar Magazine, Slate Future Tense Fiction, Swylmar dos Santos Ferreira, Teleport Magazine, Toshiya Kamei, Victoria Caudle, Words Without Borders

New Issue of Samovar Magazine

By Rachel CordascoJune 26, 2019newsAlex Shvartsman, Ali Znaid, André Naffis-Sahely, Arabic, French, Hawad, Hélène Claudot-Hawad, Houyem Ferchichi, K. A Teryna, Russia, Russian, Samovar Magazine, Tunisia

The latest issue of Samovar Magazine is out and includes Russian and Arabic SF in translation, as well as Francophone speculative poetry in translation. Check it out! “Morpheus” by K. A. Teryna, translated from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman “The Spider’s Widow” by Houyem Ferchichi, translated from the Arabic by Ali Znaid “Exile” by

Out This Month: June

By Rachel CordascoJune 3, 2019out this monthAlex Shvartsman, Ali Znaid, Arabic, Bengali, Chen Qiufan, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Emily Jin, Ferchichi, Houye, Ibtisam Azem, India, Jihyun Park, K. A Teryna, Korea, Korean, Lee Jong San, Myung-hoon Bae, Nabarun Bhattacharya, New Directions, Palestine, Russia, Russian, Samovar Magazine, Sinan Antoon, Slate, Sunandini Banerjee, Syracuse University Press, Tunisia, Victoria Caudle, Words Without Borders

SHORT STORIES “The Peppers of GreenScallion” by Myung-hoon Bae, translated from the Korean by Jihyun Park and Gord Sellar (Clarkesworld Magazine, June 1). “Customer” by Lee Jong San, translated from Korean by Victoria Caudle, Words Without Borders, June. “Americans on the Moon” by Oleg Divov, translated from the

Reviews of Short Fiction: March Edition

By Rachel CordascoMarch 28, 2019reviewAsimov's, China, Chinese, Clara Ng, Clelia Farris, Future Science Fiction Digest, H. Pueyo, Indonesia, Indonesian, Italian, Italy, Max Hrabrov, Nathan Faries, Portuguese, Rachel Cordasco, Russia, Russian, Samovar Magazine, Svyatoslav Loginov, Toni Pollard, Wanxiang Fengnian, Words Without Borders, World Literature Today, Zhao Haihong

Out This Month: December

By Rachel CordascoDecember 3, 2018out this monthAndy Dudak, Aphelion, Black Coat Press, Brazil, Brian Stableford, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Costa Rica, Dutch, France, French, Haikasoru, Japan, Japanese, Jerry L. Robinette, Laura Quijano Vincenzi, Legend of the Galactic Heroes series, Matt Treyvaud, Mike Jansen, Portuguese, Samovar Magazine, Spanish, Swylmar dos Santos Ferreira, The Netherlands, Toshiya Kamei, Yoshiki Tanaka, Zhang Ran

SHORT STORIES “Master Zhao: The Tale of an Ordinary Time Traveler” by Zhang Ran, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld Magazine, December 1) “Us and Them” by Swylmar dos Santos Ferreira, translated from the Portuguese by Toshiya Kamei (Aphelion, December) “Fluxless” by Mike Jansen, translated from the Dutch

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