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SF Tidbits for 4/30/09
SF Signal — ... 7th Son trilogy has been optioned by Warner Bros. VanderBits: Jeff VanderMeer reviews Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel, a robot steampunk book. Very cool... Jeff also shows us the making of Finch, his latest novel, from idea stage to finished product. Niall Harrison takes a detailed look at The Arthur C. Clarke Award nominees. Apex Magazine goes on hiatus. SFWA has announced the results of this year's ...

Apex Magazine suspends publication
SFScope — [image] Publisher Jason Sizemore has announced that, "effective immediately", Apex Magazine is "going on hiatus. We've reached a point where myself and the other people involved with Apex Publications felt it best that we put our focus and energies into the side of the business that makes the money: the books." Sizemore doesn't think this is a final state, however: "I believe it is only temporary. For now, the hiatus will definitely last at least three months. It might go on six months, a year, but when the resources are there to bring it back, it will be brought ...

May 1, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — ... Survival Guide: Job Description. Alma Alexander on “Some of the people all of the time, all of the people some of the time”. The Book Publicity Blog on Sending review copies of books to bloggers, Part II. Janice Hardy on Take Two. News For a limited time (something like the next 24 hours), you can grab a copy of M-Brane SF #4 here. A Map of the Land of Books. Apex Magazine goes on hiatus. SFWA Election Results. Tor will be reprinting George ...

Semiprozine News
Semiprozine.org — Abyss & Apex: We’re now OPEN for our May submissions period for short fiction and flash fiction. Please read our guidelines page for further information. Ansible: Issue #262, May 2009 now available. Apex Magazine: Apex Magazine is going on hiatus. Beneath Ceaseless Skies: Issue #15 now available. Clarkesworld Magazine: Issue #32, May 2009 now available. GUD: Issue #4 is off to the printer and ...

Short Fiction: One Year Later by Neil Clarke
Clarkesworld Magazine — ... has wisely retained most of the staff and seems to be taking the time to relaunch the magazine properly. A lot of people are watching this one from the sidelines and wondering if RoF will reclaim its place or suffer the same fate that befell Warren s prior ventures into magazine publishing. I wish them all the best of luck. Some magazines haven t been as fortunate. Two casualties of note are Apex Magazine and Paradox Magazine. Apex , a print magazine that had moved online, has gone on indefinite hiatus , but hopes to return someday. Paradox came to an end with the ...