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SFScope: Jetse de Vries launches DayBreak Magazine, of near-term, upbeat sf
Futurismic: More positive sf: DayBreak Magazine launches for Diwali
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My "Diwali" story is up at DayBreak Magazine (online side of SHINE anthology). Check it out: http://daybreakmagazine.wordpress.com/ #fb 10/18/2009 |
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DayBreak! Your apperitif of optimistic SF until SHINE is released: http://daybreakmagazine.wordpress.com/ #fb 10/16/2009 |
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Neato: @shineanthology is putting out Daybreak Magazine. Free, optimistic SF. http://daybreakmagazine.wordpress.com 10/16/2009 |
Jetse de Vries launches DayBreak Magazine, of near-term, upbeat sf
SFScope —
... . Heralding that arrival, and, as de Vries tells us "with exuberant SF as thin on the ground as bankers without bonuses, DayBreak Magazine will alleviate the waiting and fill the gap. Simultaneously quenching your thirst for upbeat stories while also whetting your appetite for the main uplifitng dish, DayBreak Magazine will feature a positive, forward-looking story every second Friday until the print Shine anthology is released, or possibly even a bit beyond that date." DayBreak is scheduled to debut on Friday 16 October, "on the eve of Diwali, with 'The Very Difficult ...
More positive sf: DayBreak Magazine launches for Diwali
Futurismic —
... Well, editor Jetse de Vries has more good news; not only is Shine still on the roster of forthcoming releases from the recently-rescued Solaris Books imprint (April 2010), but there will be a whole bunch of teaser stories posted on DayBreak Magazine, a free-to-read webzine. Tell it to ‘em, Jetse: ...
Two New Magazines in One Day?
Tor.com —
... of Daybreak Magazine, edited by Jetse de Vries. The magazine is the online companion to the Shine anthology that de Vries is editing for Solaris Books. The stories featured on Daybreak Magazine will not appear in the print anthology. Both the magazine and the anthology will feature near-future, optimistic science fiction, as de Vries was sick of reading down-beat fiction. ...
Free Fiction From DayBreak Magazine, the Online Counterpart to the 'Shine' Anthology
SF Signal —
DayBreak Magazine is the online fiction part of Jetse de Vries' upcoming Shine anthology. On Friday October 16, the website published its first free story ("The Very Difficult Diwali of Sub-Inspector Gurushankar Rajaram" by Jeff Soesbe), with new ones available every second Friday until the print Shine anthology appears, and possible longer. (The Shine anthology is slated for an April 2010 release.)
Note that that the stories featured in DayBreak Magazine are not ...
DayBreak Magazine, Optimistic Science Fiction
Big Dumb Object —
... DayBreak Magazine has been launched and is online. It’s the online part of the Shine anthology, which has been causing all sorts of discussion with its near-future optimistic Science Fiction theme. Here’s what the editor ...
Original free fiction feed now tracks one more source
Variety SF —
... New entry in bot's watch list.DayBreak Magazine: A new "near-future, optimistic SF" short story published by Jetse de Vris "every second & fourth Friday, starting October 16", till about late December when contents of Shine anthology (due next year?) are revealed. Stuff other than short stories is also published, but I'm picking up only short stories. [via ...
Realms of Fantasy Re-Opens; Jetse de Vries Launches Daybreak
Locus Online News —
... after a seven-month hiatus. The subscription price is increasing on November 15, 2009, so subscribe now if you want to get the old rates of $16.95 for a six-issue subscription in the US ($28.95 overseas), and $29.95 for twelve issues ($53.95 overseas). New rates will be $19.99 for six issues ($29.99 overseas), and $34.99 for twelve issues ($54.99 overseas). In other magazine news, Jetse de Vries launched free online magazine Daybreak this October, featuring upbeat science fiction stories. The magazine is intended to promote de Vries's upcoming anthology Shine (Solaris), ...
The Very Difficult Diwali of Sub-Inspector Gurushankar Rajaram by Jeff Soesbe
Big Dumb Object —
... is The Very Difficult Diwali of Sub-Inspector Gurushankar Rajaram by Jeff Soesbe and it’s a story I thoroughly enjoyed. ...
Outshining the competition
When Gravity Fails —
Although Shine (our anthology of optimistic SF) is planned for release by Solaris Books in April 2010, readers can whet their appetites until then over at DayBreak Magazine, where a 'positive, forward-looking SF story' will be featured every second Friday until the Shine anthology is released. Daybreak magazine was launched last Friday. ...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Jetse de Vries
SF Signal —
... in the A Mosque Among the Stars anthology (which portrays Islam and/or Muslims in a positive light), The Fleas They Carried (a relief anthology for animail aid) and The Apex Book of World SF (which celebrates SF from around the globe: upcoming November 2009). Right now, Jetse has an anthology of near future, optimistic SF called Shine coming up Solaris Books in April 2010, and edits the online gig DayBreak Magazine and Twitterzine @outshine. ...
Shine update and competition!
When Gravity Fails —
... anthology, and about the fantastic Daybreak Magazine blog in support of the book, which will publish an optimistic short story every two weeks until the book's release next year. ...
The Gender Plague - K. D. Wentworth
Big Dumb Object —
The third story from DayBreak Magazine is The Gender Plague by K. D. Wentworth. It's a story of a nano-virus switching peoples gender overnight. It sounds a bit crazy and initially feels like an idea with not much of a story. However the story keeps going and going, taking the idea to it's end. An end which is a bit predictable, but definitely optimistic. Along the way the story has some clichéd moments but also some moments that made me laugh. My favourite line: He jerked the bed sheet off and averted his eyes from the wobbling upper ...
DayBreak Magazine's first competition
SFScope —
Since we announced the launch of DayBreak Magazine in this article , editor/publisher Jetse de Vries has continued offering new stories, most recently "The Gender Plague" by K.D. Wentworth and "The Branding of Shu Mei Feng" by Amanda Clark. de Vries has also launched the magazine's first competition, with entries due by 15 December. Winners (and the correct answers) will be announced on 18 December. The competition is open to readers worldwide, but only to those of legal drinking age, since the main prizes are: a bottle of Frapin Cigar Blend cognac, Highland Park ...
IS IT ALIVE?
In the Plane of the Ecliptic —
... Also, in order to promote Shine and optimistic SF in general, I have started a webzine called Daybreak Magazine. DayBreak Magazine will feature an new story every two weeks. So far four have already been published: ...
horrorhouse by David D. Levine
Big Dumb Object —
... horrorhouse by David D. Levine is, as you would expect for a story published in DayBreak Magazine, near future optimistic Science Fiction. ...
The Branding of Shu Mei Feng By Amanda Clark
Big Dumb Object —
... story, The Branding of Shu Mei Feng By Amanda Clark is set in China and Mongolia and follows the tale of the eponymous Shu Mei Feng. ...
Upcoming Stories In Daybreak Magazine (Including One Of My Own)
Big Dumb Object —
Jetse has posted the upcoming stories for DayBreak Magazine, they're in the right hand sidebar, under upcoming. Here's the list: January 22, 2010: Dalí's Clocks by Dave Hutchinson February 5, 2010: Riding in Mexico by Brenda Cooper February 19, ...
She's All Light by LaShawn M. Wanak
Big Dumb Object —
... story about virtual people: She's All Light by LaShawn M. Wanak tells the story of what happens when someone you love decides to get uploaded. In many ways it's the usual SF ideas of what happens when the body is taken away and only the mind exists in virtual space, however the angle is personal, the view from a close relationship rather than the metaphysical questions. ...
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