Apex Magazine

• Quarterly magazine of SF and horror, since 2005; current editor Sigrid Ellis
• Format: Online; Ebook formats
• Frequency: Monthly
http://apex-magazine.com/

May 2016
Issue 84, cover art by Robert Carter
• This issue has stories by Stephen Cox, David K. Yeh, Maggie Slatter, and Lavie Tidhar, a novel excerpt by Chris Bucholz, and poetry by F.J. Bergmann, Ken Poyner, Janna Layton, and Christina Sng.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Stephen Cox and Robert Carter, and an essay by Lesley Conner.

(Sat 7 May 2016)


Aphelion

• Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/

May 2016
Issue 206
• This issue has a long fiction by Randall Schanze, short stories by Tyra Tanner, E.A. Moore, George T. Philibin, Walter G. Esselman, Rick Witherow, Peter Cushnie, and Florin Purluca.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.

(Sat 7 May 2016)


Clarkesworld

• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke
• Format: Online; Ebook
• Frequency: Monthly
http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/

May 2016
Issue 116, cover art by Peter Mohrbacher
• This issue has fiction by Cat Rambo, Robert Reed, Cassandra Khaw, Rich Larson, Luo Longxiang, Joe Abercrombie, and Sunny Morraine.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with James Gunn and essays by Andrew Liptak and Jason Heller.

(Sat 7 May 2016)


Fireside Magazine

• Quarterly fiction and comics magazine, since 2012, edited and published by Brian White
• Format: Online
• Frequency: quarterly
http://www.firesidefiction.com/

May 2016
Issue 33
• This issue has stories by Mari Ness, R.L. Thull, and Sofie Bird, plus flash fiction by Minerva Zimmerman and Caroline M. Yoachim.

(Sat 7 May 2016)


Forever

• Digital reprint SF magazine, edited by Neil Clarke, since February 2015
• Format: Ebook
• Frequency: monthly
http://forever-magazine.com/

May 2016
Issue 16, $1.99, cover art by Ron Guyatt
• This issue has reprint stories by Robert Silverberg, Ken Scholes, and Sam J. Miller.

(Sat 7 May 2016)


Galaxy’s Edge

• Bimonthly online SF ezine, beginning March 2013, edited by Mike Resnick
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Bimonthly
http://www.galaxysedge.com/

May 2016
Issue 20, $6.99
• New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Auston Habershaw, Kij Johnson, Zach Shephard, Nick DiChario, George R.R. Martin, Stewart C Baker, Jeff Calhoun, Jack McDevitt, Tina Gower, Jean-Claude Dunyach, Paul Di Filippo, and Sheila Finch.
• There’s also the third part of a serialization of Leigh Brackett’s “The Long Tomorrow”.
• Joy Ward has an interview with George R.R. Martin, and there are columns by Barry Malzberg, Greg Benford, and Jody Lynn Nye & Bill Fawcett.

(Sat 7 May 2016)


GigaNotoSaurus

• SF/fantasy long fiction, one story per month, beginning November 2010, current editor Rashida J. Smith
• Format: Online
• Frequency: monthly
http://giganotosaurus.org/

May 2016
• This month’s story is “Brushwork” by Aliya Whiteley.

(Sat 7 May 2016)


Lightspeed

• Science fiction and fantasy stories, original and reprint, plus features; edited by John Joseph Adams; debuted June 2010; combined with former Fantasy Magazine since Jan 2012
• Format: Online; ebook
• Frequency: Monthly issues in ebook formats for purchase; weekly online updates free
http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/

May 2016
Issue 72
• This issue has SF stories by An Owomoyela, Haris A. Durrani, Mari Ness, and Tora Greve, and fantasy stories by Tim Pratt, Seanan McGuire, Elizabeth Hand, and Wole Talabi.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Charlie Jane Anders, a movie review by Carrie Vaughn, and book reviews by Amal El-Mohtar.
• Exclusive paid content includes a novella by Hugh Howey and a novel excerpt by Paolo Bacigalupi.

(Sat 7 May 2016)


The New York Review of Science Fiction

• Essays and reviews, published since 1988; edited by Kevin J. Maroney, David G. Hartwell, et al.; PDF and other electronic formats since Sept. 2012
• Format: Electronic
• Frequency: Monthly
http://www.nyrsf.com/

March 2016
Issue 331, Vol. 28 No. 7, 32pp
• This special “From Outside the Genre” issue features an essay by Saul-Paul Sirag about 1950’s Harper’s essay “The Jet Propelled Couch”, and a review by Arthur D. Hlavaty of Chris Offutt’s My Father, the Pornographer: A Memoir.
• Essays include Michael Andre-Driussi on films of Spike Jonze and Sofia Coppola, David V. Griffin on David Bowie, Christopher Cokinos on Cédric Delsaux, Mike Barrett on Ulric Daubeny, and David Langford on random reading.
• Reviews include Darrell Schweitzer on Daniel Grotta, Michael Levy on Cassandra Rose Clarke, and Dan’l Danehy-Oakes on Seanan McGuire.

(Sat 7 May 2016)


Nightmare Magazine

• Monthly horror e-zine, since October 2012, edited by John Joseph Adams
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
http://nightmare-magazine.com/

May 2016
Issue 44, cover art by Daniel Sherekin
• This issue has stories by Adam-Troy Castro, Joe Hill, Lisa Goldstein, and Sarah Langan.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Angela Slatter and a column by Molly Tanzer.

(Sat 7 May 2016)


Shimmer

• Fantasy fiction, since 2005; senior editor E. Catherine Tobler; electronic only since issue 19
• Format: Electronic
• Frequency: Bi-monthly
http://www.shimmerzine.com/

May 2016
Issue 31
• Stories in this issue are by Arkady Martine, Bentley A. Reese, Rich Larson, A.J. Fitzwater, and Rachael Acks.

(Sat 7 May 2016)


The Dark

• Bimonthly online horror ‘zine, edited by Jack Fisher and Sean Wallace, since October 2013
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Quarterly
http://www.thedarkmagazine.com/

May 2016
Issue 12
• This issue has stories by Steve Berman, Kaaron Warren, Kali Wallace, and Angela Slatter.

(Sat 7 May 2016)


Uncanny

• Magazine of SF and fantasy, since 2014; edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Bimonthly
http://uncannymagazine.com/

May/June 2016
Issue 10, cover art by Galen Dara
• This issue has fiction by JY Yang, Seanan McGuire, Kat Howard, Kameron Hurley, Alyssa Wong, Haralambi Markov.
• Poetry is by Beth Cato, M Sereno, and Isabel Yap.
• There are also interviews with Kat Howard and Alyssa Wong, and essays by Foz Meadows, Tanya DePass, Sarah Monette, Stephanie Zvan.

(Sat 7 May 2016)