Serpentarius Magazine Dies

Serpentarius Magazine, which had been a quarterly semi-pro webzine of speculative fiction, has given up the ghost. As reported on the web site, they have shut down operations, and the web site is scheduled to disappear at the end of September.

Editor N.E. Dix writes "We were hacked again, and were used as a malware distribution point. We were locked out until today. We still DO NOT have access to email. Our benefactor has pulled the plug.

"We tried our best to give pro pay genre writers a chance to get published. Apparently hackers feel we shouldn't. That's it, we are through.

"For the five authors who have received payments for the September issue, enjoy the bonus. You are free to submit your excellent stories elsewhere. I will follow up with a release of contract.

"If you know some teen named Ghost51, tell him thanks for ruining things."

We didn't even know about the 'zine, and now it's gone.