Analog Fiction&Fact

Check out this week's blog post where we catch up with Steve Rasnic Tem, whose latest story appears in our March/April issue, on sale now theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2026/03/12/qa-…

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Our AnLab ballot will be open until March 1. Don't forget to vote for your favorite stories, fact articles, poems, and more from 2025! analogsf.com/analog-science…

Tom R. Pike returns to Analog in our March/April issue, on sale now! Discover more about Tom's work in our latest author Q&A theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2026/02/19/qa-…

This week's blog post is a thorough exploration of a few different writing techniques as identified by Don Mark Baldridge, whose latest story, "Jiggety Jog," appears in our Jan/Feb issue! theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2026/02/10/fix…

In this week's blog post, Doug Franklin outlines the astrophysical ideas behind his latest story, "The Origami Man," from our Jan/Feb issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2026/01/30/the…

Check out this week's blog post, where E.L. Mellor discusses the musical origins of her Analog debut, "Silver Hands," from our Jan/Feb issue! theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2026/01/14/the…

Get to know author Kate Orman in this week's Q&A, where we discuss Doctor Who, the importance of libraries, and Kate's latest story, "Iron Star Swing," from our Jan/Feb issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2026/01/08/qa-…

In this week's blog post, find out what Rich Larson has been up to since his last Analog appearance. You can find his latest story, "Linka's Out," in our Jan/Feb issue, on sale now! theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/12/26/qa-…

Catch up with James Van Pelt and learn about the history of Christmas-themed science fiction in this week's author Q&A! theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/12/03/qa-…

Our podcast series returns this week with Brenda Cooper's "The Robot and the Winding Woods," where a nature-loving couple fights to save their campground from a robot with mysterious motives. Tune in today! podomatic.com/podcasts/analo…

Worried about an AI apocalypse? Find out why author David Ebenbach believes we can stave one off by leaning into our own humanity theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/25/kee…

In this week's blog post, get to know Subodhana Wijeyeratne, a writer and historian of science who makes his Analog debut in our November/December issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/19/qa-…

Christopher L. Bennett @CLBennettAuthor gives readers an extensive history of the Biauru, the alien species he introduced readers to in 2023 and continues the story of in his latest Analog story, "Aleyara's Flight," from our Nov/Dec issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/12/in-…

Read this week's blog post to discover how Kate Maruyama turned the grief of losing her parents into "Faith," her latest story from our Nov/Dec issue theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/05/on-…

Check out this week's blog post, where author Timothy Quinn describes the meaning behind his story "Scarecrow," and reminds us to never become "inoculated to the extraordinary" theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/04/ham…

Tune in to our latest podcast episode featuring Alex Jablokov's "Lady Ballistic: Fast and Accurate Cleaning," where a housecleaner confronts an intergalactic mess and giant, alcoholic bees podomatic.com/podcasts/analo…

Catch up with Stanley Schmidt in our latest blog post, where our former editor describes the fascinating trip to the Arctic that inspired his story "Dancing With Bears," co-written with his wife, Joyce theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/10/21/dan…

Our November/December issue is on sale now! Pick up a copy for more of the best new science fiction from A.C. Koch, James Van Pelt, Mark W. Tiedemann, and Christopher L. Bennett, whose latest novella continues the story of the Biauru