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Future Science Fiction (UK) [#7, 1959] ed. Robert A. W. Lowndes (Strato Publications, Ltd., 2/-, 130pp, digest, cover by Emsh)
Reprint of the December 1958 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Crash Program · Bill Wesley · nv Future Science Fiction Dec 1958
46 · Gift from the Stars · Kate Wilhelm · nv Future Science Fiction Dec 1958
66 · The Race Into Space 1. Operation Bootstrap · Thomas N. Scortia · ar Future Science Fiction Dec 1958
82 · The New Science of Astronomy · Donald Franson · ss Future Science Fiction Dec 1958
89 · Yesterday’s World of Tomorrow: 1928 V · Robert A. W. Lowndes · ed Future Science Fiction Dec 1958
101 · Vector · Margaret St. Clair · ss Future Science Fiction Dec 1958
111 · Science Fiction Almanac · Anon. · cl (r)
114 · Down to Earth · [The Readers] · lc (r)

Future Science Fiction (UK) [#8, 1959] ed. Robert A. W. Lowndes (Strato Publications, Ltd., 2/-, 130pp, digest, cover by Emsh)
Reprint of the February 1959 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

6 · The Pity of the Wood · Joy Leache · ss Future Science Fiction Feb 1959
21 · Tournament, Part One · L. D. Hinckley · nv Future Science Fiction Feb 1959
51 · The Trouble with Toys · Kate Wilhelm · ss Future Science Fiction Feb 1959
68 · The Race Into Space II. The Chemical Rocket and Beyond · Thomas N. Scortia · ar Future Science Fiction Feb 1959
86 · You Do Something to Me · Calvin M. Knox · ss Future Science Fiction Feb 1959
104 · Yesterday’s World of Tomorrow: 1928 VI · Robert A. W. Lowndes · ed Future Science Fiction Feb 1959
109 · Frostbite · Richard Wilson · ss Future Science Fiction Feb 1959
115 · Readin’ and Writhin’ · Calvin M. Knox · rc Future Science Fiction Feb 1959
121 · Down to Earth · [The Readers] · lc Future Science Fiction Feb 1959

Future Science Fiction (UK) [#9, 1959] ed. Robert A. W. Lowndes (Strato Publications, Ltd., 2/-, 130pp, digest)
Reprint of the April 1959 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

6 · Temptress of Eden · A. Bertram Chandler · ss Future Science Fiction Apr 1959
23 · Yesterday’s World of Tomorrow: 1929 · Robert A. W. Lowndes · ed Future Science Fiction Apr 1959
24 · Lovers Subversive · D. A. Jourdan · nv Future Science Fiction Apr 1959
61 · The Moon Is New · David Osborne · ss Future Science Fiction Apr 1959
74 · The Renegade · Thomas N. Scortia · nv Future Science Fiction Apr 1959
107 · It’s Me, O Lord · Alma Hill · ar Future Science Fiction Apr 1959
112 · Protected Planet · Dan Morgan · ss Future Science Fiction Apr 1959
120 · Down to Earth · [The Readers] · lc Future Science Fiction Apr 1959

Future Science Fiction (UK) [#10, 1959] ed. Robert A. W. Lowndes (Strato Publications, Ltd., 2/-, 130pp, digest)
Reprint of the June 1959 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

fc. · Obey That Impulse! · Finlay · cv Future Science Fiction Jun 1959
6 · Love and the Stars—Today! · Kate Wilhelm · ss Future Science Fiction Jun 1959
22 · Signs of the Times · Brent Howell · ss Future Science Fiction Jun 1959
37 · Obey That Impulse! · Larry M. Harris · ss Future Science Fiction Jun 1959
48 · Flame of Life · Frank Belknap Long · ss Science Fiction Oct 1939
66 · Survival in Parallel · T. H. Mathieu · nv Future Science Fiction Jun 1959
89 · And Then He Went Away · Donald E. Westlake · ss Future Science Fiction Jun 1959
95 · Down to Earth · [The Readers] · lc Future Science Fiction Jun 1959
102 · The Race Into Space III: Ions, Photons, and Clipper Ships · Thomas N. Scortia · ar Future Science Fiction Jun 1959

Future Science Fiction (UK) [#11, 1960] ed. Robert A. W. Lowndes (Strato Publications, Ltd., 2/-, 130pp, digest)
Reprint of the August 1959 (US) issue, plus a single story from elsewhere. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

6 · Safety Valve · Brian W. Aldiss · nv Future Science Fiction Aug 1959
28 · Point of View: The Moon · Isaac Asimov · cl Future Science Fiction Aug 1959
46 · New Model Spaceman · Theodore L. Thomas · nv Future Science Fiction Aug 1959
82 · Yesterday’s World of Tomorrow: 1929 II · Robert A. W. Lowndes · ed Future Science Fiction Aug 1959
90 · Baby · Tom W. Harris · ss Future Science Fiction Aug 1959
101 · Readin’ and Writhin’ · Calvin M. Knox · rc Future Science Fiction Aug 1959
106 · Anack · Richard Hardwick · ss Future Science Fiction Aug 1959
115 · The Outcasts · George H. Smith · ss Science Fiction Stories Sep 1958

Future Science Fiction Digest (about)

Future Science Fiction Digest [#0, May 2018] ed. Alex Shvartsman (UFO Publishing, $7.99, 128pp, tp, cover by Tomasz Maronski)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

v · Welcome to the Future · Alex Shvartsman · ed
1 · The History Within Us · Matthew Kressel · nv Clarkesworld Mar 2010
23 · Impress Me, Then We’ll Talk About the Money · Tatiana Ivanova · nv Unidentified Funny Objects 6, ed. Alex Shvartsman, UFO Publishing 2017
53 · Earthrise · Lavie Tidhar · ss
65 · e^h · Alvaro Zinos-Amaro · nv Humanity 2.0, ed. Alex Shvartsman, Phoenix Pick 2016
89 · Universal Cigarettes · Teng Ye · ss
97 · Utopia, LOL? · Jamie Wahls · nv Strange Horizons Jun 5 2017

Future Science Fiction Digest [#1, December 2018] ed. Alex Shvartsman (UFO Publishing, $9.99, 224pp, tp, cover by Tomasz Maronski)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

v · Foreword—Issue 1 · Alex Shvartsman · fw
1 · The Rule of Three · Lawrence M. Schoen · nv
51 · SisiMumu · Walter Dinjos · nv
91 · The Emperor of Death · Marina & Sergey Dyachenko; translated by Julia Meitov Hersey · nv; translated from the Russian.
113 · Profile: The Dyachenkos · Julia Meitov Hersey · ar [Marina Dyachenko; Sergey Dyachenko]
119 · One Bad Unit · Steve Kopka · ss
139 · A Vaccine for the Virus of Empire? · Phoebe Barton · ar
145 · The Substance of Ideas · Clelia Farris · ss
157 · In All Possible Futures · Dantzel Cherry · ss
161 · A Conversation with Javier Grillo-Marxuach & Jose Molina · Joshua Sky · iv
175 · Perfection · Mike Resnick · ss
189 · Wordfall · Liang Ling · ss

Future Science Fiction Digest [#2, March 2019] ed. Alex Shvartsman (UFO Publishing, $9.99, 178pp, tp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

v · Foreword—Issue 2 · Alex Shvartsman · fw
1 · Tideline Treasures, or Growing Up Along the Mile-High Dyke · Jaap Boekestein & Tais Teng · ss
21 · The Roost of Ash and Fire · David Walton · nv
47 · The Lord of Rivers · Wanxiang Fengnian; translated by Nathan Faries · ss
63 · No Body Enough · Dantzel Cherry · nv
91 · An Actual Fish · Natalia Theodoridou · ss
95 · The Peculiar Gravity of Home · Beth Cato · ss
115 · The Zest for Life · N. R. M. Roshak · ss
129 · The Token · Mike Resnick · ss
145 · To Save a Human · Svyatoslav Loginov; translated by Max Hrabrov · ss

Future Science Fiction Digest [#3, June 2019] ed. Alex Shvartsman (UFO Publishing, $9.99, 232pp, tp)
Details taken from magazine website.

v · Foreword—Issue 3 · Alex Shvartsman · fw
1 · Cratered · Karen Osborne · nv
27 · Super-Duper Moongirl and the Amazing Moon Dawdler · Wulf Moon · ss
47 · Going Boldly [D.C. Fontana] · Joshua Sky · iv
63 · Astrobody for Sale or Rent · Laura Resnick · ss
75 · Americans on the Moon · Oleg Divov · ss
93 · The Satellites of Damocles · Edward M. Lerner · nv
135 · Love, Death, and Printed Burgers · Amanda Helms · ss
143 · Warden’s Dilemma · Emily Randall · ss
163 · Love in the Time of Con Crud · Elena Pavlova · ss
173 · Foot Ball · Will McIntosh · ss
193 · Waking in the Cold and the Dark · Lü Momo · nv
221 · Apologia · Vajra Chandrasekera · ss

Future Sex (about)

Future Sex [#7, July-September 1994] ed. Lisa Palac (Kundalini Publishing, $4.95, 64pp, quarto, cover by Matt Gunther)
Erotic magazine with some fiction.

6 · Plant One on Me: Plugging Into Rock’s Erotic Influence · Lisa Palac · ar
8 · Paying for It · Lou Osterberg · ar
10 · Crossing the Net: Gender Swapping On-Line · Mike Godwin · ar
14 · Double-Entendre Indemnity: The Rise and Fall of the Sexual Innuendo · Casey McCabe · ar
16 · Lush · Phyllis Christopher · pi
22 · Blue Notes: A Look at the Time-Honored Relationship Between Sex and Music · Lisa Palac · ar
38 · Fall from Grace · J. P. Kansas · ss
42 · Surgica · Alice Joanou · vi
45 · Portfolio: The Vision of J.K. Potter · J. K. Potter · pi
64 · Another Taste of Honey · Granger A. Davis · cs

Futures:
Initially a general fiction magazine, but increasingly changed emphasis to crime and mystery. Note that the numbering of the first 24 issues was somewhat erratic and the numbering below has been adjusted to reflect the actual issues published.

Futures

Publishers:

Babs Lakey; 3039 38th Ave, South Minneapolis, MN 55406: Futures

Editors:

Babs Lakey - Editor: Futures, Feb 1998 – ? 1999.
Brian Lawrence - Editor: Futures, ? 2000.

Futures [#1, February/March 1998]
Issue not found.

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Futures [#2, April/May 1998]
Issue not found.

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Futures [#3, June/July 1998]
Issue not found.

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Here There and Everywhere [Part 1 of ?] · James V. Fusco · sl

Futures [#4, August/September 1998] ed. Babs Lakey (Babs Lakey, quarto)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Jack’s Gift · Kris Neri · vi Mystery Time Aut/Win 1995
2 · The Power of Networking · Kris Neri · ar
3 · The Writing Room · Happy Dodson · cl
5 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl
7 · @writer.com · Miriam Pace · cl
8 · The Many Different Ways to Say No, or How to Deal with Rejection · Dawn Reno · ar
10 · Jewels of Wisdom · Julie Lauren · cl
11 · The Sailor and the Whore · Stephen Sloane · vi
12 · Linda’s Life · Linda Schapper · hu
12 · Essau’s Fables · Molly Essau · cl
14 · Ask the Agent · William Merritt · cl
15 · Newbies · R. C. Hildebrandt · ar
16 · Real Women · Audrey McWhorter · ar
17 · The Contrarian · G. Miki Hayden · cl
18 · Turning Experience Into Romance · Sandi Haddad · ar
19 · Tidbits from Tinsel Town · Patricia W. Schellerup · cl
23 · Marian the Librarian · Esther Wheeler · vi
24 · Neighborly Relations and more · Jeanne & Rom Roguth · ss
27 · On the Edge · Stariene Todd · ar
28 · Where the Heck Are We Anyway · Cristie Rose · ar
30 · A Cautionary Tale About the Road to Publication · Kit Sloane · ar
32 · Set Your Background and Background Your Setting · Linda Schapper · ar
33 · Painting by Word · Jeanne Foguth · ar
34 · Making the Time to Write · Sandi Haddad · ar
36 · Word Pictures · Jan Dougherty · ar
37 · Overcoming My Fear · Judy Leigh Peters · ar
38 · Markets: Let’s Get Published · Esther Wheeler · cl
39 · Offensive Block · Gerald Schiller · pm
40 · Here There and Everywhere [Part 2 of ?] · James V. Fusco · sl

Futures [#5, October/November 1998] ed. Babs Lakey (Babs Lakey, quarto)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Tidbits from Tinsel Town · Patricia W. Schellerup · cl
4 · You’ve Gone to Hell and Back · Jessica Mitchell · pm
4 · Waiting for Elation · Debra Purdy Kong · ar
5 · The Contrarian · G. Miki Hayden · cl
6 · Someone Watches Me · Nancy Kay Peterson · pm
7 · The Cubic Zirconia of Kubla Khan · Paul D. Marks · vi
8 · Essau’s Fables · Molly Essau · cl
11 · Oh, Reau · Jeanne Foguth · cl
12 · The Author’s Lament · Gerald Schiller · pm
13 · The Writing Room · Happy Dodson · cl
14 · Romancing the Compost · JoAnn Jensen · ar
17 · A Ghost of a Chance · Happy Dodson · vi
19 · @writer.com · Miriam Pace · cl
20 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl
22 · Ask the Agent · William Merritt · cl
24 · Dialogue vs Conversation · Cristie Rose · ar
28 · Linda’s Life · Linda Schapper · hu
29 · Writing Economically · Ellen Bergh · cl
31 · Markets: Let’s Get Published · Esther Wheeler · cl
32 · Jumpers · Maggie Bartley · ar
33 · Bane · Tracy Reith · pm
33 · Bump in the Road · Jude Kohler · ss
38 · Angelic Confusion · Judy Leigh Peters · ss
43 · Here There and Everywhere [Part 3 of ?] · James V. Fusco · sl
48 · God Shot · Alexis Powers · ts
49 · Jewels of Wisdom · Julie Lauren · cl
49 · Rejection/Inspiration · Cheryl Clark · ar
50 · Mea Culpa · Kris Neri · ms
51 · Unmasking the Science · Maggie Bartley · ar
52 · Snake Charmer and Our Published Book of Verse · R. C. Hildebrandt · ms

Futures [#6, December 1998/January 1999]
Issue not found.

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Futures [#7, February/March 1999] ed. Babs Lakey (Babs Lakey, quarto)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Futures “fire to fly” award winners · [Various] · ms
5 · Missionary in the Mountains · Margaret Bartley · ar
7 · Getting Started in Romance [Carolyn Greene] · Mary M. Sikes · iv
9 · Face Down on the Canvas · Carolyn Dunsheath · ar; given as by Caroline Dunsheath.
10 · Sandi Kitt: Renaissance Woman · Dawn Reno · ar [Sandi Kitt]
12 · Ah, You’ve Sold Your Book! Relax? · Kris Neri · ar
13 · Justifying the Means · Rebecca Russell Mears · ar
16 · The Fool on the Hill [Part 1 of 3] · James Fusco · sl
19 · I Would Miss Dorothy’s Words · Susan Wrana Gall · ms
20 · Tidbits from Tinsel Town · Patricia W. Schellerup · cl
23 · Reprisal · N. C. Anderson · ss
26 · Expectations Met · Kris Neri · vi Mystery Time Spr/Sum 1998
27 · Regarding Reading · Cheryl Vincent Clark · ar
28 · Back at the Rosebud · Jude Kohler · ss
32 · Codetalker · G. Miki Hayden · ss
35 · Cedarwood · Kathleen Mulvihill · ss
38 · The Contrarian · G. Miki Hayden · cl
39 · Let’s Get to the Skinny · Dorothy Rellas · ms
41 · There’s No Fool... · Peter J. Welling · ms
42 · Writing Economically · Ellen Bergh · cl
43 · @writer.com · Miriam Pace · cl
45 · Essau’s Fables · Molly Essau · cl
47 · The Writing Room · Happy Dodson · cl
48 · Linda’s Life · Linda Schapper · hu
49 · Sour Grapes Make Whine · Polly Wantstavente · cl
52 · Wowie on Words · Sherrie Holmes · ms
53 · Markets: Let’s Get Published · Esther Wheeler · cl
54 · The Full Sass · Linnea Sinclair · cl
ibc. · OCyber · R. C. Hildebrandt · cl

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