For over a decade, the Bards and Sages Quarterly has been a showcase for both new and established authors to share their speculative works. The short stories presented in each issue serve as a delightful sampler of the speculative genres. Whether your preference is sword and sorcery, time-travel, space exploration, gothic horror, urban fantasy, or any of the speculative genres, you are sure to find something to love in the pages of this magazine. A sample of what is in this issue:A woman faces a violent storm, a dragon, and naysayers in an effort to catch a rare fish in Trinkets. A knight comes home from an epic quest to find himself saddled with an unexpected debt in I Will Send Diamonds. The royal torturer struggles to perform his job when his latest prisoner triggers painful memories in The Torturer's Last Confession. Special notification: Though we avoid publishing stories we deem gratuitous in nature, as a journal of speculative fiction, some stories may content dark subject matter. Some stories may contain strong or offensive language, depictions of violence, and child and animal endangerment.

Bards and Sages Quarterly (October 2023)

This book is a collection of the second 4 volumes in The Insignia Series (released between 2018 and 2020). The anthologies are:ASIAN SCIENCE FICTIONINSIGNIA VOL.5. includes 8 science fiction stories with Asian characters and/or settings. Contributors: Joyce Chng, Nidhi Singh, Ray Daley, Holly Schofield, Jeremy Szal, L. Chan, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Stewart C. Baker. ASIAN BIRDS & BEASTSINSIGNIA VOL.6. includes 8 short stories with Asian characters, settings, and magical creatures. Contibutors: Nidhi Singh, Amy Fontaine, Stewart C. Baker, Kelly Matsuura, Russell Hemmell, Lorraine Schein, Keyan Bowes, Joyce Chng. ASIAN FLASH FICTION & POETRYINSIGNIA VOL.7. includes 11 stories, and 7 poems with Asian characters and settings. Rebecca Birch, Ray Daley, Liam Hogan, Mary Soon Lee, Dave Dunn, Guilia Moon & Toshiya Kamei, Layne Noser, Anita Goveas, Daniel Scott White, Russell Hemmell, Kelly Matsuura, Luke Shors, Deon Visser. CASTLES & KIMONOINSIGNIA VOL.8. includes 8 stories and 1 poem with historical Japanese settings. Contributors: Kelly Matsuura, Alanna Robertson-Webb, tetsuya Sato, Toshiya Kamei, John H. Dromey, Carmen Indalecio, Russell Hemmell, Jo Wu

The Insignia Series Omnibus: Volumes 5-8 - The Insignia Series, #10

INSIGNIA VOL. 5 includes 8 science fiction stories with Asian characters and/or settings. CONTENTS'Stars Bright as Light' by Joyce Chng'Islets of the Blest' by Nidhi Singh'Uncle Ping's Evening Farewell' by Ray Daley'Connecting Through the Cosmos' by Holly Schofield'The Galaxy's Cube' by Jeremy Szal'Kill / Switch' by L. Chan'The Drowning Pool' by Vonnie W. Crist'Love and Relativity' by Stewart C. Baker

Insignia: Asian Science Fiction - The Insignia Series, #5

INSIGNIA VOL.7. includes 11 stories, and 8 poems with Asian characters and settings.

Insignia: Asian Flash Fiction & Poetry - The Insignia Series, #7

For over a decade, the Bards and Sages Quarterly has been a showcase for both new and established authors to share their speculative works. The short stories presented in each issue serve as a delightful sampler of the speculative genres. Whether your preference is sword and sorcery, time-travel, space exploration, gothic horror, urban fantasy, or any of the speculative genres, you are sure to find something to love in the pages of this magazine. Stories in this issue by Andrew Jensen, Antony Paschos, Jason Mills, Kelly Toughill, Lorna McGinnis, Luke Foster, Nestor Delfino, Nicole Walsh, Patrick Honovich, Ray Daley, and Taija Morgan. A Sample of what you will find: An aspiring author visits a bookshop for inspiration and finds surprising news when browsing the bookseller's special collection of magical books in That First Page. Snow White's evil stepmother attends a self-help meeting of recovering evil witches in Witches Anonymous. Murderous desperadoes attempting a train robbery get a bit more than they bargained for in The Santa Fe Five. For information on potential trigger warnings in this issue, please visit our Trigger Warnings page at Bards and Sages.

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