''Tomorrow Speculative Fiction'' was a science fiction magazine published in the

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from 1993 through 2000. Over this period, it had 24 bi-monthly issues as a print magazine from 1993 to 1997,. then transitioned to become one of the first online science fiction publications until 2000, when it ceased publication. Established as a

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magazine, with

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as the publisher for magazine's launch at time of the 1992

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with

Algis Budrys Algirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys (January 9, 1931 – June 9, 2008) was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor, and critic. He was also known under the pen names Frank Mason, Alger Rome (in collaboration with Jerome Bixby), Jo ...

as editor, Budrys with the second issue took over as the magazine's publisher, doing business as UniFont. In addition to essays under his own name, Budrys contributed a number of short stories under a variety of his established pen names. According to an editorial in the first issue, Budrys states that the magazine would publish "science fiction, fantasy, and horror with a fantasy element, at any length. There is a bit of a bias toward newer writers.". During the course of its print run, ''Tomorrow'' published such notable authors as

Gene Wolfe Gene Rodman Wolfe (May 7, 1931 – April 14, 2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short story writer and nove ...

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, William Barton, Sarah Zettel, Harlan Ellison, and

Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (; October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the '' Earthsea'' fantasy series. She was ...

. In 1995, ''Tomorrow'' was nominated for the

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. In the final print issue, Budrys announced "We are going electronic at WWW.TOMORROWSF.COM, and we will print no further issues. Also, the next three issues (#s 25, 26, 27) will be free."

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External links

Tomorrow SF at ISFDB
Bimonthly magazines published in the United States Defunct literary magazines published in the United States Defunct science fiction magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1993 Magazines disestablished in 2000 Magazines published in Oregon Online magazines with defunct print editions Science fiction magazines established in the 1990s Science fiction webzines