Two years ago we held a raffle to support the Fantastic Fiction reading series at KGB, and the money from that’s almost gone, so we’re doing it again.  We’re raffling off dozens of prizes from such people as Neil Gaiman, William Gibson, Nancy Kress, Catherynne M. Valente, George R.R. Martin & more.  Signed books, early manuscript drafts, Tuckerizations, custom-made jewelry, carnivorous plants, wormholes & a whole lot more. Details available here. And a list of prizes (incomplete) is available here. Raffle begins October 11th and runs through the 25th.

Kate Baker and I are interviewed over at the Functional Nerds Podcast, hosted by Patrick Hester and John Anealio.  We talk about Sybil’s Garage, Clarkesworld Magazine & podcast, being an IT professional, Altered Fluid, Craigslist, Small Beer Press, writing groups, Sybil’s Cave, anthologies, the slush pile, Hal Duncan, the Snoopy dance, conventions & convention parties, Unicorn Pegasus Kitten, Wil Wheaton, John Scalzi & the Lupus Alliance of America. You can listen to the podcast here.

The creation of the cover for Sybil’s Garage is always one of the most difficult parts in creating the magazine.  Since the second issue, every cover has been unique.  I originally toyed with the idea of creating a photo collage in Photoshop — a kind of nigh-tech Steampunk fusion of machinery, ductwork, wiring, etc.  And when it came time to produce the latest issue I decided I’d apply this idea to the cover.  I had no idea if it was going to work at all, and my co-editors can tell …

Mythologizing the Everyday: An Interview with Amal El-Mohtar Amal El-Mohtar is currently pursuing a PhD in English literature at the Cornwall campus of the University of Exeter. Her short fiction and poetry have appeared in a range of publications both online and in print, including Strange Horizons, Shimmer, Cabinet des Fées, Sybil’s Garage, Mythic Delirium, and Ideomancer; her work has been broadcast on Podcastle, and The Honey Month, a collection of poetry and prose written to the taste of twenty-eight different honeys, is available from Papaveria Press. She won the 2009 …

SFRevu has posted their review of Sybil’s Garage No. 7. Sam Tomaino says “After a long wait, Sybil’s Garage #7 has arrived in my mailbox. The stories in it make the wait worthwhile…[it's a] strange, wonderful, little magazine. For those that want their fiction to be truly different, this is for you.” He goes on to praise every story in the magazine.  Some selected excerpts: “‘By Some Illusion’ by Kathryn E. Baker…is a beautiful, lyrical piece.” “‘Thinking Woman’s Crop of Fools’ by Tom Crosshill [is a] touching, poignant tale.” “M.K. Hobson gives us …