{"id":880,"date":"2011-07-01T03:00:07","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T01:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.somethingwicked.co.za\/?p=880"},"modified":"2011-08-01T10:18:57","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T08:18:57","slug":"editorial-july-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somethingwicked.co.za\/magazine\/2011\/07\/01\/editorial-july-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Editor’s Note – July 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Joe Vaz
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Issue 11.<\/p>\n

One year in the making, but here it is.<\/p>\n

For those of you who are returning readers. Thank you for sticking around and seeing us into this new incarnation as an online magazine.<\/p>\n

For those of you who are new to Something Wicked<\/em>, this is our first issue in our new skin<\/em>, so to speak. New site, new format, new publication schedule and new beginnings.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re incredibly excited to be back, though the hiatus was much needed. We officially closed our doors in February of 2010 due to a combination of financial pressures and growing work commitments for both Vianne and I. But we went out with a bang, four of the nine stories published in Issue 10<\/em> were picked out as honourable mentions by Ellen Datlow for her Best Horror of The Year Volume 3<\/em>, namely \u201cZombieville\u201d by Paula R Stiles, \u201cPhadder\u2019s Sins\u201d by Sean and Craig Davis, \u201cBlue Hag\u201d by William Meikle and Graeme Hurry and \u201cThe Guitar Case\u201d by Abi Godsell. Abi also won the 2010 Nova Short Story Competition<\/em>, (look out for a reworked version of her winning entry in a future issue of Something Wicked<\/em>). All of these stories are available to read on the Something Wicked<\/em> website or for download through our online store.<\/p>\n

But enough about the past, let\u2019s talk about the future. We\u2019re back and we\u2019re thoroughly excited with our new incarnation.<\/p>\n

The new Something Wicked<\/em> is an online magazine and we\u2019ll feature new stories and articles every Tuesday on the website, but it\u2019s also an e-book with new issues available to download on the first of every month through our online store and Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve also set up a subscription option through Weightless Books<\/a>, If you still have a subscription from last year, don\u2019t worry, we will be emailing you your new issues of Something Wicked<\/em> until your subs run out.<\/p>\n

But wait, there\u2019s more. For those of you who are still attached to paper, (I\u2019m one of you) we will also be publishing a limited edition bi-annual anthology of all the stories every six months.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll also be returning to our podcasts with monthly interviews, readings or radio plays taken from the pages of Something Wicked<\/em>.<\/p>\n

So without further ado, allow me to introduce to you Issue 11 of Something Wicked<\/em>.<\/p>\n

We start the issue off with \u201cThe Silver City and The Green Place\u201d, by Abi Godsell, which tells the tale of a breakthrough scientific experiment in artificial intelligence. Next up is \u201cUnstitched Love\u201d by Michael Bailey, which is all about a little girl making a teddy bear for her rather annoying sister, needless to say things don\u2019t quite turn out as planned.<\/p>\n

\u201cSky Painter\u201d, by Michael John Grist is an epic fable about a fallen king and the love he left behind, and we close of the issue with a virtual reality noir murder mystery entitled “Alpha & Omega” by Paul Marlowe.<\/p>\n

Our feature interview for this month is with SL Grey, who is actually the pseudonym of Louis Greenberg and Sarah Lotz (remember Sarah? She won our debut issue Short Story Competition).<\/p>\n

And don\u2019t forget the non-fiction, we have Writers Cornered<\/em> interviews with all four of our authors, an article on the feasibility of true AI and a wacky piece on psychotic toys and why we love them.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s our issue, we hope you enjoy it, and if you do, tell your friends, follow us on twitter (@Somethin_Wicked), \u201cLike\u201d us on Facebook, and buy a subscription for everyone you know.<\/p>\n

And now it\u2019s time for me to shut up and let you enjoy the issue.<\/p>\n

Signing out.
\nJoe Vaz
\nEditor
\nCape Town
\n29 June 12:38am<\/p>\n

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by Joe Vaz
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We start the issue off with \u201cThe Silver City and The Green Place\u201d, by Abi Godsell, which tells the tale of a breakthrough scientific experiment in artificial intelligence. Next up is \u201cUnstitched Love\u201d by Michael Bailey, which is all about a little girl making a teddy bear for her rather annoying sister, needless to say things don\u2019t quite turn out as planned.<\/p>\n

\u201cSky Painter\u201d, by Michael John Grist is an epic fable about a fallen king and the love he left behind, and we close of the issue with a virtual reality noir murder mystery entitled Alpha & Omega by \u201cPaul Marlowe\u201d.<\/p>\n

Our feature interview for this month is with SL Grey, who is actually the pseudonym of Louis Greenberg and Sarah Lotz (remember Sarah? She won our debut issue Short Story Competition).<\/td>\n

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