New Writings in SF

The stated aim of the series was to be "a new departure in the science fiction field," to consist of new stories written especially for the series by international authors, both established and new. "The editor will also be encouraging new methods and techniques of story-telling." Carnell had previously edited the magazines New Worlds and Science Fantasy. New Writings in SF can be seen as a continuation of his work on those magazines, his more conservative choices contrasting with the more radical direction that New Worlds in particular followed in subsequent years. ==Contents==

Each volume featured a number of novelettes and short stories, mostly new works by British and Commonwealth science fiction authors, with occasional pieces by American authors, together with a foreword by the editor. The first twenty volumes included forewords by Carnell, the twenty-first by Diane Loyd, and the twenty-second through the thirtieth by Kenneth Bulmer. The Carnell-edited volumes averaged seven pieces per volume; the Bulmer-edited volumes averaged eleven. Dozens of prolific authors contributed stories, some in series, such as James White's Sector General. Authors whose stories were featured more than once included Colin Kapp (12), Keith Roberts (11; two as by David Stringer, one as by John Kingston), Brian W. Aldiss (10), Douglas R. Mason (10; six as by John Rankine), John Rackham (9), Michael G. Coney (8), Joseph Green (8; one in collaboration with James Webbert), Vincent King (7), E. C. Tubb (7; one as by Charles Grey), John Baxter (6), Sydney J. Bounds (6), James White (6), R. W. Mackelworth (5), Donald Malcolm (5), Christopher Priest (5), Lee Harding (4), H. A. Hargreaves (4), M. John Harrison (4), Grahame Leman (4), Dan Morgan (4), Arthur Sellings (4), William Browning Spencer (4), Dennis Etchison (3), David S. Garnett (3), Ernest Hill (3), Charles Partington (3), Martin I. Ricketts (3), Ritchie Smith (3; two in collaboration with Thomas Penman), Michael Stall (3), Cherry Wilder (3), Eddy C. Bertin (2), Paul Corey (2), Robert P. Holdstock (2), Laurence James (2), John Kippax (2), David A. Kyle (2), G. L. Lack (2), Peter Linnett (2), Thomas Penman (2, in collaboration with Ritchie Smith), Robert Presslie (2), David Rome (2), Ian Watson (2), and Keith Wells (2). Authors whose stories were featured once included Isaac Asimov, Barrington J. Bayley, Damien Broderick, Kenneth Bulmer, Ramsey Campbell, Graham Charnock, Arthur C. Clarke, David Coles, L. Davison, Bryn Fortey, Steve Hall, Harry Harrison, James Inglis, Marie Jakober, Wolfgang Jeschke, Vera Johnson, John Keith, Leroy Kettle, David Langford, Edward Mackin, Chris Morgan, Gerald W. Page, Frederik Pohl, Angela Rogers, Domingo Santos, James H. Schmitz, William Tenn, Bob Van Laerhoven, Manuel van Loggem, David H. Walters, W. T. Webb, James Webbert (in collaboration with Joseph Green), Robert Wells, Eric C. Williams, Jack Wodhams, and Donald A. Wollheim. ==The series==

• New Writings in SF 1, John Carnell, ed. (1964) • New Writings in SF 2, John Carnell, ed. (1964) • New Writings in SF 3, John Carnell, ed. (1965) • New Writings in SF 4, John Carnell, ed. (1965) • New Writings in SF 5, John Carnell, ed. (1965) • New Writings in SF 6, John Carnell, ed. (1965) • New Writings in SF 7, John Carnell, ed. (1966) • New Writings in SF 8, John Carnell, ed. (1966) • New Writings in SF 9, John Carnell, ed. (1966) • New Writings in SF 10, John Carnell, ed. (1967) • New Writings in SF 11, John Carnell, ed. (1968) • New Writings in SF 12, John Carnell, ed. (1968) • New Writings in SF 13, John Carnell, ed. (1968) • New Writings in SF 14, John Carnell, ed. (1969) • New Writings in SF 15, John Carnell, ed. (1969) • New Writings in SF 16, John Carnell, ed. (1969) • New Writings in SF 17, John Carnell, ed. (1970) • New Writings in SF 18, John Carnell, ed. (1971) • New Writings in SF 19, John Carnell, ed. (1971) • New Writings in SF 20, John Carnell, ed. (1972) • New Writings in SF 21, John Carnell, ed. (1972) • New Writings in SF 22, Kenneth Bulmer, ed. (1973) • New Writings in SF 23, Kenneth Bulmer, ed. (1973) • New Writings in SF 24, Kenneth Bulmer, ed. (1974) • New Writings in SF 25, Kenneth Bulmer, ed. (1975) • New Writings in SF 26, Kenneth Bulmer, ed. (1975) • New Writings in SF 27, Kenneth Bulmer, ed. (1975) • New Writings in SF 28, Kenneth Bulmer, ed. (1976) • New Writings in SF 29, Kenneth Bulmer, ed. (1976) • New Writings in SF 30, Kenneth Bulmer, ed. (1977) • The Best from New Writings in SF, John Carnell, ed. (1971) (omnibus collecting selections from 1–4) • New Writings in SF Special 1, John Carnell and Kenneth Bulmer, eds. (1975) (omnibus collecting 21–23) • New Writings in SF Special 2, Kenneth Bulmer, ed. (1978) (omnibus collecting 26 and 29) • New Writings in SF Special 3, Kenneth Bulmer, ed. (1978) (omnibus collecting 27–28) ==Notes==