Author name: Skiffy Fanty

According to a recent press release (at SF Signal), Sean Wallace of Prime Books has sold Lightspeed Magazine and Fantasy Magazine to John Joseph Adams.  A snippet: Prime Books Sells Magazines Lightspeed and Fantasy to Editor John Joseph Adams ROCKVILLE, MD, NOV. 7–Prime Books is pleased to announce the sale and transfer of ownership of their acclaimed online magazines Lightspeed (www.lightspeedmagazine.com) and Fantasy (www.fantasy-magazine.com) to John Joseph Adams. Adams, the current editor of both magazines, will officially assume the role of publisher starting with the January 2012 issues. “With the continuing expansion and success of Prime Books, my attention and time is increasingly consumed by book publishing,” publisher Sean Wallace said. “With John already doing a terrific job as editor, it simply made sense for him to take over as publisher as well. We’re really thrilled that this has worked out for both John and Prime.” New publisher John Joseph Adams says he is delighted at the prospect of taking over the magazines and looks forward to the challenges ahead. “It’s an exciting time to be involved in publishing,” he said. “Models are changing and so is the readership, and online magazines have a better shot at sustainability than ever have before. I believe the possibilities for growth are tremendous, and I look forward to staying in the vanguard of this new frontier.” That’s incredible news.  We wish JJA the best of success in the future!

We got these bad mummies from Tor.com: BEST NOVEL Winner: Who Fears Death, Nnedi Okorafor (DAW) Zoo City, Lauren Beukes (Jacana South Africa; Angry Robot) The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit) The Silent Land, Graham Joyce (Gollancz; Doubleday) Under Heaven, Guy Gavriel Kay (Viking Canada; Roc; Harper Voyager UK) Redemption In Indigo, Karen Lord (Small Beer) BEST NOVELLA Winner: “The Maiden Flight of McCauley’s Bellerophon,” Elizabeth Hand (Stories: All-New Tales) Bone and Jewel Creatures, Elizabeth Bear (Subterranean) The Broken Man, Michael Byers (PS) The Thief of Broken Toys, Tim Lebbon (ChiZine) “The Mystery Knight,” George R.R. Martin (Warriors) “The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen’s Window,” Rachel Swirsky (Subterranean Summer 2010) BEST SHORT FICTION Winner: “Fossil-Figures,” Joyce Carol Oates (Stories: All-New Tales) “Beautiful Men,” Christopher Fowler (Visitants: Stories of Fallen Angels and Heavenly Hosts) “Booth’s Ghost,” Karen Joy Fowler (What I Didn’t See and Other Stories) “Ponies,” Kij Johnson (Tor.com 11/17/10) “Tu Sufrimiento Shall Protect Us,” Mercurio D. Rivera (Black Static 8-9/10) BEST ANTHOLOGY Winner: My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me, Kate Bernheimer, ed. (Penguin) The Way of the Wizard, John Joseph Adams, ed. (Prime) Haunted Legends, Ellen Datlow & Nick Mamatas, eds. (Tor) Stories: All-New Tales, Neil Gaiman & Al Sarrantonio, eds. (Morrow; Headline Review) Black Wings: New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror, S.T. Joshi, ed. (PS) Swords & Dark Magic, Jonathan Strahan & Lou Anders, eds. (Eos) BEST COLLECTION Winner: What I Didn’t See and Other Stories, Karen Joy Fowler (Small Beer) The Ammonite Violin & Others, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean) Holiday, M. Rickert (Golden Gryphon) Sourdough and Other Stories, Angela Slatter (Tartarus) The Third Bear, Jeff VanderMeer (Tachyon) BEST ARTIST Winner: Kinuko Y. Craft Vincent Chong Richard A. Kirk John Picacio Congrats to all the winners! ———————————————————– Shaun’s take:  I’m a little sad that Lauren Beukes didn’t win, but Nnedi Okorafor is amazing too (and she gets mad credit from me for being so willing to say what she feels and believes).  I just have a soft spot for Beukes, I guess.  Those South African writers are making me fall head over heels!