Monday, July 25, 2011

Gender and Science Fiction/Fantasy—More Numbers

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…from DMS at GeekasChicas.com. I recently read a blog entry about gender distribution in submissions and publications that Edmund Schu...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Side-Show Arcade: Mansions of Madness

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A while back, I reviewed the excellent board game, Arkham Horror .  Its sister game—Mansions of Madness—is the subject of today’s investigat...
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Monday, July 18, 2011

This is My Corporation, Eat—Lon Prater

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"This Is My Corporation, Eat" is a story which sprang into my head during a conversation online with Ken Scholes. Neither of us re...
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Friday, July 15, 2011

How Evil Am I? Oh, About 76.3% On Average…

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Some more numbers neepery for you gentlefolk.  Again, these are just my numbers; the other assistant editors’ (not to mention Edmund’s) are ...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The Hanged Poet—Jeff Lyman

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I was inspired by "The Square", by Margueritte Duras, a French novella from 1955.  I found it fascinating that Ms. Duras could mai...
Monday, July 11, 2011

The Trouble With Eating Clouds

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Technically my collection of short stories has already been released (it’s been up on Amazon for a week or two), but I’ve been deeply invol...
Thursday, July 07, 2011

IGMS Award Anthology TOC

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For your consideration, the table of contents for the upcoming IGMS Award anthology: “Trinity County, CA” by Peter S. Beagle First appea...
Wednesday, July 06, 2011

InterGalactic Medicine Show Awards Anthology

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We’re pleased to announce that a new anthology collecting award-winning stories from IGMS will be published later this year.  In addition,...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Sideshow Datapoints—Gender and My Slush Pile

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I specify *my* slush pile because I don’t track the numbers for Eric, Chris, or Sarah’s slush.  As an assistant editor, it is not my job t...
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Monday, June 27, 2011

The Discriminating Monster’s Guide to the Perils of Princess Snatching—Scott M. Roberts

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Discriminating Monster owes its existence to French Toast Casserole. I am not making this up. Back in 2008, an editor had infuriated some...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Locus Reviewer Recommends ‘The Hanged Poet’

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Congrats to Jeff Lyman; his short story in IGMS #23, The Hanged Poet , earned a recommendation from Locus Online’s Lois Tilton! Link to th...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Sexism in SF and F

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(Note from Scott—this is a repost of an essay written by Edmund Schubert on MagicalWords.net .) There are several topics that flare up wit...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

IGMS Hydra Competition - In Brazilian

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Follow the link for a fun look at the new contest in Brazilian (which is actually Portuguese).
Monday, June 20, 2011

Hydra Competition for Brazilian Fantastic Literature

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Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show (IGMS) and The Elephant and Macaw Banner have partnered up to create a contest that will br...

Into the West—Eric James Stone

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I'm a member of the Codex Writers group, and for the past several years we've had a contest called "Codexian Idol."  (The ...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Leviathan Wakes—by James S.A. Corey

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"a really kickass space opera; interplanetary adventure the way it ought to be written." – George RR Martin I’m not sure tha...
Monday, June 13, 2011

Four Wizards and a Funeral—Mike Rimar

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  Four Rewrites and a Sale by Mike Rimar I. An Idea Not long after I learned my neighbor worked in a funeral home, a little voice in...
Thursday, June 09, 2011

IGMS Issue #23 is Online!

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Just so.  --Scott M. Roberts Asst. Editor, InterGalactic Medicine Show
Wednesday, June 08, 2011

Issue 23 - June 2011

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According to a recent press release, issue 23 has an unusual twist to it. Cue the news-magaz ine style TV music now… Dateline: Gree ...