L. W. Currey, Specialist Bookseller, Robbed
We wish to alert our customers to a major book theft from L. W. Currey, Inc. The suspect is a thin male, approximately 6’4″ dressed in black and wearing pointed-toe dress shoes approximately size 14. […]
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SF Magazines and IP: Trademarks
Over on that great font of science fictional information – Facebook – someone wondered what the Trademark status was for the existing science fiction magazines. Their comment came in response to discussions about the titles […]
Writer Beware Addresses The Latest Contract Issues With Must Read Magazines
Victoria Strauss rounds up the latest discussion on Must Reads’ contract for Analog, Asimovs, F&SF, Hitchcock’s and Ellery Queens magazines; it seems that Submission Grinder’s de-listing has had some influence. You can read it all […]
New SF Bookstore Opens In Wesport, NY: Features David Hartwell Collection
Kathry Cramer, David Harwell’s widow (David sadly passed in 2016, creating a hugo hole in the SF publishing community) has announced the opening of a new used book store and shared creative space. The store […]
Dean Wesley Smith: Traditional Publishing Is Dead. Long Live Indie Publishing
Kristine Kathryn Rusch highlights Dead Wesley Smith’s response to the question: what kind of traditional publishing contract would you need in order to earn 40k per year? Scott Edelman queries – what about authors who […]
SFWA Announces New Resources To Address AI Scams: Offers “Understanding AI: A Hype-Free Overview” Online
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association Our Heads Are Better Than AI: Working Together on Challenges in Industry Dear writer, Right now, the SFF online conversation is potent and proactive (read: FIERY). The topic? […]
DAW Is Offering Pre-Ordering
PREORDER THESE MUST READS: THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS by John Wiswell In this heartfelt and humorous fantasy from the Nebula-winning author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In, a dragon whose three heads bear […]
Tachyon Sale!
TACHYON PUBLICATIONS 30 Years of smart speculative fiction Memorial Day Sale! Save 20% on unforgettable science fiction, fantasy, and beyond. May 22–25 only Use code: MEMORIAL20 SHOP THE SALE →Hurry — sale ends May 25th. Discover More Amazing […]
Writer Beware Uncovers Book Festival Scams
Victoria Strauss, doing exemplary work on behalf of authors everywhere, as always, profiles two new forms of scams designed to separate authors from their hard-earned and frequently not enough money in her latest Writer Beware […]
For Those Lucky Enough To Be SFWA Members: Elections Are Taking Place
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 […]
Trademarking Yourself As A Defense Against AI
Today’s The Dailies features an article about the actor Matthew McConoughey (Interstellar, Deadpool & Wolverine, Reign of Fire, Walking On the Moon) has taken the previously unusual step of Trademarking his name, voice, likeness, gestures, […]
Cat Rambo Announces Workshop for Professional Novelists – Sandusky, Ohio, 2026
Presenting a Workshop Aimed at Professional Writers Working together, Donald Maass and C.C. Finlay have created a workshop for mid-career writers: those novelists who are already creating income from their books, whether they are traditionally or independently […]
Publishers Werekly Announces the End of the Mass Market Paperback
Publisher’s Weekly covers the cessation of distribution of the Mass Market paperback by Readerlink at the end of 2025 as heralding the end of this once most popular format. Read the rest here Steve DavidsonSteve […]
IS An AI “Crash” In Our Near-Term Future?
Cory Doctorow seems to think so in an interesting article just released on Medium: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh This piece resonated with me not just because of its impressive analysis (which I’m […]
Scott Edelman Withdraws All Submissions From Must Read Magazines Titles
Scott Edelman, former editor of Science Fiction Age magazine (1992-2000) and the media titles Sci Fi Entertainment and Science Fiction Weekly, not to mention an author of both DC and Marvel comics, knows a little […]
What Should Readers and Writers Expect Now That Five Top Magazines Are Under New Management?
“It has been my lifelong dream to be in that magazine.” When a writer who grew up reading a leading speculative fiction publication said this, my heart went out to them. I understood why they […]
Writer Beware: New Post About the Anthropic Settlement & Author’s Rights
Victoria Straus recently published an informative and lengthy article about the Anthropic Settlement, filing a claim, resources available and some speculation on what the future holds in regards to authorship, intellectual properly, Artificial Intelligence, rights […]
Something Of Interest To Traditional Science Fiction Conventions
It was recently disclosed in the Fictionmags group by Andrew Porter (Algol/Starship & Science Fiction Chronicle), that a group of foundations that support the arts has announced the creation of the Literary Arts Fund. According […]
Matt’s Reviews: Multiple Quick Reviews (Pretties, The Municipalists, Broken Place Outer Spaces, Great by Choice)
I’ve been reading too many books lately, plus trying to find time to write my next novel (follow me here if you want to see when that comes out), and I haven’t been finding the […]
Some Promotional Tips For Con-Going Book Sellers
Earlier this year I introduced a promotional tool I created for Ravencon, to some minor success. I’m now going to share two such projects I’ve created in pursuit of an impossible task: giving everyone what […]
Can AI learn Through Story?
Dear Reader, Hope you’re well. Sorry for being out of touch. Grief is a peculiarly strange condition. I publish this as an experiment. It is part epistle, part conversation. Everything here is “true” in the […]
Breaking: New Owners for Analog, Asimovs, Others?
There’s been a change on the websites for Asimov’s Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. The bottom of the page used to list “© 2024 PENNY PUBLICATIONS, […]
Amazing Stories’ Amazing Selects Imprint Acquires David Brin’s Out of Time Series
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Amazing Stories’ Amazing Selects Imprint Acquires David Brin’s Out of Time Series Young Adult Science Fiction Series Features Renowned Writers January 16, 2025 – Amazing Stories, through its Amazing Selects imprint, is thrilled to […]
Book Signing with science-fiction writer John E. Stith
When Saturday, January 25, 2025 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM Where Hooked on Books, 12 E. Bijou St., Colorado Springs, 80903 Event Description Nebula Award Finalist and bestselling science-fiction and mystery author John E. Stith […]
Too Important To Wait Till Sunday: Writer Beware Is Being Impersonated
Ann Stolinsky of Celestial Echo Press brought this to my attention today on Facebook (thanks Ann): According to (the legitimate) Victoria Strauss of SFWA’s Writer Beware advocacy group, someone is sending out emails impersonating Victoria […]
“…As I was saying!” – coming from Fantastic Books!
Fantastic Books is gearing up to publish …As I was saying! The book will be a collection of funny, horrifying, sweet, depressing, outlandish, and true tales of life and encounters at conventions. And we’re looking for your […]
Reality and Artificial Intelligence
Given the nature of the current artificial intelligence or AI landscape, any attempt to discuss the technology is like trying to describe an ocean wave racing towards you. You might posit that the wave’s amplitude […]
VIZ Manga adds Marvel Comics to digital subscription service
FOR IMEEDIATE RELEASE VIZ Manga adds Marvel Comics to digital subscription service Fans can now check out acclaimed manga including Deadpool: Samurai, Spider-Man: Fake Red, and more! And starting today, VIZ Manga and Marvel Unlimited […]
SALE ENDS SOON! Get ALL of our Titles for COUCH CHANGE
We don’t yet have Time Travel (even if we publish a great YA time travel series!) so YOU NEED TO ACT NOW! We’re have a sale on Amazing Selects titles until the end of March. […]
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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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