Space Western Holiday Specials

by N.E. Lilly

It's the holiday season and we've highlighted a few specials to give you those warm Space Western holiday fuzzies. — ed, N.E. Lilly

A Few Sunsets Too Many

by Amanda Spikol

Amanda Spikol brings us this story of a world-weary hired gun just out to finish a job, and ask some old friends for one last favor before she retires. — ed. N.E. Lilly

Happy Thanksgiving Space Western Fans,

• I'm thankful for my family: a wonderful and supportive wife and two beautiful healthy children.
• I'm thankful for the contributors to SpaceWesterns.com: the writers and illustrators and others who help to provide the quality entertainment.
• and lastly, but importantly, I'm thankful for you, the readers of the 'zine.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday.

Since last time we've published three new articles:

Frontier Justice

by Robert Collins

A standard Western trope is the one where an outsider rides into town, fixes a problem, and rides off into obscurity. Captain Ayers fills the role admirably. — ed. N.E. Lilly

Interview with the Cowboys and Aliens II Creative Team

by N.E. Lilly

Chapter 1 of the Cowboys and Aliens II web comic is complete and online. The comic will be returning from a two-week hiatus on November 19th, 2007. Until then, here's an interview with the Cowboys and Aliens II creative team, along with a sneak peak of chapter 2 — ed. N.E. Lilly

Hidden Answers

by Cheryl McCreary

Not all Space Westerns are bang-bang shoot‘em ups. Some are about broken men with forgotten pasts seeking the answers to life on back-water planets. — ed. N.E. Lilly

Space Western News

• SciFi airs Firefly on December 14th

History Book Club

SpaceWesterns.com has signed up as an affiliate for the History Book Club. If you're interested in the history of the American West and the early American frontier (as well as other periods of History) you can get 4 books for $4. The link on the home page is for Westerns, but any books from the club will qualify. We wouldn't have become an affiliate if we didn't think you'd like the program. I've even signed up for the program myself.

Tell-a-friend

If you like us then let your friends know about this here site. We'll only be able to grow if you can help spread the word.

cordially,
N.E. Lilly
editor, SpaceWesterns.com

The Hardest Glory—Part 1

Bruce Gehweiler & C.J. Henderson bring us part 1 of another two part story, set in the shared-world of Byanntia.

Visit http://www.spacewesterns.com/articles/29/ to read Part 1.

Space Western Limerick Contest

Jane Espenson (Firefly, Serenity Found, Battlestar Gallactica) just announced that she's thrilled to be one of the judges as a part of her blog tour. I think that's really cool! Also look for her interview here on SpaceWesterns.com in December. We're really honored that she chose to make two stops on our website as a part of her blog tour.

Don't forget to get your submissions for the contest in before November 10th: http://www.spacewesterns.com/contest/

Space Western News

• Become a Character in Cowboys and Aliens Contest


• Jane Espenson Blog Tour to Promote Serenity Found


• How do the Trekkers feel about Abrams' Star Trek?


• Is Lucas' Star Wars TV series preparing for takeoff?

cordially,

Nathan E. Lilly

editor, SpaceWesterns.com

Vonnie Winslow Crist brings us a change of pace from the usual shoot-em-up Space Western, but you should enjoy For the Good of the Settlement, none-the-less.

In other news, we're publicizing the fact that we're looking for web comics to publish on SpaceWesterns.com. More information can be found on our submissions page. Spread the word.

Hi Space Western fans,

There's a new story online set on the planet Byanntia, this time by James Chambers. It's the fourth installment to the Byanntia series. It's called "The Law of the Kuzzi"

http://www.spacewesterns.com/articles/24/

Thanks for reading the 'zine! And don't forget to tell your friends about it.

http://www.spacewesterns.com/

Hi Space Western Fans,

A new story, No Right by Jens Rushing is now online.

Traffic is down just a bit, but it's still up 250% from pre-publicity drive numbers, but we're still hoping to reach our original publicity goals.

If you enjoy SpaceWesterns.com and have friends who also enjoy Space Westerns then let them know.

cordially,

N.E. Lilly

editor@spacewesterns.com

http://www.spacewesterns.com/

Hi everyone,

There's a new story online by C.J. Henderson. It's the third installment to the Byanntia series. It's called They Were the Wind.

Thanks for supporting the 'zine during the publication drive. Traffic is up 300%!

Please keep us the good work, and have your friends tell their friends! With your help we'll make our goals.

http://www.spacewesterns.com/

http://www.spacewesterns.com/

SpaceWesterns.com is a free online magazine that has been publishing weekly since April 1st, 2007. It is devoted to the Space Western sub-genre and we'd like to get the signal out. SpaceWesterns.com publishes original Space Western fiction, interviews with Science Fiction Professionals on the topic of Space Westerns, and reviews of Space Western fiction — online in various formats.

Our current articles include:

• Interviews with Keith R.A. DeCandido, Mark L. Van Name, and David G. Hartwell


• Reviews of Space Western themed books and media


• A variety of Space Western stories

Highlights of upcoming articles include:

• Interviews with C.J. Henderson, "Tequila" Matt Black, and Lee Weinstein


• Downloads of exclusive audio content and music


• A Space Western themed poetry contest


• The next three tales in the Byanntia series


• And, of course, more Space Western stories

We think SpaceWesterns.com is a damn fine zine, but more people need to know about it. That's why we're initiating a publicity drive.

Our goals for the end of August (which marks our six month) are:

• 500 subscribers to the e-mail newsletter


• 5000 visitors/month


• 5 site sponsors

What you can do to help:

• Mention SpaceWesterns.com on your blog, website, podcast, or newsletter


• Mention SpaceWesterns.com to relevant news sites, forums, social networks, and social bookmarking sites


• Tell your friends who like Space Westerns about the site

What we'd like to do with the publicity:

• Increase the recognition, relevance, and status of Space Westerns as a sub-genre


• Discourage people from using "Space Western" as a derogatory term


• Encourage people to submit content in additional formats (illustrations, comics, audio, video, animation, and games)


• Attract Sponsors


• Get more publicity

If you really like the magazine then donations towards its operating costs would be most welcome.

What we'd do with the money:

• Purchase the rights to more fiction and non-fiction articles (in various formats)


• Raise our rates for submissions, so that we can pay more to the fabulous, talented, and hard-working creators of Space Westerns


• Commission Space Western fiction from big names


• Cover our hosting and development costs

If you have any questions, comments, quips, or queries, please contact N.E. Lilly, editor at SpaceWesterns.com

http://www.spacewesterns.com/contact/