posted 6 February 2005
New issues seen second half January 2005

• This issue of the Irish SF magazine, now perfect-bound, has fiction by Sara Berniker, Martin Taulbut, D.J. Cockburn, D. Harlan Wilson, Dev Agarwal, Russell Miles, and Davin Ireland.
• Features include interviews with Alan Dean Foster and Norman Spinrad, an editorial column by 'Severian', reader letters, and reviews.
• This issue and issue #28 are available as PDF downloads for £2 each.
• (Tue 18 Jan 2005)

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• Feature articles in this issue are Alan Dean Foster's "Pro Forma: The Potential of E-Books" (a follow-up to last issue's piece by Mitch Wagner); an article by M.C.A. Hogarth about "Surviving Dysfunctional Panels" at conventions; and photos by John Teehan from last year's World SF Convention in Boston.
• Columns include Mike Resnick & Barry Malzberg's "Dialogues" installment XXIII, about "Breakthroughs"; Robert Metzger's "State of the Art", about "Simple Science"; Steve Carper's "Writers' Bloc"; and Cynthia Ward's "Market Report".
• Departments include a President's Message by Catherine Asaro; an Editor's Message by Mark Kreighbaum; and news Bulletins.
• (Sat 22 Jan 2005)

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• News in this issue is led by stories about the World Fantasy Awards winners, a movie based on C.S. Lewis' Narnia series, Google's new Print search feature, and Del Rey expanded manga program. Many other news items are arranged under headings for Newsnotes and Authors & Editors.
• Columns include Bud Webster's "Anthopology 101", about vintage SF and fantasy anthologies; book reviews by Don D'Ammassa; YA book reviews by Michael M Jones; Jeff Rovin's SF Cinema; Tanya Brown's UK Report; and short fiction reviews by Michael M Jones.
• (Mon 31 Jan 2005)

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• Fiction in this issue is by Sarah Micklem, Bruce McAllister, Stepan Chapman, Mark Rich, Amy Sisson, and others. Poetry is by Nan Fry, Mary A. Turzillo, Carol Smallwood, and Suzanne Fischer.
• Nonfiction includes a film column by William Smith, about Roman Polanski's 1976 The Tenant, and Gwenda Bond's "Dear Aunt Gwenda". There's also a comic, "The Well-Dressed Wolf", by Lawrence Schimel and Sara Rojo.
• The Table of Contents and contributor notes are online.
• (Tue 18 Jan 2005)

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