Augur Magazine - Stories for the futures we need
A project in Toronto, Canada by Kerrie Seljak-Byrne000days
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A magazine for intersectional & diverse voices exploring dreamy realism, fantasy, & science fiction in poetry, comics, & short fiction.
Backers: 202
Average Pledge Per Backer: $38 CAD
Funded: $7,696 CAD of $6,000 CAD
Dates: Aug 30th -> Sep 30th (32 days)
Project By: Kerrie Seljak-Byrne
Backers: 202
Average Pledge Per Backer: $38 CAD
Funded: $7,696 CAD of $6,000 CAD
Dates: Aug 30th -> Sep 30th (32 days)
Project By: Kerrie Seljak-Byrne
$7,696 CAD
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 1 @ 00:01 -0400 GMT
128%
of goal
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Latest News
An Augurian anti-rejection manifesto 
September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
An Augurian anti-rejection manifesto There are mere hours left in the Augur Magazine kickstarter. We’ve said a lot over the past month. So this one will be short and sweet. We open to submissions tonight—for the first time accepting original,... (Read More)
In between the Canadian Dream: Self-policing, overwhelming whiteness, and finding the stories that celebrate us
September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
36 hours. That's all that's left between us and the end of this campaign. As it stands now, we've almost reached $7000 and are sitting at 115%—and we can't thank you all enough for your support. But it's not over yet! We've got the make the best of... (Read More)
Otherness, fractured identity, and speaking in your own voice: Telling stories as a first generation Canadian
September 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Augurians! We have THREE days left. Can you believe it? It feels like just yesterday we started this campaign, and the month is already over. We can't thank you enough for all your support as we've made our way through this process, and we... (Read More)
Embodied spaces and the painfully human: An interview with Michael Matheson
September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Four days left. It's almost all over—and if we're going to hit our first stretch goal, we're going to make every hour count! We're on our way to 115%. Where will we end up at the end of the week?! If you want to help us be even bigger & better,... (Read More)
Exploring paradigms, organic art, and "what if?": An interview with Kim Goldberg
September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Augurians! Welcome to our LAST WEEK. That's right, there's only five days left in our campaign. Right now we're sitting at 110%—but if we're going to reach our stretch goal, we've got a lot of work to do yet! On top of heading towards the... (Read More)
Typoetry and the places we lose things: An interview with Christa Couture
September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Happy weekend, Augurians! We blew past 100% to 105% funded, and are juuuust under 110% funded. What a ride this week has been—and, speaking of weeks, guess what? There's just one week left! We've had the best time running this kickstarter, and... (Read More)
All too casual: Taking responsibility in artistic representations
September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We. Are. Funded. WOW. Wow again. Our heartfelt thanks to all of you, Augurians, who have shared and pledged our way to the 100% mark. We are so very excited to get to work, and to provide you with two years of fantastic reading. And now we have nine... (Read More)
Unreported: Genderqueerness, surviving assault, and where stories fail us
September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We're almost there, Augurians. There's just over $400CAD that separates us from the Gods. (Ok, just funded status, but same thing, right?) WE NEED YOUR HELP TO GET THERE! This is it: the moment we've been waiting for. Give our project a share or, if... (Read More)
Author Announcement! Here's who Augur is committed to working with
September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
There's just 15% left, Augurians. Okay, but really—it's LESS than that. We have just $793 (CAD) to go before our first two years are funded. We are so ready to jump into these next two years—so ready that, if funded, we'll open to submissions... (Read More)
Modern worlds, fabulous stories & questioning futures: An interview with Kate Heartfield
September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey there Augurians! It's Week 4. There are 12 days left. If we keep going the way we're going, we'll open to submissions in fewer than two weeks. And we're in our last thousand. That's right! This morning we hit $5000—as we post this update,... (Read More)
Beauty, bird-girls & unbelonging: An interview with Janice Liu
September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Sunday, Augurians! It's been a wild ride so far, and we can't believe there's now fewer than two weeks left for us to fund this thing. We wouldn't have been able to get this far without you. And we won't be able to finish without you, either!... (Read More)
Modern folktales and making myths: An interview with Cathy Smith
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Augurians— Hello! It's us again. And we have EVEN MORE good news for you. We're at 75%. Yes, you heard us. That's 3/4 funded. That's 1.5 of our 2 proposed years TOTALLY covered. And now there's just 6 of those proposed months to fund. Let's go... (Read More)
Augur LIVE: Watch our authors' readings from our launch party!
September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Augurians. You can't stop this beat. We're now at 70% funded (!!!), and that means we're more than two thirds of the way there. !!!!!! We can't thank you enough. As of tomorrow, we officially have just two weeks left in our campaign to make up... (Read More)
The responsibility of representation: How do we publish intersectional, without weighing down our authors?
September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Augurians. It's us again.And. Um. We've hit 60% funded. That's right. We're almost TWO THIRDS of the way there. Whaaaaaat!? We can barely believe it. I mean, we can, because we believe in Augur until the end of days. (But we also kinda can't!!)... (Read More)
An anatomy of art: Breaking down the Preview Issue cover with artist Lorna Antoniazzi
September 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We. Are. Half. Way. There. That's right, Augurians. Yesterday we hit 50% funded. WOW! Wow, wow, wow. We can barely believe it. Thank you so much to everyone who's pledged, shared, or offered general support as we try and do this thing. It's... (Read More)
Queerness, monstrosity, and the stories that allow us to be: A personal essay from Alex De Pompa
September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy midweek, Augurians!As we head towards the mid-campaign milestone, we're sitting at 45%! WOOHOO! But there's more work for us to do, and not a lot of time to do it in—we close up on September 30th, and that's somehow now less than 3 weeks... (Read More)
Myth, freedom, and the Goddess of Stars: An interview with Saquina Karla C. Guiam
September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Welcome to week 3, Augurians. We have good feelings about it. We're coming up on the halfway mark—both in time and in funding!—and we're looking forward to blasting through these last few weeks. Are you with us? ;) As we head towards the second... (Read More)
Femininity, surrealism, & other galaxies: An interview with Emily Izsak
September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy weekend, Augurians! We hope you're enjoying some self care and lazy vibes. :) Up in Toronto, it's starting to get chilly, and we're looking forward to some nice autumn vibes through the rest of September. Right now we're sitting at just over... (Read More)
Strangeness, dreams, and kaleidoscopic vision: An interview with Lawrence Stewen
September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Um, Augurians...we passed 40% funded. Hello, world, that's amazing! We're so close to 50% that we can practically taste it. Help us get there!! Don't forget to share our project with anyone you think would LOVE us, or, if you haven't yet, pledge... (Read More)
Those secret, silent worlds: The stories we read, as seen from the spectrum
September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Augurians. Good news, again: we passed 30%. Wow. Whatever you're doing, don't stop doing it! We have just over three weeks left to raise the remaining 70%. And we're only $90 (Canadian) to 1/3 funded! Let's keep this momentum going! Any pledge... (Read More)
Uncertainty, patience, and letting go: An interview with staff artist Ann Sheng
September 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Augurians... We're one quarter funded. This is a HUGE milestone. Thank you for helping us get here. First, 1/4 funded...then...the world! (Or maybe just 1/3 funded. But THEN the world.) We have just over 3 weeks to raise the rest so—you know... (Read More)
Queerness, enchanted landscapes, & magical futures: An interview with Megan Arkenberg
September 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Augurian Heroes. We're into Week 2, and we're chugging away as we head towards 25% funded. With only $127 to go, we can practically taste the milestone. If you want to help us get there (and get one step closer to publishing intersectional... (Read More)
The stories we need: why we chose intersectionality
September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
HEY AUGURIANS! You did something pretty damn cool. We finished up our first week at 20%, and that means we met our Week 1 goal. THANK. YOU! Now we have 26 days to fundraise the remaining 80%—all $4747 of it. How are we going to do that? Well, we'll... (Read More)
Were-panthers, stark fantasy & community: An interview with Terese Mason Pierre
September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning Augurians! And congrats: the Augur Magazine: Stories for the futures we need kickstarter successfully passed 15%. Next stop, 20% funded! Thank so much to all of our magnificent backers so far. Another update: We, as a collective society,... (Read More)
Genre, Intersectionality, & Nationality: Augur's Three Pillars
August 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Augurians! Congratulations! We have officially hit 10% funded, and are swiftly gaining on 15%. Wow. A warm thank you to all of our backers—what a way to kick things off. On top of that, we had a fabulous launch party last night, featuring readings... (Read More)
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