Fiction Editor John Joseph Adams reminds us that Lightspeed Magazine is officially launching on 1 June. Now we have much more than just the title and the staff list (to which publisher Prime Books has added).
The newest member of the Lightspeed team: audiobook producer Stefan Rudnicki will be producing the Lightspeed Magazine story podcast. Rudnicki is an independent director, producer, narrator, and publisher of audiobooks. Adams says “He has received more than a dozen Audie Awards from the Audio Publishers Association, a Ray Bradbury Award, a Bram Stoker Award, and a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for The Children’s Shakespeare. Outside of the audiobook industry, he’s probably best known for the dozen books he’s written or edited, from actor’s resource anthologies to a best-selling adaptation of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. He is also president of Skyboat Road Company, the most respected independent audio production team on the West Coast.”
In addition to that, Adams tells us much more about the debut issue, which will feature “four all-new, never-before-published stories: from newcomer Vylar Kaftan, an interstellar love story dealing with the perils of communication and time-dilation; from bestselling, award-winning author Jack McDevitt, a tale about Earth’s moon and the mysteries it might still possess; from David Barr Kirtley, an adventure of a young catman who must face the last of the dogmen and something else entirely unexpected; and from bestselling author Carrie Vaughn, a cautionary tale of the near future that shows some of the extremes we might be pushed to if we don’t start implementing now the seeds for a sustainable future.
“Additional features include: an article about relativity and the speed of light by astronomer/author Mike Brotherton; a list of the top ten reasons why genetically-engineered animals won’t make good pets by humorist Carol Pinchefsky; a profile of astronaut Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, by Genevieve Valentine; and a primer for sustainable living by ecologist Amanda Rose Levy.”
In addition to the on-screen, printed content Lightspeed “will adapt two of its four stories each month to podcast format. Issue one’s podcasts are ‘The Cassandra Project’ by Jack McDevitt and ‘Amaryllis’ by Carrie Vaughn.”
Adams also announces a pre-launch print bonus for attendees of Wiscon (Memorial Day Weekend, in Madison, Wisconsin): “All members of the convention will receive a limited edition Lightspeed Magazine sampler in digest magazine format,” featuring “I’m Alive, I Love You, I’ll See You in Reno” by Vylar Kaftan, “Is There Anybody Out There That Wants to Go Fast” by Mike Brotherton, “Amaryllis” by Carrie Vaughn, and an Author Spotlight on Carrie Vaughn.
And finally, he offers us Lightspeed‘s complete posting schedule for June 2010:
1 June:
Fiction: “I’m Alive, I Love You, I’ll See You in Reno” by Vylar Kaftan
Author Spotlight: Vylar Kaftan
Podcast: “I’m Alive, I Love You, I’ll See You in Reno” by Vylar Kaftan (on Escape Pod)
Editorial by John Joseph Adams
3 June:
Nonfiction: “Is There Anybody Out There That Wants to Go Fast” by Mike Brotherton
8 June:
Fiction: “The Cassandra Project” by Jack McDevitt
Author Spotlight: Jack McDevitt
Podcast: “The Cassandra Project” by Jack McDevitt, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
10 June:
Nonfiction: “The High Untresspassed Sanctity of Space: Seven True Stories about Eugene Cernan” by Genevieve Valentine
15 June:
Fiction: “Cats in Victory” by David Barr Kirtley
Author Spotlight: David Barr Kirtley
Podcast: “Cats in Victory” by David Barr Kirtley (on Starship Sofa)
17 June:
Nonfiction: “Top Ten Reasons Why Uplifted Animals Don’t Make Good Pets” by Carol Pinchefsky
22 June:
Fiction: “Amaryllis” by Carrie Vaughn
Author Spotlight: Carrie Vaughn
Podcast: “Amaryllis” by Carrie Vaughn, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
24 June:
Nonfiction: “Every Step We Take” by Amanda Rose Levy
Related articles previously published on SFScope:
Lightspeed Magazine now open for submissions
Prime Books to launch Lightspeed Magazine