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Letter from the Editors
Aleksandra Hill, Kanika Agrawal, Rowan Morrison, Zhui Ning Chang, Isabella Kestermann, and Sachiko Ragosta

Special Content

Coming soon: excerpt of Liar, Dreamer, Thief and an interview with its author, Maria Dong!

Interview with Naseem Jamnia
Questions by Aleksandra Hill

Excerpt: The Bruising of Qilwa
Out from Tachyon Publications

Fiction

The Trick to Taking Over the World
K. Lynn Harrison

The North
Subodhana Wijeyeratne

Her Right Arm
Natalia Theodoridou

Skin and Hide
Anita Moskát
Translated by Austin Wagner

Non-Fiction
Art

Cover: Release Me
Mary Ainza

Previously Published

Introducing khōréō

Volume 5, Issue 4 is out now!

The fourth issue of our fifth year is now live! If you’re a subscriber, you should already have access to this issue. Miss out? Never fear: you can buy a copy of the issue, or a subscription for the whole year, in our shop.

Current Issue

Celebrating Year 5: Special Anniversary Series

Essays and interviews will be published online starting July 2! Keep an eye out for new content throughout the summer.

About khōréō

We publish fiction, non-fiction, and art; our stories are fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and any genre in between or around it—as long as there’s a speculative element. We’re especially interested in writing and art that explore some aspect of migration, whether explicitly (themes of immigration, colonialism, etc.), metaphorically, or with a sly nod and a wink.

Any act of migration, whether voluntary or forced, requires a recalibration of self-identity. We are defined, after all, by the environment that surrounds us: people, language, food, smell, sound. To change any one of them may be disorienting; to change them may leave us adrift. What better medium to explore this sensation than speculative fiction, where the author must create a new world for the reader to inhabit?  

khōréō’s third fundraiser was a resounding success!

Thank you to everyone who supported our Year 4 fundraiser. We were able to fully fund our fourth volume!

If you weren’t able to contribute to our fundraiser, there are other ways you can help. Please consider:

Here’s to many more years of stories!

Awards & Honors

khōréō’s first issue was published in February 2021. Since then, we have gone on to receive some of the highest industry awards and honors, in addition to excellent reviews across the board. Help us keep publishing fantastic work by subscribing or donating today.

Awards

2024 IGNYTE Award
Community

2023 The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards, Short Fiction
“This Excessive Use of Pickled Foods” by Leora Spitzer (link)

2022 IGNYTE Award
Fiction Podcast 

2022 Shirley Jackson Award, Short Story
“You’ll Understand When You’re a Mom Someday” by Isabel J. Kim (link)

"Best of" Anthologies

2025 Best of the Net
“Umeboshi” by Rebecca Nakaba (link)

2025 Brave New Weird
“Mad Studies” by [sarah] Cavar (link)

Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction, Vol. 3
“The Goddess of Loneliness and Misfortune” by Anna Bendiy (link)

2024 We’re Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction
“The Last Flesh Figure Skaters” by Claire Jia-Wen (link)

The Year’s Best Fantasy, Vol. 2
“Phoenix Tile” by Guan Un (link)

2022 Brave New Weird
“Skin” by Isha Karki (link)
“Banhus” by M. E. Bronstein (link)

2022 Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy
“The Frankly Impossible Weight of Han” by Maria Dong (link)

Nominations, Shortlists, & Longlists

2025 Hugo Award Finalist
Best Semiprozine

2025 Locus Award Finalist
Best Magazine

2025 IGNYTE Award Finalist
Best Podcast

2025 Brave New Weird Shortlist
“Wayback” by Leslie What (link)

2024 Hugo Award Finalist
Best Semiprozine

2024 Locus Award Finalist
Best Magazine

2024 British Fantasy Award Finalist
Best Magazine/Periodical

2023 Hugo Award Finalist
Best Semiprozine

2022 Brave New Weird Shortlist
“Tomatoes” by Eugenia Triantafyllou (link)
“Skin” by Isha Karki (link)
“The Scumbling” by J. C. Changmore (link)
“Banhus” by M. E. Bronstein (link)

2022 IGNYTE Award Finalist 
Community Award

2022 Hugo Award Longlist
Best Semiprozine

2021 BSFA Award Longlist, Short Fiction
“Sorry We Missed You!” by Aun-Juli Riddle (link)