Periodicals, late May 2015
Analog Science Fiction and Fact
• Science fiction and nonfiction; published since 1930 (originally Astounding); edited, since April 2013, by Trevor Quachri
• Format: Print
• Frequency: Near-monthly (10 issues/year)
• http://www.analogsf.com/
July/August 2015—
Vol. 135 No. 7&8, $7.99, 192pp, cover art by Tomislav Tikulin
• This double issue includes the first part of a serial by Stanley Schmidt, a novella by Adam-Troy Castro, novelettes by Liz J. Andersen and Rob Chilson, and short stories by Ian Watson, Marissa Lingen & Alec Austin, Arlan Andrews, Sr., Jacob A. Boyd, Ian Creasey, Ron Collins, Bond Elam, Edd Vick & Manny Frishberg, Bud Sparhawk, and Tom Greene.
• There’s also a “Probability Zero” vignette by Jay Werkheiser, and a poem by G.O. Clark.
• Science fact articles are by Edward M. Lerner and Robert Zubrin. Departments include a guest editorial by Rosemary Claire Smith, an “Alternate View” column by John G. Cramer, and “Reference Library” book reviews by Don Sakers.
(Thu 28 May 2015)
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/
July 2015—
Vol. 36 No. 7 (whole #474), $4.99, 112pp, cover art by James Steidl/Shutterstock
• This issue has a novella by Derek Künsken, novelettes by Mary Robinette Kowal, David Gerrold, and Will Ludwigsen, and a short story by Rudy Rucker.
• Poetry is by Cullen Groves, Thom Dunn, and James Valvis.
• Departments include an editorial about the 2015 Dell Magazines Award, Robert Silverberg’s “Reflections” column about “Leechdoms, Wortcunning, Starcraft”, and book reviews by Paul Di Filippo.
(Thu 28 May 2015)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
• Literary adventure fantasy, since 2008; publisher and editor-in-chief Scott H. Andrews
• Format: Online; PDF and ebook formats
• Frequency: biweekly
• http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/
May 2015—
Issue 173-174, cover art by Christopher Balaskas
• Issue 173, posted May 14, has stories by Marissa Lingen and Bill Powell (with a podcast), plus an archive story by Caleb Wilson.
• Issue 174, posted May 28, has stories by Yoon Ha Lee (with a podcast) and Kay Chronister, and an archive story by Helen Marshall.
(Thu 28 May 2015)
Daily Science Fiction
• Original science fiction & fantasy emailed to you every weekday; debuted September 1, 2010; editors Jonathan Laden and Michele Barasso
• Format: Online; email
• Frequency: daily
• http://dailysciencefiction.com/
May 2015—
• Stories posted this past month are by Cat Rambo, Caroline M. Yoachim, Bruce McAllister, Bruce Boston, Lavie Tidhar, and others.
(Thu 28 May 2015)
Interzone
• SF magazine, currently bimonthly, published since 1982, co-founded by David Pringle; edited since 2004 by Andy Cox
• http://ttapress.com/category/interzone/
May/June 2015—
Issue 258, £4.99, cover art by Martin Hanford
• Fiction in this issue is by T.R. Napper, Julie C. Day, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Christien Gholson, and Malcolm Devlin.
• Features include columns by Christopher Fowler, Jonathan McCalmont, and Nina Allan, and David Langford’s “Ansible Link” news and obituaries.
(Sat 23 May 2015)
Strange Horizons
• Fiction, art, articles, poetry, and reviews; founded September 2000; editor-in-chief Susan Marie Groppi through 2010, Niall Harrison beginning 2011
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Weekly; reviews posted three times a week
• http://www.strangehorizons.com/
May 2015—
• Fiction posted in May: The Pieces by Teresa Milbrodt, Cloth Mother by Sarah Pauling, By Degrees and Dilatory Time by S.L. Huang, and an excerpt from Vestiges by Laurence Suhner.
• Poetry is by Kailee Marie Pedersen, Deepthi Gopal, Jenny Blackford, and Shveta Thakrar, with a group podcast of readings of these poems.
• Articles and columns include a column by Renay about communities; a column by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz about using anger; and a column by Nancy Jane Moore about how the golden age of science fiction is twenty-nine.
(Thu 28 May 2015)
Terraform
• Weekly online SF magazine, edited by Brian Merchant and Claire L. Evans, since November 2014
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Weekly
• http://motherboard.vice.com/terraform
May 2015—
• Stories posted this past month are Out of This World by Koren Shadmi, It’s About Ethics in Revolution by Kameron Hurley, A Song for You by Jennifer Marie Brissett, Science Fiction Ideas by Tao Lin, and The Counselor by Robin Sloan.
(Sat 28 Mar 2015)
Tor.com
• SF & fantasy fiction, reviews, commentary, founded 2008; staff includes fiction editors Patrick Nielsen Hayden and Liz Gorinsky
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Daily
• http://www.tor.com/
May 2015—
• Stories posted in May are The Two Weddings of Bronwyn Hyatt by Alex Bledsoe, Elephants and Corpses by Kameron Hurley, Ginga by Daniel José Older, and Zapped by Sherwood Smith.
(Thu 28 May 2015)