Online Periodicals, early April
Apex Magazine
• Quarterly magazine of SF and horror, since 2005; current editor Lynne M. Thomas
• Format: Online; Ebook formats
• Frequency: Quarterly
• http://apex-magazine.com/
April 2013—
Issue 47, cover art by Naoto Hattori
• This issue has fiction by Michael Griffin, Sofia Samatar, Ken Liu, and Daniel Abraham. There’s also a poem by Sonya Taaffe.
• Nonfiction includes an editorial by Lynne M. Thomas, and interview with Daniel Abraham, and an essay defending SF poetry by Amal El-Mohtar.
(Fri 12 Apr 2013)
Aurealis
• Australian SF magazine, published irregularly since 1990; online for purchase since 2013
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aurealis.com.au/
April 2013—
Issue 59
• This long-time Australian ‘zine, published since 1990, is now online, with monthly issues (for purchase) including a couple stories in each issue.
• This issue, edited by Michael Pryor, has stories by Emmet O’Cuana and Douglas Fry, and an article on fairy tales by Kate Forsyth. The editorial is available online.
(Fri 12 Apr 2013)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
• Literary adventure fantasy, since 2008; publisher and editor-in-chief Scott H. Andrews
• Format: Online; PDF and ebook formats
• Frequency: biweekly
• http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/
April 2013—
Issue 118, cover art by Maciej Wojtala
• Issue 118, posted April 4, has stories by Benjanun Sriduangkaew and A.J. Fitzwater, plus an audio fiction podcast by Marissa Lingen.
(Fri 12 Apr 2013)
Clarkesworld
• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke
• Format: Online; Ebook
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
April 2013—
Issue 79
• Fiction in this issue is by Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Kali Wallace, Emily C. Skaftun, Kij Johnson, Robert Reed, and David Moles, with podcasts of three of them.
• Nonfiction includes an essay on translation by Ken Liu, and interview with Myke Cole, an essay by Daniel Abraham, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.
(Fri 12 Apr 2013)
Daily Science Fiction
• Original science fiction & fantasy emailed to you every weekday; debuted September 1, 2010; editors Jonathan Laden and Michele Barasso
• Format: Online; email
• Frequency: daily
• http://dailysciencefiction.com/
April 2013—
• Stories scheduled for April are by James Beamon, Russell James, Larry Kincheloe, Jess Hyslop, Sean Melican, and others — see the link for the complete line-up.
(Fri 12 Apr 2013)
GigaNotoSaurus
• SF/fantasy long fiction, one story per month, edited by Ann Leckie, beginning November 2010
• Format: Online
• Frequency: monthly
• http://giganotosaurus.org/
April 2013—
• This month’s story is “Ten Million Sheets of Paper, All in Black and White” by Caroline M. Yoachim.
(Fri 12 Apr 2013)
Indian SF
• Bimonthly magazine of Indian speculative fiction, edited by Geetanjali Dighe, since January 2013
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://indiansf.wordpress.com/
March-April 2013—
Cover art by Matthew Attard
• Second issue of a new ‘zine focusing on Indian speculative fiction. This issue has flash fiction by Anand Shankara, and short stories by Douglas Smith, Robert Jeschonek, and Anil Menon.
• There’s also an interview with Manta Ray Comics, and book reviews.
(Fri 12 Apr 2013)
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/
April 2013—
Issue 35, cover art by Armand Baltazar
• SF stories in this issue are by Kathleen Ann Goonan, Desirina Boskovich, Robert Silverberg, and Hugh Howey. Fantasy stories are by Anaea Lay, Christopher Barzak, Karin Tidbeck, and Bruce Sterling.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Jane Yolen and Brandon Sanderson.
• Exclusive ebook content includes a story by Nina Allan and an excerpt from a novel by Linda Nagata.
(Fri 12 Apr 2013)
Nightmare Magazine
• Monthly horror e-zine, since October 2012, edited by John Joseph Adams
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://nightmare-magazine.com/
April 2013—
Issue 7, cover art by Steven Meyer-Rassow
• Stories this month are by Marc Laidlaw, Angela Slatter, Elizabeth Hand, and Weston Ochese.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Sarah Langan, and an article by Dale Bailey.
(Fri 12 Apr 2013)
Perihelion Science Fiction
• E’zine of hard SF fiction, nonfiction, and art, since 2012; edited by Sam Bellotto Jr.
• Format: Monthly
• Frequency: Online
• http://www.perihelionsf.com/
April 2013—
Cover art by Winston Blakely
• Stories in this issue are by James K. Isaac, Sarina Dorie, George S. Walker, Brent Knowles, and others.
• The ‘zine focuses on hard sf, with stories in this update by Karl Johanson, A.J. Kirby, Janett L. Grady, Byron Barton, Terry Savage, Robert J. Mendenhall, Wayne Helge, Allen Quintana, and Kevin Gordon.
• There are articles by John McCormick and Beth Goldie, about cosmic rays, and Fitzhugh Green, about polar ice.
• There’s also an editorial, shorter stories, comic strips, and reviews.
(Fri 12 Apr 2013)
SF Site
• Reviews, interviews, feature, links; published by Rodger Turner since 1997
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Semi-monthly
• http://www.sfsite.com/
April 2013—
• The lead feature for April is the annual Editors’ Choice Best Books of the Year, led this year by Kim Stanley Robinson’s 2312.
• Reviews cover titles by Adrienne Kress, T.A. Pratt, and Christiopher Priest. There’s also a column of novel reviews by Dave Truesdale, and other columns by Rick Klaw and Mark London Williams, Derek Johnson, Neil Walsh, and Rick Norwood.
(Fri 12 Apr 2013)