http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/blog Editorial blog of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:22:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I thought some of you would be interested in hearing Paolo on NPR: BODY,.aolmailheader {font-size:10pt; color:black; font-family:Arial;} a.aolmailheader:link {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal;} a.aolmailheader:visited {color:magenta; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal;} a.aolmailheader:active {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal;} a.aolmailheader:hover {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal;} http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92008378 By the way, Paolo's story "Pump Six" ... http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/blog/2008/06/29/paolo-bacigalupi-on-npr/ As the headline states, F&SF has won this year's Locus Award for Best Magazine. That makes it seven years in a row we've taken home the honor. Many thanks to everyone who voted for us! A complete list of the winners can be found here. If you're curious about ... http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/blog/2008/06/23/fsf-wins-locus-award-for-best-magazine/ Dave Truesdale's latest F&SF column is up: BODY,.aolmailheader {font-size:10pt; color:black; font-family:Arial;} a.aolmailheader:link {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal;} a.aolmailheader:visited {color:magenta; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal;} a.aolmailheader:active {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal;} a.aolmailheader:hover {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal;} http://www.fsfmag.com/2008/dt0807.htm Oddly enough, it overlaps a bit with Chris Moriarty's first column, which appears ... http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/blog/2008/06/13/new-dave-truesdale-column-posted/ I've heard that A.J. Budrys died today at the age of 77. I didn't know him well, but our encounters were always amiable.  (The last time I remember seeing him was about ten years ago, when he was Guest of Honor at Readercon, and I seem to recall him clapping me ... http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/blog/2008/06/09/algis-budrys/ Al Michaud--author of “The Salting and Canning of Benevolence D.,” which appears in our June 2008 issue--said in an interview that the story is the tale of a hapless lobsterman who finds himself the subject of a horribly objective haunting.  "His haunter isn’t just any old ghost, either -- she’s ... http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/blog/2008/06/09/interview-al-michaud-on-the-salting-and-canning-of-benevolence-d/ Ted Kosmatka--author of "The Art of Alchemy," which appears in our June 2008 issue--said in an interview that it's a story about corporations that have become so huge that they're not about making anything anymore, but instead exist as climax predators in the global economic food chain.  "Here ... http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/blog/2008/06/09/interview-ted-kosmatka-on-the-art-of-alchemy/ Rand B. Lee--author of "Litany," the cover story of our June 2008 issue--said in an interview that the story began simply as an image of a tall, grey-eyed man knocking on the door of a real estate office in a small village in Northern New Mexico. "I had no idea ... http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/blog/2008/06/09/interview-rand-b-lee-on-litany/ P.E. Cunningham, author of "Monkey See...," which appears in our June 2008 issue--said in an interview that the story was originally written for an anthology with a tight deadline. "Normally it takes me forever to write something -- I've got book and story fragments and chapters in the closet that ... http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/blog/2008/06/01/interview-pe-cunningham-on-monkey-see/ "Time was, when you went to the corner newsstand looking for your favorite science-fiction magazine, you had to poke your way through a few-score girlie sheets, a barrier of Confessions, mechanical, and how-to magazines---and then, if you were lucky, you might just find a battered copy of what you wanted.  ... http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/blog/2008/05/29/quotation-for-the-day/ The deadline for Competition #76 was five days ago, but our competition editor is traveling so you can still get an entry in if you act fast. Here's the competition: http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/2008/competition0804.htm http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/blog/2008/05/20/competition-76-act-fast/