All Possible Worlds
• Vol. 1 No. 1, Spring 2007, $5.95, 128pp, cover art by Ryan Durney
• Quarterly sf/fantasy fiction magazine, edited by Jason Champion; debuted 2007
• Website: http://www.allpossibleworlds.net/
• Debut issue of a new quarterly magazine of SF and fantasy stories. Authors in this issue are Justin Stanchfield, Daniel Ausema, John N. Baker, John B. Rosenman, Kurt Kirchmeier, Greg Jenkins, Gene Stewart, Edward Muller, Bruce Golden, and Michael A. Pignatella.
• There's a letter from the editor, and notes about the interior illustrators: Marge Simon, Marlo Dianne, John N. Baker, and Don Dolanski.
• The magazine's website has the complete table of contents and ordering information.
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact
• Vol. 127 No. 6, June 2007, $3.99/C$4.99, 144pp, cover art by David A. Hardy
• Near-monthly (10 times/year) magazine of science fiction and nonfiction; published since 1930 (originally Astounding); edited by Stanley Schmidt
• Website: http://www.analogsf.com/
• Message Board: http://www.analogsf.com/discus/
• This issue has the conclusion of Karl Schroeder's serial "Queen of Candesce", plus a novella by Richard A. Lovett, a novelette by Rajnar Vajra, and short stories by Scott William Carter and Carl Frederick. There's also a Probability Zero vignette by Geoffrey A. Landis
• The science article is "Cryovolcanoes, Swiss Cheese, and the Walnut Moon" by Richard A. Lovett.
• Departments include Stanley Schmidt's editorial, "Foggy Borderlands", about what is and isn't science fiction; Jeffery D. Kooistra's Alternate View column, "Robert Heinlein Turns 100"; Tom Easton's book reviews, covering Brenda Cooper, Justina Robson, Mike Resnick, and others; Brass Tacks letters; and Upcoming Events compiled by Anthony Lewis.
• The magazine's website should have this page for the issue posted shortly.
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Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine
• Issue 28, Vol. 5 No. 5, 2007, A$8.95, 96pp, cover art by Daryl Lindquist
• Bimonthly Australian magazine focusing on humorous and light-hearted SF and fantasy
• Website: http://www.andromedaspaceways.com/
• This issue of the Australian SF and Fantasy magazine, edited by Zara Baxter, has fiction by Ian McHugh, Chris Barnes, Kaaron Warren, Marissa K Lingen, Rick Kennett, Ben Cook, Tansy Rayner Roberts, and Gail Kavanagh.
• The special feature is an essay by David Clements, "This is How the World Ends -- Not with a Bang but with a Rip". There's also an interview with Trudi Canavan, and retro-reviews by Ben Cook.
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Asimov's Science Fiction
• Vol. 31 No. 6 (whole #377), June 2007, $3.99/C$4.99, 144pp, cover art by John Allemand
• Near-monthly (10 times/year) SF magazine; published since 1977; edited by Sheila Williams
• Website: http://www.asimovs.com/
• Message Board: http://www.asimovs.com/discus/
• This issue has a novella by Neal Asher, a novelette by Harry Turtledove, and short stories by Holly Phillips, R. Neube, James Patrick Kelly, Elizabeth Bear, Jack Skillingstead, and Carrie Vaughn.
• Poetry is by Debbit Ouellet, Sandra J. Lindow, and Greg Beatty.
• Departments include Sheila Williams' editorial, about assistant editors; Robert Silverberg's "Reflections" column, this time about Resurrecting the Quagga; James Patrick Kelly's "On the Net" column, about Heinlein resources on the web; and Peter Heck's book reviews, covering Octavia E. Butler, Dan Simmons, Charles Stross, and others.
• The magazine's website has this table of contents page with links to excerpts of the Asher and Bear stories.
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The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
• Issue 172, Vol. 40 No. 3, Winter 2007, $4.95, 40pp, cover art by Larry Price
• Website: http://www.sfwa.org/
• Featured in this issue are articles by Edward McKeown about first contact, Ron Vitale about telephony, and Lon S. Cohen about gravity.
• Columns include Mike Resnick & Barry Malzberg latest Dialogue, "e-Publishing Revisisted"; Robert Metzger's "State of the Art" column, "It's All About You", Steve Carper's "Writers' Bloc" column, book videos; Bud Webster's "Anthopology 101" column, about anthologies of stories for young readers edited by William Tenn and Isaac Asimov; and Cynthia Ward's Market Report.
• Departments include a President's Message by Robin Bailey, and editor's message by Mark Kreighbaum, notes about new members, etc.
• The website's current issue page has links to PDF versions of Edward McKeown's article and Cynthia Ward's market reports.
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Focus
• Issue 50, Spring 2007, £1.75, 20pp
• Semi-annual magazine for writers, produced by the British Science Fiction Association
• Website: http://www.bsfa.co.uk/index.cfm/section.focus
• This issue is the first under new editor Martin McGrath, who previously edited BSFA media magazine Matrix. Contents in this issue include first of a series of articles by Christopher Priest, "Masterclass: Point of view", an article by Brian Turner about marketing your book online, Simon Morden reflecting on what makes a good story, and other pieces by Jetse de Vries, Terry Jackman, Nick Wood, Gavin Williams, and Dev Agarwal.
• A list of UK and Ireland short fiction markets is provided. The magazine's notes that is occasionally publishes fiction and poetry, though this issue has just two poems by Steve Sneyd. The website also has submission guidelines, and an index.
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Matrix
• Issue 182, 2007, £2.25, 26pp
• Media magazine of the British Science Fiction Association, edited by Tom Hunter
• Website: http://www.matrixmagazine.co.uk/
• This issue has a guest editorial by Tricia Sullivan, about music, and interviews with Richard K Morgan and Mark Stirton.
• Other contents include news items, an essay by Stephen Baxter about the Battle of Hastings, and reviews of films, TV, and comics, including Martin McGrath on The Prestige and Pan's Labyrinth and Lon S. Cohen on The Fountain. There's also a look back at Plan 9 from Outer Space by Andy Sawyer.
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Matrix
• Issue 183, 2007, £2.25, 26pp
• Media magazine of the British Science Fiction Association, edited by Tom Hunter
• Website: http://www.matrixmagazine.co.uk/
• This issue announces the finalists for this year's British SF Association Awards (whose winners have been since announced), and has an interview with scientist Brian Cox about his involvement with the making of the film Sunshine (which has not yet been released in the US).
• Other contents include an essay by Stephen Baxter about living on Mars, reviews of Apocalypto, The Lord of the Rings: The Musical, and Sunshine, a countdown of best SF movies of the 2000s, and Andy Sawyer's look back at a novel by Meaburn Staniland called Back to the Future.
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Neo-Opsis
• Issue 11, 2007, C$6.95/$7.95, 80pp, cover art by Karl Johanson
• Quarterly SF magazine published from Vancouver, Canada, debuting 2003; edited by Karl Johanson
• Website: http://www.neo-opsis.ca/
• This issue has fiction by Robert P. Switzer, David Taub, Mark Anthony Brennan, Jennifer Pelland, Tyler Keevil, and Terry Dartnall.
• Nonfiction includes an editorial by Karl Johanson, letters, editorial column "A Walk Through the Periodic Chart" this time about Gold, news of recent awards winners and nominations, science news, reports from a Spider Robinson and David Duncan reading and from VCon 31. Reviews include an article about Spider Robinson's Variable Star. "The Last Three Pages" explores the idea of skyhooks.
• The magazine's website includes subscription info, submission guidelines, and a description of this issue.
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Vector
• Issue 251, March/April 2007, £2.50, 36pp, cover art by Gabe Chouinard
• Bimonthly critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association; edited by Niall Harrison
• Website: http://www.vectormagazine.co.uk/
• This issue features a transcript of a panel held in 2005 at Interaction with Michael Swanwick, Jeffrey Ford, and Ian R. MacLeod discussing cities in fantastic literature, and a debate among Paul Kincaid, Adam Roberts, Graham Sleight, and others over the status of the nonfiction category in the BSFA awards (which this year was reduced to a recommending reading list instead of a category with a winner).
• Other contents include Stephen Baxter on the SF of Nevil Shute, Ken MacLeod talk "The Human as Alien" from Novacon 36 last year, Adam Roberts on Stephen Baxter's Resplendent, an interview with Anton Marks, and a profile by Niall Harrison of current UK SF magazines. Graham Sleight's column "The New X" is about "The Dark Side of the Boom".
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Vector
• Issue 250, January/February 2007, £2.50, 35pp, cover art by Peter Young
• Bimonthly critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association; edited by Niall Harrison
• Website: http://www.vectormagazine.co.uk/
• The centerpiece of this 250th issue is a series of reminiscences about the magazine and about the BSFA by former editors, incluidng Rog Peyton, Ken Slater, Malcolm Edwards, Paul Kincaid, and Andrew M. Butler. Regular features include an editorial by Niall Harrison, Peter Weston's "Behind the Scenes" column, looking back at the origins of the BSFA, and Graham Sleight's column "The New X", assessing the big picture of where speculative fiction is now.
• The second half of the issue is devoted to book reviews, covering titles by Jay Amory, Neal Asher, Stephen Baxter, Theodora Goss, Stephen King, Jan Morris, and many others, by reviewers including Alan Fraser, Cherith Baldry, Martin McGrath, Niall Harrison, Paul Kincaid, and Dave M. Roberts.
• The magazine's website has selected articles, features, and reviews from past issues, as well as submission guidelines and a link to editorial blog Torque Control.
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