Various people are getting together a campaign to save Realms of Fantasy, currently threatened with closure. Moving to online publication seems like the best bet. You can join a LiveJournal community here, or a Facebook group here.
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Hi Cheryl
As admirable as these efforts are, aren’t they already too late? I would have thought the only way to *save* Realms of Fantasy would be to offer to buy it from Sovereign Media. I’m not entirely sure how sound a business venture that would be.
Best,
Jonathan
Jonathan:
I suspect that you are right. However, there’s no accounting for the enthusiasm of fans in the face of a lost cause. The outcome may be a Realms-like online magazine providing an outlet for the sort of fiction that Realms used to published. That might be a good result.
Hi Cheryl & Jonathan,
Yeah, we’re playing “catch-up” and trying to save RoF after the fact, but it seems crazy not to try. After all, F&SF just went to 6 issues per year and Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror has been cancelled. Oddly enough, the New York Times recently ran an article that said reading among adults was up. In the face of trends like this, I can’t help but to think that a little enthusiasm could go a long way.
Also, maybe it’s just time for us to think how new short fiction is read and sold.
In any event, I have faith that something good will come out of this in the long run.
Thanks for your support.
Cheers,
Erin