Fictitious Force #5
Fictitious Force #5, published by Jonathan Laden and Michele Barasso, is a singular semi-pro magazine published at unpredictable intervals. As described by the editors on their website, this is more a labor of love than a commercial endeavor, and it shows. From its appearance (a 4 1/2 x 11″ saddle-stapled glossy cover […]
Continue Reading2012, edited by Alisa Krasnostein and Ben Payne
2012, edited by Alisa Krasnostein and Ben Payne, is a themed anthology produced by Australian publisher Twelfth Planet Press with the main conceit that all the tales are set in the year 2012 and address the social/environmental/economic issues and concerns of the world today. And what we have is eleven tales by Australian authors […]
Continue ReadingAtomjack, #9, February 2008
Atomjack Magazine is a small press e-zine published by Editor Adicus Ryan Garton, specializing in science fiction of all stripes. Assuming Issue #9 (February, 2008) is representative of the fiction published by Atomjack generally, I would have to say more work needs to be done. The tales in this issue range from good […]
Continue ReadingWritten Word, #7, January 2008
Written Word #7 is the January issue of the online, semi-pro magazine published monthly by Rebel Dawn Creative Forces. They specialize in literary fiction and poetry of all stripes, not just genre fiction, but in the January issue, at least, the editors seem to have a taste for the bizarre and offbeat. I […]
Continue ReadingEscape Velocity #1, November 2007
Escape Velocity: The Magazine of Science Fact and Fiction, edited by Geoff Nelder and Robert Blevins, is a new magazine cast in the mold of Analog and other hard science fiction venues. But there is one significant difference. While Analog is famous for its mafia authors, Escape Velocity seeks to showcase fledgling authors […]
Continue ReadingdisLOCATIONS: Tales from the Big Dark, edited by Ian Whates
disLOCATIONS, edited by Ian Whates, is an anthology published by NewCon Press released at the end of 2007 in Britain (but available in the U.S. online). The secondary title of the volume, Tales from the Big Dark, is a fair statement for the tone of the anthology, built around the idea that people would […]
Continue ReadingOn Spec #69
On Spec is a Canadian magazine publishing speculative fiction of all stripes (SF, fantasy, magical realism, horror, and anything in-between). Because it receives public grants—a concept we here south of the border should consider—from the Canadian government, 80% of the fiction published within its covers must be by Canadian authors. Although I have little […]
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