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The Future Fire

January 01, 1970

The Future Fire is a small-press, online science fiction magazine (ISSN 1746-1839), run by a joint British–US team of editors. The magazine was launched in January 2005 and releases issues four times a year, with stories, articles, and reviews in both HTML and PDF formats. At times (notably 2006–7, 2010–11) issues appeared more sporadically than this.[1]

Contents edit

The Future Fire publishes both fiction and nonfiction. For fiction it publishes speculative fiction, cyberpunk and dark fantasy, with a focus on social and political themes and mundane rather than hard SF. In the area of nonfiction it publishes reviews and interviews with people such as Cory Doctorow, author of Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, and Kevin Warwick the cyborg scientist, articles on new media, posthumanism, and artificial intelligence. In 2010 The Future Fire published themed issues on feminist science fiction and queer science fiction.

 

The Future Fire has published stories by:

It has included illustrations and artwork by:

The Future Fire has run occasional writers' conventions and competitions, including a flash fiction contest sponsored by the MirrorMask movie, and a satirical writing contest based on spam subject lines judged by Peter Tennant.[2]

Staff edit

  • Djibril al-Ayad, General editor
  • Regina de Burca, Associate editor
  • Valeria Vitale, Associate editor

Anthologies edit

The Future Fire has published seven anthologies (under the imprint Futurefire.net Publications): Outlaw Bodies, co-edited by Lori Selke (ISBN 978-0-9573975-0-7), in 2012, a collection of stories on the theme of forbidden or constrained bodies, disability, feminism and trans issues;[3] and We See a Different Frontier, co-edited with Fabio Fernandes (ISBN 978-0-9573975-2-1) in 2013, with preface by Aliette de Bodard and critical afterword by Ekaterina Sedia, which raised over $4,500 in crowdfunding via Peerbackers;[4] a third anthology, Accessing the Future, co-edited by Kathryn Allan, raised over $8,000 via IndieGogo,[5] and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly;[6] TFF-X (co-edited by Djibril al-Ayad, Cécile Matthey and Valeria Vitale) and Fae Visions of the Mediterranean (co-edited by Valeria Vitale) appeared in late 2015 and early 2016 respectively.[7] A mixed anthology of fiction and essays related to classical monsters, Making Monsters co-edited by Emma Bridges, was jointly released with the Institute of Classical Studies in 2018.[8] In 2022 they published an anthology of speculative noir, guest edited by Valeria Vitale, under the title Noir Fire.[9][10]

References edit

  1. ^ See Whispers of Wickedness review, 'delivering solid, if irregular, packages of fiction'; SF Encyclopaedia entry: 'resumed publication in February 2012 after an eighteen-month hiatus'.
  2. ^ see the 'Flashes of Darkness' and 'Nudge Nudge Wink Wink' competition details at [1]
  3. ^ See e.g. reviews at Strange Horizons http://www.strangehorizons.com/reviews/2012/11/outlaw_bodies_e.shtml and New York Journal of Books http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/review/outlaw-bodies
  4. ^ See http://peerbackers.com/projects/we-see-a-different-frontier/ (site down: ; contents at http://press.futurefire.net/p/we-see-different-frontier.html; reviewed at Publishers Weekly: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-9573975-2-1
  5. ^ "Accessing the Future".
  6. ^ Publishers Weekly, http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-9573975-4-5
  7. ^ http://press.futurefire.net/p/tff-x.html and http://press.futurefire.net/p/fae-visions.html; Fae Visions was reviewed by Publishers Weekly: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-9573975-8-3
  8. ^ http://press.futurefire.net/p/making-monsters.html ; call for submissions at https://ics.sas.ac.uk/about-us/news/cfs-making-monsters-anthology
  9. ^ Valeria Vitale and Djibril al-Ayad (ed.), Noir Fire: A Gritty Speculative Fiction Anthology. Futurefire.net Publishing, 2022. Pp. v + 258. ISBN (paperback) 978-0-9957265-2-9; ISBN (electronic) 978-0-9957265-3-6. http://press.futurefire.net/p/noir-fire.html
  10. ^ Review by Adri Joy at Nerds of a Feather: http://www.nerds-feather.com/2022/06/questing-in-shorts-june-2022.html

External links edit

  • Original site
  • Entry in Encyclopaedia of Science Fiction
  • Review of Future Fire 8 in Whispers of Wickedness (site down: )
  • Interview with TFF editor in MBR:Points (site down)
  • Review of Future Fire 20
  • Spotlight on The Future Fire by The Outer Alliance (site down: )
  • Interview with TFF editor in Duotrope's Digest.
  • Interview with editor (from 2011) in The Apprentice Storyteller (site down: )

January 01, 1970
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The Future Fire is a small press online science fiction magazine ISSN 1746 1839 run by a joint British US team of editors The magazine was launched in January 2005 and releases issues four times a year with stories articles and reviews in both HTML and PDF formats At times notably 2006 7 2010 11 issues appeared more sporadically than this 1 Contents 1 Contents 2 Staff 3 Anthologies 4 References 5 External linksContents editThe Future Fire publishes both fiction and nonfiction For fiction it publishes speculative fiction cyberpunk and dark fantasy with a focus on social and political themes and mundane rather than hard SF In the area of nonfiction it publishes reviews and interviews with people such as Cory Doctorow author of Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom and Kevin Warwick the cyborg scientist articles on new media posthumanism and artificial intelligence In 2010 The Future Fire published themed issues on feminist science fiction and queer science fiction nbsp The Future Fire has published stories by Neil Ayres Bruce Boston Rebecca Buchanan Silvia Moreno Garcia Maria Grech Ganado Terry Grimwood Rhys Hughes Vylar Kaftan Petra Kuppers Alison Littlewood Sandra McDonald Sarah Pinsker Steven Pirie Malena Salazar Macia Sofia Samatar Brett Alexander Savory Benjanun Sriduangkaew Richard Thieme Lavie Tidhar Jo Walton Aliya Whiteley Lynda Williams It has included illustrations and artwork by Martin Hanford Tais Teng The Future Fire has run occasional writers conventions and competitions including a flash fiction contest sponsored by the MirrorMask movie and a satirical writing contest based on spam subject lines judged by Peter Tennant 2 Staff editDjibril al Ayad General editor Regina de Burca Associate editor Valeria Vitale Associate editorAnthologies editThe Future Fire has published seven anthologies under the imprint Futurefire net Publications Outlaw Bodies co edited by Lori Selke ISBN 978 0 9573975 0 7 in 2012 a collection of stories on the theme of forbidden or constrained bodies disability feminism and trans issues 3 and We See a Different Frontier co edited with Fabio Fernandes ISBN 978 0 9573975 2 1 in 2013 with preface by Aliette de Bodard and critical afterword by Ekaterina Sedia which raised over 4 500 in crowdfunding via Peerbackers 4 a third anthology Accessing the Future co edited by Kathryn Allan raised over 8 000 via IndieGogo 5 and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly 6 TFF X co edited by Djibril al Ayad Cecile Matthey and Valeria Vitale and Fae Visions of the Mediterranean co edited by Valeria Vitale appeared in late 2015 and early 2016 respectively 7 A mixed anthology of fiction and essays related to classical monsters Making Monsters co edited by Emma Bridges was jointly released with the Institute of Classical Studies in 2018 8 In 2022 they published an anthology of speculative noir guest edited by Valeria Vitale under the title Noir Fire 9 10 References edit See Whispers of Wickedness review delivering solid if irregular packages of fiction SF Encyclopaedia entry resumed publication in February 2012 after an eighteen month hiatus see the Flashes of Darkness and Nudge Nudge Wink Wink competition details at 1 See e g reviews at Strange Horizons http www strangehorizons com reviews 2012 11 outlaw bodies e shtml and New York Journal of Books http www nyjournalofbooks com review outlaw bodies See http peerbackers com projects we see a different frontier site down Wayback Machine version contents at http press futurefire net p we see different frontier html reviewed at Publishers Weekly http www publishersweekly com 978 0 9573975 2 1 Accessing the Future Publishers Weekly http www publishersweekly com 978 0 9573975 4 5 http press futurefire net p tff x html and http press futurefire net p fae visions html Fae Visions was reviewed by Publishers Weekly http www publishersweekly com 978 0 9573975 8 3 http press futurefire net p making monsters html call for submissions at https ics sas ac uk about us news cfs making monsters anthology Valeria Vitale and Djibril al Ayad ed Noir Fire A Gritty Speculative Fiction Anthology Futurefire net Publishing 2022 Pp v 258 ISBN paperback 978 0 9957265 2 9 ISBN electronic 978 0 9957265 3 6 http press futurefire net p noir fire html Review by Adri Joy at Nerds of a Feather http www nerds feather com 2022 06 questing in shorts june 2022 htmlExternal links editOriginal site Entry in Encyclopaedia of Science Fiction Review of Future Fire 8 in Whispers of Wickedness site down Wayback Machine version Interview with TFF editor in MBR Points site down Review of Future Fire 20 Spotlight on The Future Fire by The Outer Alliance site down Wayback Machine version Interview with TFF editor in Duotrope s Digest Interview with editor from 2011 in The Apprentice Storyteller site down Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Future Fire amp oldid 1190907810, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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