Strange Horizons
- Strange Horizons is also the title of a collection of essays by SF historian Sam Moskowitz.
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| Editors-in-chief | Jane Crowley and Kate Dollarhyde |
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| Former editors | Niall Harrison Susan Marie Groppi Mary Anne Mohanraj |
| Categories | Speculative fiction |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founder | Mary Anne Mohanraj |
| First issue | September 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Website | strangehorizons |
| OCLC number | 56474213 |
Strange Horizons is an online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry in every issue.
History and profile[edit]
It was launched in September 2000, and publishes new material (usually some combination of fiction, articles, reviews, columns, poetry, and/or art) 51 weeks of the year. The magazine was founded by writer and editor Mary Anne Mohanraj.[1] It has a staff of approximately thirty volunteers, and is unusual among professional speculative fiction magazines in being funded entirely by donations, holding annual fund drives.
Awards[edit]
Susan Marie Groppi won the World Fantasy Special Award: Non-Professional in 2010 for her work as Editor-in-Chief on Strange Horizons.[2] The magazine itself was a finalist for the Best Website Hugo Award in 2002[3] and 2005,[4] and for the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine every year from 2013 through 2017.
The short story The House Beyond Your Sky by Benjamin Rosenbaum, published in 2006[5] in the magazine, was nominated for a 2007 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[6] Selkie Stories Are For Losers by Sofia Samatar was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 2014. Other stories in Strange Horizons have been nominated for the Nebula and other awards.[7] Three stories published in Strange Horizons have won the Theodore Sturgeon Award.
Editors-in-chief[edit]
- Mary Anne Mohanraj, 2000–2003
- Susan Marie Groppi, 2004–2010
- Niall Harrison, 2010–2017[8]
- Jane Crowley and Kate Dollarhyde, 2017-present[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Walter, Damien (June 13, 2014). "A digital renaissance for the science fiction short story". The Guardian.
- ^ Locus Publications (2010-10-31). "Locus Online News » World Fantasy Awards Winners". Locusmag.com. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "2002 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 2002-09-02. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "2005 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Elena, Lara. "Strange Horizons Fiction: The House Beyond Your Sky, by Benjamin Rosenbaum, illustration by Vladimir Vitkovsky". Strangehorizons.com. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "2007 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "Strange Horizons Awards". Strangehorizons.com. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Harrison, Niall (April 3, 2017). "Moving On". Strange Horizons. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ^ Glyer, Mike (3 April 2017). "Strange Horizons Announces New Editors-in-Chief". File 770. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Strange Horizons series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
