Category: Print

Space and Time Magazine

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Established: 1966 by Gordon Linznerspaceandtime
Editors: Hildy Silverman (Editor-in-chief), Gerard Houarner (Fiction editor), Linda Addison (Poetry editor),  Diane Weinstein (Art editor)

Overview:
Space and Time publishes short fiction and poems of fantasy, horror, and science fiction — particularly tales that blend any or all of these. Now in its fourth decade of continuous publication, Space and Time is proud to feature the work of new writers and established pros, as well as cover art and interior illustrations from some of the best artists in the field. Additional content, like Marvin Kaye’s Nth Dimension column, is available for free on their website.

In February, Space and Time began offering electronic subscriptions in PDF format. For those who already subscribe to the print magazine, the electronic version is complimentary.

Awards and Recognition:
Several honorable mentions in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, ed. Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link, and Gavin J. Grant, with the most recent appearing in the 2008 volume.

Website:
www.spaceandtimemagazine.com

Information provided by Hildy Silverman.

Ansible

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ansibleEstablished:1979, taking over from the former British SF newsletter Checkpoint.
Editor: David Langford

Overview:
Ansible began as a subscription-based newsletter whose issues became fatter and increasingly irregular as circulation grew past 600. After a period of suspended animation from 1987 to 1991, it reappeared as a free one-page news sheet handed out at London’s monthly SF pub meetings (until 2001) and widely distributed by mail. The monthly schedule continues, unbroken.

Current availability: printed copies can be had for stamped self-addressed envelopes in the United Kingdom and via agents overseas: Janice Murray in the USA, Alan Stewart in Australia. Most readers prefer the email edition (circulation 3,500+) or the website — which, thanks to heroic rekeying efforts by volunteers, includes all the back issues and virtually every supplement and flyer mailed with Ansible.

Ansible prefers the quirkier aspects of science fiction, SF professionals and fans, and outsiders’ quaint or annoying perceptions of SF. The “Thog’s Masterclass” feature, showcasing “differently good” prose from our favourite genres, is regrettably popular. “Author Sells Book” and “Publisher Acquires Book” stories are generally banned unless they provide opportunities for the editor’s deplorable sense of humour. The rival newsletter File 770 wrote of Ansible in 1987: “As a newszine, it is the Emperor’s New Clothes”.

Awards and Recognition:
Ansible won the fanzine Hugo in 1987, 1995, 1996, 1999 and 2002. It was then switched by editorial declaration to the semiprozine category, which (frankly) began as a Hugo acceptance-speech joke but became a device to remove it from Best Fanzine. The unexpected result was a string of semiprozine nominations up to 2008 — though not 2009 — and a 2005 win in this category.

Other Items of Interest:
Thog’s Masterclass has spun off its own website at Thog.org, but let’s not talk about that disgraceful business. Some favourite inclusions — articles and speeches by SF notables — are listed on the Site Map web page. I’m also pleased to have goaded people into scanning/rekeying every issue of Ansible‘s predecessor Checkpoint, extending the searchable archive of British SF news back to 1971 — and indeed further, because others have since done the same for the earlier newsletters Skyrack and Futurian War Digest.

Website:
news.ansible.co.uk

Information provided by David Langford.

Shimmer Magazine

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Established: Autumn 2005shimmer
Staff: Editor/Publisher: Beth Wodzinski, Art Director: Stephen Stanley, Fiction Editor: E. Catherine Tobler, Managing Editor: Anne Zanoni, and Other staff, past and present, can be found at here.

Overview:
Shimmer publishes short fiction several times a year, in both print and electronic versions. Shimmery stories are most often contemporary fantasy, frequently dark or darkly funny, and always gorgeous. Our tenth issue is available for free download on our site, and is a great example of our work.

Awards and Recognition:
Numerous honorable mentions in the Datlow/Link/Grant Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror; Angela Slatter’s short stories have been an Aurealis finalist twice.

Other Items of Interest:
Our first themed issue was the pirate issue, guest edited by John Joseph Adams; this summer we’ll release our second, the Clockwork Jungle Book, co-edited by George Mann of Solaris Books, a collection of clockwork animal parables.

Website:
www.shimmerzine.com

Information provided by Beth Wodzinski.

Talebones

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Established: 1995talebones
Editor: Patrick Swenson

Overview:
Talebones was a quarterly magazine for the first 7 years of publication. It now publishes twice a year, and has had 37 issues out to date. It publishes a mix of SF and dark fantasy.

Awards and Recognition:
Numerous honorable mentions in the Year’s Bests and several story reprints. We also had a story on the final Nebula ballot a few years back.

Other Items of Interest:
Helps sponsor the Rainforest Writers Village in Quinault, Washington, which happens every March.

Website:
www.talebones.com

Information provided by Patrick Swenson.

Neo-Opsis Science Fiction Magazine

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Established: 2003neo-opsis
Editor: Karl Johanson
Assistant Editor: Stephanie Johanson

Overview:
Neo-opsis  is a literary magazine that runs short stories, editorials, articles, reviews, and SF news. With beautiful cover art, accent illustrations, and photo work, Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine is a wonderful addition to anyone’s collection. So if you are looking for thought provoking entertainment, Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine is the one for you.

Awards and Recognition:
Winner of the 2007 Aurora Award for Best Work in English (Other)

Other Items of Interest:
Neo-opsis produces the Neo-opsis CD of Amazingly Neat Stuff that goes to subscribers with every fourth issue. The CDs include articles, reviews, desktop art and photos, animated gifs, video clips, links, and write-ups and photos for conventions and author readings.

Website:
www.neo-opsis.ca

Information provided by Stephanie Ann Johanson.

Albedo One

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Established: 1992albedoone
Editors: John Kenny, Frank Ludlow, David Murphy, Roelof Goudriaan and Bob Neilson. Contributing Editors Juliet E. McKenna, Mike O’Driscoll, Dev Agarwal, Andrew McKenna (no relation) and David Conyers.

Overview:
Albedo One is a speculative fiction magazine from Ireland that features short stories by new and established writers, author interviews, commentary and book reviews. We are currently reviewing our payment policy and attempting to encourage better writers into the fold but it is difficult out here on the very edge of civilization (Ireland) to make ends meet especially with charges for postage to the rest of the world (outside Ireland) is due to rise to over four euro for one copy.

Over the past sixteen years, we have featured stories from authors like  Anne McCaffrey, Brian Stableford, Liz Williams, Steve Rasnic Tem and David D. Levine. Our interviews have always generated great interest as we have covered the great and the good from Julian May and J.G. Ballard in our first couple of issues, through Terry Pratchett and Lois McMaster Bujold to Raymond E Feist, Alastair Reynolds and Ellen Datlow in the last couple.

Recently, we’ve begun to focus on European writing and translation from other languages. Our current issue features a Breton story translated by an Irish poet and we plan to feature the best German language story of 2008 in our next issue. Our plan is to  follow this with a French story and (probably) one from Holland. We have always been aware of our Irish and European roots and attempt to feature fiction from these regions whenever possible.

Awards and Recognition:
Since 1997, we have won four European SF Society awards. Along with numerous honorable mentions, stories published in Albedo One have also been selected for Gardner Dozois’ Year’s Best SF anthology.

Other Items of Interest:
We have published, under our Aeon Press imprint, a novel, a graphic novel, several single author short story collections, and a Best of Irish Spectulative Fiction entitled Emerald Eye.

The Aeon Award, our international short story contest, is currently in its fourth year and offers a  top prize of 1000 euro. The winner of the contest is selected by internationally-acclaimed writer Ian Watson.

Website:
www.albedo1.com

Information provided by Bob Neilson.