Mithila Review

{{Short description|Science fiction and fantasy magazine}}

{{COI|date=December 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}

{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}

Mithila Review is the only international science fiction and fantasy magazine published from India.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/a-host-of-new-digital-literary-magazines-are-giving-a-boost-to-india-s-literary-magazine-culture/story-m3mvcHHS8GxNlxN5bQMqtK.html|title=A host of new digital literary magazines are giving a boost to India's literary magazine culture|last=Sharma|first=Manoj|date=15 January 2017|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=24 August 2017}}{{Cite web|last=locusmag|date=2020-12-08|title=SF in India by Shweta Taneja|url=https://locusmag.com/2020/12/sf-in-india-by-shweta-taneja/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=Locus Online|language=en-US}} It publishes original speculative fiction, poetry, reviews and interviews from authors from South Asia and around the world.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/2-indians-nominated-for-hugo-awards-for-science-fiction-and-fantasy/story-GYCrd1k14W4Z9dS4dhKElM.html|title=2 Indians nominated for Hugo Awards for science fiction and fantasy|last=Bhola|first=Jayati|date=2018-04-28|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21}}{{Cite web|url=http://helterskelter.in/2016/04/20-places-to-submit-creative-writing-in-india/|title=20 Places to Submit Creative Writing in India|last=Bahuguna|first=Urvashi|date=25 April 2016|website=Helter Skelter|access-date=24 August 2017}} {{Infobox magazine

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| founded = October 2015

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Contributors to the online magazine have included Ian McDonald, Cixin Liu, Kij Johnson, Lavie Tidhar, Ken Liu, Theodora Goss, Aliette de Bodard, Alyssa Wong, John Chu, Usman T Malik, Anil Menon, Dilman Dila, Dean Francis Alfar, Indrapramit Das and Rabi Thapa.{{Cite web|url=https://duotrope.com/listing/20201|title=Mithila Review|date=24 August 2017|website=Duotrope}}

Profile

Mithila Review was founded by Salik Shah in late 2015 with the editorial support from Ajapa Sharma and Isha Karki.{{Cite web|url=https://mithilareview.com/our-team/|title=Our Team|website=Mithila Review|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-21}} The inaugural issue of the magazine was launched in March 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://mithilareview.com/issue_01/|title=Issue 1, March 2016|date=1 March 2016|website=Mithila Review|access-date=24 August 2017}} It adopted a quarterly publishing schedule, and became a paying market in October 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://mithilareview.com/quarterly-with-payment/|title=Mithila Review to be a Quarterly with Payment!|date=4 October 2016|website=Mithila Review|access-date=24 August 2017}} Every issue of Mithila Review is available to read online. Mithila Review relies primarily on donations and subscriptions as a source of funding through Patreon.{{Cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/Roundtable/2017/04/salik-shah-guest-post-unmaking-the-post-truth-world-with-global-sf/|title=Unmaking the Post-Truth World With Global SF|last=Shah|first=Salik|date=21 April 2017|website=Locus Magazine}}

Salik Shah believes that the Mithila Review attempts to "decentre science fiction in an Anglo-centric, Euro-centric milieu".{{Cite web|title=Fantastic worlds and where to find them|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2020/12/17/fantastic-worlds-and-where-to-find-them.html|access-date=2021-01-07|website=The Week|language=en}}

Awards

Mary Soon Lee won third prize in the Rhysling Award 2018 in the Long Poem category. The poem was originally published in Issue 9 of the Mithila Review.{{Cite journal|title=2018 Rhysling Award Winners|url=https://locusmag.com/2018/07/2018-rhysling-award-winners/|journal=Locus Magazine}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfpoetry.com/ra/pages/18rhysling.html|title=Science Fiction Poetry Association|website=www.sfpoetry.com|access-date=2020-01-21}}

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