Interzone

Interzone is a term with multiple notable uses in literature and publishing.

In William S. Burroughs's fiction, Interzone is a fictional city that serves as a liminal, border-crossing space where Western and Eastern, colonial and postcolonial influences mingle. It is most closely associated with Naked Lunch (1959), where the city functions as a recurring backdrop for dislocation, censorship, addiction, and the fragmented, cut-up narrative technique Burroughs employed. The concept has influenced later writers and critics as a symbol of frontier-like spaces in modern urban culture.

Interzone is also the title of a British science fiction magazine published by TTA Press. The magazine publishes original science fiction and fantasy stories, as well as non-fiction features such as interviews, reviews, and critical essays. It has been a long-running journal within the British and international speculative fiction communities, helping to showcase new voices and established authors alike and contributing to the field's discussion and development.

In other contexts, the term Interzone has appeared as a reference or title in music, art, and media, generally invoking themes of borderlands, exile, or subcultures. The most enduring associations, however, are Burroughs's fictional city and the periodic publication Interzone magazine.