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On Spec

Subject: Science Fiction / Fantasy
Category: Magazine
Country of Origin: Canada

On Spec: the Canadian Magazine of Speculative Writing is English Canada's only SF and fantasy periodical: a quarterly publication featuring award-winning fiction, poetry and art. Since 1990, On Spec and its contributors have won 5 Canadian SF and fantasy (Aurora) awards.

See also the anthology On Spec: The First Five Years.
 

    I recommend it to any life-form with a body temperature below Fahrenheit 451
    Spider Robinson
    On Spec deserves readers, and rewards them
    Guy Gavriel Kay
    [One of] your best bets in SF
    Gardner Dozois

Issues available: Our Price inc. p&p Status
#52, Spring 2003

Fiction by Ken Rand, A.B. Goelman, Kevin Cockle, Wes Smiderle, Steven Mohan Jr, Daniel Ksenych, Steven Mills, and Gary Archambault (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#51, Winter 2002

Fiction by E.L. Chen, Steve Mohn, Leslie Brown, Brandon D. Rabin, Leah Bobet, Kate Riedel, Holly Phillips, and Catherine MacLeod (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#50, Fall 2002

Fiction by John Park, Marc Brutschy, Susan Urbanek Linville, Kate Riedel, Ken Rand, Michael Dewey, David K. Yeh, Karen Traviss, and Jancis M. Andrews (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#49, Summer 2002

Fiction by Holly Phillips, Barth Anderson, S.A. Bolich, Ann Marston, Harry Connolly, Randy D. Ashburn, Jean-Claude Dunyach, Charles Coleman Finlay, and Steve Mohn (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#48, Spring 2002

Fiction by Ian Creasey, James Van Pelt, David Barr Kirtley, Natalka Roshak, Paul E. Martens, Julia Helen Watts, Karen Traviss, and James Allison (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#47, Winter 2001

Fiction by Michael Libling, E.L. Chen, Catherine MacLeod, Jaine Fenn, Kate Riedel, James Stephen Forrest, Susan Mayse, Holly Phillips, and Carl Sieber (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#46, Fall 2001

Fiction by Cory Doctorow, James Van Pelt, Catherine MacLeod, Vivan Zenari, Holly Phillips, Robert H. Beer, Janine Cross, Elizabeth Matson, Lena DeTar, and Steve Mohn (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#45, Summer 2001

Fiction by Vera Nazarian, Elizabeth Westbrook, David J. Schwartz, Lena DeTar, Jarret Keene, Catherine MacLeod, Douglas Smith, Allan Weiss, Matthew Johnson, E.L. Chen, and Gary Archambault (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#44, Spring 2001

Fiction by L.E. Modesitt Jr, James Van Pelt, Chris Turner, John Aegard, Mark Anthony Brennan, E.L. Chen, Kate Riedel, Hugh A.D. Spencer, Steve Mohn, and Catherine MacLeod (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#43, Winter 2000

Fiction by Scott Mackay, E.L. Chen, Catherine MacLeod, Phil 'The Mallet' Voyd, Michael Vance, David William McKay, Thomas Claburn, D. Peter MacLeod, Terry Hayman, Melinda Hsu, and Mary Soon Lee (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#42, Fall 2000

Double Issue with fiction by Kain Massin, Siobhan Carroll, R.W.C. Sylvester, Carl Sieber, Lisa Carreiro, Wilma Kenny, Shawn Brayman, James Keenan, Elizabeth Westbrook, Edward Hoornaert, Leslie Brown, Hayden Trendholm, Steve Mohn, Robyn Herrington, Catherine MacLeod, Laurie Channer & Peter Watts, Cory Doctorow, and Derryl Murphy (A5, 228pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#41, Summer 2000

Fiction by L.E. Modesitt Jr, Edo van Belkom, A.M. De Giorgio, James Keenan, Melissa Hardy, Vol Ranger, Joy Hewitt Mann, Terry Hayman, John Craig, Holly Phillips, and Catherine MacLeod (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#40, Spring 2000

'Future Crime' Theme Issue: Fiction by Steve Mohn, Keith Scott, Rebecca M. Senese, J.S. Lyster, Donna McMahon, Linda J. Dunn, Marianne O. Nielsen, and Leslie Brown (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#39, Winter 1999

Fiction by Tanya Huff, Candas Jane Dorsey, Sherry D. Ramsey, Randy Schroeder, Douglas Ivison, Robert H. Beer, Joe Murphy, Linda Smith, Leslie Lupien, Mary Soon Lee, and Marlene Wurfel (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of print
#38, Fall 1999

Fiction by Steven Mills, Derryl Murphy, Mary Jane Maffini, James A. Hartley, James Van Pelt, Stephen J. Berringer, C. Earl Hanks, Scott Mackay, Wes Smiderle, and Doug Topper (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#37, Summer 1999

Fiction by Sally McBride, Greg Bechtel, A.J. Onia, Janet Elliott Waters, Hayden Trenholm, Buddy Young, Randy Barnhart, Catherine MacLeod, John Aegard, and Steven Mills (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#36, Spring 1999

'Earth, Air, Fire, Water' Theme Issue: Fiction by Melissa Hardy, Helen Rykes, Michael Skeet, Robert Boyczuk, Iain Deans, Peter Watts, Elizabeth Westbrook, Leah Silverman, David Nickle, and Jena Snyder (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#35, Winter 1998

Fiction by Jan Lars Jensen, Keith Scott, Robert Boyczuk, Babara Galler-Smith, Leslie Lupien, Wayne Harrison, Wes Smiderle, Robert Ford, and Gary George (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#34, Fall 1998

Fiction by Edo van Belkom, Hugh A.D. Spencer, David Chato, Robyn Herrington, Shirley Barr, Hazel Hutchins, Randy Barnhart, Carol Thomas, Leah Silverman, Leslie Brown, and fiona heath (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#33, Summer 1998

Fiction by David Hull, Allan Weiss, Steven Mills, Steven Snair, Edward Willett, Brent Hayward, Tracy Kenderdine, paulo da costa, Peter Sommer, and John Graham (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#32, Spring 1998

Fiction by Gerald L. Truscott, Edo van Belkom, Michael Vance, Bonnie Blake, Susan MacGregor, David Chato, Marcie Lynn Tentchoff, Kate Riedel, and Apollonia Leaf (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#31, Winter 1997

Fiction by William Southey, Robert Boyczuk, Aaron V. Humphrey, Elizabeth Westbrook, Cory Doctorow, David Chato, Laurie Channer, Wesley Herbert, and Catherine MacLeod (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#30, Fall 1997

Fiction by Cliff Burns, Mark Piper, Ted DeMarsh, Ursula Pflug, Keith Scott, Hayden Trenholm, K.V. Johansen, and Carl Seiber (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#29, Summer 1997

Fiction by Jan Lars Jensen, Erik Jon Spigel, Cathleen Thom, Alex Link, Brian Panhuysen, Diane L. Walton, Ursula Pflug, Steven R. Laker, and Derryl Murphy (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#28, Spring 1997

"Canadian Geographic" Theme Issue: Fiction by Fiona Heath, Edo van Belkom & David Nickle, Steve Zipp, Derryl Murphy, Darren Latta, Anna Mioduchowska, Kate Riedel, Marianne O. Nielsen, and Michael Stokes (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#27, Winter 1996

Fiction by Heather Fraser, Kate Riedel, Preston Hapon, Michael Mirolla, Wayne Santos, and Allan Lowson (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#26, Fall 1996

Fiction by Tanya Huff, Pamela Sweeney Jackson, Brent Hayward, David Keck, Dan Rubin, Jody Ivanic, Ian V. Worling, and Andrew Gray (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#25, Summer 1996

Fiction by Yves Meynard, Tanya Huff, Nicholas de Kruyff, Rebecca M. Senese, Michael Teasdale, Erik Jon Spigel, and Leslie Gadallah (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#24, Spring 1996

"XF/SF" Cross-genre Theme Issue: Fiction by David Nickle, Michael Skeet, Steve Zipp, Preston Hapon, D.G. Valdron, Ven Begamudré, Colleen Anderson, and Leah Silverman (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#23, Winter 1995

Fiction by Tanya Huff, Alison Baird, Keith Scott, David Miller, Lorina J. Stephens, Joy Hewitt Mann, and David Hull (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#22, Fall 1995

Fiction by Tanya Huff, Jason Kapalka, Jamie Findlay, Susan MacGregor, Erik Jon Spigel, J.B. Sclisizzi, and Laurie Channer (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#21, Summer 1995

Horror and Dark Fantasy Theme Issue: Fiction by Heather Spears, Brent Hayward, Mary Soon Lee, Jason Kapalka, Erik Jon Spigel, Bruce Barber, Karen Keeley Wiebe, and Jan Lars Jensen (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#20, Spring 1995

Fiction by Lyle Weis, Eileen Kernaghan, Peter Watts, Marie Jakober, Tanis MacDonald, Peter Darbyshire, David Nickle, and L.R. Morrison (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#19, Winter 1994

Fiction by W.P. Kinsella, Alex Link, Keith Scott, Alison Baird, Marcel G. Gagné, Christopher Brayshaw, Brian Panhuyzen, Roma Quapp, and William Southey (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of print
#18, Fall 1994

Fiction by Charles de Lint, Mary E. Choo, Lesley Choyce, Marianne O. Nielsen, Braulio Tavares, Rudy Kremberg, Michael Teasdale, Michael Stokes, and Spider Robinson (A5, 116pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#17, Summer 1994

Fiction by Peter Watts, Harold Côté, Karin Lowachee, Bonnie Blake, Kate Riedel, Wesley Herbert, and Hugh A.D. Spencer (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#16, Spring 1994

Hard SF Theme Issue: Fiction by Karl Schroeder, Leah Silverman, Jean-Louis Trudel, Cory Doctorow, Phillip A. Hawke, Jason Kapalka, and Wesley Herbert (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#15, Winter 1993

Fiction by Derryl Murphy, Catherine MacLeod, T. Robert Szekely, Robert Boyczuk, Ivan Dorin, Luke O'Grady, M.A.C. Farrant, and A.R. King (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#14, Fall 1993

Fiction by Leslie Gadallah, Jason Kapalka, Dan Knight, Bruce Byfield, Alison Baird, Wesley Herbert, Keith Scott, and Preston Hapon (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#13, Summer 1993

Fiction by Robert J. Sawyer, Jason Kapalka, Bill Wren, Marian L. Hughes, Alison Baird, Bruce Barber, Nicholas de Kruyff, and Hugh A.D. Spencer (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#12, Spring 1993

"Over The Edge" Theme Issue: Fiction by Erik Jon Spigel, M.A.C. Farrant, Lyle Weis, Robert Boyczuk, Jason Kapalka, John Skaife, Michael Hetherington, and D.L. Schaeffer (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#11, Winter 1992

Fiction by J.R. Martel, Cheryl Merkel, Preston Hapon, Jason Kapalka, Linda Smith, Catherine Girczyc, Robert Baillie, and Sean Stewart (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#10, Fall 1992

Fiction by Wesley Herbert, Michael Teasdale, Lyn McConchie, Sally McBride, Bruce Taylor, M.A.C. Farrant, Donna Farley, Amber Hayward, and Lorina J. Stephens (A5, 100pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#9, Spring 1992

Fiction by Hugh Spencer, Steve Stanton, David Nickle, J. Nelson, Susan MacGregor, and Karl Schroeder (A5, 88pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#8, Winter 1991

Fiction by Michael Skeet, Diane Mapes, Hugh Spencer, Hazel Sangster, Allan Goodall, A.J. Axline, Beth Foglatti, Jena Snyder, Donna Farley, Carolyn Clink, Alice Major, and J. Nelson N/A out of print
#7, Fall 1991

Fiction by Keith Scott, Jena Snyder, Cheryl Merkel, Dot Foster, Diane L. Walton, and Brent Buckner (A5, 88pp p/b) N/A out of stock
#6, Spring 1991

Fiction by Richard deMeulles, Herbert Steinhouse, Sally McBride, Humberto da Silva, M.J. Murphy, Leslie Gadallah, Catherine Macleod, Michael Skeet, Edith Van Beek, and Barry Hammond N/A out of print
#5, Winter 1990

Fiction by Nicole Luiken, Peter Tupper, Keynyn Brysse, Cory Doctorow, Christine Gertz, Cairo & X, Jeb Gaudet, Marissa Kochanski, and Monica Hughes (A5, 88pp) N/A out of print
#4, Fall 1990

Fiction by Edo van Belkom, Alice Major, Bruce Taylor, Susan MacGregor, Sandy Robertson, Sandra Hunter, Anna Mioduchowska, and Cheryl Merkel (A5, 88pp) N/A out of stock
#3, Spring 1990

Fiction by H.A. (Hank) Hargreaves, John Park, Wade Bell, James Allan Gardner, Jamie Findlay, J. Brian Clarke, Diane Mapes, Alan Barclay, Susan Sharpe, Richard Stevenson, Barry Hammond, and Janet P. Reedman N/A out of print
#2, Fall 1989

Fiction by Eileen Kernaghan, Leslie Gadallah, Paula Johanson, Drake Dresen, Trevor Murphy, E.C. Bell, Tor Age Bringsvaeld, and Clélie Rich (A5, 88pp) N/A out of print
#1, Spring 1989

Fiction by Dave Duncan, H.A. (Hank) Hargreaves, Ron Stewart, Robert Runté, Sally McBride, Jena Snyder, Lyle Weis, Rhea Rose, and Kathryn A. Sinclair N/A out of print