Visit DAW for these and more new titles NEW RELEASES: LOVE GALAXY by Sierra Branham A romantic science fiction thriller to bust you out of your reading slump! Sexy, snarky, and revolutionary, this fast-paced thrill […]
Amazing Stories’ assessment of “Genre Penetration” of streaming services is – film currently has a “weak” 50% (few genre assets are SFnal, the majority being horror/thriller in this case) while television is showing a “stronger” […]
LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention, is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2026 Hugo Awards, the most prestigious honors for excellence in science fiction and fantasy. The members of the 2025 and 2026 World […]
The Astra Book Awards is an expansion of the annual Astra Television Awards and in its first year of featuring books, John Scalzi’s novel When the Moon Hits Your Eye has taken the honors. You […]
The Aurora Awards are Canada’s Hugo Award and one of Amazing Stories’ regular contributors – Steve Fahnestalk – is a finalist this year for the Best Fan Writing Category. If you are fortunate enough to […]
La segunda edición del Cosmonauta. Al tratarse de un libro capricho de autor, uno de esos donde reúno algunos de mis gustos personales en cuanto a los géneros, me había planteado la idea de no […]
‘Literary Forensics’ is a term used to describe the act of applying forensic techniques to the uncovering of lost stories, unpublished editions and hidden literary history. It is an informal discipline, usually only practiced by […]
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Celebrating Roger Zelazny, SFWA’s Infinity Award Recipient for the 61st Annual Nebula Awards San Francisco, CA – April 15, 2026 The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers […]
Science Fiction is alive and well in a corner of the globe seldom heard from:* The Senkang Sci-Fi Quarterly has announced a release party to celebrate the release of their third issue, and you can […]
Four things to know this week: The Pitt holds onto the #1 spot ahead of its season finale Apollo 13 re-enters at #5, as U.S. audiences follow the return of Artemis II The Boys jumps to #2 after […]
An Amazing Evening with Lloyd Penney Wednesday, April 29, 6:30-7:30 pm At the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy. Lillian H. Smith Branch, 3rd floor, Toronto Public Library, 239 College Street. Join us for an […]
First Three Episodes of ‘BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity’ Exclusively Head to U.S. Theatres Before Broadcast and Streaming from VIZ Media and Fathom Entertainment on June 25-29 Episodes 1–3 of the Final Season of […]
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 […]
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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