Exodus (magazine)
| Exodus - magazine for science fiction stories & fantastic graphics
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| description | Science fiction magazine |
| language | German |
| First edition | 1975 |
| Frequency of publication | 2 issues / year (since 2003) |
| editor | René Moreau, Olaf Kemmler , Fabian Tomaschek |
| Web link | exodusmagazin.de |
| ISSN (print) | 1860-675X |
Exodus - magazine for science fiction stories and fantastic graphics is a bi-annual science fiction - magazine which is published in Germany. Founded in 1975, the magazine took a break from 1980 and has been published regularly since 2003. Exodus is a non-commercially oriented literary magazine that strives for a cost-covering publication whenever possible. Up to issue 33, Exodus was published by René Moreau, Olaf Kemmler and Heinz Wipperfürth, who were awarded a Kurd-Laßwitz Special Prize in 2015 for outstanding achievements in German-language science fiction and the promotion of science fiction short stories. From issue 34 (2016), Fabian Tomaschek took the place of Heinz Wipperfürth as co-editor.
Exodus counts next to fantastic! , Nova and Quarber Merkur published by Franz Rottensteiner are among the most important German SF magazines. The magazine can only be obtained by subscription.
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The magazine sees itself primarily as a platform for the preservation and promotion of traditional short stories in the fantastic field, especially science fiction. Only first publications are presented. The authors include well-known names in the genre, such as Uwe Anton , Uschi Zietsch , Thomas Ziegler , Horst Hoffmann , Boris Koch , Nicole Rensmann , Ronald M. Hahn , Klaus N. Frick , Wolfgang Fienhold , Martin Schemm , Christel Scheja , Manfred Borchard , Gerd Maximovic , Carl Grunert , Johanna Braun , Günter Braun , Hans Joachim Alpers , Andreas Eschbach , Matthias Falke , Hartmut Kasper , Rolf Krohn , Helmuth W. Mommers , Jacqueline Montemurri , Uwe Post , Erik Simon . In addition, Exodus always publishes newcomers and those who are about to outgrow this status. In the “Exodus Essay” section, articles on subjects related to science fiction and fantasy appear occasionally. Issues 25 (“Die neue Menschen”), 28 (“Von distant and other journeys”), 30 (“Revival SF - Retro-Futurism - Steam Punk”) and 36 (“Die Fantastische Bibliothek”) were published as themed volumes.
The fantastic graphics are particularly important in the magazine. In addition to illustrations and cartoons specially made for the stories (for example by Olaf Kemmler, Victor Boden, Kostas Koufogiorgos , Christian Krank and Michael Vogt), Exodus offers a “gallery” in the middle of the booklet, in which numerous established artists have already published their work. B. Pierangelo Boog , Thomas Franke, Michael Hutter , Rudolf Sieber-Lonati , Timo Kümmel, Alexander Preuss, Hubert Schweizer , Stas Rosin and Helmut Wenske.
Awards
Several short stories published in EXODUS received awards. In 2007 Martin Schemm received the German Fantastic Prize for “The Lazarus Project” (Exodus 20), and in 2017 Andreas Eschbach for “Acapulco! Acapulco! ”(Exodus 34). In 2012 Frank W. Haubold was awarded the German Science Fiction Prize for “At the end of the journey” (Exodus 28). In 2013 the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis was awarded to Klaus N. Frick for “Im Käfig”, 2015 to Fabian Tomaschek for “Boat People”, 2017 to Gabriele Behrend for “Suicide Rooms”, and in 2020 to Jacqueline Montemurri for “Colossus from Orbit”. Thomas Franke 2013 (Exodus 29) and Pierangelo Boog 2014 (Exodus 30) were also awarded the Kurd-Laßwitz Prize for their graphic work .
Web links
- official homepage
- Exodus magazine in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)