''Electric Velocipede'' was a small press

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fan magazine edited by John Klima. Published from 2001 to 2013, ''Electric Velocipede'' won the

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in 2009.

History

In 2000 editor John Klima was inspired to create a magazine by editor Gavin Grant during a panel at

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. The first issue made its debut at the 2001 SFWA Writers/Editors Banquet. At that point Klima began selling single issues and subscriptions. Klima was able to publish two issues a year and gained the ability to pay contributors with issue #10 in 2006. That same year, under the aegis of his independent publishing company Spilt Milk Press, Klima published chapbooks by ''Electric Velocipede'' authors. These included ''The Sense of Falling'' by Ezra Pines, ''An Alternate History of the 21st Century'' by William Shunn, and ''Psychological Methods to Sell Must Be Destroyed'' by Robert Freeman Wexler. The first 16 issues of ''Electric Velocipede'' were produced and published solely by Klima. In 2008 he announced a partnership with independent publisher

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to publish and distribute the zine. Klima and Night Shade Books dissolved their partnership at the end of 2010 and Klima now handles the magazine independently. In 2012 the magazine ceased publishing printed issues and went online with issue 23. The magazine closed completely in 2013.Electric Velocipede and Icarus Closing
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Staff

* John Kilma, Publisher, Editor in Chief * Anne Zanoni, Managing Editor * Damien Walters Grintalis, Associate Editor * Jamie Lackey, Assistant Editor

Notable authors and stories

''Electric Velocipede'' has featured work from award-winning and well-known speculative fiction authors from its first issue. Some of the contributors include:

Marie Brennan Marie Brennan is the pseudonym of Bryn Neuenschwander, an American fantasy author. Her works include the ''Doppelganger'' duology ('' Doppelganger'' and its sequel '' Warrior and Witch'', respectively retitled ''Warrior'' and ''Witch'' on late ...

Hal Duncan Hal Duncan (born 21 October 1971, real name Alasdair) is a Scottish science fiction and fantasy writer. His works have been listed in the New Weird genre, but he prefers not to ascribe his writings to any genre. Life Hal Duncan was born in Ki ...

Charles Coleman Finlay Charles Coleman Finlay (born July 1, 1964 in New York City, NY) is an American science fiction and fantasy author and editor. He grew up in Marysville, Ohio and attended Ohio State University. His first story, ''Footnotes'', was published in 20 ...

Jeffrey Ford Jeffrey Ford (born November 8, 1955) is an American writer in the fantastic genre tradition, although his works have spanned genres including fantasy, science fiction and mystery. His work is characterized by a sweeping imaginative power, humo ...

, Alex Irvine,

Jay Lake Joseph Edward "Jay" Lake, Jr. (June 6, 1964 – June 1, 2014) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. In 2003 he was a quarterly first-place winner in the Writers of the Future contest. In 2004 he won the John W. Campbell Award for Be ...

Sandra McDonald Sandra McDonald is an American science fiction and fantasy author. She is a graduate of Ithaca College, and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from the University of Southern Maine. She also spent eight years as an officer i ...

, Patrick O'Leary, Bruce Holland Rogers,

Catherynne M. Valente Catherynne M. Valente (born May 5, 1979) is an American fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. For her speculative fiction novels she has won the annual James Tiptree, Andre Norton, and Mythopoeic Fantasy awards. Her short fiction has a ...

Jeff VanderMeer Jeff VanderMeer (born July 7, 1968) is an American author, editor, and literary critic. Initially associated with the New Weird literary genre, VanderMeer crossed over into mainstream success with his bestselling Southern Reach Trilogy. The tr ...

Leslie What Leslie What (born Leslie Nelson, 1955) is a writer of fantasy and literary fiction and nonfiction. She grew up in Southern California and attended Santa Ana College, and earned a certificate in Vocational Nursing. She also attended California St ...

Liz Williams Liz Williams (born 1965) is a British science fiction writer, historian and occultist. ''The Ghost Sister,'' her first novel, was published in 2001. Both this novel and her next, ''Empire of Bones'' (2002) were nominated for the Philip K. Dick ...

, and

Marly Youmans Marly Youmans (born Susan Marlene Youmans; November 22, 1953 in Aiken, South Carolina) is an American poet, novelist and short story writer. Her work reflects certain recurring themes such as nature, magic, faith and redemption, and often referen ...

Awards

* "The Way He Does It" by Jeffrey Ford (issue #10) - Nominated: Best Short Fiction,

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* ''Electric Velocipede'' - Winner: Best Fanzine, 2009

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*John Klima - Nominated: Special Award: Non-Professional, 2007

*John Klima - Nominated: Special Award: Non-Professional, 2008

*John Klima - Nominated: Special Award: Non-Professional, 2009

*John Klima - Nominated: Special Award: Non-Professional, 2010

Reprinted stories

* "A Keeper" by Alan DeNiro in ''Skinny Dipping in the Lake of the Dead'' (issue #6) * "The Way He Does It" by

in ''The Drowned Life'' (issue #10) * "Moon Does Run" by Edd Vick in ''Year's Best SF 12'' (issue #11) * "How the World Became Quiet: A Post-Human Creation Myth" by Rachel Swirsky in ''Best American Fantasy 2'' (issue #13) * "The Death of Sugar Daddy", by Toiya Kristen Finley in ''The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy: 2010 Edition'' (issue #17/18) * "Heaven Under Earth", by Aliette de Bodard in ''The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy: 2013 Edition'' (issue #24) * "The Irish Astronaut", by Val Nolan in ''The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection'' (issue #26)

Issues

As of December 2013, there have been 27 issues of ''Electric Velocipede''. Issue 14 was an all-female issue in honor of the

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Feminist Science Fiction Convention.

References

External links

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