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What magazine was home to the first professional fiction publications of Jonathan Lethem, Kelly Link, and Allen M. Steele? Well, these and many other significant milestones can all be found in the pages of Asimov’s Science Fiction. Asimov’s was …

Thoughts on a Definition of Science Fiction – March/April 2020 Happy Birthday, Isaac Asimov! – January/February 2020. 2019 A Sadder and a Wiser Woman – November/December 2019 Thirty-Third Annual Readers’ Awards’ Results – September/October 2019 The 2019 Dell Magazines Award – July/August 2019 Anthology News! – May/June 2019

From its earliest days in 1977 under the editorial direction of Isaac Asimov, Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine has maintained the tradition of publishing the best stories, unsurpassed in modern science fiction, from award-winning authors and first-time writers alike.

In the jazz world, “Miles” or “Louis” or “Wynton” brings instant recognition. In our own microcosm, it’s never a problem identifying “Isaac” or “Harlan” or “Ursula.” But there’s one little complication for science fiction people when it comes to this first-name business.

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Asimov’s Science Fiction magazine is an established market for science fiction stories. Asimov’s pays 8-10 cents per word for short stories up to 7,500 words, and 8 cents for each word over 7,500.

Come along and enjoy the same excitement we feel when reading each new issue of Asimov’s. See you there! – Sheila Williams. About the Editor. Sheila Williams is the two-time Hugo Award winning Editor of Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, which has won the prestigious Locus Award for Best Magazine multiple times.

Take a walk through time and browse historical listings of your favorite Asimov’s columns. You’ll find an extensive list of classic Asimov’s Editorials, Reflections, and Thought Experiments from an outstanding roster of notable authors through the years.

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