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'''Lou Anders''' is an American editor, author and journalist, primarily of science fiction/fantasy novels, articles and short stories.

==Early life==
Lou Anders is originally from [[Birmingham, Alabama]], but has lived in multiple cities in several states. In 2003, he returned to [[Birmingham, Alabama]] having moved there from [[Los Angeles]] via [[San Francisco]].<ref>[http://www.scifidimensions.com/May04/louanders.htm John Snider interviews Lou Anders about ''Argosy'' magazine]. Accessed January 28, 2008</ref>

He describes his route through the science fiction and writings businesses as broadly beginning with "theatre in college lead[ing] to a partial scholarship to study acting in Oxford and London".<ref name="trashotron.com">[http://trashotron.com/agony/columns/2005/04-18-05.htm Rick Kleffel interview with Lou Anders], April 18, 2004. Accessed January 28, 2008</ref> This in turn got him into

<blockquote>directing plays in Chicago, which lead [sic] to working on sets in Los Angeles, which lead [sic] to journalism & screenwriting, the former being "scifi" based, which lead [sic] to internet publishing, which lead [sic] to publishing.<ref name="trashotron.com"/></blockquote>

==Career==
Anders' break came in 1994, when he become involved with the UK's [[Titan Books|Titan Publishing]] when they were about to launch the first [[Star Trek]] magazine, ''[[Star Trek Monthly]]'' (launched in March 1995). Recommended to Titan by [[Jean-Marc Lofficier]], Anders became Titan Publishing Group's 'Los Angeles liaison', "churning out about 30 articles a month on average and living on the Star Trek and Babylon 5 sets".<ref name="trashotron.com"/> Anders was writing scripts and pitches on the side with a writing partner, and in 1996, was asked to write ''The Making of [[Star Trek: First Contact]]'' for [[Titan Books|Titan]].<ref name="trashotron.com"/><ref name="revolutionsf.com">[http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.html?id=1056 "New Directions: Mind the Gap" by Lou Anders at RevolutionSF]. Accessed January 27, 2008</ref>

Between 1994 and 1999, Anders wrote around 500 articles, which have appeared in multiple magazines on a variety of - primarily science fiction-related - subjects, and ''[[Babylon 5]]'' in particular.<ref name="trashotron.com"/> His articles have appeared in ''Babylon 5 Magazine'', ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', ''[[Dreamwatch]]'', ''Manga Max'', ''Sci Fi Universe'', ''[[Star Trek Monthly]]'' and ''Star Wars Monthly'', and been translated into several languages.<ref name="revolutionsf.com"/><ref name="Lou Anders' Bio on his webpage">[http://www.louanders.com/Bio.htm Lou Anders' Bio on his webpage]. Accessed January 27, 2008</ref> Much of his work has also appeared online at sites including Believermag.com, SFSite.com, [[RevolutionSF]].com and InfinityPlus.co.uk,<ref name="Lou Anders' Bio on his webpage"/> while many of his ''Star Trek'' and ''Babylon 5'' articles and interviews "have been illegally transcribed and are scattered throughout [web]sites the world over".<ref>[http://www.louanders.com/Articles.htm Lou Anders' Articles]. Accessed January 27, 2008</ref>

===Bookface===
In late 1999/early 2000, and shortly after two of Anders' then-main journalistic subjects - ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' and [[Crusade (TV series)|''Babylon 5'' spin-off ''Crusade'']] - were cancelled, he was invited to fly from West Hollywood to San Francisco, to become Executive Editor of Bookface.com, an online company providing non-downloadable and non-printable books and short stories for free online reading.<ref name="trashotron.com"/>[[File:Outside The Box by John Picacio.jpg|thumb|right|Art by [[John Picacio]].]]

In June 2000, ''Bookface, Inc.'' launched the website www.Bookface.com, a "Read on Demand" service precipitated both by the concurrent [[print on demand]] boom, and launching during the hype surrounding [[Stephen King]]'s online-only novella ''The Plant'', which had been <launched in July>, 1999.<ref>[http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/sking.htm Stephen King Bio at ''Books & Writers'']. <Accessed January 27>, 2008</ref> Bookface delivered "whole books and excerpts to readers directly", with publishers including [[HarperCollins]], Penguin Puttnam, [[Random House]] and Time Warner Trade Publishing lined up to provide Bookface with content.<ref name="findarticles.com">[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_June_2/ai_62434142 Bookface.com Opens Books Online; Innovative Website Gives Readers Direct Access to Books; www.bookface.com to Launch With Involvement of Major Publishers], June 2, 2000. Accessed January 27, 2008</ref>
CEO and co-Founder Tammy Deuster described Bookface as:

<blockquote>essentially providing an ever-present and convenient way to find a book without a special hardware device, without a download, and without even requiring a credit card. A user simply logs on to our website and starts to read.<ref name="findarticles.com"/></blockquote>

The idea behind Bookface.com was to provide books for free, "while paying authors and publishers for each page read", through revenue derived from advertising.<ref name="findarticles.com"/>

Bookface's launch coincided with the bursting of the "[[dot-com bubble]]", while its success was tied closely to interest in online "Read on Demand" content (not to be confused with the similar but separate electronic medium, [[eBook]]s) becoming widespread. Arguably the highest-profile online-published title of the time was Stephen King's ''[[The Plant]]'', whose initial success was cited by Bookface's co-founder and CEO Tammy Deuster as "proof that readers want to explore exciting books, whether those books are delivered in printed or electronic mediums".<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_June_2/ai_62434142 Bookface.com Opens Books Online; Innovative Website Gives Readers Direct Access to Books; www.bookface.com to Launch With Involvement of Major Publishers], June 2, 2000. Accessed January 28, 2008</ref> Despite initial success, however, actual sales of King's novella fell once the media circus had died down,<ref>[http://slashdot.org/features/00/11/30/1238204.shtml Stephen King's Net Horror Story at Slashdot.org], December 4, 2000. Accessed January 27, 2008</ref> with the ratio of paying readers to total readers falling to less than half by the fourth part of the serial.<ref>[http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,2082851,00.htm Mariano, Gwendolyn "Stephen King puts The Plant on ice", CNET New.com CNet], 29 Nov 2000. Accessed January 28, 2008</ref> ''The Plant'' serialization came to a halt in late 2000, and Bookface itself followed suit, ceasing trading in early 2001.<ref>[http://members.whattheythink.com/home/basicdotcomwatch.cfm WhatTheyThink - Printing Industry News, Commentary & Analysis' ''DOT COM WATCH'']. Accessed January 27, 2008</ref>

In January 2001, Anders edited an anthology entitled ''Outside the Box: The Best Short Fiction from Bookface.com'' <small>(right)</small>, which was published by [[Wildside Press]].

===''Argosy'', anthologies, Pyr===

====''Argosy''====
[[File:Argosy Issue 2.jpg|thumb|Art by [[Gregory Manchess]]]]
In 2003, Anders launched ''Argosy Magazine'' in collaboration with publisher James A. Owen, serving from 2003 to 2004 as senior editor on the  bimonthly title. It was named after ''[[Argosy (magazine)|Argosy]]'' (a title that dates back to the 19th century), because (as Anders describes in an interview with John C. Snider):

<blockquote>we thought taking a name that harkened back to its spirit was a good launching point from which to found a new magazine, one that sought to set trends for the 21st century, the way Munsey’s magazines did for the 19th and 20th.<ref name="scifidimensions.com">[http://www.scifidimensions.com/May04/louanders.htm John Snider interviews Lou Anders about ''Argosy'' magazine]. Accessed January 27, 2008</ref></blockquote>

Despite this, ''Argosy Magazine'', however was stated to have

<blockquote>''no'' connection to the original Frank A. Munsey magazine, or any other incarnation of ''Argosy''... [it] is a completely new magazine... a new entity.<ref name="scifidimensions.com"/></blockquote>

The new magazine, "devoted to publishing quality fiction in a wide range of genres and styles, from science fiction and fantasy to mystery to mainstream", and including a smattering of non-fiction essays and interviews,<ref>[http://www.louanders.com/argosypage.htm ''Argosy'' information on Anders' webpage]. Accessed January 27, 2008</ref> launched in November, 2003, and featured in its first eclectic issue an interview by [[Adam Roberts (British writer)|Adam Roberts]] with [[Samuel R. Delany]].<ref name="scifidimensions.com"/> ''Argosy'' format complimented its eclectic nature, accompanying its [[digest-sized]] magazine with a "separate [[trade-paperback]] [[novella]]... [both] presented in an attractive slipcase".<small>(See left for ''Argosy'' #2's cover & slipcase.<ref>''Argosy'' #2 is [http://www.sfsite.com/02b/ar194.htm reviewed here].</ref>)</small> The uniqueness of its design proved confusing to retailers, however, leading to subsequent issues being published in two formats: "Connoisseur" (two-volume, available through ''Argosy'', to subscribers and via certain comic shops and independent bookshops) and "Proletarian" (single magazine, available at newsstands).<ref name="scifidimensions.com"/>

Having overseen the first two issues (and preparatory work on a third), mounting "creative differences" and concerns caused Anders to resign as editor in early July, 2004 to focus on his work with [[Pyr (publisher)|Pyr]]<ref>[http://www.sfsite.com/columns/news0407.htm The SFSite News, July 2004]. Accessed January 28, 2008</ref> while ''Argosy'' itself went on hiatus.<ref name="trashotron.com"/><ref>[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortmystery/message/46393 'Sara' on ''The Short Mystery Fiction Society'' message board], August 2, 2004. Accessed January 28, 2008</ref>

====Anthologies====
[[File:Live Without a Net by Lou Anders.jpg|thumb|right|[[Live Without a Net (book)|Live Without a Net]]. Art by [[John Picacio]].]]Anders has edited a number of anthologies from several different publishers, helped in no small part by having been able to forge links and contacts with sci-fi authors during his time at Bookface.<ref name="trashotron.com"/> Anders' anthologies include ''Outside the Box''<small>(above)</small> (a '[[Print on Demand]]' collection of short stories that first appeared on Bookface.com) from [[Wildside Press]], ''[[Live Without a Net (book)|Live Without a Net]]'' from [[Roc Books|Roc]] (although originally planned for a small press, which was going under at the time) and ''Projections'' from [[MonkeyBrain]] (initially two separate books, "one on literature and one on cinema", co-published by [[Chris Roberson (author)|Chris Roberson]], who Anders had met through ''Live Without a Net'').<ref name="trashotron.com"/>

<!--Should this be in Anders' article, it seems more appropriate to Roberson's-->Anders is seen as a particular mentor to Roberson, whom he met at the World Fantasy Convention in Montreal, where he invited Roberson to submit to ''[[Live Without a Net (book)|Live Without a Net]]''.<ref>[http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/nonfiction/intcr.htm An Interview with Chris Roberson] by Michael Colbert at ''Infinity Plus''. Accessed January 28, 2008.</ref> Roberson's work subsequently appeared in ''Argosy'' magazine, Anders' ''FutureShocks'' and his novels ''Here, There & Everywhere'' and ''Paragaea: A Planetary Romance'' have both been published by [[Pyr (publisher)|Pyr]]. Roberson was also featured in the Anders-edited anthology ''[http://www.solarisbooks.com/books/sideways-crime/sideways-crime.asp Sideways in Crime]'' (2008).<ref>[http://www.chrisroberson.net/novels.html Novels by Chris Roberson]. Accessed January 28, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.chrisroberson.net/stories.html Short Stories by Chris Roberson]. Accessed January 28, 2008</ref>

Anders notes that his anthology ''Live Without a Net'' was a direct reaction against a certain type of science fiction. He says, in interview with Rick Kleffel:

<blockquote>I was reacting to what I felt was a preponderance of post-cyberpunk in American science fiction in the year 2000. The anthology was a deliberate attempt to counter that trend in some small and useful way.<ref name="trashotron.com"/></blockquote>

====Pyr====
Having been encouraged to apply to [[Prometheus Books]]' advert for "someone to help them launch a new SF line",<ref name="scifidimensions.com"/> Anders has been editorial director of [[Prometheus Books]]' science fiction imprint [[Pyr (SF&F Imprint)|Pyr]], since its launch in March, 2005. Pyr is an imprint of Prometheus Books, and its titles under Anders have been nominated for multiple awards.<ref>[http://louanders.blogspot.com/2005_03_01_archive.html "Award News" at Lou Anders' blog ''Bowing to the Future'']. Accessed January 27, 2008</ref> Anders hopes that the imprint will help regain science fiction's "grounding in science", while making sure to note that that is not the be-all and end-all. He is adamant that the imprint not be so

<blockquote>narrow as to confine our authors to one agenda, so that while I am selecting books that mesh broadly with their overall aesthetic, I'm not limiting us to just one mode or subgenre or philosophical position... [however] I'm hoping Pyr will stay slanted towards science fiction over fantasy, while publishing engaging and intelligent offerings from both genres. I have a real need for hard science fiction.<ref name="trashotron.com"/></blockquote>

He states that it is the core concept that is important, that:

<blockquote>If a story can survive without the speculative element and is only using the science fiction as backdrop, then I'm not interested.<ref name="trashotron.com"/></blockquote>

Pyr's launch titles in its "first season" comprised eight titles - "four original novels, two North American debuts, one classic reprint, and one anthology".<ref name="trashotron.com"/> The authors (and anthologist [[Gardner Dozois]]) were all recipients of multiple industry awards and/or nominations, and were:

<blockquote>weighted towards hard SF, but contain two fantasies (one secondary world, one historical), one sci-fantasy or soft SF, and an anthology of stories examining the very Promethean struggle of science vs. superstition.<ref name="trashotron.com"/></blockquote>

Those, Anders stated, were "highly reflective" of his subsequent intentions as editor, which he says are similar to those of [[Robert Silverberg]], effectively "pruning" science fiction to its relevant core.<ref name="trashotron.com"/>

Anders is particularly proud to have brought [[John Meaney]] to American attention.<ref name="trashotron.com"/> Pyr's published authors also include [[Michael Moorcock]], [[Alan Dean Foster]], [[Adam Roberts (British writer)|Adam Roberts]], [[Mike Resnick]], [[Justina Robson]], [[Joe Abercrombie]], and [[Ian McDonald (British author)|Ian McDonald]].

===Awards and nominations===
[[File:Lou Anders, Hugo Award Acceptance.jpg|thumb|Accepting the Hugo Award - Reno, Nevada, August 2011]]
{{see also|Pyr (SF&F Imprint)#Awards & Nominations}}
Anders was nominated for a [[Hugo Award for Best Editor Long Form|Hugo Award]] seven years in a row, in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 winning in 2011.<ref>http://www.thehugoawards.org/2011/08/2011-hugo-award-winners/</ref> He is a 2008 [[Philip K. Dick Award]] nominee for his anthology, ''Fast Forward 2,'' and a 2010 [[Locus Award]], [[World Fantasy Award]] and [[Shirley Jackson Award]] nominee for his anthology, ''Swords & Dark Magic,'' edited with [[Jonathan Strahan]]. He was nominated for a [[Chesley Award for Best Art Director]] in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2103, and 2014, winning in 2009. He is a 2006 and a 2011 [[World Fantasy Special Award: Professional]] nominee for editing at [[Pyr (publisher)|Pyr]].<ref>[http://louanders.blogspot.com/ Lou Anders' blog ''Bowing to the Future'']. Accessed January 27, 2008</ref><!-- A SECONDARY SOURCE IS NEEDED FOR THIS PER WP:PSTS -->

==Other appearances==
Anders also features as a recurring fictional cartoon character in [[Jim Woodward]]'s real-life comic book stories ''These Things Happen''.<ref>[http://www.louanders.com/Comics.htm ''Comics'' on Lou Anders' webpage]. Accessed January 27, 2008</ref>

==Bibliography==

===Anthologies===
*''Outside the Box: The Best Short Fiction from Bookface.com'' (ed.) ([[Wildside Press]] (2001)) Cover by [[John Picacio]] ISBN 1-58715-283-5
**<small>Contributors include: [[Fiona Avery]] • [[Paul Cornell]] • [[John Grant (author)|John Grant]] • [[Graham Joyce]] • [[Paul Melko]] • [[Vera Nazarian]] • [[Kate Orman]] • [[J. Michael Straczynski]]</small>
*''Live Without a Net'' (ed.) ([[Roc Books]] (Jul, 2004)) Cover by [[John Picacio]] (US Trade) ISBN 0-451-45925-3 US MM Paperback ISBN 0-451-45945-8
**<small>Contributors include: [[Stephen Baxter]] • [[David Brin]] • [[Paul Di Filippo]] • [[Pat Cadigan]] • [[John Grant (author)|John Grant]] • [[Alex Irvine]] • [[John Meaney]] • [[Paul Melko]] • [[Mike Resnick]] • [[Chris Roberson (author)|Chris Roberson]] • [[Adam Roberts (British writer)|Adam Roberts]] • [[Rudy Rucker]] • [[S. M. Stirling]] • [[Charles Stross]] • [[Matthew Sturges]] • [[Michael Swanwick]]</small>
* ''Projections: Science Fiction in Literature & Film'' (ed.) ([[MonkeyBrain]] (Dec, 2004)) Cover by [[John Picacio]] ISBN 1-932265-12-0
**<small>Contributors include: [[Catherine Asaro]] • [[David Brin]] • [[John Clute]] • [[Paul Cornell]] • [[Mark Finn]] • [[James Gunn (author)|James Gunn]] • [[John Grant (author)|John Grant]] • [[Howard V. Hendrix]] • [[Jonathan Lethem]] • [[Robert A. Metzger]] • [[Sean McMullen]] • [[Michael Moorcock]] • [[Adam Roberts (British writer)|Adam Roberts]] • [[Mike Resnick]] • [[Robert J. Sawyer]] • [[Lucius Shepard]] • [[Robert Silverberg]] • [[Michael Swanwick]]</small>
* ''FutureShocks'' (ed.) ([[Roc Books]] (Jan, 2006)) Cover by [[John Picacio]] ISBN 0-451-46065-0
** <small>Contributors include: [[Paul Di Filippo]] • [[Kevin J. Anderson]] • [[Robert Charles Wilson]] • [[John Meaney]] • [[Alan Dean Foster]] • [[Robert J. Sawyer]] • [[Louise Marley]] • [[Mike Resnick]] • [[Harry Turtledove]] • [[Alex Irvine]] • [[Caitlín R. Kiernan]] • [[Chris Roberson (author)|Chris Roberson]] • [[Adam Roberts (British writer)|Adam Roberts]]</small>
* ''Fast Forward 1'' (ed.) ([[Pyr (publisher)|Pyr]] (Feb, 2007)) Cover by [[John Picacio]] ISBN 1-59102-486-2
** <small>Contributors include: [[Robert Charles Wilson]] • [[Justina Robson]] • [[Robyn Hitchcock]] • [[Tony Ballantyne]] • [[Elizabeth Bear]] • [[Stephen Baxter]] • [[Larry Niven]] • [[Ken MacLeod]] • [[Mike Resnick]] • [[Nancy Kress]] • [[Ian McDonald (British author)|Ian McDonald]] • [[Gene Wolfe]] • [[John Meaney]] • [[Paul Di Filippo]] • [[Paolo Bacigalupi]] • [[Kage Baker]] • [[A. M. Dellamonica]] • [[Louise Marley]] • [[Pamela Sargent]] • [[Mary A. Turzillo]] • [[George Zebrowski]]</small>
* ''Sideways in Crime'' (ed.) (Solaris (June 2008)) Cover by [[Bob Eggleton]] ISBN 1-84416-566-3
** <small>Contributors include: [[Kage Baker]] • [[John Meaney]] • [[Stephen Baxter]] • [[Paul Park]] • [[Jack McDevitt]] • [[Kristine Kathryn Rusch]] • [[Mary Rosenblum]] • [[Paul Di Filippo]] • [[Jon Courtenay Grimwood]] • [[Theodore Judson]] • [[Pat Cadigan]] • [[S. M. Stirling]] • [[Mike Resnick]] & [[Eric Flint]] • [[Tobias S. Buckell]] • [[Chris Roberson (author)|Chris Roberson]]</small>
* ''Fast Forward 2'' (ed.) ([[Pyr (publisher)|Pyr]] (October 2008)) Cover by [[John Picacio]] ISBN 1-59102-692-X
** <small>Contributors include: [[Paul Cornell]] • [[Kay Kenyon]] • [[Chris Nakashima-Brown]] • [[Nancy Kress]] • [[Jack Skillingstead]] • [[Cory Doctorow]] and [[Benjamin Rosenbaum]] • [[Jack McDevitt]] • [[Paul McAuley]] • [[Mike Resnick]] and [[Pat Cadigan]] • [[Ian McDonald (British author)|Ian McDonald]] • [[Kristine Kathryn Rusch]] • [[Karl Schroeder]] and [[Tobias S. Buckell]] • [[Jeff Carlson (author)|Jeff Carlson]] • [[Paolo Bacigalupi]]</small>
* ''Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery'' (ed., with [[Jonathan Strahan]]) (Eos (June 2010)) Cover by Benjamin Carre ISBN 0-06-172381-9
** <small>Contributors include: [[Steven Erikson]] • [[Glen Cook]] • [[Gene Wolfe]] • [[James Enge]] • [[C. J. Cherryh]] • [[K. J. Parker]] • [[Garth Nix]] • [[Michael Moorcock]] • [[Tim Lebbon]] • [[Robert Silverberg]] • [[Greg Keyes]] • [[Michael Shea (author)|Michael Shea]] • [[Scott Lynch]] • [[Tanith Lee]] • [[Caitlin R Kiernan]] • [[Bill Willingham]] • [[Joe Abercrombie]]</small>
* ''Masked'' (ed.) (Gallery Books (July 2010)) Cover by [[Trevor Hairsine]] ISBN 1-4391-6882-2
** <small>Contributors include: [[Matthew Sturges]] • [[James Maxey]] • [[Paul Cornell]] • [[Mike Carey (writer)|Mike Carey]] • [[Mike Baron]] • [[Daryl Gregory]] • [[Gail Simone]] • [[Stephen Baxter]] • [[Chris Roberson (author)|Chris Roberson]] • [[Peter David]] and [[Kathleen David]] • [[Joseph Mallozzi]] • [[Mark Chadbourn]] • [[Marjorie M. Liu]] • [[Ian McDonald (British author)|Ian McDonald]] • [[Bill Willingham]]</small>

===Short fiction===

*"Crowd Control" in ''Strange Pleasures 2'' by [[John Grant (author)|John Grant]] and [[Dave Hutchinson]] (ed.s) ([[Prime Books]] (June 2003)) ISBN 1-894815-08-4
*"The Woman on the Cross" in ''Strange Pleasures 3'' by [[Dave Hutchinson]] (ed.) ([[Prime Books]] (Oct, 2005)) ISBN 0-8095-1160-6
*"The Mad Lands, Part 1: Death Wish" in ''Adventure, Vol. I'' by [[Chris Roberson (author)|Chris Roberson]] (ed.) ([[MonkeyBrain]] (Nov, 2005)) ISBN 1-932265-13-9
*"Generation Gap" in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' anthology ''[[Short Trips: Transmissions]]'' (2008)
*"And How His Audit Stands" in ''The Clockwork Jungle Book'' ([[Shimmer Magazine]] Issue #11) (2009)

===Selected non-fiction===
*''The Making of Star Trek: First Contact'' ([[Titan Books]], 1996) ISBN 1-85286-779-5
* ''The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy : Themes, Works, and Wonders'' (3 vols.) by Gary Westfahl (ed.) ([[Greenwood Press]] (Sep, 2005)) ISBN 0-313-32950-8
**Contributions include: <small>"''[[Babylon 5]]'' (1993-1998) and films", "''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' (1989) &c.", "''[[Doctor Who]]'' (1963-1989) and films", "Drugs", "Individualism and Conformity" and "Religion" </small>
* "A Tale of Two Orphans" in ''The Man from Krypton: A Closer Look at Superman'' by Glenn Yeffeth (ed.) ([[BenBella Books]] (May, 2006)) ISBN 1-932100-77-6
* "A Word Of Warning For Brandon Routh" in ''The Man from Krypton: A Closer Look at Superman'' by Glenn Yeffeth (ed.) ([[BenBella Books]] (May 2006)) ISBN 1-932100-77-6
* Counsel for the Prosection: "Star Wars novels are poor substitutes for real science fiction and are driving real SF off the shelves" in ''Star Wars on Trial'' by [[David Brin]] & [[Matthew Woodring Stover]] (ed.s) ([[BenBella Books]] (June, 2006)) ISBN 1-932100-89-X
*"The Natural and the Unnatural: Verisimilitude in ''Battlestar Galactica''" in ''So Say We All: Collected Thoughts and Opinions on Battlestar Galactica'' by Richard Hatch (ed.) ([[BenBella Books]] (Oct, 2006)) ISBN 1-932100-94-6
*"The Tangled Web We Weave" in ''Webslinger: SF and Comic Writers on Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'' by Glenn Yeffeth (ed.) ([[BenBella Books]] (Mar, 2007)) ISBN 1-933771-06-2
*"''New Directions: Mind the Gap''": an online essay on the different branches of Science fiction at [http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.html?id=1056 RevolutionSF]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.louanders.com/Home.html Lou Anders' homepage]
*[http://louanders.blogspot.com/ Lou Anders' blog ''"Bowing to the Future"'']
*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A14YHJ37UTVOVJ Lou Anders' Amazon blog]
*[http://www.pyrsf.com/ Prometheus Books' science fiction/fantasy imprint ''Pyr Books'''s website]
*[http://redstonesciencefiction.com/2010/05/interview-lou-anders/ David Alastair Hayden interviews Lou Anders for Redstone Science Fiction]
*[http://www.scifidimensions.com/May04/louanders.htm John Snider interviews Lou Anders about ''Argosy'' Magazine]
*[http://www.locusmag.com/2003/News/Markets.html Archived submission information for ''Argosy'' at ''Locus'']
*[http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.html?id=1056 "New Directions: Mind the Gap" essay by Lou Anders at RevolutionSF]
*[http://www.scifidimensions.com/main/2008/11/13/podcast-18-lou-anders/ Interview on the SciFiDimensions Podcast]
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