The Big Announcement

We're still hashing out the specifics, but the big announcement I've been alluding to is that I'm entering into a partnership with Night Shade Books, as announced here a few days ago. As Ross puts it:

Night Shade Books has joined forces with World Fantasy Award-nominated magazine Electric Velocipede, and, like a pair of steam-powered metal titans joined together to form a mighty behemoth, the pair plans to march forward in unison, changing the genre fiction battlefield for the better.

And if we can't charge it peaceably, we plan on grinding everything that stands against us into paste. No, not really. (actually, we do) But not really.

Obviously a huge benefit of the partnership is keeping the magazine rolling. I get to tap into some Night Shade Books resources, free up my time, and focus on selecting and editing stories. Something you'll likely see in future issues is a feature about a Night Shade Books author; it could be a story, a novel excerpt, an interview, it depends on what the author has.

When this was first brought up to me, I have to admit I tensed up. You see, I have a hard time letting go. That's why I ran this magazine on my own for eight years. But as I thought about it, Night Shade Books publishes a lot of the same authors that I publish. We certainly have similar editorial tastes. So I look at this as a win for everyone involved.

I'm very excited about this partnership, and I look forward to many years of fruitful publishing to come!