Beasts of San Cicaro, Out Now!

Our biggest release yet, Beasts of San Cicaro is available today! Marking a new direction for our urban fantasy series, BoSC tells six unique stories, interwoven over a greater narrative. No city in…


Animals Run Amok in San Cicaro

The animals are taking over San Cicaro. Thunderbird is pleased to announce Beasts of San Cicaro, edited by Jenn Cavanaugh. After all, magic is not just the domain of humans. Sometimes those closest…


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History Primer: Decades of San Cicaro

History as We Show It If you’ve read the submission call, you know we want to add some history to an already challenging piece of work. Historical fiction demands a degree of authenticity.…


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Open Call: Decades of San Cicaro

The San Cicaro Series Returns Updated 3/11: After careful soul searching, we’ve decided to close the submission window early after all. The last day will be Friday, 3/12. If you have a story…


The Chief Editor is Out! Huzzah!

No more reviews for a while! Doctor’s orders! Just kidding—that doctor’s a quack. But seriously. No more reviews for a hot minute. The site’s going quiet for a month or two. But…


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"Home to Roost" Sample

In celebration of the release of The San Cicaro Experience, we invite you to try a sample of A.R. Aston’s latest story, “Home to Roost.” Editor James Fadeley had this to say about the tale: “I’ve…


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The San Cicaro Experience: June 22nd

The wait is over on June 22nd. The San Cicaro Experience is finally here. Return to America’s strangest city with eight new tales by eight fresh authors. Tour the unusual Wilam Sisters’…


Welcome to San Cicaro New Cover

When working with creative people, it’s inevitable that you’re going to be bouncing ideas around all the time. Most…


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The San Cicaro Experience

We live in difficult times, and they’re going to remain that way for a while. Many of us are stuck at home while those traveling do so with restrictions, for good reason. The one thing we all know…


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Regarding Author Rights in San Cicaro

On Author Rights, Ours and Theirs... Greetings folks! So we wanted to take a moment to discuss San Cicaro for now and future submissions. Our recently closed call for stories differs from the last in…