James Gunn ’s Center for the Study of Science Fiction at Kansas University has always been a locus of awesomeness in the consideration of the genre we all love . Among other things , the Center hosts theJohn W. Campbell Memorial Awardevery year , lionise “ the best scientific discipline - fiction novel of the year . ”
And now , Gunn and the Center arestarting a new online magazine , Ad Astra , which will add to our understanding of science fable while also publishing some . Here ’s the press release :
The Center for the Study of Science Fiction ( CSSF ) , in association with the University of Kansas , announce the launching of James Gunn ’s Ad Astra , an online resourcefulness for authors , learner and all those who are interested in high-risk fabrication at http://adastra.ku.edu/.
CSSF is hump for its resources , links , reading lists , workshop and online courses . James Gunn ’s Ad Astra is excited to expand these offerings to a wide audience through creative short fiction and poesy , featured reviews , and scholarly article .
Its challenging destination include building a creative biotic community that will deepen the conversation within the literary genre . It hopes to inspire newfangled author and new readers by publishing original works and promote them at CSSF ’s one-year Campbell Conference .
The first issue of James Gunn ’s Ad Astra will be released , online , in conjunction with the Campbell Conference in June of 2012 . Together , they will research this year ’s musical theme of Communication and Information . Throughout this year , Ad Astra will discuss how communicating and the information age have tempt both every daytime life and speculative lit .
James E. Gunn – founder of CSSF and Patron Saint of Ad Astra – has said that high-risk fable can serve encourage the future by preparing minds today . Ad Astra wants to take its place among visionary publishers such as John W. Campbell and harness modern platform to shape the future of the genre .
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