Historical Happenings Banned in the USA — PEN America releases staggering data showing over 6,800 book bans in the 2024-25 cycle, disproportionately targeting women and LGBTQ+ authors. (Source: PEN America) Tongo Eisen-Martin — The San […]
Historical Happenings George Eliot — New analysis highlights “The Lifted Veil” as an early masterpiece of Science Fiction exploring extrasensory perception. (Source: University of Western Australia) Library Censorship — The U.S. House Committee advances Resolution […]
Of Special Interest Today For All Mankind Confirmed for Season 6 as Season 5 Premieres Today Apple TV+ has officially renewed the acclaimed alternate-history space drama for a sixth season. This announcement coincides with today’s […]
Historical Happenings (Source: ISFDB.org) Birth: Robert Frost (1874), American poet whose work “The Road Not Taken” is a foundational text for alternate-history and “What If” SF themes. Source: ISFDB.org Birth: Joseph Campbell (1904), mythologist whose […]
Historical Happenings William Shatner celebrates his 95th birthday today. The legendary Star Trek actor remains a vocal advocate for environmental conservation, recently sharing a defiant plea for humanity to protect the “small blue marble” he […]
(Reproduced with permission) Our 15th anniversary is soon! Gemini Wordsmiths LLC was formed June 1, 2011. And they said it wouldn’t last. We want to offer everyone on our mailing list, and those in our […]
We don’t hear much from some of our friends south of the equator, but one way they stay in touch is through the Science Fiction and Fantasy South Africa club ‘s zine – Probe. 2026’s […]
Movies Sinners crept back up the charts this past week, ranking 4th, after One Battle After Another (#1), Hamnet (#2), and Ready or Not (#3) Ready or Not reentered the Streaming Charts, ranking third after premiering at SXSW and its wider release on […]
Historical Happenings Births: Lawrence Schoonover (1906–1980), author of the apocalyptic SF novel Central Passage. Source: ISFDB.org Joseph Slate (1928–2019), speculative fiction author known for The Star-Spangled Banner. Source: ISFDB.org Deaths: Andre Norton (Alice Mary Norton) […]
Historical Happenings Historical Happenings 1903: Birth of Frank Belknap Long, prolific SF, fantasy, and horror author, and member of the Lovecraft Circle. Source: ISFDB.org 1958: Birth of S.M. Stirling, author of the Emberverse and Nantucket […]
Historical Happenings Today marks the 80th birthday of Rudy Rucker, the mathematician and Hugo-winning author of the Ware Tetralogy who helped found the transrealism movement. (Source: ISFDB.org) We celebrate the birth of Keith Laumer (1943–1993), […]
The Genre News Network ⏳ Countdown to L.A. con V Only 7 Days Remain! Submit your 2026 Hugo Award Nominations. Deadline: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 16:00 GMT (09:00 PDT). Historical Happenings Births Edmond Hamilton (1904): […]
Charlie Jane Anders recently objected to the announcement of the Firefly animated series – “…There’s also fact that Firefly stars a heroic Civil War veteran who happens to have fought on the side of the Confederacy. And […]
VIZ Media Releases Official Teaser Trailer and Key Art For Hirayasumi Anime SAN FRANCISCO, CA–March 16, 2026–Leading global manga and anime producer VIZ Media, in partnership with Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd. (ShoPro), has released the […]
According to Dateline, the big reveal, teased over the past several weeks by actor Nathan Fillion and other former cast members) is that Fillion’s own production studio is behind the series, which will be shopped […]
Rachel Rosen and David Clink, hosts of the Wizards and Spaceships podcast, interview Kermit Woodall, Lloyd Penney and Steve Davidson on the advent of the magazine’s 100th Anniversary. Season 2, Episode 11: Amazing Stories 100th […]
I’ve been a huge fan of A. Bertram Chandler and his Rim Worlds, John Grimes stories for decades. In 2024 I proposed a series of articles to the Australian SF magazine Aurealis and happily they […]
Today, March 10th, 2025, marks one hundred years since the debut of Amazing Stories. Our best information informs us that the magazine was first distributed on Wednesday, March 10th, 1926. It was a cold day […]
Historical Happenings 1967: Star Trek’s “The Devil in the Dark” Airs – Landmark debut of the Horta. This episode marked a pivot in Science Fiction (never “Sci-Fi”) by treating a silicon-based alien with empathy. (Source: […]
March 8, 2026 Quote of the Day “Hey guys, there’s a red-thingy moving toward the green-thingy… I think we’re the green-thingy.” — Guy Fleegman (Crewman Number Six), Galaxy Quest Awards: Hugo Nominations Now Open L.A. […]
Ahead of International Women’s Day, new data from streaming guide JustWatch reveals the most streamed horror and fantasy films directed by women in the United States, highlighting how female filmmakers are making an impact in genres traditionally dominated by […]
If you’d like to help celebrate this unprecedented anniversary, put your name in a comment on this post – we’ll publish the full list at the end of April. If you’ve not registered with […]
Today, March 5th, 2025, marks one hundred years since the debut of Amazing Stories. Our best information informs us that the magazine was first distributed on Monday, March 5th, 1926. It was a cold day […]
A poem published this year in Amazing Stories a Rhysling Award. The Rhysling Award is the annual award for poetry presented by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. Lesley Hart Gunn, a Fall 1922 […]
With our Nebula nominations ballot all wrapped up, SFWA is now entering its 2026 Board Election voting cycle. Voting for Board candidates is a membership privilege for Full Members, who simply need to enter their Membership Portal to […]
Chris Barkley (who, like me, thinks you should nominate The Martian Trilogy: John P. Moore, Amazing Stories, Black Science Fiction and the Illustrated Feature Section for a Best Related Hugo Award) sent along an example […]
Oscars Nominees Dominate February Streaming Charts, The Pitt, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and Paradise Top TV Charts JustWatch is wrapping up our February Streaming Charts just two weeks ahead of the Academy Awards, […]
Over the years here at Amazing Stories, it has not been uncommon for us to celebrate Halloween with a “rebroadcast” of Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast of H. G. Wells’ novel The War of the […]
Klein photos publicity statement 2/20/2026 I’m Dr. Phoenix Alexander, the Klein Librarian for Science Fiction and Fantasy here at University of California, Riverside, where I steward the Eaton Collection: one of the world’s largest cataloged […]
This year’s Hugo Awards nominations are now open. If you are eligible to nominate for this year’s Hugo Award (being presented at LACon V this year, for works appearing in 2025), then now is the […]
Steve Davidson is the publisher of Amazing Stories.
Steve has been a passionate fan of science fiction since the mid-60s, before he even knew what it was called.
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