First I’d like to say many thanks to everyone for their encouragement and good wishes. I must say that your kindness has really touched me. And the outpouring of support bodes very well for the continued creation and love of weird fiction.
I have had very positive meetings with the new publishers of Weird Tales and I have good expectations for the future of the magazine. I am happy to announce that Issue #359, (with fiction from Conrad Williams, Joel Lane, Tamsyn Muir, Tom Underberg, Leena Likitalo, Stephen Graham Jones and Evan Peterson – and an interview with & artwork from Richard A. Kirk), will be published; however there are no firm dates yet. And I plan on adding my own editorial to welcome the new editors. We continue to talk and spectacular things are sure to come out of these discussions – this can only be good for the Weird Tales audience and community.
Again, many thanks. Please stay tuned for more news soon.
New Issue!
Hi, Ann, can you tell us what will happen to the current submissions? Those of us with a story in the slushpile will be wondering who will read it, and when, and whether guidelines will change in the interim, and so on.
Also, as a subscriber, I’d love to know if there will be any changes to the subscriptions.
Thanks! And thanks for all your great editorial work.
Great new, Ann. Glad to hear you say all of this. And I’m really looking forward to SGJ’s story, big fan of his work, great acquisition there.
I heard that the content of the magazine has changed, which makes my submission inappropriate for the new guidelines. So I withdraw my submission. If you need further information, please mail me.
Ditto on the slushpile–is my story rejected, or still held? How do I find out?
Okay, I’m withdrawing “The Little White Dodge” since you guys appear to be out of business.
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