This past year was a good year overall for short fiction. And some of the most exciting short fiction was published online with or without the option of subscribing. There were also the usual print venues, both periodicals and anthologies. In this post, I'm going to try to provide an admittedly incomplete overview of the short fiction field in 2012, emphasizing online venues. I didn't read thoroughly enough in the print periodicals (Asimov's, Analog, Hitchcock's, Ellery Queen, or F&SF) to have a feel for them. And there were enough original anthologies that flew past my radar that I'm not even going to try to discuss any of them.
And as for the electronic magazines, with one exception, I'm only going to mention the ones I read at least once this year. I'm not going to discuss individual stories; I don't have that kind of time. Rather, I'm going to try to give a general idea of what the magazine was like. Links and subcription information (where applicable) will be provided.
And as for the electronic magazines, with one exception, I'm only going to mention the ones I read at least once this year. I'm not going to discuss individual stories; I don't have that kind of time. Rather, I'm going to try to give a general idea of what the magazine was like. Links and subcription information (where applicable) will be provided.
