2008 Locus Award Finalists
The 2008 Locus Award finalists have been announced, and we’d like to congratulate Gene Wolfe and Ted Chiang, whose stories from F&SF “Memorare” and “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” are both on the shortlist. EDIT: Congrats to Lucius Shepard too, who is also on the ballot.
We’d also like to congratulate Gordon for being nominated in the best editor category and…ourselves, for being nominated in the best magazine category. Thanks to everyone who voted!
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Don’t forget, today’s the last day to vote in the Locus Awards poll.
F&SF’s Hugo Nominees Now Online
Late last week, I posted about F&SF’s stories that have made this year’s Hugo ballot. Three out of four were already on our website because they’re also Nebula nominees. Now the fourth–"Finisterra" by David Moles–is available as well. Here’s a handy list with links:
Novella: "Stars Seen Through Stone" by Lucius Shepard (July 2007), "Memorare" by Gene Wolfe (April 2007)
Novelette: "The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate" by Ted Chiang (Sept. 2007); "Finisterra" by David Moles (Dec. 2007)
2008 Hugo Award Finalists
The 2008 Hugo Award finalists have been announced, and I’m pleased to report that F&SF editor Gordon Van Gelder is once again a nominee in the best professional editor (short form) category, and that several F&SF stories made the cut.
Novella: "Stars Seen Through Stone" by Lucius Shepard (July 2007), "Memorare" by Gene Wolfe (April 2007)
Novelette: "The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate" by Ted Chiang (Sept. 2007); "Finisterra" by David Moles (Dec. 2007)
Congrats to these authors, and to the rest of the nominees!
2007 Recommended Reading Lists
Dave Truesdale has posted his 2007 recommended reading list for short fiction over at Black Gate. Here are the stories from F&SF that made the cut:
Short Stories
“Red Card†by S. L. Gilbow (F&SF, Feb.) SF
“A Thing Forbidden†by Donald Mead (F&SF, Apr.) F/H
“PowerSuit™†by M. K. Hobson (F&SF, July) SF
“Cold Comfort†by Ray Vukcevich (F&SF, July) SF
“The Mole Cure†by Nancy Farmer (F&SF, Aug.) F
“The Tomb Wife†by Gwyneth Jones (F&SF, Aug.) SF
“Who Brought Tulips to the Moon?†by S. L. Gilbow (F&SF, Dec.) SF
“Osama Phone Home†by David Marusek (F&SF, Dec.) SF
“Don’t Ask†by M. Rickert (F&SF, Dec.) F
Novelettes
“Fool†by John Morressy (F&SF, Feb.) F
“Dance of Shadows†by Fred Chappell (F&SF, Mar.) F
“Wizard’s Six†by Alex Irvine (F&SF, June) F
“Lazaro y Antonio†by Marta Randall (F&SF, June) SF
“Car 17†by P. E. Cunningham (F&SF, July) F
“A Wizard of the Old School†by Chris Willrich (F&SF, Aug.) F
“The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate†by Ted Chiang (F&SF, Sep.) F
“Two Weeks After†by M. Ramsey Chapman (F&SF, Oct./Nov.) F
“The Diamond Shadow†by Fred Chappell (F&SF, Oct./Nov.) F
“The Recreation Room†by Albert E. Cowdrey (F&SF, Oct./Nov.) F
“Urdumheim†by Michael Swanwick†(F&SF, Oct./Nov.) SF
“The Bone Man†by Frederic S. Durbin (F&SF, Dec.) H
“Finisterra†by David Moles (F&SF, Dec.) SF
Novellas
“Kiosk†by Bruce Sterling (F&SF, Jan.) SF
“The Helper and His Hero†Part 1, by Matthew Hughes (F&SF, Feb.) SF
“The Helper and His Hero†Part 2, by Matthew Hughes (F&SF, Mar.) SF
“Memorare†by Gene Wolfe (F&SF, Apr.) SF
“The Master Miller’s Tale†by Ian R. MacLeod (F&SF, May) F
“Stars Seen Through Stone†by Lucius Shepard†(F&SF, July) SF
