Periodicals, early June
Apex Magazine
• Quarterly magazine of SF and horror, since 2005; current editor Sigrid Ellis
• Format: Online; Ebook formats
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://apex-magazine.com/
June 2015—
Issue 73, cover art by Tori K. Roman
• Fiction in this issue is by Mari Ness, Alex Livingston, DJ Cockburn, and (exclusive to the eBook/subcribers) Malon Edwards.
• Poetry is by Laura Madeline Wiseman, Bethany Powell, and John W. Sexton.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Mari Ness and Tori K. Roman, an essay by Ardi Alspach, and short fiction reviews by Charlotte Ashley.
(Sat 6 Jun 2015)
Clarkesworld
• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke
• Format: Online; Ebook
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
June 2015—
Issue 105, cover art by Liu Junwei
• Fiction is by E. Catherine Tobler, Andy Dudak, Kris Millering, Bogi Takács, Terry Bisson, and Caitlin R. Kiernan.
• Nonfiction includes a conversation with Robert Charles Wilson and essays by Jason Heller and John Chu.
(Sat 6 Jun 2015)
Forever
• Digital reprint SF magazine, edited by Neil Clarke, since February 2015
• Format: Ebook
• Frequency: monthly
• http://forever-magazine.com/
June 2015—
Issue 5, $1.99, cover art by Ron Guyatt
• This fifth issue of Neil Clarke’s SF reprint magazine has stories by Walter Jon Williams (with an interview), Vandana Singh, and Michael Swanwick.
(Sat 6 Jun 2015)
GigaNotoSaurus
• SF/fantasy long fiction, one story per month, beginning November 2010, current editor Rashida J. Smith
• Format: Online
• Frequency: monthly
• http://giganotosaurus.org/
June 2015—
• This month’s story is “The Business of Buying and Selling” by Patricia Russo.
(Sat 6 Jun 2015)
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/
May 2015—
Issue 45, cover art by Eric Wilkerson
• Stories in this issue are by Jamie Todd Rubin, Rob Steiner, Erica L. Satifka, Christian Heftel, H.G. Parry, and Sunil Patel.
• There’s also a podcast of the Sunil Patel story.
(Sat 6 Jun 2015)
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/
June 2015—
Issue 61, cover art by Elizabeth Leggett
• This special “Queers Destroy Science Fiction” special issue, guest-edited by Seanan McGuire, has 10 original SF stories by Kate M. Galey, John Chu, Chaz Brenchley, Amal El-Mohtar, and others, 4 classic reprints, by Geoff Ryman and others, selected by Steve Berman, and flash fiction, by JY Yang, Sarah Pinsker, and others, selected by Sigrid Ellis.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with David Gerrold, book reviews by Amal El-Mohtar, and 27 personal essays about reading and writing SF as a queer person.
• The issue is available in trade paperback form from Amazon.
(Sat 6 Jun 2015)
The New York Review of Science Fiction
• Essays and reviews, published since 1988; edited by David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer, et al.; PDF and other electronic formats since Sept. 2012
• Format: Electronic
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.nyrsf.com/
May 2015—
Issue 321, Vol. 27 No. 9, 32pp
• This special “Into the Cosmos” issue features an essay by Christopher S. Kovacs about Roger Zelazny’s Eye of Cat and a review by Patrick McGuire of a book about the Vatican Observatory.
• Other reviews include D. Douglas Fratz on Grant Carrington, Michael Levy on Daryl Gregory, Russell Blackford on Clareson & Sanders’ book on Heinlein, and A.P. Canavan on Sándor Klapcsik.
• There’s also film recommended by Michael Andre-Driussi, an essay by Mike Barrett and Edith Wharton, an essay by Olympe Chambrionne about a French novel on sex and astrology, and an editorial by Kevin J. Maroney.
(Fri 29 May 2015)
Nightmare Magazine
• Monthly horror e-zine, since October 2012, edited by John Joseph Adams
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://nightmare-magazine.com/
June 2015—
Issue 33, cover art by Okan Bülbül
• This issue has stories by Maria Dahvana Headley, Sarah Langan, Dale Bailey, and Chet Williamson.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Lucy A. Snyder and a column by Mike Davis.
(Sat 6 Jun 2015)