Issue 11 Retrospective
Each Radon issue unfolds into a unique entity, like a family of half-siblings sharing slightly different DNA. The staff creating the journal changes from issue to issue, and the final creation is raised and put out into the world through differing environments and challenges.
Issue 11 Cover Reveals
We are proud and excited to unveil our front and back covers for Radon Journal Issue 11.
In conjunction with our Artist-in-Residence (AiR), Ninja Jo, please enjoy the world's first look at our print and onl...
2025-09-17 19:14:39 +0000 UTC View PostIssue 10 Retrospective
Issue 10 launched one week ago and is perfect for your breezy summer reading—if you enjoy consuming words on stormy nights alone atop sand dunes, dejected about the increasing light pollution pushing the stars from view.
Our team is proud to have made it to double digits. We first opened ...
2025-06-08 15:06:47 +0000 UTC View PostWhat Moving to Production Means
Around a month before an Issue you'll often hear us say "we're switching to production." But what does that mean, exactly? Here is a semi-detailed low-down on what occurs when we flip the switch:
One month before launch:
Internally close submissions for upcoming Issue. Anyth...
2025-05-11 14:54:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Silo Poll (Your Reading Habits Question)
Do you prefer reading journals and magazines that keep fiction and poetry in separate sections (siloed) or that mix them together (de-siloed)?
We would like to hear from you about how you best enjoy reading your content. Radon Journal currently...
2025-03-30 22:58:39 +0000 UTC View Post2024 Radon Retrospective
Since our launch on New Year's Day 2022, no year has brought more change than 2024. To say that we grew in 2024 is an understatement.
While we said goodbye to five editors (Saga, Sol, Kelsey, Eden, Alecto), we said hello to a whopping thirteen editors and readers (Angelica, Blake, Francis, ...
2025-02-03 01:24:09 +0000 UTC View PostArtist-In-Residence and Art Reveal
We are pleased to announce that our search for an Issue 9 artist is at an end. And that we have created a new yearly position titled Artist-In-Residence.
For 2025 (Issues 9/10/11) this will be Ninja Jo, who is a freelance artist born in Ukraine. She works in digital and traditional materi...
What We're Up To
Today's post will be an exclusive and hodge-podge list of everything our journal is currently up to. 2024 has been a year of immense growth for us as we expanded our team multiple times, introduced first readers, launched our first print version, and more.
Two Newest Teammates
We se...
2024-11-28 02:21:50 +0000 UTC View Post2024 Annual Funding Report
As a not-for-profit journal, it is important to us that we share with the community what we are doing with their money, where Radon is funding-wise, and also have it be a resource for future editors considering starting a lit journal. Too many journals hide this information and we n...
2024-11-11 00:17:57 +0000 UTC View PostIssue 8 Retrospective & Journal Update
Radon Issue 8 released last month online and (for the first time) in print, embodying the massive growth and changes the journal is experiencing in 2024. This post serves both as a behind-the-scenes update and a moment for us to pause and reflect on how we are doing.
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Update on Issue 8 Print Edition
The short version:
The print version of Issue 8 is coming soon but will not be available on launch day. We sincerely and humbly apologize for this. We will send an email and alert everyone through all means possible as soon as the physical edition is ready.
2024-09-15 00:26:09 +0000 UTC
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Issue 8 Cover Image + Updates
We're excited to bring you an exclusive preview of our back cover (left side) and front cover (right side) created by German artist Cornelius Dämmrich. The image is vibrant and alive in more ways than one and...
Issue 7 Retrospective & Journal Status
Issue 7 Retrospective
We are proud of how smoothly Issue 7 came about, and the high quality of the authors and cover art. Previous retrospectives have discussed our tribulations with acquiring work later in the submission window than we would prefer, leaving us scrambling...
2024-06-02 20:06:43 +0000 UTC View PostPotential Genre Name Change Poll
We are mulling a potential change and would like your thoughts. Reasoning is below the question. Nothing has been decided yet and we have not made these thoughts public. We wanted our most dedicated and supportive audience to weigh in.
Should we change one of our four genre labels from&nbs... 2024-04-24 17:45:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Exclusive Cover Reveal and Journal Plans
Our post today reveals our issue 7 cover art to patrons, exciting website renovations, and more details on our journal's print plans.
Our Issue 7 Cover!
Created by the artist Yuu...
Website Refresh and More
Today we'd like to come to you with a short peek behind the scenes of what we've been up to.
Radon Website
We have officially begun what we are terming our "website refresh." Split into two phases, we are improving our site's responsiveness and overall visual feel.&...
2024-03-04 02:20:33 +0000 UTC View PostIssue 6 Retrospective and Looking Ahead
Production of Issue 6
Our January issues remain our most difficult. Their release date is only two weeks following a lengthy holiday season that sees most of our editors sprawled across multiple continents. Each year we find ourselves returning home the first week of Januar...
2024-02-05 04:07:16 +0000 UTC View PostIssue 6 Sneak Peek
In exactly one week our sixth issue will release into the world. All our editors are locked in production mode and furiously editing, preparing the website, creating marketing copy, and coding the Epub....
2024-01-07 18:00:25 +0000 UTC View PostOn the Radar for Radon Journal
The image you see above is a teaser taken directly from our upcoming issue 6 cover art. The digital art piece is quite large and required cropping, so the image here is from the portion of the art w...
Issue 5 Retrospective
Issue 5 is arriving inside your inbox as you read this. We truly hope that you enjoy it.
Today we have 1,100 words of journal thoughts and details you won’t find anywhere else.
Audio Collaboration
For the first time, select Radon stories appeared in audio form...
2023-09-15 19:19:26 +0000 UTC View PostUnder the Editor's Pen
Issue 5 releases in fewer than four weeks now, with a fantastic new slate of anarchist sci-fi poetry and prose. Mark your calendar: the new issue will go live Friday, September 15! And you'll find a little extra something in your inboxes and audio streaming services that day. We ...
2023-08-14 18:51:50 +0000 UTC View PostSeize the Press July Issue Status
We know everyone is excited to receive the upcoming StP issue this month. But their EIC has informed us that there will be a slight delay.
A few issues have cropped up and it may be a couple of weeks to sort them all out. Rest assured, as soon as the files are ready, we will send them in ...
Read On About Radon
Today we'll chat about a slew of journal-related happenings and behind-the-scenes deliberations. Also attached is the world's tiniest teaser for the issue 5 cover art.
There's a lot to get into, and no set path for this post. So let's start with the good news:
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Behind the Radon Curtain
Issue four's launch was decidedly our largest yet. We are catching chatter of the issue in a growing number of online corners, and everything we hear is positive. For a DIY effort with no money put into paid advertising and views coming solely from our own effort, the posts of our authors, and wo...
2023-06-06 01:32:41 +0000 UTC View PostRadon Sneak Peek
Today we are giving you the exclusive chance to see our issue four cover art!
For this issue we have partnered with a known Swedish artist who we’ll unveil next month.
We will not be sharing this art with the world until around April 23rd and so we ask that you help us keep this und...
2023-03-26 04:46:26 +0000 UTC View PostBehind-the-scenes distribution method
This past year we have placed our behind-the-scenes posts directly here on Patreon. Though it has occurred to us not all of our Patrons may be notified or choose to read content on this site. We are gearing up for an extensive post for you all, but want to ask you first how you'd like to receive ...
2023-03-13 02:25:52 +0000 UTC View PostOne Year Reflection and Forward Gaze
Allow me (Aimer) to wax sentimental and reflect on Radon Journal's first year and what's to come.
First I would like to thank all twelve of you who currently support us monetarily. Together you pl...
End of the Year Insights
Though Radon went public on January 2nd, 2022, we began laying the groundwork much earlier. In many regards we already passed our one-year anniversary. It took multiple lifetimes of learning and growing until the three of us who began Radon were in a place to make it a reality.
From the b...
Behind-the-scenes
Thank you to each of you for continuing your support through these months as Radon Journal continues to grow. This patron newsletter will not be formally structured, but contain the musings, thoughts, workings, and machinations from Radon editors that we do not share elsewhere. Call us a literary...
2022-10-01 00:22:35 +0000 UTC View PostAugust Radon Roundup
Patrons are the lifeblood of our journal. So today we're creating an intimate update--just for you. Below will be a snapshot of where we are, what we're doing, and what's coming.
A hug...