Editor Douglas Cohen announces a staffing change at Realms of Fantasy. Folkroots Editors Ari Berk & Kristen McDermott have announced their departure from the magazine, and Cohen has announced the hiring of Theodora Goss to replace them.
Cohen writes of Goss: “Fans of RoF may already be familiar with her name, as she’s published her fiction in our magazine (not to mention many other respected venues) a number of times in the past. Her work often explores subjects such as mythology and fairy tales, and combined with her ties to the magazine and the community at large, her previous editorial experience, and her academic pursuits, I believe she is going to do some amazing work on one of the columns that over the years has helped define Realms of Fantasy.”
Explaining the position, Cohen says “Since Realms of Fantasy‘s first issue, Folkroots has had its own editor that oversees this column. There are good reasons for this. Editing Folkroots requires a tremendous and detailed knowledge of the fantastical field on a broad range of topics. Terri Windling provided such knowledge when she founded this column and oversaw it for so many years. Ari & Kris continued what Terri started, so when they stepped down, I realized that this search would be somewhat different. And besides conducting a search for an editor this time, since Folkroots Editors have been known to write for this column as well, I would in fact also be searching for a potential columnist. In short, the right candidate needed a number of different skills at his or her disposal.”
To go with the announcement, Cohen offers an interview with Goss here, and, since “Fiction Editor Shawna McCarthy is actually responsible for Theodora’s first pro publication, ‘The Rose in Twelve Petals’, which appeared in Realms of Fantasy back in 2002,” that story available here, for free.