Periodicals, early July 2018

July 7, 2018 LocEditor 0 Comments

New issues of Abyss & Apex, Apex, Aphelion, Aurealis, Clarkesworld, The Dark, GigaNotoSaurus, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Kaleidotrope, Lightspeed, The New York Review of Science Fiction, Nightmare, Shimmer, and Uncanny

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Abyss & Apex

• Magazine of Speculative Fiction, since Jan/Feb 2003; editor-in-chief Wendy S. Delmater
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Quarterly
• http://www.abyssapexzine.com/

1st Quarter 2018—
Issue 3Q, Whole #67, cover art by Mondolithic Studios
• This issue has fiction by Cheryl Barkauskas, Tom D Wright, Michèle Laframboise, and John M. Olsen.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and small press book reviews.

(Sat 7 Jul 2018)

Apex Magazine

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

July 2018—
Issue 110, cover art by Kim Myatt
• This issue has fiction by M. Ian Bell, Stephanie Malia Morris, Tal M. Klein, Hao He, and Angelica Walters.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Stephanie Malia Morris and Kim Myatt, articles by Katerina Stoykova, Francesco Verso, and Kally Swails and Melanie R. Meadors, and columns by Malory O’Meara and Brea Grant, Laura Zats and Erik Hane, and A.C. Wise.

(Sat 7 Jul 2018)

Aphelion

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

July 2018—
Issue 230
• This issue has fiction by Brian Spiess, C.E. Gee, Roger Ley, and others.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.

(Sat 7 Jul 2018)

Aurealis

• Australian SF magazine, published irregularly since 1990; online for purchase since 2013
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aurealis.com.au/

Issue 112, 2018—
• This issue has stories by Michael Gardner, Andi C. Buchanan, and Russell Hemmell.
• Nonfiction is by Gillian Polack and Chris Large, interviewing Raymond E Feist.

(Sat 7 Jul 2018)

Clarkesworld

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

July 2018—
Issue 142, cover art by Luis Carlos Barragán
• This issue has fiction by Lavie Tidhar, Mike Buckley, Kate Osias, Osahon Ize-Iyamu, Qi Yue (translated by Elizabeth Hanson), John Barnes, and Sam J. Miller.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with James Patrick Kelly and articles by Carrie Sessarego and A.M. Dellamonica.

(Sat 7 Jul 2018)

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/

July 2018—
Issue 38
• This issue has new stories by Carrie Laben and Dare Segun Falowo, and reprints by Nadia Bulkin and Ray Cluley.

(Sat 7 Jul 2018)

GigaNotoSaurus

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

July 2018—
• This month’s story is “The Singing Wind and the Golden Hour” by Nicole Feldringer.

(Sat 7 Jul 2018)

Intergalactic Medicine Show

• Fiction and interviews, since 2005; publisher and executive editor Orson Scott Card, editor Edmund R. Schubert
• Format: Online, subscription access
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.com/

June 2018—
Issue 63, cover art by Andreas Mossa
• This issue has stories by K.D. Julicher, Maxwell Peterson, Aimee Ogden, Bud Sparhawk, Dan Stout, and Jamie Lackey.
• There’s also vintage fiction by James Beamon.
• Columns include movie reviews by Chris Bellamy, science fact by Randall Hayes, writing advice by Mette Ivie Harrison, and book reviews by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro.

(Sat 7 Jul 2018)

Kaleidotrope

• Semi-regular sf/f/h zine, since 2006, becoming electronic after Fall 2011; editor Fred Coppersmith
• Format: Print
• Frequency: 2-3/year
• http://www.kaleidotrope.net/

Winter 2018—
Cover art by Shauna O’Meara
• This issue has fiction by Mary E. Lowd, Kate Lechler, Meera Jhala, Vanessa Fogg, Carrie Cuinn, and Desmond Warzel.
• Poetry is by David Barber, Todd Dillard, and Kaye Boesme.

(Sat 7 Jul 2018)

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/

July 2018—
Issue 98
• This issue has SF stories by Jay Lake, G.V. Anderson, Adam-Troy Castro, and Caroline M. Yoachim, and fantasy stories by James Beamon, Genevieve Valentine, Naomi Novik, and Kyle Muntz.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with JY Yang, book reviews by Chris Kluwe, and a media review by Carrie Vaughn.
• Exclusive paid content includes a novella by Kathleen Ann Goonan, and a novel excerpt by Carrie Vaughn.

(Sat 7 Jul 2018)

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/

June 2018—
Issue 347, Vol. 29 No. 11, 32pp
• This special “Voices of the Departed” issue includes an interview, by Pierre-Paul Durastanti, of Gardner Dozois, and an essay by John Kessel on Jane Austen and Mary Shelley.
• Other contents include Brian Stableford on the Comtesse De Murat, random reading recommendations from David Langford and Dan’l Danehy-Oakes, Victor Grech on Dr. Phlox, Joe Sanders on Michael Bishop’s Transfigurations, and Don Webb reviewing Horror Literature through History by Matt Cardin.

(Sat 7 Jul 2018)

Nightmare Magazine

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

July 2018—
Issue 70
• This issue has fiction by Alison Littlewood, Ray Cluley, Caspian Gray, and Kelley Armstrong.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Halli Villegas, and an interview by Gordon B. White of Linda D. Addison.

(Sat 7 Jul 2018)

Shimmer

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

July 2018—
Issue 44
• Stories in this issue are by Emily Lundgren, Kristi DeMeester, David Rees-Thomas, and Meg Elison.

(Sat 7 Jul 2018)

Uncanny

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

July/August 2018—
Issue 23, cover art by Julie Dillon
• This issue has original fiction by Sam J. Miller, K.M. Szpara, R.K. Kalaw, Elsa Sjunneson-Henry & A. Merc Rustad, Brooke Bolander, Brit E. B. Hvide, Alex Bledsoe, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Anya Ow.
• Poetry is by Mari Ness, Cassandra Khaw, Brandon O’Brien, Ali Trotta, and Cynthia So.
• There are also interviews with K.M. Szpara and Anya Ow, and nonfiction by Tobias S. Buckell, Alasdair Stuart, Marissa Lingen, and Tansy Rayner Roberts.

(Sat 7 Jul 2018)

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