The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (often given as just Fantasy and Science Fiction or F&SF) is a digest size American science fiction magazine. It was first published in 1949 as The Magazine of Fantasy with Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas as its editors, adding and Science Fiction from its second issue on. It was initially quarterly, then bi-monthly and finally monthly. As of 2005 it continues to publish literary science fiction, fantasy and horror stories. There are now 11 issues per year, including an extended "anniversary double issue" every October.
Editors over the years have included Avram Davidson, Edward L. Ferman, Kristine Kathryn Rusch and current editor Gordon Van Gelder. All of its editors have maintained a very high literary standard.
There have been numerous single-author specials over the years. Featured authors have included Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, James Blish, Harlan Ellison, Stephen King and Theodore Sturgeon.
Isaac Asimov also wrote a science column for the magazine that ran for 399 monthly issues without a break.
Several Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction Anthologies have been published
Notable works that first appeared in the magazine (frequently in shorter form) include:
- "Born of Man and Woman" by Richard Matheson
- "Jeffty is Five" by Harlan Ellison
- The Dark Tower by Stephen King
- Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
- A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Previous Editors
- Anthony Boucher, 1949-August 1958
- J. Francis McComas, 1949-August 1954
- Robert P. Mills, September 1958-March 1962
- Avram Davidson, April 1962-November 1964
- Joseph W. Ferman, December 1964-December 1965 (essentially supervising his son, Edward Ferman, who was the actual editor)
- Edward L. Ferman, January 1966-June 1991
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch, July 1991-May 1997
Current Staff
- Gordon Van Gelder, Editor, June 1997-present, Publisher; 2001-present
- Barbara J. Norton, Assistant Publisher, 2001-present
- Keith Kahla, Assistant Publisher, 2001-present
- Robin O'Connor, Assistant Editor, 1990-present
- John Joseph Adams, Assistant Editor, 2001-present
- Harlan Ellison, Film Editor, 1990-present
- Carol Pinchefsky, Contests Editor, 2004-present
- John M. Cappello, Newsstand Circulation, 2004-present
External link
- The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Official Site (http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/)
- Visual Index of Science Fiction Cover Art (VISCO) (http://www.sfcovers.net/mainnav.htm) - includes an archive of F&SF covers, 1949 - current