| Commentary |
Abbreviations |
Meaning |
|
Abbreviations for magazines cited, mainly in the Comments fields:
|
ABO |
Aboriginal Science Fiction (1986-2001) |
| AHMM |
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine (1956-present) |
| AMQ |
Amazing Stories Quarterly (1928-1934, 1940-1943) |
| AMZ |
Amazing Stories (1926-1995, 1998-2000) |
| ANA |
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, previously Astounding Science Fiction (1930-present) |
| ARG |
Argosy Magazine (under many titles, 1882-?) |
| ARKC |
The Arkham Collector (1967-1971) |
| ASF |
Astounding Science Fiction, later Analog Science Fiction and Fact (1930-present) |
| ASI |
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, later just Asimov's Science Fiction (1977-present) |
| AST |
Astonishing Stories (1940-1943) |
| ATL |
Atlantic Monthly (1857-present) |
| AUT |
Authentic Science Fiction (British, 1951-1957) |
| BFSF |
Beyond Fantasy & Science Fiction (British, 1995) |
| CMD |
Cemetery Dance (1988-present) |
| CMT |
Comet Stories (1940-1941) |
| CEN |
Century (1994-1996; 2000) |
| COL |
Collier's (1888-1957) |
| DTH |
Deathrealm (1987-1997) |
| EQMM |
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1941-present) |
| ESQ |
Esquire (1903-present) |
| F&SF |
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (1949-present) |
| FAD |
Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953) |
| FAN |
Fantastic (1952-1980) |
| FFM |
Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953) |
| FMG |
Fantasy Magazine (1934-1937) |
| FMS |
Famous Science Fiction (1966-1969) |
| FNF |
Fantasy Magazine, later Fantasy Fiction (1953) |
| FSQ |
Fantastic Story Quarterly (1950-1955) |
| FUN |
Fantastic Universe Science Fiction (1953-1960) |
| FUT |
Future Fiction, later Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories, Future Fantasy and Science Fiction, Future Science Fiction, & Science Fiction Stories (1939-1943, 1950-1960) |
| GAL |
Galaxy Science Fiction (1950-1980) |
| GEO |
Galileo (1976-1980) |
| G&S |
Ghosts & Scholars (1979-present) |
| HPM |
Harper's Monthly, later Harper's Magazine (1850-present) |
| HRP |
Harper's Magazine, later Harper's Bazaar (1850-present) |
| IFS |
If: Worlds of Science Fiction (1952-1974) |
| IMG |
Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy, later Imagination Science Fiction (1950-1958) |
| IMP |
Impulse, later sf Impulse (British, 1966-1967) |
| IMT |
Imaginative Tales, later Space Travel (1954-1958) |
| INF |
Infinity Science Fiction (1955-1958) |
| INZ |
Interzone (British, 1982-present) |
| LIL |
Lilliput (British, 1937- ?) |
| LOC |
Locus: The Newspaper of the Science Fiction Field (fanzine, then semiprozine; 1968-present) |
| MGF |
Midnight Graffiti (1988-1992) |
| MSMM |
Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine (1956-1985) |
| MVL |
Marvel Science Stories, later Marvel Tales, Marvel Stories, Marvel Science Fiction (1938-1952) |
| MZB |
FM Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine (1988-2000) |
| MZoo |
Midnight Zoo (1991-1994) |
| NCLR |
North Carolina Literary Review (1992-present) |
| NEB |
Nebula Science Fiction (British, 1952-1959) |
| NOM |
The Novel Magazine (British, 1905-1937) |
| NWS |
New Worlds (British, 1946-1970) |
| NWQ |
New Worlds Quarterly (British, 1971-1976) |
| NYM |
The New Yorker Magazine (1925- present) |
| NYRSF |
New York Review of Science Fiction (1988-present) |
| NYT |
The New York Times, newspaper (1851-present) |
| Omni |
Omni (1978-1998; online form 1996-1998) |
| OotM |
Oceans of the Mind (2001-present; online since Issue #2) |
| OTW |
Other Worlds (1988-1996) |
| OWS |
Other Worlds Science Fiction (1949-1957) |
| PBY |
Playboy (1953-present) |
| PLP |
Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine (1988-1993) |
| PLS |
Planet Stories (1939-1955) |
| PST |
Saturday Evening Post (as the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728-1821, then changed its name to PST, 1821-present, because of so many competing Gazettes) |
| PWM |
Pulphouse: A Weekly Magazine (1991-1995) |
| PWr |
Pirate Writings, renamed Fantastic in 2000 after #18 1999 issue (1992-present) |
| RoF |
Realms of Fantasy (1994-present) |
| RST |
Rocket Stories (1953) |
| S&T |
Space and Time (1966-present) |
| SAT |
Satellite Science Fiction (1956-1959) |
| SCF |
Science Fantasy (British, 1950-1966) |
| SFA |
Science Fiction Adventures (1952-1958) |
| SFAge |
Science Fiction Age (1992-2000) |
| SFC |
Science Fiction Chronicle (1979-2002 AUG), later renamed the Chronicle (2002 SEP-present) |
| SFD |
Science Fiction Digest (1932-1933) |
| SFM |
Science Fiction Monthly (British, 1974-1976) |
| SFP |
Science Fiction Plus (1952-1953) |
| SFQ |
Science Fiction Quarterly (1940-1943, 1951-1958) |
| SFS |
Science Fiction Stories, later The Original Science Fiction Stories (1939-1943, 1953-1960) |
| SND |
The Strand Magazine (British, 1891-1950) |
| SPS |
Space Stories (1952-1953) |
| SRL |
The Saturday Review of Literature ( ? - present) |
| SSF |
Space Science Fiction (1952-1953) |
| SSN |
Super Science Novels, after 3 issues, retitled Super Science Stories (1940-1943, 1949-1951) |
| SSS |
Super Science Stories, previously Super Science Novels (1940-1943, 1949-1951) |
| STI |
Stirring Science Stories (1941-1942) |
| STS |
Startling Stories (1939-1955) |
| SUP |
Super-Science Fiction (1956-1959) |
| SWS |
Science Wonder Stories (1929-1930), later Wonder Stories (1930-1936), then Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1957) |
| SWY |
Spaceway (1953-1955, 1969-1970) |
| TEN |
Ten-Story Fantasy (1951) |
| TOW |
Tales of Wonder (British, 1937-1942) |
| TSF |
Tomorrow Speculative Fiction, online after 1997 (1993-1998) |
| TotU |
Tales of the Unanticipated (1986-present) |
| TWS |
Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1957), previously Wonder Stories |
| TWZ |
Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine (1981-1989) |
| UNK |
Unknown, later Unknown Worlds (1939-1943) |
| USF |
Universe Science Fiction (1953-1955) |
| VOR |
Vortex Science Fiction (1953) |
| VoT |
Vision of Tomorrow (1969-1970) |
| VSF |
Venture Science Fiction (1957-1958, 1969-1970) |
| WFH |
Worlds of Fantasy and Horror (1994-1997) |
| WOS |
Wonder Stories (1930-1936), previously Science Wonder Stories, later Thrilling Wonder Stories |
| WotF |
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future (an annual anthology & contest, 1985-present) |
| WRT |
Weird Tales (1923-1954, 1973-1974, 1981-1983, 1984-1985, 1988-1994, 1998-present) |
| WSQ |
Wonder Stories Quarterly (1929-1933) |
| Commentary |
Abbreviations |
Meaning |
|
Abbreviations for awards cited, in the Award Type & Comments fields:
|
cover art |
under the Award Type field, stands for an award for Best Professional Art Work, Best Original Artwork, or Best Magazine Cover Art |
| ARR |
Aurora Award, previously the Casper Award (Canadian, 1982-present) |
| AUR |
Aurealis Award (Australian, 1995-present) |
| BRG |
Balrog Award (1979-1985) |
| BFA |
British Fantasy Award (1972-present) |
| BSF |
British Science Fiction Award (1966-present) |
| CCR |
Compton Crook Award (1983-present) |
| CHS |
Chesley Award (1986-present) |
| CLA |
Arthur C. Clarke Award (British, 1987-present) |
| DIC |
Philip K. Dick Award (1982-present) |
| DIT |
Ditmar Award (Australian, 1969-present) |
| ed |
under the Award Type field, stands for an award for Best Professional Editor |
| EDG |
Edgar Award, various types, presented by Mystery Writers of America, or the MWA (1945-present) |
| GAN |
Gandalf Award (1974-1981) |
| HOM |
HOMer Award (1991-present) |
| HUG |
Hugo Award (1954-present) |
| IFA |
International Fantasy Award (1951-1955, 1957) |
| IHA |
International Horror Guild Award (1995-present) |
| JUP |
Jupiter Award (1974-1978) |
| JWC |
John W. Campbell Memorial Award (1973-present) |
| JWC A |
John W. Campbell Award, for Best New Writer (1973-present) |
| LOC |
Locus Poll Award (1971-present) |
| mag |
under the Award Type field, stands for an award for Best Professional Magazine |
| MYT |
Mythopoeic Award (1971-present) |
| N |
nominated |
| na |
under the Award Type field, stands for Best Novella |
| NEB |
Nebula Award, presented by the Science Fiction Writers of America, or SFWA (1965-present) |
| no |
under the Award Type field, stands for Best Novel |
| nv |
under the Award Type field, stands for Best Novelette |
| PRO |
Prometheus Award (1979, 1982-present) |
| RHY |
Rhysling Award (1978-present) |
| SDW |
Sidewise Award (1995-present) |
| SFC |
Science Fiction Chronicle Award (1982-present) |
| shfi |
under the Award Type field, stands for Best Short Fiction (short, story, novelette, novella) |
| ss |
under the Award Type field, stands for Best Short Story |
| STO |
Bram Stoker Award (1983-present) |
| STU |
Sturgeon Award (1987-present) |
| TIP |
James Tiptree Jr Award (1992-present) |
| W |
winner, or won |
| WFA |
World Fantasy Award (1975-present) |
| WotF |
Writers of the Future (annual contest, 1985-present) |
| Commentary |
Abbreviations |
Meaning |
|
Other Abbreviations, found mainly in the Comments fields: Note---some names in the Comments fields, instead of being repeated, may be abbreviated; e.g., W.G. for Westminster Gazette.
|
~ (tilde) |
about |
| AEnc |
Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (see bibliography) |
| aka |
also known as |
| alt. |
alternate, as in alternate history |
| anon. |
anonymous, or anonymously |
| anth. |
anthology |
| ar |
article |
| assoc. |
association, or associative |
| asst. |
assistant |
| betw. |
between |
| bil. |
billion |
| bio |
biography |
| br |
book review |
| c. |
circa (about) |
| C.A. |
Contemporary Authors (see bibliography) |
| cent. |
century |
| chrono. |
chronologically |
| coll. |
or colls., collection(s) of stories |
| collab. |
collaboration, or collaborative |
| dir. |
director or directed by |
| DOE |
(U.S.) Department of Energy |
| ed |
or ed., edited by or editor |
| ep. |
episodes |
| esp. |
especially |
| etc. |
et cetera (and others) |
| exp. |
expanded |
| govt. |
government |
| hc |
hard cover book |
| H-M |
Honorable Mentions (in the F&SF Competition department) |
| illus. |
illustrating, or illustrates |
| incl. |
including |
| intro. |
introduction |
| iv |
interview |
| mag. |
or mags., magazine(s) |
| mil. |
million |
| MIT |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| MWA |
Mystery Writers of America |
| mys. |
mystery |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| nf |
non-fiction |
| omni. |
omnibus |
| orig. |
originally |
| pb |
paperback book |
| prev. |
previously |
| prod. |
producer or produced by |
| prof. |
professor, or professionally, per context |
| ps. |
pseudonym |
| pub. |
published, or publisher (obvious by context) |
| res. |
restored |
| ret. |
retired |
| rev. |
revised |
| RKO |
a movie company |
| rprt |
reprint, or reprinted |
| rvw. |
review or reviewed (as in book review) |
| R-U |
Runners-Up (in the F&SF Competition department) |
| scrnply |
screenplay |
| SF |
Science Fiction, as in the title of a magazine or book |
| S.F. |
Science Fiction, as in the title of a book |
| SFWA |
Science Fiction Writers of America |
| seq. |
sequence |
| ser. |
series |
| sh-wd |
shared world |
| S-M |
Special Mention |
| TOC |
Table of Contents |
| trans. |
translated |
| U.K. (or UK) |
United Kingdom (British) |
| U.N. |
United Nations |
| U.S. (or US) |
United States (American) |
| UFO |
Unidentified Flying Object |
| univ. |
university |
| us. |
usually |
| VoA |
Voice of America |
| vol. |
volume, or volumes |
| vt |
variant title |
| wn. |
working name |
| wr. |
written |
| w/o |
without |
| ya |
young adult (as in young adult novels, or literature) |
