John Joseph Adams
Encyclopedia
John Joseph Adams is an American
science fiction
and fantasy
editor
and critic
. He is the editor of the anthologies Federations (Prime Books
, May 2009), The Living Dead (Night Shade Books
, September 2008), The Living Dead 2 (Night Shade Books
, September 2010), Seeds of Change (Prime Books
, August 2008), Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse
(Night Shade Books
, January 2008), By Blood We Live (Night Shade Books
, August 2009), The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Night Shade Books
, September 2009), and The Way of the Wizard (Prime Books
, November 2010). Forthcoming anthologies include Brave New Worlds (Night Shade Books
, January 2011) and The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination (Tor Books
).
His anthology The Living Dead was nominated for a World Fantasy Award
and named one of the "Best Books of the Year" by Publishers Weekly. He has been called "The reigning king of the anthology world" by Barnes & Noble.com, and in 2011 he was named one of "100+ Geeks to Follow on Twitter" by TechRepublic. He is a finalist for the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor, Short Form, and his magazine, Lightspeed Magazine
, is a finalist for best semiprozine.
He worked as Assistant Editor at The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
from May 2001 to December 2009. In January 2010 he left F&SF to edit Lightspeed Magazine
, an online science fiction magazine which launched June 1, 2010, and then in March 2011 he took charge of its sister magazine, Fantasy Magazine
.
Additionally, Adams is a writer whose genre essays, interviews, and book reviews have appeared in a variety of publications, including Amazing Stories
, Kirkus, The Internet Review of Science Fiction
, Intergalactic Medicine Show
, Locus Magazine
, Novel & Short Story Writer's Market
, Publishers Weekly
, SCI FI Wire, Science Fiction Weekly, Shimmer Magazine
, Strange Horizons
, Subterranean Magazine, and Tor.com.
Since January 2010 Adams and science fiction author David Barr Kirtley
have produced a podcast called Geek's Guide to the Galaxy
, currently hosted by io9
.
United States
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science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
and critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
. He is the editor of the anthologies Federations (Prime Books
Prime Books
Edited by two-time Hugo-nominee and 2006 World Fantasy-winner Sean Wallace, Prime Books is an award-winning independent publishing house, specializing in a mix of literary/commercial anthologies, collections, novels, and two magazines: Fantasy Magazine and Lightspeed Magazine. Some of its...
, May 2009), The Living Dead (Night Shade Books
Night Shade Books
Night Shade Books is an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It was started in 1997 by Jason Williams, with Jeremy Lassen coming on board as a partner shortly after the company's founding...
, September 2008), The Living Dead 2 (Night Shade Books
Night Shade Books
Night Shade Books is an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It was started in 1997 by Jason Williams, with Jeremy Lassen coming on board as a partner shortly after the company's founding...
, September 2010), Seeds of Change (Prime Books
Prime Books
Edited by two-time Hugo-nominee and 2006 World Fantasy-winner Sean Wallace, Prime Books is an award-winning independent publishing house, specializing in a mix of literary/commercial anthologies, collections, novels, and two magazines: Fantasy Magazine and Lightspeed Magazine. Some of its...
, August 2008), Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse is an anthology of post-apocalyptic fiction published by Night Shade Books in January 2008, edited by John Joseph Adams.The anthology includes 22 stories, plus an introduction by the editor...
(Night Shade Books
Night Shade Books
Night Shade Books is an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It was started in 1997 by Jason Williams, with Jeremy Lassen coming on board as a partner shortly after the company's founding...
, January 2008), By Blood We Live (Night Shade Books
Night Shade Books
Night Shade Books is an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It was started in 1997 by Jason Williams, with Jeremy Lassen coming on board as a partner shortly after the company's founding...
, August 2009), The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Night Shade Books
Night Shade Books
Night Shade Books is an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It was started in 1997 by Jason Williams, with Jeremy Lassen coming on board as a partner shortly after the company's founding...
, September 2009), and The Way of the Wizard (Prime Books
Prime Books
Edited by two-time Hugo-nominee and 2006 World Fantasy-winner Sean Wallace, Prime Books is an award-winning independent publishing house, specializing in a mix of literary/commercial anthologies, collections, novels, and two magazines: Fantasy Magazine and Lightspeed Magazine. Some of its...
, November 2010). Forthcoming anthologies include Brave New Worlds (Night Shade Books
Night Shade Books
Night Shade Books is an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It was started in 1997 by Jason Williams, with Jeremy Lassen coming on board as a partner shortly after the company's founding...
, January 2011) and The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination (Tor Books
Tor Books
Tor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...
).
His anthology The Living Dead was nominated for a World Fantasy Award
World Fantasy Award
The World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
and named one of the "Best Books of the Year" by Publishers Weekly. He has been called "The reigning king of the anthology world" by Barnes & Noble.com, and in 2011 he was named one of "100+ Geeks to Follow on Twitter" by TechRepublic. He is a finalist for the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor, Short Form, and his magazine, Lightspeed Magazine
Lightspeed Magazine
Lightspeed Magazine is an online fantasy and science fiction magazine published by Prime Books, which also publishes its sister companion Fantasy Magazine. The first issue was published in June of 2010 and it has maintained a regular monthly schedule since, publishing fiction by Orson Scott Card,...
, is a finalist for best semiprozine.
He worked as Assistant Editor at The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction is a digest-size American fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House and then by Fantasy House. Both were subsidiaries of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Publications, which took over as publisher in 1958. Spilogale, Inc...
from May 2001 to December 2009. In January 2010 he left F&SF to edit Lightspeed Magazine
Lightspeed Magazine
Lightspeed Magazine is an online fantasy and science fiction magazine published by Prime Books, which also publishes its sister companion Fantasy Magazine. The first issue was published in June of 2010 and it has maintained a regular monthly schedule since, publishing fiction by Orson Scott Card,...
, an online science fiction magazine which launched June 1, 2010, and then in March 2011 he took charge of its sister magazine, Fantasy Magazine
Fantasy Magazine
Fantasy Magazine is a U.S.-based online fantasy and science fiction magazine. It was launched as a print edition at the 2005 World Fantasy Convention in Madison, Wisconsin. It continued in this format for six more issues, but in mid-October 2007, it moved online, with daily content, and spun off...
.
Additionally, Adams is a writer whose genre essays, interviews, and book reviews have appeared in a variety of publications, including Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories was an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction...
, Kirkus, The Internet Review of Science Fiction
The Internet Review of Science Fiction
The Internet Review of Science Fiction was an American webzine devoted to science fiction criticism. It featured critical articles as well as reviews of short fiction and novels.-Editors:...
, Intergalactic Medicine Show
Intergalactic Medicine Show
InterGalactic Medicine Show is an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine. It was founded by multiple award-winning author Orson Scott Card. An anthology also called Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show was published by Tor in August, 2008, featuring selected stories from...
, Locus Magazine
Locus (magazine)
Locus, subtitled "The Magazine Of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field", is published monthly in Oakland, California. It reports on the science fiction and fantasy publishing field, including comprehensive listings of all new books published in the genre. It is considered the news organ and trade...
, Novel & Short Story Writer's Market
Novel & Short Story Writer's Market
Novel & Short Story Writer's Market is an annual resource guide for fiction writers that compiles hundreds of listings for book publishers, magazines literary agents, writing contests, and conferences...
, Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
, SCI FI Wire, Science Fiction Weekly, Shimmer Magazine
Shimmer Magazine
Shimmer Magazine, or Shimmerzine, is a quarterly magazine which publishes speculative fiction, with a focus on material that is dark, humorous or strange. Established in June 2005, Shimmer is published in digest format and Portable Document Format and is edited by Beth Wodzinski...
, Strange Horizons
Strange Horizons
Strange Horizons is an online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry in every issue....
, Subterranean Magazine, and Tor.com.
Since January 2010 Adams and science fiction author David Barr Kirtley
David Barr Kirtley
David Barr Kirtley is an American short story writer and the co-host of the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast. His short fiction appears in magazines such as Realms of Fantasy and Weird Tales, in online magazines such as Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show and Lightspeed, and on...
have produced a podcast called Geek's Guide to the Galaxy
Geek's Guide to the Galaxy
Geek's Guide to the Galaxy is a podcast focusing on fantasy & science fiction and related topics. It launched on Tor.com in January 2010 and then moved to io9 in October 2010. It is hosted by editor John Joseph Adams and author David Barr Kirtley...
, currently hosted by io9
Io9
io9 is a blog launched in 2008 by Gawker Media. The blog focuses on the subjects of science fiction, futurism, and advancements in the fields of science and technology....
.