- Dated Summer 2008, ISSN 0144-560X.
- Cover is titled 'Spaceman' and is repeated on page 3.
- Page 13 has three uncredited news essays.
- Page 20 is an advertisement for the BSFA 50th Anniversary Short Story Competition.
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Essay | Non Fiction | Rediscovering Rama | Martin McGrath |
| 4 | Essay | Non Fiction | Taking Readers to 11.2 Kilometres Per Second and Beyond | Geoff Nelder |
| 5 | Poem | Fiction | Is God Laughing? | Edward Comma |
| 6 | Essay | Non Fiction | Planning a Novel? | Michael Amos |
| 9 | Essay | Non Fiction | Masterclass No. 3: Bringing Home the Bacon | Christopher Priest |
| 14 | Essay | Non Fiction | Writers & Readers: Caught in a Web? | Jetse de Vries |
| 16 | Essay | Non Fiction | Beyond Lies the Blog | Paul Raven |
| 17 | Poem | Fiction | On Looking More Closely at the Night Sky | Edward Comma |
| 13|13.1 | Poem | Fiction | Harsh Light | Edward Comma |
| 13|13.2 | Poem | Fiction | On Dealing with Critics in the Future | Edward Comma |
| 18|18.1 | Essay | Non Fiction | Write About What You Don't Know | Dev Agarwal |
| 7|7.1 | Poem | Fiction | Escape Velocity | Edward Comma |
| 7|7.2 | Poem | Fiction | Colours of Love | Edward Comma |
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Non Fiction | Focus - 2008 | Martin McGrath | |
| Cover Art | Non Fiction | Focus, #52 | Stephen Sweet | |
| 2 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Cartoon: "Specialized regions in a couple of human chromosomes" | nearingzero.net |
| 8 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Cartoon: "Reviewing a scientific paper: etiquette for referees" | nearingzero.net |
| 15 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Cartoon: "Late 17th century oil on canvas $50,000" | nearingzero.net |
| 18|18.2 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Cartoon: "Come now, Mr Symes. I am a master chef ..." | nearingzero.net |