Analog, Asimov’s, and F&SF Under New Ownership
The “big three” digest magazines Analog, Asimov‘s, and F&SF are under new ownership, confirming recent rumors, as reported by Jason Sanford and Steve Davidson of Amazing Stories. Sanford writes,
Confirmation of this has now appeared on the websites of Asimov’s and Analog, as first reported by Amazing Stories. The ownership language at the bottom of both websites changed recently from “© 2024 PENNY PUBLICATIONS, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED” to “© 2025 1 PARAGRAPH, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Must Read Magazines is a division of Must Read Books Publishing, a 1 Paragraph, Inc. company. No part of Must Read Magazines or this website may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems.”
No change has appeared as of yet on the F&SF website, but based on other information I’ve received I can confirm they are included in the purchase.
The new owner of the magazines is Steven Salpeter and a group of investors. Salpeter is the president of literary and IP development at Assemble Media and previously worked as a literary agent for Curtis Brown. According to a profile on Bisprofiles, 1 Paragraph incorporated on January 16, 2025, in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Salpeter is listed as the corporation’s main officer.
Saltpeter, a big SF/F fan himself, reportedly assembled a group of investors to make the purchase of the three SF/F mags plus Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Sources say that the magazines will stay in print and with the current editors. Penny Press has owned Asimov’s and Analog since 1996, acquiring them from Dell Magazines. Gordon Van Gelder has owned F&SF since 2001.
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