Periodicals, late October 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/
December 2015—
Vol. 135 No. 12, $4.99, 112pp, cover art by Angela Harburn
• This issue has a novella by Catherine Wells, a novelette by Edward M. Lerner, and short stories by Bud Sparhawk, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Brendan DuBois, and Bill Johnson. There’s also a poem by Ken Poyner.
• The science fact article, by Stanley Schmidt, is about the science of his just-concluded serial, “Night Ride and Sunrise”.
• Departments include a guest editorial by Rosemary Claire Smith, an interview with Stanley Schmidt by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, an “Alternate View” column by John G. Cramer, and “Reference Library” book reviews by Don Sakers.
(Fri 30 Oct 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/
December 2015—
Vol. 39 No. 12 (whole #479), $4.99, 112pp, cover art by Victor Habbick Visions
• This issue has a novella by Greg Egan, novelettes by Robert Reed and Amanda Forrest, and short stories by M. Bennardo, Garrett Ashley, Rich Larson, and Julian Mortimer Smith.
• Poetry is by Bruce Boston, Jane Yolen, Robert Frazier, and Filip Wiltgren.
• Departments include an editorial by Sheila Williams, about novellas published in the magazine this year; Robert Silverberg’s “Reflections” column, about non-Asimovian robots; and book reviews by Peter Heck.
(Fri 30 Oct 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/
October 2015—
Issue 183-185, cover art by Feliks Grzesiczek
• Issue 185, posted October 29, has stories by Ian McHugh and Cory Skerry, a podcast by Rebecca Campbell, and an archive story by Christopher Green.
• Issue 184, posted October 15, has stories by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam and Rebecca Campbell, with a podcast of the Stufflebeam story and an archive story by E. Catherine Tobler.
• Issue 183, an anniversary issue, has stories by Richard Parks, Rose Lemberg, Naim Kabir, and I.L. Heisler, with a podcast of the Heisler story, and an archive story by Grace Seybold.
(Sat 31 Oct 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/
October 2015—
• Stories posted in October are by Laura Pearlman, Sandra McDonald, Ken Liu, E. Catherine Tobler, and many others.
(Sat 31 Oct 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/
October 2015—
• Stories posted this month are Broken-Winged Love by Naru Dames Sundar, Let’s Tell Stories of the Deaths of Children by Margaret Ronald, and Artemis, with Wildflowers by Ani King.
• Articles and columns include Kari Sperring on Evangeline Walton, an interview with Johanna Sinisalo, a column by Genevieve Valentine, and a Strange Horizons Book Club with Benjamin Gabriel, Kathryn Hemmann, and K. Kamo.
(Sat 31 Oct 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/
October 2015—
• Original stories published in October are Hold-Time Violations by John Chu, Variations on an Apple by Yoon Ha Lee, Tear Tracks by Malka Older, and Some Gods of El Paso by Maria Dahvana Headley.
• Excerpts posted this past month are from works by Emma Newman, Catherynne M. Valente, Stephen R. Donaldson, George R.R. Martin, and others.
(Sat 31 Oct 2015)