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Among the finalists for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for best short science fiction is the following story from a semiprozine: “His Master’s Voice” by Hannu Rajaniemi, Interzone 218 The Award will be presented during the Campbell Conference Awards Banquet at the University of Kansas in Lawrence this July.

Earlier today, the contents for Night Shade Book’s Best Horror of the Year 1 was listed on editor Ellen Datlow’s blog. The following stories from semiprozines were selected: “When the Gentlemen Go By” by Margaret Ronald, Clarkesworld Magazine (audio version also available) “Beach Head” by Daniel LeMoal, On Spec #73 “The Hodag” by Trent Hergenrader, [...]

The 2008 Sidewise Awards for Alternate History finalists for Best Short-Form Alternate History were recently announced and two of the final six were from semiprozines: “A Brief Guide to Other Histories“ by Paul McAuley from Postscripts #15, September 2008 “Night Bird Soaring“ by T. L. Morganfield from Greatest Uncommon Denominator #3 (Autumn 2008) The winners [...]

Abyss & Apex: We’re now OPEN for our May submissions period for short fiction and flash fiction. Please read our guidelines page for further information. Ansible: Issue #262, May 2009 now available. Apex Magazine: Apex Magazine is going on hiatus. Beneath Ceaseless Skies: Issue #15 now available. Clarkesworld Magazine: Issue #32, May 2009 now available. [...]

Apex Book Company has announced that they have purchased the final two stories for DESCENDED FROM DARKNESS: APEX MAGAZINE VOL. I. It will contain 25 stories (approximately 90,000 words) and is scheduled for publication in early December. Table of Contents: “Hideki and the Gnomes” by Mark Lee Pearson “Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens” by Peter M. [...]

Congratulations to Abyss & Apex and Hadley Rille Books on the release of The Best of Abyss & Apex, Volume One, edited by Wendy S. Delmater. Table of Contents: “The Night the Stars Sang Out My Name” by Ken Scholes “Interfaith” by Lisa Mantchev “Lament for Titan” by Robin M. Mayhall “Godspeed, Inc.” by Vincent [...]

The third volume of Jonathan Strahan’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year is scheduled to be published soon. It includes the following stories selected from semiprozines: “The Small Door” by Holly Phillips (Fantasy Magazine, May, ’08) “The Magician’s House” by Megan McCarron (Strange Horizons, June ’08) “Marry the Sun” by Rachel Swirsky (Fantasy [...]

The following stories from semiprozines have been selected by Rich Horton for his 2009 year’s best collections: Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2009 “The Magician’s House” by Meghan McCarron (Strange Horizons, July 14-21, 2008) “The Difficulties of Evolution” by Karen Heuler (Weird Tales, July/August ’08) “The God of Au” by Ann Leckie (Helix #8, [...]

The Locus Magazine Recommended Reading list is published annually in their February issue and represents a consensus view by Locus editors and reviewers. The following 2008 novelettes and short stories were selected from the pages of semiprozines: Novelettes “The Tale of Junko and Sayuri” by Peter Beagle (Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show, 7/08) “The [...]

The table of contents for David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer’s  Year’s Best SF 14 (EOS) and Year’s Best Fantasy 9 (Tor.com) have been released. The following stories were originally published in semiprozines: Year’s Best SF 14 “The Ships like Clouds, Risen by Their Rain” by Jason Sanford (Interzone, Issue 217) Year’s Best Fantasy 9 [...]