SF Site News » Magazines http://www.sfsite.com/news Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:05:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Changes at Strange Horizons http://www.sfsite.com/news/2012/02/03/changes-at-strange-horizons/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2012/02/03/changes-at-strange-horizons/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:08:59 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1860 Following the announcement in December that Karen Meisner was leaving the fiction department at Strange Horizons, fiction editor Susan Marie Groppi, who has held that post for more than a decade, has announced that she will be stepping down, although retaining an advisory role. The magazine is currently looking for a new fiction editor, and will be temporarily closed to submissions.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2012/01/17/munsey-award-renamed/feed/ 0 Obituary: Carlo Fruttero http://www.sfsite.com/news/2012/01/16/obituary-carlo-fruttero/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2012/01/16/obituary-carlo-fruttero/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:57:36 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1829 Italian author Carlo Fruttero (b.1926) died on January 15. Much of his work was done in collaboration with Franco Lucentini and the two men edited the science fiction magazine Urania from 1964 through 1985. The men also wrote science fiction, humor, and other genres. From 1972 to 1975 they also edited the comic Il Mago.

]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2012/01/16/obituary-carlo-fruttero/feed/ 0 Penumbra Adopts Some Realms of Fantasy Subscribers http://www.sfsite.com/news/2012/01/13/penumbra-adopts-some-realms-of-fantasy-subscribers/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2012/01/13/penumbra-adopts-some-realms-of-fantasy-subscribers/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:50:57 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1824 Musa Publishing has announced that they will assume the electronic subscription obligations of Realms of Fantasy with issues of their new digital magazine of speculative fiction, Penumbra. Penumbra is offering print subscribers our November, December and January issues immediately as well as our February issue for free. Print subscribers need to contact Penumbra in order to get put on our mailing list for those issues. In addition, Space and Time will provide copies of their magazine to print Realms of Fantasy subscribers.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2012/01/06/zahir-closing/feed/ 0 James Gunn’s Ad Astra Launch http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/12/06/james-gunn%e2%80%99s-ad-astra-launch/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/12/06/james-gunn%e2%80%99s-ad-astra-launch/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:04:26 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1767 The Center for the Study of Science Fiction (CSSF), in association with the University of Kansas, will launch James Gunn’s Ad Astra, an online resource for authors, scholars and all those who are interested in speculative fiction in the summer of 2012. The magazine will feature short fiction, poetry, reviews, and scholarly articles.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/11/06/murky-depths-closes/feed/ 0 Realms of Fantasy Cancelled, Again http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/11/02/realms-of-fantasy-cancelled-again/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/11/02/realms-of-fantasy-cancelled-again/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:55:50 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1719 William and Kim Gilchrist of Damnation Books LLC have announced the cancellation of Realms of Fantasy magazine. The Gilchrists bought the magazine last year after Warren Lapine cancelled the magazine after purchasing it from Sovereign Media. The Gilchrists are looking for a buyer, but the magazine, still edited by its founding editor, Shawna McCarthy, may have published its final issue.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/08/23/weird-tales-sold/feed/ 0 Lynne Thomas Named Editor at Apex http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/08/13/lynne-thomas-named-editor-at-apex/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/08/13/lynne-thomas-named-editor-at-apex/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:55:46 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1616 Apex Magazine has announced that Lynne M. Thomas, Curator of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University, will take over as editor of the magazine from Catherynne Valente.The first issue to feature Thomas’s editorial hand will be the November 2011 issue.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/08/13/lynne-thomas-named-editor-at-apex/feed/ 0 Analog/Asimov’s Awards http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/05/23/analogasimovs-awards/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/05/23/analogasimovs-awards/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 14:54:25 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1486 The Analog and Asimov’s Awards were presented at a breakfast in Washington, D.C. during the Nebula Awards Weekend on May 21 by Stan Schmidt and Sheila Williams.

Analog Analytical Laboratory Winners (Anlab)

  • Best Novella: “Phantom Sense,” by Richard A. Lovett &
    Mark Niemann-Ross (11/10)

  • Best Novelette: “Outbound,” by Brad R. Torgersen (11/10)
  • Best Short Story: “Red Letter Day,” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (9/10)
  • Best Fact: “Tips for the Budget Time-Traveler,” by Shane Tourtellotte (12/10)
  • Best Cover: December 2010 by Bob Eggleton

Asimov’s Readers’ Award Winners

  • Best Novella: “Becoming One With the Ghosts,” by
    Kristine Kathryn Rusch (10-11/10)

  • Best Novelette: “The Emperor of Mars,” by Allen M. Steele (6/10)
  • Best Short Story: (tie) “The Lovely Ugly,” by Carol Emshwiller (tie) (8/10); “Libertarian Russia,” by Michael Swanwick (tie) (12/10)
  • Best Poem: “Welcome Home,” by Janis Ian (10-11/10)
  • Best Cover Artist: (tie) Tomislav Tikulin (7/10); Michael Whelan (8/10)
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*An earlier version of this story misidentified Mr. Cohen’s title.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/08/25/pulps-in-new-zealand/feed/ 0 Theodora Goss Joins Realms of Fantasy http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/07/20/theodora-goss-joins-realms-of-fantasy/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/07/20/theodora-goss-joins-realms-of-fantasy/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:41:40 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=988 Theodora Goss has joined the staff of Realms of Fantasy, taking over the magazine’s “Folkroots” feature. Goss replaces Ari Berk and Kristen McDermott, who have been editing the column.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/05/29/daily-science-fiction/feed/ 0 Dell Magazine Awards http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/05/17/dell-magazine-awards/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/05/17/dell-magazine-awards/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 13:50:48 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=902 The Dell Magazine Awards, the Analog Analystical Laboratory (AnLab) Award and the Asimov’s Readers’ Awards, were both presented at a ceremony held in conjunction with the 2010 Nebula Award Weekend.

AnLab Awards

  • Best Novella: “Where the Winds Are All Asleep,” by Michael F. Flynn
  • Best Novelette: “Chain,” by Stephen L. Burns
  • Best Short Story: “The Universe Beneath Our Feet,” by Carl Frederick
  • Best Fact: “From Atlantis to Canoe-Eating Trees: Geomythology Comes of Age,” by Richard A. Lovett
  • Best Cover (tie): January/February 2009 by John Allemand & October 2009 by Bob Eggleton

Asimov’s Readers’ Award

    Best Novella: “Broken Windchimes,” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

  • Best Novelette: “Blood Dauber,” by Ted Kosmatka & Michael Poore
  • Best Short Story: “Bridesicle,” by Will McIntosh
  • Best Poem: “Edgar Allan Poe,” by Bryan D. Dietrich
  • Best Cover Artist: John Picacio
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