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Ideomancer is an online speculative fiction magazine which specialises in publishing science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, horror short stories and flash fiction, along with speculative poetry, reviews and interviews.

The first issue was published in 1999 under the joint editorship of Chris Clarke and Mikal Trimm, with Clarke overseeing the publishing of the magazine from Perth, Western Australia. The members of the editing team were based in Canada, Ireland and the USA.

In 2002 Clarke and Trimm edited an ebook anthology called Ideomancer Unbound published by Fictionwise. That same year the magazine was "rebooted" by a new publisher and editor, Leah Bobit. The changes included a new numbering system and new editorial staff.

'26 stories by 26 authors, from the editorial team that publishes Ideomancer. A smorgasbord of speculative fiction, with contributions from Mike Resnick, Jack Dann, Jeff Vandermeer, and Tobias Buckell, as well as a host of new and established authors. Whether your reading tastes turn to horror, fantasy, science fiction, or those stories that fall somewhere in between, the editors have endeavored to put together a collection of fine writers and the strong tales - stories that will take you on journeys from the depth of your soul to the outer reaches of space... and beyond (publisher blurb).