Periodicals, mid-November 2016
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 2016—
Vol. 136 No. 12, $4.99, 112pp, cover art by Vincent DiFate
• This issue has novelettes by Gord Sellar and Martin L. Shoemaker, and short stories by Nisi Shawl, Robert Scherrer, Brendan DuBois, Eliot Fintushel, James C. Glass, Arlan Andrews, Sr., Eric James Stone, and James Van Pelt.
• The science article, by Christopher MacLeod, PhD, is about space innovation.
• Departments include a guest editorial by Sam J. Miller, an “Alternate View” column by John G. Cramer, and “Reference Library” book reviews by Don Sakers, covering Norman Spinrad, Connie Willis, and others.
(Sat 19 Nov 2016)
Aphelion
• Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/
November 2016—
Issue 212
• This issue has a serial by David Ulnar-Slew, and short stories by S.J. Budd, Walter G. Esselman, R.W. Warwick, T.D. Minton, Susan Anwin, Frazer MacDonald, and Graham Catt.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.
(Thu 10 Nov 2016)
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 2016—
Vol. 40 No. 12 (whole #492), $4.99, 112pp
• This issue has a novella by David Erik Nelson, novelettes by Karl Bunker, Gay Partington Terry, and Gregory Norman Bossert, and short stories by James Sallis and Kali Wallace.
• Poetry is by Ada Hoffmann and John Richard Trtek.
• Departments include a guest editorial by Sarah Pinsker, Robert Silverberg’s “Reflections” column, about reviving the dodo, and “On Books” by Peter Heck, covering titles by Bujold, Stross, Tidhar, and others.
(Sat 19 Nov 2016)
Fireside Magazine
• Quarterly fiction and comics magazine, since 2012, edited and published by Brian White
• Format: Online
• Frequency: quarterly
• http://www.firesidefiction.com/
November 2016—
Issue 38
• This issue has stories by M.K. Hutchins and Mikki Kendall, and flash fiction by Caroline M. Yoachim.
(Sat 19 Nov 2016)
Intergalactic Medicine Show
• Fiction and interviews, since 2005; publisher and executive editor Orson Scott Card, editor Edmund R. Schubert
• Format: Online, subscription access
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.com/
November 2016—
Issue 53, cover art by Scott Altmann
• Stories in this issue are by Harry Turtledove, Tim McDaniel, Gregor Hartmann, Michael Meyerhofer, Laura-Marie Steele, and William Fischer.
• There’s also an interview with and vintage fiction by Chuck Wendig.
(Fri 11 Nov 2016)
Perihelion Science Fiction
• E’zine of hard SF fiction, nonfiction, and art, since 2012; edited by Sam Bellotto Jr.
• Format: Monthly
• Frequency: Online
• http://www.perihelionsf.com/
November 2016—
Cover art by Gart Paese
• Stories in this issue are by Mark English, Margret Treiber, Aaron Moskalik, Holly Schofield, Michael Andre-Driussi, Eamonn Murphy, Rachelle Harp, and Tom Jolly, with shorter stories by Ronald D. Ferguson, Peter Wood, and Sarina Dorie.
• Articles are by Preston Dennett and Chet Gottfried.
• There’s also a comic strip by Winston Blakely, an editorial, and a page of reviews.
(Sat 19 Nov 2016)