Farmerphile: The Magazine of Philip José Farmer was a quarterly digest-sized magazine

Magazine

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 which published fiction

Fiction

Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...

 and non-fiction

Non-fiction

Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...

 by and about science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 and fantasy

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...

 author

Author

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 Philip José Farmer

Philip José Farmer

Philip José Farmer was an American author, principally known for his award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories....

. Over its first ten issues, the magazine serialized the first-time publication of Farmer's novel Up from the Bottomless Pit. This novel, as well as the short stories and public talks published in issue numbers 1–10 of Farmerphile, later appeared in book form in the collection Up from the Bottomless Pit and Other Stories

Up from the Bottomless Pit and Other Stories

Up from the Bottomless Pit and Other Stories is an original collection featuring a novel and other short literary works by science fiction author Philip José Farmer, edited by Christopher Paul Carey, published in 2007...

. A total of fifteen issues of Farmerphile were published, from July 2005 through January 2009.

External links

• Farmerphile: The Magazine of Philip José Farmer