February: A Month in Review

Updates on Grid Zine Fest, AI submissions, and progress on Issue Three: Wormhole

Hello, all!

It’s been a short and sweet month here at Soft Star. Issue Three is in full swing, as are preparations for Grid Zine Fest in May! I’ve also been spending a lot of time thinking about the future of Soft Star in terms of both growth and longevity. It seems like every week I see news of another lit mag closing its doors, and while I imagine Soft Star will inevitably end some day, I’d like to make sure that day is as far in the future as possible.

Recent Lit Mag News: AI Submissions

In addition to some high-profile lit mag closures, the topic du jour of Lit Mag Twitter has been AI submissions. Some of you may have seen that Clarkesworld, a