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Phil Athans published his own magazine: Alternative Fiction & Poetry, before he ever sold a story. In its short, five-issue life span went from complete obscurity to semi-obscurity. In 1995 he became the newest editor for TSR Books, one of the premiere publishers of fantasy fiction in the world. His editing job moved to Seattle …
A young unemployed artist named Vincent was looking for work when he landed a job with Krantz Films. He became the background artist for the Spider-Man cartoon. The director of the cartoon was Ralph Bakshi, who went on to do an animated movie version of The Lord of the Rings. Eventually, Vincent moved up to …
One of the more prolific and talented new writers in speculative fiction today, Jason Sanford is sometimes teasingly referred to as Interzone’s go to writer, since many of his stories have appeared in the magazine’s pages. They even did a special “Jason Sanford Issue” in 2010. But he’s also had stories appear in Daily Science …
