Adventures in SciFi Publishing
Weekly podcast episodes, interviews, news, interviews, and reviews; since October 2006; editor-in-chief Shaun Farrell
Format: Online
Frequency: Weekly
http://www.adventuresinscifipublishing.com/
13 February 2011
Issue 113
This week's episode has Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler on "Writing Excuses".
Issue 112 features Laura Resnick and Mary Robinette Kowal.
Issue 111 features Michael A. Stackpole.
And Issue 110 features Locus Magazine's editor-in-chief Liza Groen Trombi.
(Sun 6 Feb 2011)
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact
Science fiction and nonfiction; published since 1930 (originally Astounding); edited by Stanley Schmidt
Format: Print
Frequency: Near-monthly (10 issues/year)
http://www.analogsf.com/
April 2011
Vol. 131 No. 4, $4.99, 112pp, cover art by Jean-Pierre Normand
This issue has a novella by Adam-Troy Castro, novelettes by Paul Levinson and Thomas R. Dulski, and short stories by Larry Niven, Paula S. Jordan, Edward M. Lerner, Dave Creek, and Jerry Oltion. There's also a "Probability Zero" vignette by Alastair Mayer.
The science fact article is "Smart SETI" by Gregory and James Benford. Departments include Stanley Schmidt's editorial, "A Seasonal Dilemma"; a biolog on Adam-Troy Castro, by Richard A. Lovett; Jeffery K. Kooistra's "The Alternate View" column, Author Falls in Love with E-reader; and Don Saker's The Reference Library, covering books by Lois McMaster Bujold, Suzanne Collins, Connie Willis, and others.
Analog's website has the table of contents, with an excerpt from Castro's story.
Lois Tilton reviews the issue in her latest Locus Online column.
(Thu 3 Feb 2011)
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Apex Magazine
Quarterly magazine of SF and horror, since 2005; managing editor Jason Sizemore, fiction editor Catherynne M. Valente
Format: Online; Ebook formats
Frequency: Quarterly
http://www.apexdigest.com/
February 2011
This issue is the second under a new business model, with stories released to subscribers but not available on the site for free for another month.
Stories for February are Close Your Eyes by Cat Rambo, and Langknech and Tzi-Tzi in the Land of the Mad by Forrest Aguirre.
There's also a reprint by Nalo Hopkinson, and poetry by F.J. Bergmann and Nicole Kornher-Stace.
(Sun 6 Feb 2011)
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Asimov's Science Fiction
Science Fiction magazine; published since 1977; edited by Sheila Williams
Format: Print
Frequency: Near-monthly (10 issues/year)
http://www.asimovs.com/
March 2011
Vol. 35 No. 3 (whole #422), $4.99, 112pp, cover art by Marc Simonetti
The cover story is John Kessel's novelette "Clean". Other novelettes are by Ian Creasey, Steve Bein, and Robert Reed. Short stories are by Neal Barrett, Jr., An Owomoyela, Nancy Fulda, and Nick Wolven. Poetry is by Geoffrey A. Landis.
Departments include Sheila Williams' editorial, on Neal Barrett, Jr.; Robert Silverberg's "Reflections" column, The Plot Genie; James Patrick Kelly's "On the Net" column, New Brains for Old; and Paul Di Filippo's On Books, covering several books published by NESFA Press.
The magazine's website has the table of contents.
Lois Tilton reviews the issue in her latest Locus Online column, highly recommending the story by Nancy Fulda.
(Thu 3 Feb 2011)
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Black Gate website
News, reviews, and essays; magazine editor John O'Neill; website editor C.S.E. Cooney
Format: Online
Frequency: Daily
http://www.blackgate.com/
February 2011
The website of the quarterly print fantasy magazine Black Gate has news, reviews, and essays, posted two or three times per day.
Posts this past week include a short fiction round-up by David Soyka, covering Interzone and Apex Magazine, a review by Lydia Eickstaedt of Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer, and an essay by Brian Murphy, Why realism does not equate to adult (or even good) fantasy.
Other posts preview the magazine's upcoming Issue 15, and celebrate the inclusion of James Enge's The Wolf Age on the Locus Recommended Reading List.
Posts are archived by month (e.g. February).
(Sun 6 Feb 2011)
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Clarkesworld
SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke, non-fiction editor Cheryl Morgan
Format: Online
Frequency: Monthly
http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
February 2011
Issue 53, cover art by Julie Dillon
The two stories in this issue are Diving After the Moon by Rachel Swirsky, and Three Oranges by D. Elizabeth Wasden.
Nonfiction includes an essay by Kerry Tynan Fraser on Neologism and Linguicide, a conversation with David Weber, and an article by Julie Dillon on The Process of Creating "Nautili". Neil Clarke also has the results of the 2010 Reader's Poll.
Lois Tilton reviews the issue in her latest Locus Online column, recommending the story by D. Elizabeth Wasden.
(Sun 6 Feb 2011)
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GigaNotoSaurus
SF/fantasy long fiction, one story per month, edited by Ann Leckie, beginning November 2010
http://giganotosaurus.org/
February 2011
This month's story is "Karaluvian Fale" by Cat Rambo.
Lois Tilton reviews the story in her latest Locus Online column.
(Sun 6 Feb 2011)
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Lightspeed
Science fiction stories, original and reprint, plus features; edited by John Joseph Adams; debuted June 2010
Format: Online; ebook
Frequency: Monthly issues in ebook formats for purchase; weekly online updates free
http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/
February 2011
Whole #9, cover art by Rowena Wang
February issue posts begin with a story by Cat Rambo, Long Enough and Just So Long.
Nonfiction, by Genevieve Valentine, is When the Chatbots Come to Greet Us: Adventures in Algorithmic Intelligence (and Taunting). There are also spotlights on Cat Rambo and cover artist Rowena Wang.
(Sun 6 Feb 2011)
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Quantum Muse
Science fiction, fantasy and alternative stories and artwork, based on writers' group submissions and critiques, since 1998; current lead editor Tim Goyette
Format: Online
Frequency: Monthly
http://www.quantummuse.com/
February 2011
This month marks a change in editorial content -- rather than posting 1 or 2 stories in each of three categories (science fiction, fantasy, and horror) each month, there will now be four stories per month, irrespective of category. Also, the site is posting one work of flash fiction each week (beginning Jan 31st).
February's stories are all science fiction: Ascalon by Roi Czechvala, Sky People by Michele Dutcher, The Ship by Harris Tobias, and When the Frogs Came by Jeromy Henry.
There's also an interview with Jack Campbell (John G. Hemry).
(Sun 6 Feb 2011)
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Redstone Science Fiction
SF e-zine, since mid-2010; editors and publishers Michael Ray and Paul Clemmons
Format: Online, ebook formats
Frequency: Monthly
http://redstonesciencefiction.com/
February 2011
Issue 9
Stories in this issue are Like a Hawk in its Gyre by Philip Brewer, and Fatherhood by Kristen Lee Knapp.
There are three interviews, with Daily Science Fiction editor Jonathan Laden and authors Philip Brewer and Kristen Lee Knapp.
Henry Cribbs has an essay, Remembrance in Future Things Past: Recall of (and in) some of the best scifi of the 1980's, in which he looks back at the contents of Gardner Dozois' third Year's Best Science Fiction anthology.
Lois Tilton reviews the issue in her latest Locus Online column, recommending the story by Philip Brewer.
(Sun 6 Feb 2011)
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SF Site
Reviews, interviews, feature, links; published by Rodger Turner since 1997
Format: Online
Frequency: Semi-monthly
http://www.sfsite.com/
February 2011
This issue leads with an interview with Dan Abnett and an In Memoriam compiled by Steven H Silver.
Reviews cover books by Joe Abercrombie, Stephen Deas, Matt Forbeck, Tobias S. Buckell, and others.
There are also reviews by audiobooks and magazines, and columns of news, graphic novels, films, and new arrivals.
(Sun 6 Feb 2011)
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