Ed Explains the Format Change

Check out Ed's Head for a (brief) explanation of Sand's format change.

Sand #4 is available now with lovely stories from Barry Napier, Catherine J. Gardner, Alison Littlewood and more...only $4 shipped anywhere in the world.

Fifty-Two Stitches Trailer

Updates! Updates! Updates!

Issue #4 is coming together nicely and will be available for pre-order soon.

You can take a look at our updated guidelines here.

Sand is going annual (one yearly print anthology). Pay rates have also increased.

Tainted Price Drop, Review

Brenton Tomlinson has posted a rather nice review of Tainted on his blog. If you haven't ordered the book yet, we've lowered the price. Tainted can be purchased at Amazon.com or from the Strange bookstore.

Slush update: Ed is working his way through the submissions for this round of Sand. Issue five (this fall) will be his last as EIC. More later.

Sand #3 Shipping

After a brief delay, Sand: A Journal of Strange Tales #3 is now shipping.

Sand #3 Available for Pre-order

Our best issue yet, featuring:

“Crib Death” by J.C. Tabler
“Crazy Lori and the Fish” by Barry Pomeroy
“Jimmy Greenteeth” by Gregg Winkler
“She” by Diane Height
“Vermillion Birdcalls” by Justin Joe Sherman
“Fireflies” by Naoko Awa (translated by Toshiya Kamei)
“In Darkness” by Nathalie Boisard-Beudin
“The Porcelain Boy” by Sarah Geselowitz

The cost is only $4.00, shipped anywhere. Profits for this issue will go to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal.

Fifty-Two Stitches in February

If you haven't had a peek at "Vorhang" by Donna Taylor Burgess yet, you should swing by Fifty-Two Stitches. We are celebrating love this month, so prepare yourself for a little "Misogyny" by Felicity Dowker on the 8th, some "Bubble Gum Tongue" by Adrian Ludens on the 15th, and meet a "New Woman" by Doug Murano on the 22nd.