F(r)iction #1
$15.00
There’s no way we could have known when we sent this first issue to the printers that our readership would ignite, that we’d be shimmering on Barnes & Noble newsstands, that our contests would attract thousands of participants. And, real talk—does F(r)iction have the most adorable baby photos or what? Our very first issue features an interview with Emily St. John Mandel and an excerpt of her exquisite, tenderly-human speculative fiction debut Station Eleven, as well as an excerpt of Noelle Stevenson’s award-winning, sharply subversive fantasy comic “Nimona.” With short fiction by Isaac Marion and poetry by Nicky Beer and the Afghan Women’s Writing Project, F(r)iction #1 burns at its core with the wild imaginings and bold candor that characterize our magazine to this day.
Dive into the stories that started it all—but remember to beware. Here there be dragons.
- Editor’s Note, words by D.M. Hedlund, art by Eric Schlelein
- The Ruin of the Wind, words by Tyler Lacoma, art by Shane Rodriguez
- Plum Crazy, words by Stuart Holladay, art by Dara Cochran
- The Hole in the Lake, words by Isaac Marion, art by Eric Schlelein
- The Photograph, words by Jill Talbot, art by Dara Cochran
- Death at the Drive-In, words by Keren Toledano, art by Kaitlin Gabriel
- Trinity (5:29 on Monday the 16th), words by Ben Klibaner, art by Brian Demers
- When the Dust Settles: An Interview with Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven, words by Emily St. John Mandel, Interviewed by Dani Hedlund, art by Dara Cochran
- A secular example of a memory and the sort of irony that only a ghost might think is funny, words by Matthew K. Thibeault, art by Shane Rodriguez
- Daylight Savings, words by C.G. Menon, art by Kaitlin Gabriel
- In Bold, words by Lorenza Ramirez, art by Hugh Hartigan
- Three Poems, words by Mia Herman, art by Dara Cochran
- Sticks and Stones, words by Ashley Goldberg, art by Kaitlin Gabriel
- 55 Word Flash Fiction Feature, words by Alex Canby, Kathy Gustafsson, Joe Reinis, Mark Remington, Ben Sixsmith, and Bart Van Goethem, art by Joshua Mowgli
- Nimona, words and art by Noelle Stevenson
- Through the Ruins, words by James McKee, art by Dara Cochran
- Afghan Women’s Writing Project, words by Afghan Women's Writing Project, art by Hugh Hartigan
- The Bone Marrow Song, words by Amy Lipsky, art by Tony Steck
- Nicky Beer Poetry Feature, words by Nicky Beer, art by Joshua Mowgli
- Garish, words by Shannon Linder, art by Brian Demers
- Cretaceous, Bro, words by Emile Gregory, art by Hugh Hartigan
| Publication Date | April 15, 2015 |
| Page Count | 119 |
| Language | English |
| Cover | Full-colour with a glossy protective finish |
| Interior | Full-color illustrations throughout, with glued binding |
| Paper Stock | 128gsm matte paper |
| ISSN/ISBN | 9770238025885 01 |
| Dimensions | 10" x 7" x .25" / 25cm x 18cm x .64cm |
| Weight | 0.58lbs / 266g |
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