Issue #247: August 1981: Greg Benford wins 1981 Campbell Memorial award; Sheckley quits Omni, Datlow new editor; SF at the ALA; Niven-Pournelle Record Advance; “Fantasy Books” by Fritz Leiber; Metz Festival; Sam Moskowitz wins Pilgrim award; Beth Meacham joins Ace; new magazines appear (Fantasy Book and Rigel); 8th Annual SF Film Awards; column “Stayin’ Alive” by Norman Spinrad; Books Reviewed by Jeff Frane; 1981 LOCUS survey results; Ditmar Awards; Dangerous Visions Bookstore opens; July books.