IZ 303

In this issue: stories by Nathan Brown × Sasha Brown, Rachael Cupp, Eygló Karlsdóttir × Ashley Stokes, Crystal Koo, Giselle Leeb, Humphrey Price, Kat Sedia, Ben Tufnell, Leslie What, and Corey Jae White × Maddison Stoff; columns by Alexander Glass, Nick Lowe, Una McCormack, Val Nolan, and Aliya Whiteley; and book reviews by Alexander Glass, Kelly Jennings, Paul Kincaid, Nick Mamatas, and Val Nolan.

The cover art, The Chainsaw Surfer Against the Army of the Deep, is by Martin Hanford.

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Interzone was founded in 1982 by David Pringle, John Clute, Alan Dorey, Malcolm Edwards, Colin Greenland, Graham Jones, Roz Kaveney, and Simon Ounsley. It was published by TTA Press and edited by Andy Cox from 2004 to 2022 and is now published by MYY Press and edited by Gareth Jelley.

IZ 303 // September 2025

Stories

The Chainsaw Surfer Against the Army of the Deep 5750 words
Nathan Brown × Sasha Brown

Do Motorcycle Centaurs Dream of Five Stars and a Tip? 6000 words
Corey Jae White × Maddison Stoff

Project Star Train Final Report 2490 words
Humphrey Price

Cautionary Pulses 4980 words
Eygló Karlsdóttir × Ashley Stokes

Meat 3970 words
Rachael Cupp

The Canine Lodge 4500 words
Giselle Leeb

Bindweed 3180 words
Kat Sedia

Bosch 3120 words
Ben Tufnell

Your Snow White Moment 4000 words
Leslie What

Baywater 1530 words
Crystal Koo

Columns

Climbing Stories
Aliya Whiteley

Mutant Popcorn
Nick Lowe

Dancing in the Library
Una McCormack

The A to Z of Zelazny
Alexander Glass

Folded Spaces
Val Nolan

Book Reviews

Alexander Glass, Kelly Jennings, Paul Kincaid, Nick Mamatas and Val Nolan.

Art

The Chainsaw Surfer Against the Army of the Deep
Martin Hanford