Periodicals, early September
Apex Magazine
• Quarterly magazine of SF and horror, since 2005; current editor Sigrid Ellis
• Format: Online; Ebook formats
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://apex-magazine.com/
September 2014—
Issue 64, cover art by Jeff Ward
• Stories in this issue are by Gary Kloster, Seth Dickinson, Liz Argall, and Karin Lowachee. Ebook/subscriber exclusives are stories and excerpts by Emma Bull & Will Shetterly, Timothy Zahn, and Walter Mosley.
• Poetry is by Amanda Lord, irving, and Marsheila Rockwell.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Seth Dickinson and Jeff Ward, an article by Charles Tan, and short fiction reviews by Charlotte Ashley.
(Thu 4 Sep 2014)
Aurealis
• Australian SF magazine, published irregularly since 1990; online for purchase since 2013
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aurealis.com.au/
September 2014—
Issue 74
• This issue has stories by Imogen Cassidy and Leife Shallcross.
• And there are articles by Stephen Higgins and Chris Large.
• The current issue page features the issue’s editorial.
(Thu 4 Sep 2014)
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/
September 2014—
Issue 155, cover art by Tomas Honz
• This issue, posted September 4th, Tony Pi and Alter S. Reiss, with a podcast of the Pi story and an audio vault story by Kathryn Allen.
(Thu 4 Sep 2014)
Clarkesworld
• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke
• Format: Online; Ebook
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
September 2014—
Issue 96, cover art by Ian McQue
• Fiction in this issue is by Susan Palwik, Jy Yang, Xia Jia, Brendan Dubois, Leigh Kennedy, and Peter Watts
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Ann Leckie, essays by Mark Cole and Alethea Kontis, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.
(Thu 4 Sep 2014)
Galaxy’s Edge
• Bimonthly online SF ezine, beginning March 2013, edited by Mike Resnick
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://www.galaxysedge.com/
September 2014—
• New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Brian Trent, Robert J. Sawyer, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Larry Niven, Laurie Tom, K.C. Norton, Tobias S. Buckell, Ian Whates, Mercedes Lackey, and Eric Flint.
• There’s also the fourth part of a serialization of L. Sprague de Camp’s novel Lest Darkness Fall.
• There’s also an interview with George R.R. Martin, and columns by Barry Malzberg, Greg Benford, and Paul Cook.
(Thu 4 Sep 2014)
GigaNotoSaurus
• SF/fantasy long fiction, one story per month, beginning November 2010, current editor Rashida J. Smith
• Format: Online
• Frequency: monthly
• http://giganotosaurus.org/
September 2014—
• This month’s story is “The Curator’s Job” by Laura E. Price.
(Thu 4 Sep 2014)
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/
September 2014—
Issue 52
• This issue has original SF stories by Tananarive Due, Saundra Mitchell, Holly Black, and Sam J. Miller, and fantasy stories by Sarah Pinsker, Aliette de Bodard, Matthew Hughes, and Rhys Hughes.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Mary Robinette Kowal and Diana Gabaldon.
• Exclusive ebook/print content includes stories and excerpts by Gregory Feeley, Jonathan L. Howard, and Randy McCharles.
(Thu 4 Sep 2014)
Nightmare Magazine
• Monthly horror e-zine, since October 2012, edited by John Joseph Adams
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://nightmare-magazine.com/
September 2014—
Issue 24, cover art by Sam Guay
• Stories this month are by Sunny Moraine, Charles L. Grant, Daniel José Older, and Lisa Tuttle.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Cecil Baldwin, a column by Lesley Bannatyne, and an editorial.
• Exclusive ebook content includes novel excerpts by Eric Red and Mason James Cole.
(Thu 4 Sep 2014)
Quantum Muse
• Science fiction, fantasy and alternative stories and artwork, based on writers’ group submissions and critiques, since 1998; current lead editor Tim Goyette
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.quantummuse.com/
September 2014—
• This month’s stories are by Harris Tobias, Edward Sullivan, Jessica Baumgartner, and Richard Tornello.
• There’s also flash fiction and an editorial by Michele Dutcher.
(Thu 4 Sep 2014)