The Audio Science Fiction Magazine · Issue Nº 788
Short fiction from the finest science fiction writers in the galaxy — beamed out from the North East of England, every week, for twenty years.
“Traipsing the Else”
Eric Del Carlo's short fiction has appeared multiple times in Analog, Asimov's, and Clarkesworld, as well as many other magazines and anthologies over the years. He returns to StarShipSofa with the first story he wrote in 2026. Eric lives in the States…
Hydraulic
There There by Tim Pratt
Mindstrings by Jeremy Szal
The Unluckiest Man in Ohio by Seia Tanabe
The Flowers Where 580 Used to Be
Staring Out the Window at the Undeniable Stars
In 2010, StarShipSofa made history — the first podcast to take home science fiction’s most famous rocket, the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine.
“To all the authors who have let us narrate your stories, to every volunteer, and to everyone everywhere who has listened — we are the StarShipSofa.”The full story
Tony C Smith and Ciaran O’Carroll fire up the Sofa and talk the giants of SF.
The audio magazine format lands — fiction, fact and poetry every week.
First podcast in history to win science fiction’s top award.
The Sofa spawns a fleet: Tales to Terrify, Protecting Project Pulp, Far Fetched Fables.
Half a thousand transmissions, from Moorcock to the newest voices in SF.
Still beaming the finest short SF, every week, twenty years on.
An audio science fiction magazine: one great short story every week, narrated by a crew of voices from around the world, plus essays on genre history, poetry and the odd transmission from the Captain himself.
About StarShipSofaGot a science fiction story that deserves a voice? The Sofa pays professional attention to every submission — from quiet philosophical pieces to high-octane pulp.
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