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SciFiNow
Cover of SciFiNow magazine showing a man with a VR headset
Cover of the final issue (171), featuring Upload
EditorRachael Harper
CategoriesScience fiction-related
Frequency4 weekly
Circulation44,000[1]
First issueApril 2007; 17 years ago (2007-04)
Final issue
Number
May 2020; 4 years ago (2020-05) (print publication only)
171
CompanyHarper Editorial
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Websitescifinow.co.uk

SciFiNow was a British magazine formerly published every four weeks by Kelsey Media in the United Kingdom, covering the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres. It launched in April 2007, with the print publication ceasing in May 2020.[2]

In 2010, SciFiNow won the Best Magazine award at the Fantasy Horror Award ceremony in Orvieto, Italy.[3]

Kelsey Media acquired the title as the results of Future plc acquisition of previous owner Imagine Publishing in 2016. Future already owned competitor SFX and the company decided to divest SciFiNow a year later. Kelsey Media published the magazines until issue 171.

Following the print magazine's closure, SciFiNow transitioned to an online only media presence, publishing daily news, interviews, reviews and competitions covering films, TV shows, books and comics in the Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy genres. In addition to the content on its own website, longer features and archival pieces from back issues are published under the brand-name "SciFiNow+" in the subscription-based website and app The Companion.[4]

SciFiNow is now run under the ownership of Harper Editorial after a management buyout by editor Richard Harper.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "SciFi Now". Magazinesabout.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Magazine Launch". Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Home". Fantasy Horror Award. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ^ "SciFiNow+ Back Issues".
  5. ^ "About Us - SciFiNow". SciFiNow. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
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