PS Publishing‘s Peter Crowther announces yet another schedule and format change for what was formerly known as Postscripts magazine. He writes “after some lengthy consideration we’ve decided on another change for the creature formerly known as Postscripts. Now approaching its seventh year, PS’s flagship publication—having already established itself as one of the premier magazines in horror, fantasy, and SF short stories—has settled into life as a… hardcover anthology.…
“But putting it out four times a year is taking its toll on us, so we’re going to reduce the frequency to twice-yearly but, at the same time, double the contents. Thus the only thing that readers will be short of is two sets of boards every year. So, starting with the next volume (issues 20/21), we’re dropping Postscripts to two 150,000-word books per year—each one with its own title—instead of four 65,000-word issues. But worry not—it’s not going to cost you any more for your fix.”
Individual copies will now cost £30 (unsigned) and £60 (for the signed, traycased edition). One-year subscriptions (two issues) will be £50 and £100. “And, as a subscriber, you’ll also receive our signed winter hardcover chapbook (priced at £15) free of charge.” As an additional subscription bonus, subscribers will receive one PS novella per year of their subscription (unsigned or signed, matching the subscription).
And PS is offering a super special bonus for five-year subscriptions (£250 or £500): “a copy of our upcoming lavishly-illustrated hardcover edition of Stephen King’s One for the Road, unsigned.”
Issue #19, the last of the quarterlies, has just been published with title Enemy of the Good. Contents of this issue include:
Editorial by Nick Gevers
“Balfour and Meriwether in the Adventure of the Emperor’s Vengeance” by Daniel Abraham
“Bigger than the Beetles” by Andrew Hook
“The Cacto Skeleton” by David T. Wilbanks
“Enemy of the Good” by Matthew Hughes
“A Life Cliched” by David N. Drake
“The Red King’s Sleep” by Marly Youmans
“Meeting Mr. Tony” by Tim Lees
“The World Breaks” by Scott Edelman
“The Portrayed Man” by Justin Cartaginese
“The Famous Cave Paintings on Isolis 9” by Chris Beckett
“Famous People” by Ron Savage
“The Warlock and the Man of the Word” by M.K. Hobson
Related articles previously published on SFScope:
Postscripts #18 to be first of the quarterly anthologies (1 May 2009)
Postscripts to drop “magazine” tagline in favor of “quarterly anthology”, more changes afoot (23 September 2008)
PS Publishing updates books schedule, Postscripts format (29 August 2008)