Magazine: Samovar
Bibliographic comments: Quarterly webzine published by Strange Horizons, founded in the UK in 2017. Publishes translations
of speculative fiction and poetry and includes contents in their original languages, plus essays, reviews and interviews from
across the world. News highlights not included in issues are also featured at the website.
• Only issues with contents of interest to this library are listed here, highlighted in white.
Samovar, #1
Laura Friis, Greg West, Sarah Dodd, eds.
27 March 2017
Strange Horizons
Hosted at the Samovar website
Notes:
• Fiction, poetry and podcasts are presented in both English and their original languages.
• 'Wither and Blossom' translated by Suvi Kauppila.
• 'Faces and Thoughts' translated by James Caron.
• 'Shira' translated by Lavie Tidhar.
* 'Celestial Nirvana—written by the Curiosity Rover upon landing on Mars' translated by Annie Sheng.
• 'Walking' translated by Joseph Tomaras.
Fiction: Suvi Kauppila, Wither and Blossom // Abdul wakil Sulamal, Faces and Thoughts // Lavie Tidhar, Shira
Poetry: Ko Hua Chen, Celestial Nirvana – Written by the Curiosity Rover Upon Landing on Mars
Podcasts: Suvi Kauppila, Wither and Blossom – read by Anaea Lay // Abdul Wakil Sulamal, Faces and Thoughts –
read by Anaea Lay // Lavie Tidhar, Shira – read by Anaea Lay // Der Nister, Walking – read by Anaea Lay
Samovar, #2
Laura Friis, Greg West, Sarah Dodd, eds.
26 June 2017
Strange Horizons
Hosted at the Samovar website
Notes:
• Fiction, poetry and podcasts are presented in both English and their original languages.
• 'The Person You Are Trying to Reach Is Not Available' translated by Andrea Chapela.
• 'A Mortal Legend' translated by Kit Maude.
* 'Five Haiku Poems' translated by Annie Sheng.
Fiction: Andrea Chapela, The Person You Are Trying to Reach Is Not Available // Marcelo Cohen, A Mortal Legend
Poetry: Kitaōji Tsubasa, Five Haiku Poems
Interview: Spanish SF/F Now: An Interview with Marian Via Rivera-Womack
Podcasts: Andrea Chapela, The Person You Are Trying to Reach Is Not Available – read by Anaea Lay // Marcelo
Cohen, A Mortal Legend – read by Anaea Lay
Samovar, #3
Laura Friis, Greg West, Sarah Dodd, eds.
25 September 2017
Strange Horizons
Hosted at the Samovar website
Notes:
• Fiction and poetry are presented in both English and their original languages. Podcasts appear in issue #4.
• 'The Gates of Balawat' translated by Maria Haskins.
• 'The Colour That Defines Me' translated by Stamatis Stamatopoulos.
• 'After Stonehenge' translated by Salik Shah.
Fiction: Maria Haskins, The Gates of Balawat // Stamatis Stamatopoulos, The Colour That Defines Me
Poetry: Salik Shah, After Stonehenge
Essay: Rachel Cordasco, Translator Spotlight
Samovar, #4
Laura Friis, Greg West, Sarah Dodd, eds.
4 December 2017
Strange Horizons
Hosted at the Samovar website
Notes:
• Fiction, poetry and podcasts are presented in both English and their original languages.
• 'A Day to Remember' translated by Rachel Cordasco.
• 'Dust' translated by Klaudia Stan.
Fiction: Clelia Farris, A Day to Remember // Florin Purluca, Dust
Poetry: Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Noctuary: Dishwasher
Essay: Francesco Verso, A Report from the 4th International Science Fiction Conference in Chengdu
Interview: An interview with Francesco Verso
Podcasts: Clelia Farris, A Day to Remember – read by Anaea Lay // Florin Purluca, Dust – read by Anaea Lay //
Maria Haskins, The Gates of Balawat – read by Anaea Lay // Stamatis Stamatopoulos, The Colour That Defines Me
– read by Anaea Lay
Samovar, #5
Laura Friis, Greg West, Sarah Dodd, eds.
26 March 2018
Strange Horizons
Hosted at the Samovar website
Notes:
• Fiction, poetry and podcasts are presented in both English and their original languages.
• 'The Photograph Trade' translated by James Caron.
• 'Walking' translated by Joseph Tomaras.
• 'Feral' translated by Kristine Ong Muslim.
Fiction: Abdul wakil Salumal, The Photograph Trade // Der Nister, Walking
Poetry: Mesándal Virtusio Arguelles, Feral
Podcasts: Abdul wakil Salumal, The Photograph Trade – read by Anaea Lay // Mesándal Virtusio Arguelles, Feral
– read by Kristine Ong Muslim
Samovar, #6
Laura Friis, Greg West, Sarah Dodd, eds.
25 June 2018
Strange Horizons
Hosted at the Samovar website
Notes:
• Fiction, poetry and podcasts are presented in both English and their original languages.
• 'Woodcutter and Crows' translated by Layli Uddin and Mir Rifat Us Saleheen.
• 'Beyond the Western Pass' translated by Canaan Morse.
• 'The Origamist' translated by Adam T. Bogár.
Fiction: Shaidul Zahir, Woodcutter and Crows // Di An, Beyond the Western Pass
Poetry: Rebeka Sara Szigethy, The Origamist
Podcasts: Shaidul Zahir, Woodcutter and Crows – read by Tahia Tanuzzina // Di An, Beyond the Western Pass –
read by Sarah Dodd // Rebeka Sara Szigethy, The Origamist – read by Greg West
Samovar, #7
Laura Friis, Greg West, Sarah Dodd, eds.
24 September 2018
Strange Horizons
Hosted at the Samovar website
Notes:
• Fiction, poetry and podcasts are presented in both English and their original languages.
• 'Children of the Endless Sea' translated by Suvi Kauppila.
• 'Untilted' translated by Alex Shvartsman.
• 'Amsterdam 94' translated by Yessica Klein.
Fiction: Suvi Kauppila, Children of the Endless Sea // K. A. Teryna, Untilted
Poetry: Cadão Volpato, Amsterdam 94
Podcasts: Suvi Kauppila, Children of the Endless Sea – read by Suvi Kauppila // K. A. Teryna, Untilted – read by
Greg West
Samovar, #10
Laura Friis, Greg West, Sarah Dodd, eds.
24 June 2019
Strange Horizons
Hosted at the Samovar website
Notes:
• Fiction and poetry are presented in both English and their original languages.
• 'Morpheus' translated by Alex Shvartsman.
• 'The Spider's Widow' translated by Ali Znaidi.
Fiction: K. A. Teryna, Morpheus // Houyem Ferchichi, The Spider's Widow
Poetry: Hawad, Exile
Podcast: Houyem Ferchichi, The Spider's Widow – read by Laura Friis
Samovar, #11
Laura Friis, Greg West, Sarah Dodd, eds.
2 September 2019
Strange Horizons
Hosted at the Samovar website
Notes:
• Fiction and poetry are presented in both English and their original languages.
• 'The Head' translated by Anton Hur.
• 'Guests from the Sky' translated by Yi Izzy Yu.
Fiction: Bora Chung, The Head // Ji Yun, Guests from the Sky
Poetry: Carmen Lucía Alvarado, Poet Astronauts
Podcast: Ji Yun, Guests from the Sky – read by Yi Izzy Yu