According to Jason Sizemore on the Apex blog: “We’re pulling Apex Magazine out of hiatus and plan on releasing a new issue on the first Monday of July (July 6th). Why now? And why the magazine? As I’ve said before, I’m stubborn. That’s playing a role in this decision. But I also try to be [...]
Voting is still open for the 2009 Hugo Awards. If you aren’t familiar with all of this year’s semiprozine nominees, please take a moment to check them out before you vote: Clarkesworld Magazine Interzone Locus Magazine New York Review of Science Fiction Weird Tales
Taken from Patrick Swenson’s blog: Talebones the magazine is closing up shop. There are many reasons, some of which I’ve mentioned before in earlier attempts to close the magazine (I thought I was out…but they dragged me back in!). Subscribers are hard to come by. I could throw numbers at you, but why bother? They’re not pretty. [...]
The shortlist for this year’s British Fantasy Awards has been announced and voting is now open between now and the 1st of August. Semiprozines are represented in the following categories: BEST SHORT FICTION “All Mouth” by Paul Meloy, Black Static 6, Ed. Andy Cox – TTA Press “Winter Journey” by Joel Lane, Black Static 5, [...]
07 Jun, 2009
Posted by: Neil Clarke In: Awards|Market News|Recognition
The Ditmar Awards have been awarded at the Australian National Science Fiction conventions since 1969 in order to recognise achievements in Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror. Nominees and Winning Stories from Semiprozines Best Novella “Night Heron’s Curse”, Thoraiya Dyer (in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, #37) “Painlessness”, Kirstyn McDermott (in GUD: Greatest Uncommon Denominator, Issue [...]
It’s good to see discussion about the Semiprozine Hugo occurring elsewhere. Here are a couple of posts that should be of interest to our readers: Shame, and Eternal Shame! Mike Glyer at File 770 reacts to John Klima’s recent savesemiprozine.org post, Why Should We Save the Semiprozine? John replies on his blog with Semiprozine Thoughts.
As a current nominee for the Best Fanzine Hugo, you might wonder why I’m writing about saving the Best Semiprozine award. Also, given that in the past I’ve decried the fact that LOCUS is a perennial winner of the Best Semiprozine award, thereby calling the value of the award into question, might be another reason [...]
Some quick updates from semiprozines. (If you are involved in a semiprozine, please send items for news updates to neil (at) clarkesworldmagazine.com.) Abyss & Apex editor Wendy S. Delmater has an editorial on the Semiprozine Hugo. Ansible 263, June 2009 is now available. Beneath Ceaseless Skies issue 17 is now online. Brain Harvest will start [...]
