There’s some interesting news on the international front today. A press release on the World SF Blog announces that it is merging with Val Grimm’s review magazine, The Portal. While this might be seen as a reduction in the number of venues covering the world SF scene, I know only too well how much work such ventures take to keep going. If this allows both sites to expand their readership and reduce the workload on individuals then it will be a very good thing. (And hopefully it will provide Lavie Tidhar with more time to work on his burgeoning writing career as well.) I look forward to seeing what the combined site produces, especially if this means more translated fiction.