I have a long-standing soft spot in my heart for Weird Tales — that epic and venerable periodical — and I don’t just say that because I’m excessively fond of its editor, or because (full disclosure) I’ve been published there in the past.
Ergo, I’d like to take a moment to direct your attention to this link, beneath which you can find a most excellent Year In Review and general breakdown of Awesome.
And since it’s award season, please allow me to point out that the fiction published by Weird Tales is eligible for a Hugo award in the “Best Semiprozine” category (which will be eliminated after this year) … and likewise, its uncommonly brilliant fiction-wrangler Anne VanderMeer could use a nod or two.
To the best of my knowledge, Weird Tales has never before won a Hugo — not in 85 years of operation (give or take). That kind of blows my mind. Maybe this is their year, eh?
