''Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'' or ''ASIM'' is a fantasy and science fiction magazine published out of Canberra, ACT,

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. The publishers of ''ASIM'' describe it as "Australia's Pulpiest SF Magazine". The magazine is currently edited by Andromeda Spaceways Publishing Incorporated and is published quarterly. Although originally sold only in Australia, subscriptions for ''ASIM'' are now available worldwide through Amazon.com and other online vendors.

History

The first issue of ''Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'' was released in June 2002 as a slightly larger than digest size print magazine. Although the publishers of ''ASIM'' continued to offer it as a print magazine, in April 2006 they began releasing an electronic

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version of the magazine beginning with issue #22. In June 2007 ''ASIM'' released a series of "best of"

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in the PDF format. There are a total of three anthologies in the series; one for science fiction, one for fantasy and one for horror. As of issue #54 eBook versions also became available. As of Issue #64, in September 2016, the magazine name was simplified to ''Andromeda Spaceways Magazine'', the magazine banner was modernised, and all issues became electronic only, with an annual print 'Best of' collection. As of January 2020, ''Andromeda Spaceways Magazine'' has published a total of 77 issues.

Awards and recognition

The launch of ''Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'' won a Ditmar Award in 2003 as the "Best Australian Production", and two stories published in the magazine tied for the Sir Julius Vogel Award in 2004 as "Best Short Story". In addition the magazine and works published in it have been nominated for twelve Ditmar and five Aurealis Award. In 2008 ASIM won a special Sir Julius Vogel Award for services to New Zealand science fiction.

Notable authors

Notable authors published in the magazine include: *

Lee Battersby Lee Battersby is an Australian author of science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction. His story "Carrying The God" made him the first Western Australian winner in the Writers of the Future Competition in 2002, and was awarded the 2003 Ditmar Aw ...

* Simon Brown * David Conyers * Shane Jiraiya Cummings * Stephen Dedman * Jennifer Fallon *

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* Paul Haines * Simon Haynes *

Tom Holt Thomas Charles Louis Holt (born 13 September 1961) is a British novelist. In addition to fiction published under his own name, he writes fantasy under the pseudonym K. J. Parker. Biography Holt was born in London, the son of novelist Hazel H ...

* Rick Kennett * Ken Liu * Martin Livings *

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*Will McIntosh * Sean McMullen * Mike O'Driscoll * Nike Sulway * Liz Williams * Sean Williams

Reviews

* Many issues of ''ASIM'' have been reviewed at Tangent Short Fiction Review.Tangent Short Fiction Review
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References

External links

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