DNA Publications was an American publishing company that existed from 1993 to 2007 and was run by the husband-and-wife team of

Warren Lapine Warren Lapine (born 2 June 1964) is a speculative fiction writer and publisher. Publishing career Lapine is best known for his publishing business, particularly with his first company, DNA Publications, which published a range of magazines inclu ...

and Angela Kessler. Initially based in Massachusetts, DNA Publications relocated to Radford, Virginia. As of 2004, it was the second-largest genre magazine publisher in the United States.Dellinger, Paul (April 27, 2004). "Company will publish Kiss magazine", '' The Roanoke Times & World News'', p. C6. Its first publication, in 1993, was the magazine ''Harsh Mistress'', which Lapine produced in collaboration with Kevin Rogers and Tim Ballon. DNA Publication distributed or published ''

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Absolute Magnitude Absolute magnitude () is a measure of the luminosity of a celestial object on an inverse logarithmic astronomical magnitude scale. An object's absolute magnitude is defined to be equal to the apparent magnitude that the object would have if it we ...

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Dreams of Decadence A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Humans spend about two hours dreaming per night, and each dream lasts around 5 to 20 minutes, altho ...

'', '' Fantastic Stories'', ''

Mythic Delirium Mike Allen (born 1969) is an American news reporter and columnist, as well as an editor and writer of speculative fiction and poetry. Life Allen is married to Anita Allen, with whom he runs Mythic Delirium Books.Allen, Mike.Descent into Light: M ...

'', ''The Official KISS Magazine'', ''Science Fiction Chronicle'', and ''The Whole Cat Journal''. It also published the book imprints Spyre Books and Wilder Publications. For their work on the magazines, DNA Publications was a 2000 World Fantasy Award nominee, in the "special award: professional" category. ''Absolute Magnitude'' was a 2002

Hugo Award The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention and chosen by its members. The Hugo is widely considered the premier ...

nominee in the semiprozine category. Notable authors published by the DNA Publications magazines include Chris Bunch,

Hal Clement Harry Clement Stubbs (May 30, 1922 – October 29, 2003), better known by the pen name Hal Clement, was an American science fiction writer and a leader of the hard science fiction subgenre. He also painted astronomically oriented artworks und ...

, Harlan Ellison,

Alan Dean Foster Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. He has written several book series, more than 20 standalone novels, and many novelizations of film scripts. Career ''Star Wars'' Foster was the ghost ...

, and Allen Steele. DNA Publications collapsed in early 2007. ''

Weird Tales ''Weird Tales'' is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine founded by J. C. Henneberger and J. M. Lansinger in late 1922. The first issue, dated March 1923, appeared on newsstands February 18. The first editor, Edwin Baird, prin ...

'' had been bought in 2005 by Wildside Press and ''

'', which parted with DNA Publications around the same time. Wilder Publications is now part of Tir Na Nog Press.

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