You might want to think about doing a piece about the adult urban fantasists crossing over to one of the only growing market segments--young adult fiction--with pretty good results. Some examples: Kelley Armstrong (Darkest Powers series), Lilith Saintcrow (Strange Angels), Kim Harrison (Once Dead, Twice Shy). Armstrong's YA offerings are particularly good. I just got the ARC for bk 2 9780061662768! :)

I also think that you could focus on the fact that literary horror is starting to appear in YA fiction, with the coming "The Forest of Hands and Teeth" and "Candor" on the horizon.

Steampunk? Anime/manga crossover? F&SF in translation? Marketing to a crossover YA/Adult audience? Correlations, if any, between economic and political trends and trends in genre fiction -- what can we expect? What will be the next big idea after the singularity?

As far as horror is concerned, I want to know where did all the real vampires go? Today's bloodsuckers are really nothing more than people with strange appetites and sometimes pointy teeth. Authors are doing so much these days to distance themselves from good old Dracula that they forgot that one of the reasons he was so scary is precisely because his abilities not only surpassed what people were capable of, but what they surpassed what they were capable of imagining. I don't mind variations on the theme but why can't we have some of the original as well?

Which publishers are defining sf/f now? Did the delays of big books from Rothfuss, Lynch, or Martin help or hurt? Did the fantasy tv series based on Goodkind resonate, and does it mean anything for HBO's attempt to adapt GRRM next? Also, where are the science fiction writers standing in contrast to fantasy offerings. Does this year's crop of Hollywood productions indicate anything - the big robots, alternate worlds, the reboot of Star Trek or the impending behemoth of James Cameron's AVATAR indicate anything about what the mass public might respond to? Who's on the horizon for big debuts? Are there any writers really pushing the envelopes now?

A section on sf conventions would be cool. How cons help the market stay fresh and vibrant. How the love of books is promoted and shared at these geek fests, like Odyssey Con in Madison WI www.oddcon.com

How about short genre fiction? Will the increasing appeal of flash and microflash counter the mega-tomes common today, resulting in an upsurge in short story, collection and anthology reading? Both sources of short fiction grant readers the magazine-like ability to sample unknown-to-them authors sans 20 pages of advertisement per story page. In today's culture of quickie entertainment, short stories should be on the upswing.

As the only all-horror book and gift store in the USA we also edit Horror anthologies published by established houses. I'd like to know why, in general, horror anthologies are going small press. We're one of the few with big presses. Ours sell and so would others in Main stream press would start publishing them again.

As the only all-horror book and gift store in the USA we also edit Horror anthologies published by established houses. I'd like to know why, in general, horror anthologies are going small press. We're one of the few with big presses. Ours sell and so would others in Main stream press would start publishing them again.

The short genre fiction angle would be pretty interesting. Not only for the short attention span angle that Jason mentions above but also because it is a driving force in internet fiction reading.

In fall 2007 TTA Press in the UK (publishers of Interzone Magazine) launched a new bimonthly horror fiction magazine, Black Static. Its next issue will be Number 9 and, while it is on sale in some specialist bookshops, it is mainly a subscription sales magazine at present. TTA are talking to distributors about newsstand and bookshop distribution but there is no agreement yet. There are e book versions at Fictionwise but e books cannot do justice to the artwork yet.

Black Static is a unique collaboration between an artist David Gentry and the editor Andy Cox and is something new and different in the horror and dark fiction field. I can send you copies if you like.

TTA has a good track record at discovering new authors, e.g. Joe Hill, Andrew Humphrey, Tim Akers. In Black Static new writers like Aliette de Bodard are already making an appearance along with more familiar names like Gary McMahon. Authors from the UK, France and North America are gaining exposure, or starting out, in its pages.

The UK and US has a thriving ‘independent’ publishing sector in the SF/Fantasy and horror genres. TTA is part of that with books from its own discoveries but you might like to look at that whole sector as UK authors find first homes in the US (eg Chris Beckett at Wildside,) and US authors in the UK. (e.g. Tim Akers at Solaris)
There are free MP3 versions of a few Black Static stories on TTA’s podcast site, Transmissions From Beyond, and at itunes.
roy (at) ttapress (dot) demon (dot) co (dot)uk

Is it too obvious to suggest Neil Gaiman's recent Newbery Award and film adaptation of Coraline - their impact on YA F/SF?

Is it too obvious to suggest Neil Gaiman's recent Newbery Award and film adaptation of Coraline - their impact on YA F/SF?

Why are so many new science fiction books incredibly long and techy. Nothing wrong with that, but what happened to adventure or cerebral tales in a more-easy-to-manage volumes?

How about a nod to Edgar Allan Poe?

How about a nod to Edgar Allan Poe?

I think it's important to note new up and coming stars -- especially women, minorities.

If you do issues on Sci Fi or Horror, please ignore all these other comments and stay away from YA. YA is not horror and it is not SF and those of us who read SF and Horror don't want to hear jack about YA fiction.

Thank you for your support.

SF Fan: I suspect there are many SF and horror fans who would disagree with you. See, for example, Farah Mendlesohn's wonderful essay on why SF for kids and young adults needs to be good SF in its own right:

www.hbook.com/magazine/articles/2009/mar09_mendlesohn.asp

How about Rondo nominee deadbooks.com?

How about Rondo nominee deadbooks.com?