Analog Science Fiction and Fact

Q&A With Avery Parks Avery Parks makes her Analog debut in our [Sept/Oct issue, on sale now!] with “A Shot in the Dark” a short story inspired by the 1925 serum run to Nome, Alaska, where a 600-mile dog sle…

Get to know Avery Parks @averyparks.bsky.social in this week's blog post, where we discuss how the 1925 serum run to Nome inspired her story "A Shot in the Dark," now available in our Sept/Oct issue
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Theseus’s Anti-Paradox by Auston Habershaw Auston Habershaw’s latest novelette, “In a Desolate Garden” from our [Sept/Oct issue, on sale now!], explores a unique twist on the Ship of Theseus paradox: &#…

Check out our latest blog post, where Auston Habershaw explores a fascinating inversion of the Ship of Theseus paradox while asking, "At what point do human beings just cease to exist?"
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Our September/October issue is on sale now! Pick up a copy for the latest stories from Jay Werkheiser, Larry Niven, Auston Habershaw, M.L. Clark, and more

The Science of Grief: What the Psychology of Death Tells Us About Life by Victoria N. Shi Drawing on scientific research and examples from her own life, Victoria N. Shi explores the role of death and grief in the human psyche in this thoughtful feature. Check out her …

Check out this week's blog post from Victoria N. Shi, who discusses how the psychology of death and grief helped inspire her story "Patient Was the Doctor"
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Building a Bicycle Track on Mars by Marie Vibbert From the reactive properties of cement, to the use of local materials, learn all about the scientific potential for building a bicycle track on Mars in this fascinating essay by Ma…

Could a bicycle track exist on Mars? The science behind concrete, velocity, and gravity suggests it might. Find out how in this fascinating blog post by Marie Vibbert
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Fear and Curiosity: Writing a Hard Sci-Fi Series Without a Roadmap by James Dick(Photo credit: Sandra Clive) Learn all about the unique challenges and questions raised by writing a sequel to one’s best work in this enlightening feature by James Dick, whose s…

Catch up with James Dick in our latest blog post, where the author discusses the unique challenges posed by writing a sequel to what he considers his best work

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New Tech, New Stories: How to Stay Ahead of Trends That Don’t Exist Yet by Bernie Jean Schiebeling The advent of powerful AI tools such as ChatGPT has borne serious problems for science fiction writers and publishers alike. As a result, Bernie Jean Schiebeling has figu…

Bernie Jean Schiebeling has figured out some ways that SF authors can combat AI in publishing, and outlines them in this thoughtful feature. Check out their Analog debut, "If the Algorithms Are Gentle," in our July/August issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/08/08/n...

We’re Here Together by Mike Bell In this brilliant essay, Mike Bell explores the simulation hypothesis that factors in his latest story, “The Marks We Leave,” from our [Jul/Aug issue, on sale now!] It’s su…

Check out this week's blog post, where Mike Bell discusses how simulation theory helped inspire his latest story from our July/August issue
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Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Alec Nevala-Lee In this exclusive feature for The Astounding Analog Companion, Alec Nevala-Lee draws parallels between the “DOGE Kids” of 2025 and the scientists who worked closely w…

Check out our latest blog post, where Alec Nevala-Lee draws parallels between the “DOGE Kids” of 2025 and the scientists who worked closely with government during the Cold War.
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Q&A on “Under the Moons of Venus: A Tale of a Princess Altivolant” by Jay Werkheiser and Frank Wu In this fascinating blog piece, Jay Werkheiser and Frank Wu discuss the historical debate surrounding the existence of Venusian moons, while also providing a scientific framework for the potential …

Check out our latest blog post, where Jay Werkheiser and Frank Wu take a deep dive into the history behind the search for Venusian moons
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We'd like to offer our heartiest congratulations to the winners of this year's Analytical Laboratory: Martin L. Shoemaker (Novella), Sean Monaghan (Novelette), and Stanley Schmidt (Short Story). Read the full list of finalists in our Jul/Aug issue, on sale now!

Our Jul/Aug issue is on sale now! Pick up a copy to read more great science fiction from David Gerrold, Marie Vibbert, James Dick, Sean Monaghan, and AnLab winners Jay Werkheiser and Frank Wu.

Remediation and Re-Imagining by Joanne Rixon Joanne Rixon makes their Analog debut in our [May/June issue, on sale now] with “Methods of Remediation in Nearshore Ecologies.” In this thoughtful essay, Joanne discusses how…

Learn about what makes Joanne Rixon's SF so compelling in this week's blog post, where Rixon discusses why they write stories that envision a more hopeful future
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I’m happy to announce that my story ”Ontario Lacus” will be in the Sept/Oct 2025 issue of @analogsf.bsky.social!

Logline: What if you wanted to swim across Titan’s Ontario Lacus*… and the support boat driver was your ex?

*yes, you will need water wings. And a pretty fancy suit.

Linguistics and Empire in “Isolate” by Tom R. Pike Tom Pike discusses the linguistic research into multilingualism by Dr. Rossina Soyan that inspired “Isolate,” his latest story, now available in our [May/June issue, on s…

Check out this week's blog post to find out how research on speakers of the Tuvan language of southern Siberia helped inspire Tom Pike's "Isolate" from our May/June issue
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My short story Patient was the Doctor is available NOW with the @analogsf.bsky.social July/August 2025 issue. 😁

For everybody who respects science, likes octopuses, and wonders whether they're fighting hard enough against the banality of evil.

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Q&A With Tiffany Fritz Tiffany Fritz makers her Analog debut with the short story “North American Union v. Exergy-Petroline Corporation” in our [May/June issue, on sale now!]. In this extensive interview, you…

Tiffany Fritz appears on the blog today to talk about her story “North American Union v. Exergy-Petroline Corporation” in our current issue! Get to know her at:
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Photoshopped poster for a scifi short story, showing a giant octopus (in a tank) before an Asian man wearing a lab coat. The text reads Analog Science Fiction and Fact (the publication), Patient was the Doctor (the story title) and, "Coming in the July/August 2025 issue."

Collage of photos labeled "Can you spot the images?" with various pictures involved in the Photoshopped poster from this post.

Contract signed, my short story is coming to the July/August issue of @analogsf.bsky.social! I'm so excited about it, I Photoshopped a tentacular poster.

This story is about:
- octopuses
- reproductive health access
- the banality of evil, and
- how therapists are transformed by their patients

Sounds intriguing! "It Eats Metal" hints at a blend of sci-fi and mystery—reminds me of Philip K. Dick's themes of reality! Can't wait to listen! 🪐📚 #SciFiPodcast #MarkFerguson

Writing Challenges by Brenda Cooper Brenda Cooper shares some of the writing tips that helped her pen “The Robot and the Winding Woods,” from our [May/June issue, on sale now!] Often, when I sit down to w…

SF writers both new and experienced will love this week's blog post, where author Brenda Cooper shares some of the tips that helped her come up with "The Robot and the Winding Woods," from our May/June issue

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It Eats Metal by Mark Ferguson Missing dogs, bushes growing metallic berries, and university researchers vanishing without a trace. These are but some of a few incidents surrounding a swamp in northern British Columbia, where a loc...

Our podcast series returns this week with Mark Ferguson's "It Eats Metal," a thrilling science fiction mystery from 2025's March/April issue. Tune in today!
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Raymund Eich on “Outside the Robles Line” Raymund Eich returns to Analog with a new story about the real potential—and cost—of nuclear fusion in “Outside the Robles Line” from our [May/June issue, on sale now!]. In this special…

In this week's blog post, Raymund Eich discusses nuclear fusion and the inspiration behind the "hardest science fiction" he's ever written
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Hard Science Fiction and Social Technology by Nate Givens Nate Givens blends the approaches of writer and engineer into a single perspective on science fiction, starring analogic reasoning. The outcome can be seen in his short story “…

In this week's blog post, Nate Givens explores how narratives are fueled by scientific advances, and how scientific advances are used to examine and expand narratives. Read his new story "Echo, Write To All" in our March/April issue, on sale now!
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Q&A With Arendse Lund Arendse Lund makes her debut in Analog with her short story “The Emergency Contact” in our [March/April issue, on sale now!]. She spoke with us about her work, her love for Diana Wynne …

Check out this week's Q&A to hear from new contributor Arendse Lund @arendse.bsky.social, debuting in our March/April issue with a short story about first encounters and unexpected connections
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I got my first @analogsf.bsky.social magazine in the mail today. It’s a handy size and much thicker than I expected! How have I only just discovered it??

New short story alert! "To Reap, To Sow" Dark SF, eco-fic, Scottish setting, genetic modification, space industry, capitalism bad, and exploding tomatoes, in the March/April issue of Analog Science Fiction & Fact! www.analogsf.com

Excited to have a new story in the latest issue of @analogsf.bsky.social! To Reap, to Sow is a dark eco-fic tale of genetic modification, early space industry capitalism, and exploding tomatoes ✨🍅🚀 Copies here: www.analogsf.com

Kate MacLeod's latest story is a novelette informed by climate science and inspired by cold Minnesotan winters. Get to know Kate in this week's author Q&A, where we discuss her beginnings as an author, and the novel she wrote in high school
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Q&A With Beth Goder Beth Goder participated in a writing group contest and ended up with “Murder on the Eris Express,” her second story for Analog which is available in our [March/April issue, on sale now!…

Our March/April issue is now on sale! Pick up a copy to read "Murder on the Eris Express," a science fiction mystery by author and archivist Beth Goder, whom we're excited to feature in this week's Q&A
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Making Prince of Spirals Real by Sean McMullen Analog regular Sean McMullen discusses the DNA science that helped inspire his novelette Prince of Spirals, now available in our [January/February issue, on sale now!] Analog&#8217…

Check out this week's blog post to learn about the DNA research that helped inspire Sean McMullen's latest novella, "The Prince of Spirals," from our Jan/Feb issue
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Defamiliarization: Against Reality to Examine Reality by Sakinah Hofler Sakinah Hofler is the winner of the 2024 Analog Award for Emerging Black Voices. In this essay, discover how science fiction, especially Octavia Butler’s, opened Hofler&#821…

Hear from Sakinah Hofler @blackquisition, the 2024 winner of Analog's Award for Emerging Black Voices, in this week's blog post on a unique purpose of science fiction
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