We unlocked three stretch goals, adding a fifth title in the form of the novelette 'zine, making shipping cheaper for those outside the U.S., and enhancing the novellas with original illustrated fantasy maps!
Right now backers are being charged for their pledges.
Backers will be charged for shipping approx. four weeks before fulfillment. This is also likely when surveys will be sent out to collect necessary information such as mailing addresses, though the surveys may come sooner.
Our current goal for fulfillment is "Sometime in April 2026", so expect to be charged for shipping in March at the earliest. Backers in Canada will have a $5 USD shipping discount, all other backers living outside the United States will have a $10 USD shipping discount.
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Gaze upon our editor's magnificent original concept sketch he sent to Artyom Trakhanov, who MAYYYYYY have drawn something more impressive for the final cover art of Dariel's novella. (White boxes over spoilers)
IN DETAIL
We did it!
Some of you may have seen me on social media referring to this crowdfund as our "Final Boss" of all our publishing efforts thus far, that our success opens the door to a new era of sorts.
This is because, thanks to you, in 2026 we will now be able to graduate from "Magazine that dabbles in books" to "Publisher, with a cool magazine and awesome books!". We'll have more releases than ever before, and be able to spread them out over the year at regular intervals. Our whole dang game is levelling up and, incredibly, I - Oliver Brackenbury of Brackenbury Books - will be able to make publishing my full time job.
It is just a straight-up fact to say that this is life changing. You have changed my life, for the better! Thank you.
Alright Oliver, shaddup and tell the people about what's gonna happen with their novellas (and a 'zine!)...
STRONGLY recommend this place if you're ever in Toronto.
Fulfillment Schedule "Some time in April 2026" is our goal for fulfillment. When we're closer to shipping we will do our best to provide a more specific date.
This means you can expect the survey where you pay for shipping and update any necessary info to be sent some time in March.
Production Progress Two of our novellas are written and in the process of being edited, while the other two are due to begin editing a little later this month. The 'zine idea came later, so I don't expect to read that until the Christmas holidays - however I gather the author is so excited that I may get it much sooner. I've worked with all of our authors before, including our 'zine author, and am unconcerned about their keeping to schedule.
Meanwhile the authors are all making wonderful rough maps for Darian Jones to extrapolate from, and I'll be reaching out to our interior illustrators this week about their frontispiece illustrations. I couldn't be less concerned about having these works done so we can get everything to the printer on time.
Something else in our favor is that we're using a printer based in the same state as our fulfillment center, which saves just scads of time in our schedule since the books have to travel so little distance to us.
Should there be any delays we'll keep you in the loop.
IDK why but the painter's tape was charming.
Please do join The New Edge Sword & Sorcery Discord, a great online hang-out that I'd love to see your digital faces in, a fun spot to chat about the magazine, Sword & Sorcery in general, and otherwise connect with your fellow readers, writers, artists, and more.
It's also a breeding ground for goofs like how Meatball Subs Are The Only Real Sandwich, and the only time I get to eat one is when we've finished funding another publication.
I felt most triumphant when tucking into this sucker last night!
It was....amazing.
Alright, that's all from me for now. Please make sure to read through IN SHORT for the practical details of what's happening with charging backers for pledges, charging for shipping, our rough schedule and more.
Once again with feeling, thank you for pledging & sharing, for making it possible for me to make something I love - books - into my new career! As you can imagine, I have plans galore for the future and now I can look at them on a much surer footing.
I can't reveal any of these plans yet, with the exception that we are of course continuing our magazine next year. What can I tell you about New Edge Sword & Sorcery 2026? For now, I can only tease you with a number that will be relevant to all our efforts in funding those issues.
