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From Kevin Standlee’s blog: The video of the 2009 Main WSFS Business Meeting held Saturday, August 8, at Anticipation is now online. If you have difficulty viewing the video through Vimeo’s online viewer, you can download the video (WMV format) to your machine using the link in the lower right corner of the video’s web [...]

23 Aug, 2009

Beneath Ceaseless Skies #23

Posted by: Markets In: Market News

Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #23 is now available. FICTION: Between Two Treasons by Michael J. DeLuca Oil Fire by Kate MacLeod

23 Aug, 2009

Apex Magazine – August 2009

Posted by: Markets In: Market News

Apex Magazine – August 2009 FICTION: “Kenny 149″ by Brad Becraft “Pimp My Airship” by Maurice Broaddus “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast” by Eugie Foster NON-FICTION: “Game Fiction: Why It Works (and Why It Doesn’t)” by Monica Valentinelli Interview with Gene O’Neill by Maggie Jamison The real story of “Pimp [...]

22 Aug, 2009

Ansible 265

Posted by: Markets In: Market News

Ansible 265, August 2009, is now available.

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22 Aug, 2009

Abyss & Apex 3rd Quarter 2009

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The 3rd Quarter edition of Abyss & Apex is now live! Enjoy short stories by: Caren Gussoff Richard A. Lovett Michael J. DeLuca Christopher Green Patricia Russo Musings on the 40th anniversary of men walking on the moon and speculative poetry round out the issue.

10 Aug, 2009

2009 Semiprozine Hugo Results

Posted by: Neil Clarke In: 2009 Hugo Nominees

Final Results of the 2009 Best Semiprozine Hugo Award 1. Weird Tales 2. The New York Review of Science Fiction 3. Interzone 4. Locus 5. Clarkesworld Magazine *source: http://www.thehugoawards.org/content/pdf/2009%20Final%20Ballot.pdf Results from the original nominations used to make the final ballot: 1. Interzone 82 2. Locus 74 3. Weird Tales 70 4. New York Review of [...]

I would like to thank everyone who has supported our cause and especially everyone who showed up at today’s business meeting. Our supporters spoke eloquently and with conviction. When the vote was finally held, we won by an overwhelming majority. The Best Semiprozine Hugo will continue. A new committee to help redefine the semiprozine and [...]

05 Aug, 2009

The Semiprozine Hugo Vote – Be there!

Posted by: Neil Clarke In: Administrative|Hugo Rules

The final vote on the Semiprozine will take place at Anticipation, the 2009 Worldcon. WSFS Business Meeting Saturday, August 8th 10:00AM, P-518BC The debate on the pending constitutional amendments, particularly the Semiprozine Hugo, will happen here. You must be present to vote.

03 Aug, 2009

Kevin J. Maroney on the Semiprozine Hugo

Posted by: Neil Clarke In: discussion elsewhere

Kevin J. Maroney is one of the managing editors of The New York Review of Science Fiction, one of this year’s Best Semiprozine Hugo nominees. Over on his blog, he makes a strong case for the continuation of the award. Definitely recommended reading for those interested in this issue. You can find his post at [...]



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Semiprozine.org was originally founded as SaveSemiprozine.org when the Best Semiprozine Hugo Award was in danger of being eliminated. After successfully saving the category, it was decided that this site should continue to serve as a central point of communication from and about semiprozines. We will also be reporting on the efforts of the committee that has been charged with redefining the criteria for the Best Semiprozine Hugo.

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