{"id":32,"date":"2022-04-25T16:49:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T16:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asimovs.wpengine.com\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2022-09-21T23:37:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T03:37:29","slug":"about-asimovs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asimovs.com\/about-asimovs\/","title":{"rendered":"About Asimov&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6a44d2e64996d{color:#333b3e;font-size:24px;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;}<\/style><h1 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-text-left vcex_6a44d2e64996d\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">About Asimov's<\/span><\/h1><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid vcex-divider-center wpex-mx-auto wpex-block wpex-h-0 wpex-border-b wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main\" style=\"border-bottom-width:3px;border-color:#31b9e8;\"><\/div><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text child_inherit_color=&#8221;false&#8221; color=&#8221;#333b3e&#8221; font_size=&#8221;17&#8243; font_family=&#8221;Lato&#8221; line_height=&#8221;snug&#8221; letter_spacing=&#8221;normal&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;&#8221; visibility=&#8221;&#8221; text_transform=&#8221;&#8221;]From its earliest days in 1977 under the editorial direction of Isaac Asimov, Asimov&#8217;s Science Fiction Magazine has maintained the tradition of publishing the best stories, unsurpassed in modern science fiction, from award-winning authors and first-time writers alike. In recent years, Asimov&#8217;s has placed more stories on the Final Hugo Ballot than all of its competitors combined, and more than twice as many as its closest competitor. Bestselling author Robert Silverberg calls Asimov\u2019s &#8220;a truly distinguished magazine, worthy of being set beside such classics of the earlier golden ages as John W. Campbell&#8217;s <em>Astounding Science Fiction<\/em> of 1939-42.&#8221; The Austin Chronicle lauds Asimov&#8217;s as &#8220;the most consistently innovative and readable SF magazine on the newsstands today.&#8221;[\/vc_column_text]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6a44d2e64b901{color:#0070a8;font-size:19px;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-weight:700;}.vcex-heading.vcex_6a44d2e64b901:hover{color:#009bba;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl vc_custom_1658423749089 vcex_6a44d2e64b901\"><a href=\"\/about-asimovs\/history\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color-important\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">History<\/span><\/a><\/div>[vc_column_text child_inherit_color=&#8221;false&#8221; color=&#8221;#333b3e&#8221; font_size=&#8221;15&#8243; font_family=&#8221;Lato&#8221; line_height=&#8221;normal&#8221; visibility=&#8221;&#8221; letter_spacing=&#8221;normal&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;&#8221; text_transform=&#8221;&#8221;]Have you ever wondered where George R. R. Martin\u2019s Daenerys Targaryen first appeared on the printed page? Where Kim Stanly Robinson first staked his claim on \u201cGreen Mars\u201d? Who first published Octavia E. Butler\u2019s Hugo and Nebula Award winning short fiction? What magazine was home to the first professional fiction publications of Jonathan Lethem, Kelly Link, and Allen M. Steele? Asimov&#8217;s Science Fiction Magazine, of course! <a href=\"\/about-asimovs\/history\/\"><strong>READ MORE<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6a44d2e64c179{color:#0070a8;font-size:19px;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-weight:700;}.vcex-heading.vcex_6a44d2e64c179:hover{color:#009bba;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl vc_custom_1658423862440 vcex_6a44d2e64c179\"><a href=\"\/about-asimovs\/award-winning-stories\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color-important\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Awards<\/span><\/a><\/div>[vc_column_text child_inherit_color=&#8221;false&#8221; color=&#8221;#333b3e&#8221; font_size=&#8221;15&#8243; font_family=&#8221;Lato&#8221; line_height=&#8221;normal&#8221; visibility=&#8221;&#8221; letter_spacing=&#8221;normal&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;&#8221; text_transform=&#8221;&#8221;]From Hugo and Nebula Awards to World Fantasy Awards, Theodore Sturgeon Awards, Homer Awards, and the prestigious Locus Award for Best Magazine of the Year, Asimov&#8217;s Science Fiction Magazine continues to receive unprecedented recognition for its stories, authors, and editors. <a href=\"\/about-asimovs\/award-winning-stories\/\"><strong>READ MORE<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6a44d2e64c96c{color:#0070a8;font-size:19px;font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-weight:700;}.vcex-heading.vcex_6a44d2e64c96c:hover{color:#009bba;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl vc_custom_1658423887864 vcex_6a44d2e64c96c\"><a href=\"\/about-asimovs\/vintage\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline wpex-inherit-color-important\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Vintage Covers<\/span><\/a><\/div>[vc_column_text child_inherit_color=&#8221;false&#8221; color=&#8221;#333b3e&#8221; font_size=&#8221;15&#8243; font_family=&#8221;Lato&#8221; line_height=&#8221;normal&#8221; visibility=&#8221;&#8221; letter_spacing=&#8221;normal&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;&#8221; text_transform=&#8221;&#8221;]Take a journey through the history of Asimov\u2019s via its iconic covers![\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text child_inherit_color=&#8221;false&#8221; color=&#8221;#333b3e&#8221; font_size=&#8221;17&#8243; font_family=&#8221;Lato&#8221; line_height=&#8221;snug&#8221; letter_spacing=&#8221;normal&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;&#8221; visibility=&#8221;&#8221; text_transform=&#8221;&#8221;]From its earliest days in 1977 under the editorial direction of Isaac Asimov, Asimov&#8217;s Science Fiction Magazine has maintained the tradition of publishing the best stories, unsurpassed in modern science fiction, from award-winning authors and first-time writers alike. In recent years, Asimov&#8217;s has placed more stories&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry","no-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>About Asimov&#039;s - Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/about-asimovs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About Asimov&#039;s - Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text child_inherit_color=&#8221;false&#8221; color=&#8221;#333b3e&#8221; font_size=&#8221;17&#8243; font_family=&#8221;Lato&#8221; line_height=&#8221;snug&#8221; letter_spacing=&#8221;normal&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;&#8221; visibility=&#8221;&#8221; text_transform=&#8221;&#8221;]From its earliest days in 1977 under the editorial direction of Isaac Asimov, Asimov&#8217;s Science Fiction Magazine has maintained the tradition of publishing the best stories, unsurpassed in modern science fiction, from award-winning authors and first-time writers alike. In recent years, Asimov&#8217;s has placed more stories&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/about-asimovs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-09-22T03:37:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/about-asimovs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/about-asimovs\/\",\"name\":\"About Asimov's - Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-04-25T16:49:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-09-22T03:37:29+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/about-asimovs\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/about-asimovs\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/about-asimovs\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/asimovs.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About Asimov&#8217;s\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/\",\"name\":\"Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction\",\"description\":\"Home of the world&#039;s leading Science Fiction magazine\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/asimovs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/asimovs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/logo.png\",\"width\":219,\"height\":95,\"caption\":\"Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"About Asimov's - Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/about-asimovs\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"About Asimov's - Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction","og_description":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text child_inherit_color=&#8221;false&#8221; color=&#8221;#333b3e&#8221; font_size=&#8221;17&#8243; font_family=&#8221;Lato&#8221; line_height=&#8221;snug&#8221; letter_spacing=&#8221;normal&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;&#8221; visibility=&#8221;&#8221; text_transform=&#8221;&#8221;]From its earliest days in 1977 under the editorial direction of Isaac Asimov, Asimov&#8217;s Science Fiction Magazine has maintained the tradition of publishing the best stories, unsurpassed in modern science fiction, from award-winning authors and first-time writers alike. In recent years, Asimov&#8217;s has placed more stories&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/about-asimovs\/","og_site_name":"Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction","article_modified_time":"2022-09-22T03:37:29+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/about-asimovs\/","url":"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/about-asimovs\/","name":"About Asimov's - Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-04-25T16:49:39+00:00","dateModified":"2022-09-22T03:37:29+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/about-asimovs\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/about-asimovs\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/about-asimovs\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/asimovs.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"About Asimov&#8217;s"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/","name":"Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction","description":"Home of the world&#039;s leading Science Fiction magazine","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/#organization","name":"Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction","url":"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/asimovs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/asimovs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/logo.png","width":219,"height":95,"caption":"Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asimovs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asimovs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asimovs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asimovs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asimovs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/asimovs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asimovs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}