Realms of Fantasy
Since I’ve often gone on record lamenting the relative dearth of short-fiction markets for sci-fi and fantasy, I think it’s only fair that I help spread the word regarding Realms of Fantasy magazine. Specifically, RoF–which was saved from oblivion last year by a new publisher–is once again facing possible cancellation, due to insufficient subscription rates. You can learn more at the site linked above, or here, at the blog of editor Douglas Cohen.
I’m not suggesting that you should subscribe out of “loyalty to the genre” or anything like that. If you’re not interested (or can’t afford it), that’s perfectly all right. But if you’ve ever considered subscribing, or have wanted to but have been putting it off, now would be a really, really good time.




I gave up on RoF back around 2000 because it lacked the sword & sorcery and heroic fantasy I was interested in reading as short fiction. I haven’t had a chance to check it out since its resurrection. This will goad me into doing so. It would suck, though, if I found another great venue for short fiction only to lose it.