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Leading Edge Magazine: 30 years of science fiction and fantasy. Leading Edge is run by a staff of volunteers, primarily students from Brigham Young University.
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Leading Edge Magazine has provided the world with premier science fiction and fantasy for over forty years. Submissions are open to people all over the world, and submission guidelines for written and art pieces are on the official Leading Edge website. Questions can be directed to staff members on Facebook.

Calling all artists! Want to get paid and published? Email us your portfolio at leadingedgemagazine@byu.edu

01/26/2024

Calling all artists! Want to get paid and published? Email us your portfolio at [email protected]

11/11/2023

The thrilling part 3 finale of "Shadoplay", written by Lauren Johansen, our Fiction Director, is up now! Check it out here: https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/shadoplay-part-iii/

11/04/2023

Part two of Shadoplay, by .lamb is up now! 👻
https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/shadoplay-part-2/

10/26/2023

Trying to get into the Halloween spirit? 🎃 Read part one of our new short story series Shadoplay on our website, leadingedgemagazine.com.

10/14/2023

Have your "Halloween in Hogwarts" dreams already been crushed? Get into the Halloween spirit by reading a book review about a Hogwarts you probably don't want to go to--unless you love danger.
https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/the-scholomance-review/

10/10/2023

New post reviewing Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind! Check it out on our website! https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com

09/29/2023

On the eve of the release of Secret Project #4, check out our review of Secret Project #3 on our website!

leadingedgemagazine.com

09/27/2023

Check out our latest post: a brief (very brief) recommendation of Suzume no Tojimari, a Japanese film that came out earlier this year!

Link in bio.

04/15/2023

"This post is about the kinds of books for the kids who liked Bunnicula but couldn’t even bring themselves to open Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, because the one time you did, just barely wide enough to read one tiny little bit, this one random story about Death coming to some gardener guy shook you to your core, so you left it and its creepy skull cover down on the bottom shelf where it belonged until your mom had you go through your stuff and figure out what to send to Goodwill. Hypothetically, of course."

New post from our Editor in Chief! Read it here: https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/the-good-the-bad-the-wild-spoopy-scary-stories/

04/07/2023

"I’m back, but this week we’re mixing things up a little bit. I finished The Sword of Kaigen several weeks ago, and the story hasn’t left my mind. So, I feel like a dedicated review is warranted."

New review from our Editor in Chief, Phoebe English, on a brilliant book! Read about it here: https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/the-good-the-bad-the-wild-the-sword-of-kaigen/

04/01/2023

"Let’s get to our books for this week: One good book, nearly as old as roleplaying games themselves, one bad book, with characters so flat they make paper look 3 dimensional, and one wild book that’s been in progress for longer than some of you have been alive."

New post with a fill-in for our Editor in Chief! Check it out here: https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-wild-thar-be-daargons/

03/25/2023

"You gasp in terror. You aren’t in the horror genre at all. This is a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure! The caretaker grins malevolently. What kind of monster would write a blog post in a genre she isn’t even reviewing?"

Choose-Your-Own-Adventure book review? Yes please! Check it out here:https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/the-good-the-bad-the-wild-choose-your-horror/

03/18/2023

"As the token Humanities major friend in every group of STEM majors, let me just say that there are few things that annoy me more than authors completely failing to write intelligent characters. How bad is it? Let me tell you."
Check out our newest post in our series of book reviews from our Editor in Chief, Phoebe English!

https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/the-good-the-bad-the-wild-high-school-throwback/

03/10/2023

"In case you’re new here, each week, I offer only the most objective of opinions on what I’ve been reading lately."
Check out our newest post in our series "The Good, the Bad, and the Wild", featuring three classic sci-fi novels!

https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/the-good-the-bad-the-wild-pretentious-sci-fi/

03/03/2023

"This series contains easily one of my favorite retellings of Little Red Riding as well as a solid exploration of interpersonal relationships that give the whole series a lot of heart. If you’re looking for a story that is essentially Once Upon a Time—but good—this is the one for you."

Check out our latest post by our Editor in Chief, Phoebe English!
https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/the-good-the-bad-the-wild-fairytales-and-fantasy/

02/25/2023

"I have no idea how anthropomorphic the whales are supposed to be. How exactly are they operating the harpoons? Is there a bigger whale civilization and if so how does it work? And most pressingly, when is everyone breathing?"

https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/the-good-the-bad-the-wild-nautical-nonsense/

We're looking for art for our upcoming publication, so send us your portfolios at leadingedgemagazine@byu.edu by this Th...

02/22/2023

We're looking for art for our upcoming publication, so send us your portfolios at [email protected] by this Thursday!

We're tight on time, but don't worry--if your portfolio is accepted, you'll have three weeks to complete your pieces. Pay will range from $75-$105, and has the potential to be higher depending on the professionalism of the work.

There are four spots available.

DM us with any questions, comments, and/or your personal portfolio!

02/17/2023

Come visit our booth by the doors in the South Tower!

02/11/2023

For the longest time, I thought that A Wrinkle in Time was a standalone, but in this latest post our Editor-in-Chief proves me dead wrong with this review of seven of the eight books in the A Wrinkle in Time series.
Feed your nostalgia, or learn what you were (and also weren't) missing from your childhood with our newest post!
https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-wild-times-a-tickin/

02/04/2023

"Whenever I would leave for school as a child, my mom would always tell me to make good choices, and I definitely wasn’t listening to her when I read this. . ."
's new series of book reviews continues with Cinder, Ready Player One, and Battle of the Linguist Mages!
Check it out at:
https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-wild-cyborgs-and-video-games/

02/01/2023

Come gain real-world experience and strengthen your skills with us
here at Leading Edge Magazine!

Who are we?
A BYU student-run science fiction/fantasy magazine!

What do we need?
Acquisitions Editors! Whether you’re a life-long editor or a critic at heart,
we’d love to have you.

How can you find us?
Email us at [email protected] or message us here on
Facebook!

01/28/2023

"As someone who reads way too much, I always have the holds on my library card maxed out and with Libby wait times what they are these days, I end up reading a lot of random books that just happen to be available. Some of them are great, some of them are terrible, and some of them are straight up wild. This leads to a lot of, shall we say, interesting, rants that my roommates are forced to listen to. So why not share my poor literary decisions with the internet at large?"

Explore the depths of Libby with our Editor-in-chief Phoebe English in this new series of book reviews, including a review of Tyler Whitesides' The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn!
https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/new-series-the-good-the-bad-the-wild/

We have a new email! Send any and all new inquiries to leadingedgemagazine@byu.edu.

01/25/2023

We have a new email! Send any and all new inquiries to [email protected].

01/20/2023

Feeling like your fount of writing inspiration has run dry? Check out our new post on how to grow new ideas!

https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/growing-new-ideas/

01/13/2023

Check out our latest issue, including:
- Volcanologists reflecting on their marriage the volcano they’re studying erupts ahead of schedule.
- A mercenary dwarf keeping his employer safe during a rebellion.
- A demon lord babysitting his niece while the parents go for a walk.
- A sci-fi murder mystery where the victim is an immortal.
https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Edge-Issue-Rachel-Greco/dp/B0BPM23XT7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GDQABI2SJ85U&keywords=leading+edge+81&qid=1673578719&sprefix=leading+edge+81%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-1

12/09/2022

Have you seen Wednesday yet?? If for some reason you haven't, check out this review by our Social Media Assistant, Alaina Higbee (who creates all the amazing graphics). Maybe it'll convince you to give this spooky series a shot! https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/wednesday-a-review/

12/02/2022

We hope you finished NaNo out strong! And even if you didn't, we hope it got you to write a little more than normal. To help you maintain (or jumpstart) your momentum, the final post in our NaNo medkit series, by our very own Fiction Director, Lenae Rubey, talks about finishing projects for NaNo and beyond.
https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/nano-medkit-finishing-a-project/

11/18/2022

Happy (a little over) half-way-through NaNo! Is your "save the world" story flagging a little? Check out our newest post by Megan Dietrich for some advice and a boost to get back in the game! https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/nano-medkit-how-to-properly-save-the-world/

11/11/2022

Having trouble with your internal editor? Losing steam on your NaNo project? Check out our newest post about accepting imperfection and moving forward, by Merlin Blanchard.

11/04/2022

Happy NaNoWriMo! Pressure already draining your creative spirit? Check out this post by one of our Managing Editors, Erin Thorley, and refill your well of inspiration!

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Leading Edge Magazine has provided the world with premier science fiction and fantasy for thirty-nine years. Leading Edge is run by a staff of volunteers, primarily students at Brigham Young University. Submissions are open to people all over the world, and submission guidelines for written and art pieces are on the official Leading Edge website. Questions can be directed to staff members on Facebook.