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My story The Pearl Divers of Connell-B is in the March/April @analogsf.bsky.social ! I'm beyond stoked to have work in the magazine that has published so many of my heroes, and I love the art that Eldar Zakirov created for it. analogsf.com/current-issu... #scifi #SF #writing

My novelette "False Light" is in the March/April issue of @analogsf.bsky.social ! If you like post-Earth stories or toxic relationship stories or mad-world-drives-girl-mad stories, then you might like this! And an excerpt is free to read online at analogsf.com/current-issue/story-excerpt1/ 📚🪐💙

UPDATE: We are extending our AnLab voting deadline till April 1! Be sure to cast your ballots within the next month

Our AnLab ballot will be open until March 1. Don't forget to vote for your favorite stories, fact articles, poems, and more from 2025! analogsf.com/analog-scien...

Tom R. Pike returns to Analog in our March/April issue, on sale now! Discover more about Tom's work in our latest author Q&A theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2026/02/19/q...

This week's blog post is a thorough exploration of a few different writing techniques as identified by Don Mark Baldridge, whose latest story, "Jiggety Jog," appears in our Jan/Feb issue! theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2026/02/10/f...

The January-February issue of @analogsf.bsky.social published the story The Origami Man by @dougfranklin.bsky.social with my illustration.

An enormous thank you to @acwise.bsky.social (an excellent writer in her own right) for a lovely writeup of my @analogsf.bsky.social novelette “Faith” for @locusmag.bsky.social !!! It’s a huge honor to have a reader really “see” what you were after in a story. Overjoyed.

In this week's blog post, Doug Franklin outlines the astrophysical ideas behind his latest story, "The Origami Man," from our Jan/Feb issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2026/01/30/t...

Nov/Dec 25 issue of @analogsf.bsky.social just landed on my doorstep in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 today. Particularly looking forward to reading new stories by @lancerobinsonwriter.com and @marissalingen.bsky.social 🪐📚💙

This kind of thing has been done: Dean McLaughlin, "Hawk Among the Sparrows" in the 7/68 @analogsf.bsky.social. Great Kelly Freas cover.

It's award season! I have two novelettes up for awards at @analogsf.bsky.social: "Strange Events at Fletcher and Front!" and "Isolate". Subscribers can vote for both by clicking this link, scrolling to Novelette, and finding them listed by title in the dropdowns. analogsf.com/analog-scien...

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Jan/Feb 2026 GALAXY Sep 1972 ASIMOV’S Mar 2003 SUMMERTIDE - Charles Sheffield (1990) SON OF MAN - Robert Silverberg (1971) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social W. Macfarlane Kris Neville Larry Eisenberg

Get to know author Kate Orman in this week's Q&A, where we discuss Doctor Who, the importance of libraries, and Kate's latest story, "Iron Star Swing," from our Jan/Feb issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2026/01/08/q...

I've published short stories in places including @analogsf.bsky.social and @fictivedream.bsky.social. I'm finishing off a speculative novel and you can find me at theodorasutcliffe.com #amwriting

My review of the September/October 2025 issue of @analogsf.bsky.social for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online! locusmag.com/review/analo...

A few days late, but I'm happy to share that my story "Unsung" is live in the Jan/Feb issue of @analogsf.bsky.social. One reader described it as "cold, technical, and emotionally brutal," an A+ compliment if I've ever heard one. analogsf.com/current-issu...

@analogsf.bsky.social Your home team.

Late to the game but someone just sent me this and I'm all 🥹 about seeing my name up on the @reactorsff.bsky.social "Best Of" list -- and in such great company! @analogsf.bsky.social reactormag.com/readers-pick...

Day 7 of #12DaysOfPoetry is New Year's Eve. Here's a physics poem from @analogsf.bsky.social , looking forward to the spring: web.archive.org/web/20250117...

They’re here! #scifi #fantasy @asimovssfmag.bsky.social @analogsf.bsky.social

In this week's blog post, find out what Rich Larson has been up to since his last Analog appearance. You can find his latest story, "Linka's Out," in our Jan/Feb issue, on sale now! theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/12/26/q...

Catch up with James Van Pelt and learn about the history of Christmas-themed science fiction in this week's author Q&A! theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/12/03/q...

Our podcast series returns this week with Brenda Cooper's "The Robot and the Winding Woods," where a nature-loving couple fights to save their campground from a robot with mysterious motives. Tune in today! www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ana...

Worried about an AI apocalypse? Find out why author David Ebenbach believes we can stave one off by leaning into our own humanity theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/25/k...

In this week's blog post, get to know Subodhana Wijeyeratne, a writer and historian of science who makes his Analog debut in our November/December issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/19/q...

Christopher L. Bennett gives readers an extensive history of the Biauru, the alien species he introduced readers to in 2023 and continues the story of in his latest Analog story, "Aleyara's Flight," from our Nov/Dec issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/12/i...

Read this week's blog post to discover how Kate Maruyama turned the grief of losing her parents into "Faith," her latest story from our Nov/Dec issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/05/o...

Check out this week's blog post, where author Timothy Quinn describes the meaning behind his story "Scarecrow," and reminds us to never become "inoculated to the extraordinary" theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/04/h...

Tune in to our latest podcast episode featuring Alex Jablokov's "Lady Ballistic: Fast and Accurate Cleaning," where a housecleaner confronts an intergalactic mess and giant, alcoholic bees www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ana...

Catch up with Stanley Schmidt in our latest blog post, where our former editor describes the fascinating trip to the Arctic that inspired his story "Dancing With Bears," co-written with his wife, Joyce theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/10/21/d...

Our November/December issue is on sale now! Pick up a copy for more of the best new science fiction from A.C. Koch, James Van Pelt, Mark W. Tiedemann, and Christopher L. Bennett, whose latest novella continues the story of the Biauru

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 theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/09/03/q...

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?" theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/08/28/t...

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

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" theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/08/19/t...

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 theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/08/12/b...

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 theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/08/11/f...

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...

Check out this week's blog post, where Mike Bell discusses how simulation theory helped inspire his latest story from our July/August issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/08/07/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. theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/07/23/s...

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 theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/07/15/q...

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.

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 theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/06/16/r...

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.

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 theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/06/09/l...

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. Subscribe here: analogsf.com

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: theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/06/06/q...