Eric Del Carlo returns to Asimov’s with “The Wages of Saints” in our [September/October issue]. In this blog post, he discusses his definition of a writer and what it takes to try…

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Lois Metzger makes her Asimov’s debut in our September/October issue with “The Great Game,” a fantastic science fiction story about “the damaging nature of false friendships…

During a world-changing first contact event, David is seeking his father’s first edition copy of a sci-fi book about another Earth under alien invasion. Except, it’s not to study up on the little gree...

Harlan is a claims investigator in a world of zoomorphic gene editing and memory implants where anyone can become anything—including their true selves. When a job leads him to a club where modified hu...

First time Asimov’s writer Gregory Marlow brings “Seeking” to our [July/August edition]! Read this interview for the behind-the-scenes details! Asimov’s Editor: How did this…

Long-time Asimov’s writer Robert Reed answers questions in this interview about his new work “Oliana’s Skull” in our [July/August issue]. Asimov’s Editor: What is the …

In this blog post, Karol Lagodzki explores dystopia and the themes behind his first work with Asimov’s in our [July/August issue], “Brother Adalbert’s Last Shift”. By Karol Lagodz…

By Alan Smale  Learn all about Alan Smale’s approach to historical fiction in this thoughtful essay, and find out why Alan believes that historical fiction falls perfectly under the umbrella …

Taz and Rach are new humans living on a colony station run entirely run by intelligent machinery. As an old human warship descends on their colony, it becomes their job to bridge the divide and begin ...

Stephanie Feldman returns to Asimov’s with “Half Inside the Spirit Box”, in our [May/June issue, on sale now!] Read this Q&A to learn more about her inspiration for the story …

A.M. Dellamonica returns to Asimov’s with “Failed Acts of Predation” in our [May/June issue, on sale now!] Here, they discuss phtyoremediation and how they bring together the elem…

Learn all about the historical research and inspiration that Dale Bailey used to write “Sophie Simpson’s Whizz-Bang Day at World War I,” his latest story for Asimov’s, now in our May/June iss…

In “The Greenway,” a mother and her two small children are the last survivors in their small settlement. They wait for the arrival of the caravan that will both collect the last of their dead and brin...

Michael Libling returns to Asimov’s with “The Placemat at Baldy’s Diner,” in our [March/April issue, on sale now!] In this Q&A, he talks about the process of writing the…

Stephen Case returns to Asimov’s with “The High Shrines”. Read on to learn how his interest in monastic communities influenced this story. Asimov’s Editor: What’s the …

by Rick Wilber Rick Wilber and Kevin J. Anderson return to Asimov’s in our [March/April issue, on sale now!] with the third piece in their planned quartet of stories about the generation ship…

by James Van Pelt In this short essay, James Van Pelt discusses how his persistent writing habits and lasting friendship with Ed Bryant helped him become a better writer. James also outlines some o…

Locus Award Nominees! Congratulations to the authors of our stories on the Locus Recommended Reading List. We’ve posted the tales here for your enjoyment. If yo

Alex Jablokov discusses how soil restoration efforts in Iceland, as well as his own gardening hobby, helped inspire “Ecobomb,” his latest story from our [Jan/Feb issue, on sale now!] My…

If you could replace your memories with better ones, would you? Consider this as Ray Nayler reads you his story “Catch a Tiger in the Snow.” Here our narrator meets a memory tailor who alters memories...

by Susan Palwick In this inspiring essay, Susan Palwick reflects on the cancer diagnosis that helped inspire not only her latest story, “The Greenway,” but a renewed appreciation for li…

The Must Read Books Team has shared that Sheila Williams, editor of Asimov’s, has been hospitalized after suffering a brain aneurysm. Asimov’s senior managing editor Emily Hockaday will…

John Richard Trtek returns to Asimov’s with the novella “The Lady in Camo.” Learn more about John in this latest Q&A, where we discuss the spontaneous origin of “The Lad…