Periodicals, early August 2017

Apex Magazine

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

August 2017—
Issue 99, cover art by Dana Tiger
• This issue, with guest-editor Amy H. Sturgis, has stories by Allison Mills, Rebecca Roanhorse, Pamela Rentz, and Mari Kurisato.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Allison Mills and Dana Tiger, essays by Daniel Heath Justice and Daniel Jose Older, and short fiction reviews by A.C. Wise.

(Sat 5 Aug 2017)

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Clarkesworld

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

August 2017—
Issue 131, cover art by Pascal Blanche
• This issue has fiction by D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Nin Harris, Octavia Cade, Sunny Morraine, Chen Quifan (translated by Ken Liu), Sandra McDonald, and Kim Stanley Robinson.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Annalee Newitz and essays by Olga Kuno and Cat Rambo.

(Sat 5 Aug 2017)

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The Dark

• Monthly online horror ‘zine, edited by Sean Wallace and Silvia Moreno-Garcia; since October 2013
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.thedarkmagazine.com/

August 2017—
Issue 26
• This issue has new stories by E. Catherine Tobler and Ian Muneshwar, and reprint stories by A.C. Wise and Ray Cluley.

(Sat 5 Aug 2017)

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GigaNotoSaurus

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

August 2017—
• This month’s story is “The Wanderers” by Ian McHugh.

(Sat 5 Aug 2017)

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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/

August 2017—
Issue 87, cover art by Reiko Murakami
• This issue has SF stories by Ashok K. Banker, Andrea Kail, Christopher Priest, and Carrie Vaughn, and fantasy stories by Ken Scholes, Susan Palwick, Seanan McGuire, and Bruce McAllister.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Annalee Newitz, book reviews by LaShawn M. Wanak, and a TV reviews by Joseph Allen Hill.
• Exclusive paid content includes a novella by Maurice Broaddus.

(Sat 5 Aug 2017)

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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/

August 2017—
Issue 342, Vol. 29 No. 6, 32pp
• This special “Sacred Dragons” issue features an essay on fantasy by David Swanger and an essay by Takayuki Tatsumi about Japanese speculative fiction.
• Other essays are by Terry Thompson (on Frankenstein), Joe Sanders (on Michael Bishop), Bernadette L. Bosky (on Stephen King), Brian Stableford (on Maurice Magre), Michael Andre-Driussi (on Survivors), and Gustavo Bondoni (on Brazilian SF). There are also reading recommendations from Fran Wilde and David Langford.

(Sat 5 Aug 2017)

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Nightmare Magazine

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

August 2017—
Issue 59
• This issue has fiction by James Rabb, V.H. Leslie, Nick Mamatas, and Nalo Hopkinson.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column byGemma Files, and book reviews by Terence Taylor.

(Sat 5 Aug 2017)

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