Galactic Journey

Galactic Journey is a science fiction blog and fanzine.

Galactic Journey

Owner	Gideon Marcus
URL	www.galacticjourney.org
Launched	October 21, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-10-21)

Published from October 21, 2013, it is a time-shifted web presence, documenting science fact and fiction from the perspective of fans living exactly 55 years ago, day by day. Focused on science fiction and fantasy literature, film, and television, it also covers life in general,^[1] including politics and news. Its mission is to document the past in context rather than from the present looking backward. Despite this, Galactic Journey has a strong progressive bent, spotlighting women and minority creators and characters.^[2]

Originally a solo undertaking founded by Gideon Marcus, Galactic Journey began bringing on associate writers to broaden the geographical and genre scope of its articles by 2016.^[3] That same year, Galactic Journey was awarded The Serling Award by the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation for its work documenting The Twilight Zone and other science fiction, "...at times [providing] a Serlingesque breakdown of its ties to allegory."^[4]

Galactic Journey was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 2018,^[5] 2019,^[6] 2020,^[7] 2022,^[8] and 2023.^[9]

Awards

• Serling Award (2016; won)
• Hugo Award for Best Fanzine (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023; finalist)

References

1. Charlie Jane Anders (March 31, 2018). "Someone Is Blogging Late 1950s-Early 1960s Science Fiction In Real Time". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
2. "Interview with a Time Traveller". SF Gateway. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
3. ONeill, John (March 30, 2016). "Take a Daily Trip Back to the Future with Galactic Journey". Black Gate. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
4. "The Serling Award: 2016 Recipients". Rod Serling Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
5. "2018 Hugo Award Finalists Announced". Tor.com. March 31, 2018. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
6. "Here are the 2019 Hugo Award nominees". 2 April 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
7. "Announcing the 2020 Hugo Award Finalists". 7 April 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
8. "2022 Hugo, Astounding, and Lodestar Awards Finalists". Locus. April 7, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
9. "The Much-Anticipated 2023 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer Finalists Announced!". July 6, 2023.

External links

• Official website