Tag Archives: fantasy

The Working: An Author Interview with BrightFlame

Interviewed by Justine Norton-Kertson For Issue #18 of Solarpunk Magazine, we interviewed BrightFlame about her recently released solarpunk fantasy novel, The Working. Solarpunk Magazine: The Working features a modern coven working to prevent an eco-cataclysm. Can you talk about the inspiration behind merging magic with environmental activism in this story? BrightFlame: The short answer: magic makes mainstreamContinue reading “The Working: An Author Interview with BrightFlame”

City of Hope Sneak Peek

Developed, illustrated, and written by Solarpunk Magazine editors-in-chief Brianna Castagnozzi and Justine Norton-Kertson, City of Hope is a solarpunk, utopian based worldbuilding game. This storytelling based RPG launches on Kickstarter this October as our annual fundraising campaign to ensure we have the resources to maintain content levels and payrates through 2025. You can visit CityContinue reading “City of Hope Sneak Peek”

Issue 15 Locked In!

Queue the confetti!  We just reached our first crowd funding stretch goal, locking in Issue #15 of Solarpunk Magazine, which will publish in May 2024. Our next stretch goal is the $8,000 mark, and will lock in Issue #16. To help us reach that goal, we’ve added a couple new perks to our campaign. ForContinue reading “Issue 15 Locked In!”

Solarpunk Rising

We’ve officially launched of our 2024 crowd funder! Having a strong first day and even first few hours is really important to getting your campaign off to an amazing start and into Kickstarter highlight algorithm. You can pledge today on Day 1 and you won’t get charged until the campaign ends next month, which makesContinue reading “Solarpunk Rising”

Interview with Author Xan van Rooyen

Earlier this month we sat down with author Xan van Rooyen (My Name Is Magic) about their new novel Silver Helix, out this week from Android Press. Solarpunk Magazine: How would you describe Silver Helix to folks who’ve never heard of it before? Xan van Rooyen: It’s a fast-paced character-driven novel blending together elements ofContinue reading “Interview with Author Xan van Rooyen”

Genderpunk: A Bold New Genre of Resistance and Liberation in an Age of Rising Cishet Supremacy

The genre is characterized by its defiant spirit and its unflinching examination of gender and sexual identity in an oppressive society. However, at its heart, genderpunk is ultimately about hope, resistance, and the transformative power of self-expression, it’s about sheer and unabashed queer joy in the face of ideologies and institutions that want to wipe us out.