Back on a Tangent Soon

Submitted by Jason on Thu, 01/29/2009 - 12:24.
Thu, 01/29/2009 - 12:24

After a long quiescence and a near-fatal loss of a Web host, Tangent Online is set to return soon. While The Fix has done a fine job of helping to pick up the slack in the area of short fiction SF reviews, TO has a fourteen-year history in the game and there's plenty of room for more.

New Myths

Submitted by Jason on Sat, 01/17/2009 - 22:02.
Sat, 01/17/2009 - 22:02

I just heard from Scott Barnes, the editor of New Myths. He's buying my short story "The Magic of Science" for the March issue.

F&SF Is Going Bi-Monthly

Submitted by Jason on Mon, 01/05/2009 - 12:01.
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 12:01

Ansible #258 has a report regarding The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction switching to bi-monthly publication. According to the report, Gordon Van Gelder points the finger at the increase in costs--particularly postal costs. I can certainly see why. The last few US postal increases, in my opinion, unfairly targeted smaller publications by concentrating sorting-based price reductions in the segment of publications with massive subscriber lists. Oh, goody.

Poets & Writers Magazine Publishes "Inspiration" Issue

Submitted by Jason on Mon, 01/05/2009 - 11:36.
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 11:36

From the P&W Newsletter:

The January/February 2009 issue of Poets & Writers Magazine focuses on what inspires us in our writing lives. In "Why We Write Now," authors Chris Adrian, T.C. Boyle, Matthea Harvey, Yiyun Li, and Patricia Smith offer their insights on what drives them to write, where they find inspiration, and how they stay focused during these unpredictable times.

Preditors & Editors Readers Poll

Submitted by Jason on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 12:57.
Sat, 01/03/2009 - 12:57

It's that time of year again. Preditors & Editors is running their annual Reader's Poll. Both "Johnny" and "Quantiversal" are on the short story ballot, so be sure to go by and vote.

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