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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, [...]

It is said by some that semiprozines are publishing some of the best new writers. Who are the authors people should be on the lookout for? Robert Neilson, Albedo One The Albedo One authors who have impressed me most in recent times are Philip Raines & Harvey Welles, Colin Harvey, Nina Allan, Julian West, Will [...]

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 [...]

The storySouth Million Writers Award is an annual award that recognizes the best online fiction regardless of genre. The list of Notable Stories of 2008 has been posted and the final ballot of ten will be posted on May 15th. The following notable stories from semiprozines are available free for your reading pleasure: Abyss & [...]

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, [...]

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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 [...]