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Strange Horizons
18 days ago
Thank You for a Successful Fundraiser
Greetings, Backers!
Our fundraiser concluded yesterday and we raised $27,407, which is the second most that we've ever raised! Thank you all so much for your support. This fundraiser exceeded our expectations and we have all of you to thank for it.
For our Indian donors, we've been notified that a lot of your credit cards have been rejected. This is a known periodic glitch with Stripe, and we are working with BackerKit to get it fixed. If they can't resolve it, we'll reach out to you directly to find an alternate pathway. Our apologies for the complexity.
For the rest of our donors, you'll hear from us soon as well as we collect the information we need to send out your rewards! It usually takes us about two months to get everything sent (some sooner rather than later), but we should have surveys out to you this week. Shortly after that, we'll deliver the digital rewards that we already have available.
In the meantime, please continue to enjoy new issues of Strange Horizons every Monday!
Thank you again so much!
Our fundraiser concluded yesterday and we raised $27,407, which is the second most that we've ever raised! Thank you all so much for your support. This fundraiser exceeded our expectations and we have all of you to thank for it.
For our Indian donors, we've been notified that a lot of your credit cards have been rejected. This is a known periodic glitch with Stripe, and we are working with BackerKit to get it fixed. If they can't resolve it, we'll reach out to you directly to find an alternate pathway. Our apologies for the complexity.
For the rest of our donors, you'll hear from us soon as well as we collect the information we need to send out your rewards! It usually takes us about two months to get everything sent (some sooner rather than later), but we should have surveys out to you this week. Shortly after that, we'll deliver the digital rewards that we already have available.
In the meantime, please continue to enjoy new issues of Strange Horizons every Monday!
Thank you again so much!
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Strange Horizons
20 days ago
Final 24 Hours
Greetings, Backers and Friends of Strange Horizons!
We have just over 24 hours left in our fundraiser and yesterday we unlocked our first stretch goal which sets our pay rate for fiction to 9c/word. It's a long way to go to get to our second stretch goal in the last day, but we'd love to do it and set our pay rate at 10c/word.
If anyone is waiting to donate, now is the time! And again, any signal boost on social media with help us in our final hours.
Last but certainly not least, thank you all for your support in this fundraiser! It's already been a big success for us. In many ways bigger than we expected and we have all of you to thank for that. We're filled with gratitude as we enter our final day!
We have just over 24 hours left in our fundraiser and yesterday we unlocked our first stretch goal which sets our pay rate for fiction to 9c/word. It's a long way to go to get to our second stretch goal in the last day, but we'd love to do it and set our pay rate at 10c/word.
If anyone is waiting to donate, now is the time! And again, any signal boost on social media with help us in our final hours.
Last but certainly not least, thank you all for your support in this fundraiser! It's already been a big success for us. In many ways bigger than we expected and we have all of you to thank for that. We're filled with gratitude as we enter our final day!
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Strange Horizons
23 days ago
In the Final Stretch
Greetings, Backers and Friends of Strange Horizons!
We have 4 days left in our annual fundraiser and, as of this writing, we are $1250 away from our first stretch goal that would allow us to pay 9c/word for stories. I think we can hit that goal, Maybe in the next 24 hours! We would also like to get to our $30,000 stretch goal that would set our rate at 10c/word. If anyone is waiting to donate, now is the time to do it!
Also, if you have already donated, or can't make a monetary donation, please spread the word about the fundraiser on social media or other platforms. Everything helps!
Thank you all for you support! We've already had a successful year, but we'd love to have a strong finish.
We have 4 days left in our annual fundraiser and, as of this writing, we are $1250 away from our first stretch goal that would allow us to pay 9c/word for stories. I think we can hit that goal, Maybe in the next 24 hours! We would also like to get to our $30,000 stretch goal that would set our rate at 10c/word. If anyone is waiting to donate, now is the time to do it!
Also, if you have already donated, or can't make a monetary donation, please spread the word about the fundraiser on social media or other platforms. Everything helps!
Thank you all for you support! We've already had a successful year, but we'd love to have a strong finish.
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Strange Horizons
29 days ago
The Project is Funded!
Greetings, Backers and Friends of Strange Horizons!
Earlier today, we passed our base goal of $22,000! Our project is funded and Strange Horizons will continue to be published through 2027! Thank you all for helping make this happen! We couldn't do this without our supporters.
Reaching our goal has unlocked a final story, "The Keyhole" by World Fantasy Award Winner Natalia Theodoridou. (Also check out our full Fund Drive Issue for any other pieces you may have missed.)
But our fundraiser is far from over. We have 10 days left and two stretch goals that we can hit. This year, our stretch goals are tied directly to the rates we pay for fiction. The more money that we raise, the more we can pay our contributors. At our current funding level, we can pay 8c/word for fiction. If we reach $25,000 raised, we'll be able to pay 9c/word. And if we reach $30,000, we'll be able to pay 10c/word. We'd love to reach both of these goals! Posting on social media or anything else that you can do to boost our signal will help get us there.
And again, thank you all for the support that you've already given! We're thrilled to have reached our goal!
Earlier today, we passed our base goal of $22,000! Our project is funded and Strange Horizons will continue to be published through 2027! Thank you all for helping make this happen! We couldn't do this without our supporters.
Reaching our goal has unlocked a final story, "The Keyhole" by World Fantasy Award Winner Natalia Theodoridou. (Also check out our full Fund Drive Issue for any other pieces you may have missed.)
But our fundraiser is far from over. We have 10 days left and two stretch goals that we can hit. This year, our stretch goals are tied directly to the rates we pay for fiction. The more money that we raise, the more we can pay our contributors. At our current funding level, we can pay 8c/word for fiction. If we reach $25,000 raised, we'll be able to pay 9c/word. And if we reach $30,000, we'll be able to pay 10c/word. We'd love to reach both of these goals! Posting on social media or anything else that you can do to boost our signal will help get us there.
And again, thank you all for the support that you've already given! We're thrilled to have reached our goal!
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Strange Horizons
about 1 month ago
New Pledge Levels
Greetings, Backers and Friends of Strange Horizons!
We are now halfway through our fundraiser and we're sitting at just over $17,500 raised. Thank you all for your support!
I'm reaching out now to see if we can reach out base goal of $22,000 raised in the next couple of days. If you haven't backed us already, now would be a great time! We've added a few new pledge levels that you'll want to check out.
We are now halfway through our fundraiser and we're sitting at just over $17,500 raised. Thank you all for your support!
I'm reaching out now to see if we can reach out base goal of $22,000 raised in the next couple of days. If you haven't backed us already, now would be a great time! We've added a few new pledge levels that you'll want to check out.
- The Essential Peter S. Beagle - The Essential Peter S. Beagle celebrates the storied career of the bestselling author of The Overneath, Summerlong, and The Last Unicorn. It features original introductions from Jane Yolen and Meg Elison, and gorgeous original illustrations from Stephanie Law. This special numbered edition (#75/474) is a silver hardcover and signed by both Peter S. Beagle and Stephanie Law. Thank you to Tachyon Press for donating this special reward!
- Shadow Prince Bundle - The entire Shadow Prince trilogy in hardback (The Shadow Prince, The Longest Night in Egypt, A Rage of Lions), signed by David Anthony Durham.
- Crocheted Pikachu Dumpling - An adorable Pikadumpling crocheted by Regalli, a friend of Strange Horizons.
We also have a number of rewards that are still unclaimed, including:
- A fiction critique by author AC Wise.
- A signed copy of Yoke of Stars by RB Lemberg.
- 11 other signed books!
Again, thank you so much for all of your support! If you can't support us with a gift, give us a boost on social media! Any help is appreciated!
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Strange Horizons
about 2 months ago
A new essay unlocked and a new pledge level
Greetings, backers and friends of Strange Horizons!
Earlier today we passed $12500 raised. This puts us at less than $10000 from our base goal! It also means that we've unlocked another piece in our 2026 Fund Drive issue. This piece is an essay by Jenna Hanchey titled "Against Worldbuilding."
We also just added a new signed book donation tier that includes as rewards signed books from the award winning authors Charlie Jane Anders and Mary Robinette Kowal. Selecting this tier allows you to choose one book as your reward, on a first come, first served basis. Here are the books in this new tier:
Even Greater Mistakes (hb), signed by Charlie Jane Anders
The City in the Middle of the Night (hb), signed by Charlie Jane Anders
Never Say You Can't Survive (pb), signed by Charlie Jane Anders (2 available)
Apprehension, signed by Mary Robinette Kowal
The Martian Contingency, signed by Mary Robinette Kowal
And, as always, thank you all so much for your support of Strange Horizons! We wouldn't be able to publish the work that we do without all of you!
Earlier today we passed $12500 raised. This puts us at less than $10000 from our base goal! It also means that we've unlocked another piece in our 2026 Fund Drive issue. This piece is an essay by Jenna Hanchey titled "Against Worldbuilding."
We also just added a new signed book donation tier that includes as rewards signed books from the award winning authors Charlie Jane Anders and Mary Robinette Kowal. Selecting this tier allows you to choose one book as your reward, on a first come, first served basis. Here are the books in this new tier:
Even Greater Mistakes (hb), signed by Charlie Jane Anders
The City in the Middle of the Night (hb), signed by Charlie Jane Anders
Never Say You Can't Survive (pb), signed by Charlie Jane Anders (2 available)
Apprehension, signed by Mary Robinette Kowal
The Martian Contingency, signed by Mary Robinette Kowal
And, as always, thank you all so much for your support of Strange Horizons! We wouldn't be able to publish the work that we do without all of you!
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PROJECT UPDATE
Strange Horizons
CREATOR
18 days ago
Project Update: Thank You for a Successful Fundraiser
Greetings, Backers!
Our fundraiser concluded yesterday and we raised $27,407, which is the second most that we've ever raised! Thank you all so much for your support. This fundraiser exceeded our expectations and we have all of you to thank for it.
For our Indian donors, we've been notified that a lot of your credit cards have been rejected. This is a known periodic glitch with Stripe, and we are working with BackerKit to get it fixed. If they can't resolve it, we'll reach out to you directly to find an alternate pathway. Our apologies for the complexity.
For the rest of our donors, you'll hear from us soon as well as we collect the information we need to send out your rewards! It usually takes us about two months to get everything sent (some sooner rather than later), but we should have surveys out to you this week. Shortly after that, we'll deliver the digital rewards that we already have available.
In the meantime, please continue to enjoy new issues of Strange Horizons every Monday!
Thank you again so much!
Our fundraiser concluded yesterday and we raised $27,407, which is the second most that we've ever raised! Thank you all so much for your support. This fundraiser exceeded our expectations and we have all of you to thank for it.
For our Indian donors, we've been notified that a lot of your credit cards have been rejected. This is a known periodic glitch with Stripe, and we are working with BackerKit to get it fixed. If they can't resolve it, we'll reach out to you directly to find an alternate pathway. Our apologies for the complexity.
For the rest of our donors, you'll hear from us soon as well as we collect the information we need to send out your rewards! It usually takes us about two months to get everything sent (some sooner rather than later), but we should have surveys out to you this week. Shortly after that, we'll deliver the digital rewards that we already have available.
In the meantime, please continue to enjoy new issues of Strange Horizons every Monday!
Thank you again so much!
PROJECT UPDATE
Strange Horizons
CREATOR
20 days ago
Project Update: Final 24 Hours
Greetings, Backers and Friends of Strange Horizons!
We have just over 24 hours left in our fundraiser and yesterday we unlocked our first stretch goal which sets our pay rate for fiction to 9c/word. It's a long way to go to get to our second stretch goal in the last day, but we'd love to do it and set our pay rate at 10c/word.
If anyone is waiting to donate, now is the time! And again, any signal boost on social media with help us in our final hours.
Last but certainly not least, thank you all for your support in this fundraiser! It's already been a big success for us. In many ways bigger than we expected and we have all of you to thank for that. We're filled with gratitude as we enter our final day!
We have just over 24 hours left in our fundraiser and yesterday we unlocked our first stretch goal which sets our pay rate for fiction to 9c/word. It's a long way to go to get to our second stretch goal in the last day, but we'd love to do it and set our pay rate at 10c/word.
If anyone is waiting to donate, now is the time! And again, any signal boost on social media with help us in our final hours.
Last but certainly not least, thank you all for your support in this fundraiser! It's already been a big success for us. In many ways bigger than we expected and we have all of you to thank for that. We're filled with gratitude as we enter our final day!
PROJECT UPDATE
Strange Horizons
CREATOR
23 days ago
Project Update: In the Final Stretch
Greetings, Backers and Friends of Strange Horizons!
We have 4 days left in our annual fundraiser and, as of this writing, we are $1250 away from our first stretch goal that would allow us to pay 9c/word for stories. I think we can hit that goal, Maybe in the next 24 hours! We would also like to get to our $30,000 stretch goal that would set our rate at 10c/word. If anyone is waiting to donate, now is the time to do it!
Also, if you have already donated, or can't make a monetary donation, please spread the word about the fundraiser on social media or other platforms. Everything helps!
Thank you all for you support! We've already had a successful year, but we'd love to have a strong finish.
We have 4 days left in our annual fundraiser and, as of this writing, we are $1250 away from our first stretch goal that would allow us to pay 9c/word for stories. I think we can hit that goal, Maybe in the next 24 hours! We would also like to get to our $30,000 stretch goal that would set our rate at 10c/word. If anyone is waiting to donate, now is the time to do it!
Also, if you have already donated, or can't make a monetary donation, please spread the word about the fundraiser on social media or other platforms. Everything helps!
Thank you all for you support! We've already had a successful year, but we'd love to have a strong finish.
PROJECT UPDATE
Strange Horizons
CREATOR
29 days ago
Project Update: The Project is Funded!
Greetings, Backers and Friends of Strange Horizons!
Earlier today, we passed our base goal of $22,000! Our project is funded and Strange Horizons will continue to be published through 2027! Thank you all for helping make this happen! We couldn't do this without our supporters.
Reaching our goal has unlocked a final story, "The Keyhole" by World Fantasy Award Winner Natalia Theodoridou. (Also check out our full Fund Drive Issue for any other pieces you may have missed.)
But our fundraiser is far from over. We have 10 days left and two stretch goals that we can hit. This year, our stretch goals are tied directly to the rates we pay for fiction. The more money that we raise, the more we can pay our contributors. At our current funding level, we can pay 8c/word for fiction. If we reach $25,000 raised, we'll be able to pay 9c/word. And if we reach $30,000, we'll be able to pay 10c/word. We'd love to reach both of these goals! Posting on social media or anything else that you can do to boost our signal will help get us there.
And again, thank you all for the support that you've already given! We're thrilled to have reached our goal!
Earlier today, we passed our base goal of $22,000! Our project is funded and Strange Horizons will continue to be published through 2027! Thank you all for helping make this happen! We couldn't do this without our supporters.
Reaching our goal has unlocked a final story, "The Keyhole" by World Fantasy Award Winner Natalia Theodoridou. (Also check out our full Fund Drive Issue for any other pieces you may have missed.)
But our fundraiser is far from over. We have 10 days left and two stretch goals that we can hit. This year, our stretch goals are tied directly to the rates we pay for fiction. The more money that we raise, the more we can pay our contributors. At our current funding level, we can pay 8c/word for fiction. If we reach $25,000 raised, we'll be able to pay 9c/word. And if we reach $30,000, we'll be able to pay 10c/word. We'd love to reach both of these goals! Posting on social media or anything else that you can do to boost our signal will help get us there.
And again, thank you all for the support that you've already given! We're thrilled to have reached our goal!
PROJECT UPDATE
Strange Horizons
CREATOR
about 1 month ago
Project Update: New Pledge Levels
Greetings, Backers and Friends of Strange Horizons!
We are now halfway through our fundraiser and we're sitting at just over $17,500 raised. Thank you all for your support!
I'm reaching out now to see if we can reach out base goal of $22,000 raised in the next couple of days. If you haven't backed us already, now would be a great time! We've added a few new pledge levels that you'll want to check out.
We are now halfway through our fundraiser and we're sitting at just over $17,500 raised. Thank you all for your support!
I'm reaching out now to see if we can reach out base goal of $22,000 raised in the next couple of days. If you haven't backed us already, now would be a great time! We've added a few new pledge levels that you'll want to check out.
- The Essential Peter S. Beagle - The Essential Peter S. Beagle celebrates the storied career of the bestselling author of The Overneath, Summerlong, and The Last Unicorn. It features original introductions from Jane Yolen and Meg Elison, and gorgeous original illustrations from Stephanie Law. This special numbered edition (#75/474) is a silver hardcover and signed by both Peter S. Beagle and Stephanie Law. Thank you to Tachyon Press for donating this special reward!
- Shadow Prince Bundle - The entire Shadow Prince trilogy in hardback (The Shadow Prince, The Longest Night in Egypt, A Rage of Lions), signed by David Anthony Durham.
- Crocheted Pikachu Dumpling - An adorable Pikadumpling crocheted by Regalli, a friend of Strange Horizons.
We also have a number of rewards that are still unclaimed, including:
- A fiction critique by author AC Wise.
- A signed copy of Yoke of Stars by RB Lemberg.
- 11 other signed books!
Again, thank you so much for all of your support! If you can't support us with a gift, give us a boost on social media! Any help is appreciated!
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