On Spec
On Spec[1] is a digest-sized, perfect-bound, Canadian quarterly magazine publishing stories and poetry in science fiction, fantasy, and allied genres broadly grouped under the "speculative fiction" umbrella.
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Categories | science fiction, fantasy |
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Frequency | Quarterly |
Publisher | Diane Walton, Managing Editor |
Year founded | 1989 |
Country | Canada |
Based in | Edmonton, Alberta |
Website | www |
History and profile
Based in Edmonton, Alberta,[2] On Spec was founded in 1989 by a small group of Edmonton writers who joined together to form The Copper Pig Writers Society.[3] At the time, there was no paying market for English speculative fiction in Canada (though paying markets in French did exist). On Spec is Canada's longest-running, and according to author Robert J. Sawyer, most successful, English-language magazine in the field.[4]
Much more like a traditional small literary magazine than the mass-market-styled American science fiction digests such as Analog and Asimov's, On Spec was founded to address the frustration that English-speaking Canadian SF writers faced having to "Americanize" their stories for the existing US markets.[5]
See also
References
- "On Spec Magazine". On Spec Magazine. On Spec Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- "On Spec magazine loses funding, reaches out to readers". Masthead. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- "Andy Cox's Magazine Spotlight". dowse. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- "Science Fiction", The Canadian Encyclopedia
- http://onspec.ca/about
External links
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