Space Unicorns! It is time to announce the TOP STORIES in our Uncanny Magazine 2025 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll!
It is…. *drumroll*
A THREE-WAY TIE!!!
The novelette “When He Calls Your Name” by Catherynne M. Valente!
The short story “Barbershops of the Floating City” by Angela Liu!
AND!
The short story “Six People to Revise You” by J.R. Dawson!
Congratulations to Catherynne M. Valente, Angela Liu, and J.R. Dawson! SNAZZY CERTIFICATES will soon be on the way!
The rest of the Top Four are:
2- The short story “10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days” by Samantha Mills!
3- The short story “With Her Serpent Locks” by Mary Robinette Kowal!
4- ANOTHER THREE-WAY TIE!!
The novelette “The Millay Illusion” by Sarah Pinsker!
The short story “Unfinished Architectures of the Human-Fae War” by Caroline M. Yoachim!
AND!
The short story “The Teleporting Disaster Fairy” by Rati Mehrotra!
Congratulations to everyone!
Don’t forget if you’re nominating for the Nebula or Hugo Awards, we have a list of all of our eligible stories here.