Weird Tales: The Editorial Fiasco
There’s something troublesome about what is going on with Weird Tales. Yesterday, Ann VanderMeer, the current-(no-longer)-editor of the magazine posted an announcement that she would not longer be editor. More disturbing was the news that Weird Tales had been sold to another editor who seems to have purchased it in order to edit it himself […]
An Anthology Idea: Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories About Homophobia
In the last twenty-four hours, I have been having a very interesting discussion with Fabio Ferndandes, Charles Tan, and others on the subject of homophobia and science fiction. Our talk stems from a post I wrote a few days ago on that very subject and has sparked serious consideration of queer-related anthologies (at the time of […]
Literary vs. Genre Fiction: The Line? (Part Three)
[And now for part three. You can read parts one and two here and here.] 3. What are some common myths people have about fantasy and/or science fiction? The interesting thing about Delmater’s response is that she offers a myth held by genre readers as a myth held by general readers. She says that the […]
Brief Thoughts on The Apex Book of World SF 2 (Table of Contents)
The fine folks over at Apex recently released the table of contents for their upcoming second book in the Apex Book of World SF series. Before I throw in my thoughts, here is the list: Rochita Loenen-Ruiz (Philippines)–Alternate Girl’s Expatriate Life Ivor W. Hartmann (Zimbabwe)–Mr. Goop Daliso Chaponda (Malawi)–Trees of Bone Daniel Salvo (Peru)–The First […]
A Scifi Strange Anthology? Publishers, Pay Attention!
Jason Sanford recently posted the table of contents for a dream anthology of scifi strange stories that you all need to see. The list mostly contains stories available online (primarily because Sanford is calling it an online anthology) and is perhaps one of the most comprehensive and diverse ToCs I have seen in a while. […]
Lightspeed Magazine is Live!
The news is circulating around the interwebs that Lightspeed Magazine, edited by John Joseph Adams, has launched. This is, of course, very good news indeed for anyone who loves science fiction and wants there to be more pro-paying avenues out there for those who write it. Here are the details (after the fold): FOR IMMEDIATE […]