Wheatland Press declared that they were on hiatus due to the current economic situation. Prior to the hiatus, they had made plans and purchased stories for Polyphony 7, the latest of their anthology series that began in 2002. According to publisher Deborah Layne, if they receive 225 pre-orders for Polyphony 7 by March 1, 2010, they will go ahead and print the book, otherwise all pre-order money will be refunded on that date and Polyphony will officially cease publication.
Douglas Cohen has been named editor at Realms of Fantasy. Cohen has served the magazine as a slush reader, assistant editor, non-fiction editor, and art director. This promotion consolidates his titles. Shawna McCarthy, who has been the magazine’s editor since the first issue will retain her role at the magazine.
Golden Gryphon is holding a buy one, get one free sale at their website through the end of the year. Golden Gryphon was founded in 1997 and in 1999, founder Jim Turner won the World Fantasy Award for his work on the press.
In an attempt to clear inventory and raise funds for future projects, WSFA is holding a sale on four titles: The Edge of Things, by Lewis Shiner, Home by the Sea, by Pat Cadigan, Future Washingtons, edited by Ernest Lilly, and Reincarnations, by Harry Turtledove. They are also offering a special bundle that includes those four volumes plus Mike Resnick’s Through Darkest Resnick with Gun and Camera.
ISFiC Press is holding a sale in conjunction with the debut of the television series FlashForward, based on Robert J. Sawyer’s novel. Any multiple book purchase directly from ISFiC Press that includes at least one copy of Sawyer’s first US collection, Relativity, will receive a discount on the entire order between 10-40%, depending on the number of books ordered. The offer runs through November 10 and applies to all currently available titles (ISFiC Press’s newest release, James P. Blaylock’s The Shadow on the Doorstep, is scheduled for a November 13 release and is not included in the sale).
Ticonderoga Publications is running a sale on all stock through November 8. All their books are selling between 20-25% off with free shipping in Australia with the purchase of A$100. Ticonderoga is the publisher of Simon Brown’s Troy, Stephen Dedman’s The Lady of Situations, and Fantastic Wonder Stories, edited by Russell B. Farr, among other books.
Prime Books has announced plans to launch a new on-line magazine, Lightspeed, in June of 2010. The magazine will be edited by John Joseph Adams, who will be leaving his position as assistant editor at F&SF at the end of the year. Andrea Kail will edit the magazine’s non-fiction. Issues will include four stories (generally two original and two reprints), as well as original non-fiction.
Ellen Kaye-Cheveldayoff was declared the winner of Baen Books’ contest to title Esther Friesner’s 2010 vampire anthology. Kaye-Cheveldayoff suggested the title Fangs for the Mammeries. In addition to the book bearing her title, Kaye-Cheveldayoff will receive mention in the book’s introduction as well as ten free copies of the book and $100.
British imprint Solaris Books, which was facing closure, has been sold by Games Workshop to Rebellion, a computer game developer. Rebellion has also signed a deal with Simon & Schuster UK to provide distribution for their Solaris titles. Until recently, Solaris was an offshoot of Games Workshop’s BL Publishing.
ChiZine Publications has announced that it has signed a deal with The Literary Press Group of Canada (LPG). This deal means that all ChiZine titles will be available through Amazon and Chapters/Indigo. At the same time, ChiZine has announced that all of its titles available through its site with a 30% discount off the cover price with transactions handled via PayPal.