Worlds of IF Revival

Worlds of IF magazine is being relaunched. According to their press release:

The classic science fiction magazine Worlds of IF will live again starting February 2024. The magazine will be relaunched with Justin Sloane of Starship Sloane as editor-in-chief and publisher, Jean-Paul L. Garnier of Space Cowboy Books filling the role of deputy-editor-in-chief, and Dr. Daniel Pomarède as science editor. The inaugural issue will be available both in print and free download PDF, with works from multiple generations of SFF authors, artists, and poets. Leading up to the release, the website will feature teasers including interviews with notable SFF authors and fans, audio adaptations of classic tales from the original IF, and articles about SFF and beyond. In the tradition of IF, the editors plan on experimenting with new forms and styles of SF, showcasing new authors, interacting with fandom, and bringing fun and weird science fiction to readers.

For details, visit their website, which also includes an online reissue of the April 1955 issue.

If magazine was launched in 1952 and ran for 175 issues before closing in 1974, changing its title to Worlds of If in the 1960s. Its editors included Damon Knight, H.L. Gold, Frederik Pohl, and James Baen, among others. A single revival issue appeared in 1986.

For more on the history of the magazine, see its entry in the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

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