The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

08/28/2023

"F&SF recently accepted a story by a writer whose background, when we learned of it, turned out to be a cause for concern. We will not be publishing that story.

I stand by my editor’s integrity, leadership, and vision for F&SF.

Apologies to everyone who has been disappointed. We strive to do our best and will continue to do so. Thank you to those folks who have supported us."

---Gordon Van Gelder
Publisher, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

08/09/2023

Sightings of the recent July/August 2023 issue and a new review from Andrew Weston of Amazing Stories. Enjoy!

https://amazingstories.com/2023/06/review-the-magazine-of-fantasy-science-fiction-jul-aug-2023/

06/06/2023

Exciting news today! Congratulations to Innocent Chizaram Ilo whose story, "The City and the Thing Beneath It" (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January/February 2022) is a 2023 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Finalist for the Year's Best Science Fiction. 💫🪐 Congrats to all the Finalists!

https://sfcenter.ku.edu/sturgeon-award

05/02/2023

Enjoy this recent review of the new MAY/JUNE 2023 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction from AMAZING STORIES by Andrew Weston:

"If you’re looking for a truly spectacular blend of ancient history and far-future adventure, then look no further. This issue has whales that sing directly to the stars; tips of the hat to Lord of the Rings; revenge-seeking mummies; AIs that threaten to make humans redundant in just about every aspect of life; and dingy drinking holes on even dingier moons in which to make new besties."

https://amazingstories.com/2023/04/review-the-magazine-of-fantasy-science-fiction-may-jun-2023/

If you’re looking for a truly spectacular blend of ancient history and far-future adventure, then look no further. This issue has whales that sing

05/02/2023

Congratulations to Ai Jiang whose The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction short story, "Give Me English" (May/June 2022) is a 2023 LOCUS Award Finalist for the Year's Best Short Story! Congratulations also to the F&SF team for also being named a Finalist in the Best Magazine and Editor categories. Winners will be announced at the in-person and virtual awards ceremony at the historic Nile Hall at Preservation Park in Oakland, California on June 24, 2023. To see the full lists of finalists, visit:

https://locusmag.com/2023/04/2023-locus-awards-top-ten-finalists-2/

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top ten finalists in each category of the 2023 Locus Awards. These results are from the February 1 to April 15 voting, done by readers on an o…

02/01/2023

Good news! We are so grateful and have much to celebrate! Congrats to the nine original novellas, novelettes, stories, & F&SF reprints that are featured in the 2023 Locus Magazine
Recommended Reading List. What an honor!

NOVELLAS

“The Cottage in Omena”, Charles Andrew Oberndorf (F&SF 9-10/22)

NOVELETTES (2)

“Optimist Cleaver’s Last Transmission”, J.C. Hsyu (F&SF11-12/22)

“The Epic of Qu-Sh*ttu”, Tobi Ogundiran (F&SF 3-4/22) - And congrats on his AFRICA RISEN anthology story being featured in "LeVar Burton Reads..."!

SHORT STORIES (4)

“The Voice of a Thousand Years”, Fawaz Al-Matrouk (F&SF 5-6/22)

“The City and the Thing Beneath It”, Innocent Chizaram Ilo (F&SF 1-2/22)

“Give Me English”, Ai Jiang (F&SF 5-6/22)

“Iconophobe”, Sam J. Miller (F&SF11-12/22)

REPRINTS (2 stories in 1 anthology)

The Year’s Best Fantasy: Volume 1, Paula Guran (Pyr) featuring:

• James Enge, “Drunkard’s Walk (F&SF 5-6)
• Karen Joy Fowler, “The Piper” (F&SF 1-2)

https://locusmag.com/2023/02/2022-recommended-reading-list/

  Welcome to the annual Locus Recommended Reading List! We are so pleased to share this list of excellent fiction! Published in Locus magazine’s February 2023 issue, the list is assembled by L…

02/01/2023

2023 feels like its moving faster than the speed of light! I hope your holiday was peaceful and restful and that the new year is treating you all gently. There is some good news for the magazine, but I'll save that for another post. This is my twelfth issue as the editor of F&SF, and I am honored to continue this new journey with such wonderful writers and readers!

The new stories, poems, and voices for the January/February 2023 issue are exciting, original, and memorable, and I'm thrilled to share them with you, especially with Kent Bash's vibrant, retro spacey cover that made me smile when I first saw it.

Thank you for your kind letters and other reading recommendations, as well as your thoughts on my Sun Ra editorial. I didn't realize so many of you shared love for the Arkestra's music. Some fellow David Bowie fans reached out as well, and that has been a treat. Let me know if you pick up any of the works that are discussed in our Curiosities columns, as that's an in-house favorite, and it would be great to know what you discovered in reading these unusual works that may have escaped your radar over the years. And of course, our columnists appreciate any feedback you care to share, as they work very hard on creating original, interesting content for each issue.

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THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023 - 74th Year of Publication

Sheree Renée Thomas, Editor
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
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