Commentary |
Abbreviations |
Meaning |
Abbreviations for magazines cited, mainly in the Comments fields:
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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.
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~ (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) |