Stanley Schmidt has been synonymous with hard science fiction in the powder magazine world for the retiring 34 years that he ’s been the editor in chief of Analog Science Fiction and Fact , but now he ’s moving on . The magazine ’s unexampled editor will be Trevor Quachri , the current managing editor in chief .
Top image : “ Duel for a Dracowolf ” illustrated by Steven Hanly for Analog Magazine .
Many people probably connect Schmidt with smashing short stories in which skill is front and center , and there ’s often a squeeze element of problem - solving . But his influence go way beyond that — to choose just one example , Schmidt gave Mary Doria Russell a draw of advice when she was writing her novel The Sparrow , and you could see his influence in the more naturalistic way Russell handles space traveling .
And he gave many great writers their startle , or a career boost . To cite from the press release announce Schmidt ’s retirement :
Schmidt ’s editorship influence Michael F. Flynn , Jerry Oltion , Timothy Zahn , Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff , Harry Turtledove , and Geoffrey A. Landis , all of whom made their first appearances in his magazine . Other authors who became even and major contributors on his watch include Catherine Asaro , Robert J. Sawyer , Adam - Troy Castro , Lois McMaster Bujold , Allen M. Steele , Jack McDevitt , and Joan Slonczewski .
In the pressing release , Schmidt is quote as saying , ” have now been editor in chief of Analog for 34 years , tying or ( depending on how you look ) slightly exceeding the previous longest - tenure record of John W. Campbell . I still enjoy it thoroughly , but am entrust to prosecute a wide orbit of other interests . Two of the most important of these are doing more of my own written material , and reading Analog strictly for the use of it , which I expect to remain at a high level under Trevor Quachri ’s focussing . ” Schmidt is staying on at Analog as a scientific discipline consultant .
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