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 2015—
Issue 76, cover art by Ekaterina Zagustina
• This issue has fiction by Tade Thompson, Kuzhali Manickavel, Isabel Yap, Marian Womack, and Liu Cixin. There’s also poetry by Anne Carly Abad and Christina Sng.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Saad Z. Hossain, Zen Cho, and Ekaterina Zagustina, an essay on speculative fiction in Spain, and short fiction reviews by Charlotte Ashley.
(Sat 5 Sep 2015)
Clarkesworld
• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke
• Format: Online; Ebook
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
September 2015—
Issue 108, cover art by J. Otto Szatmari
• Fiction is by Robert Reed, Erica L. Satifka, Bao Shu, Elizabeth Bourne, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Tom Purdom, and Una McCormack.
• Nonfiction includes a conversation with Seth Dickinson, and essays by Dan Koboldt and Jason Heller.
(Sat 5 Sep 2015)
Forever
• Digital reprint SF magazine, edited by Neil Clarke, since February 2015
• Format: Ebook
• Frequency: monthly
• http://forever-magazine.com/
September 2015—
Issue 8, $1.99, cover art by Ron Guyatt
• This issue has reprint stories by Mary Rosenblum (with an interview), Maureen F. McHugh and David B. Kisor, and A.M. Dellamonica.
(Sat 5 Sep 2015)
Galaxy’s Edge
• Bimonthly online SF ezine, beginning March 2013, edited by Mike Resnick
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://www.galaxysedge.com/
September 2015—
Issue 16, $6.99
• New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Effie Seiberg, David Drake, Alex Shvartsman, Marina J. Lostetter, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Sharon Joss, Brian Trent, Kimberly Unger, Kevin J. Anderson, Leena Likitalo, and Sheila Finch.
• There’s also the second part of a serialization of Mercedes Lackey and Cody Martin’s “Reboots”.
• Joy Ward has an interview with Connie Willis, and there are columns by Barry Malzberg, Greg Benford, and Jody Lynn Nye & Bill Fawcett.
(Sat 5 Sep 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/
September 2015—
• This month’s story is “The Body Corporate” by Mark Pantoja.
(Sat 5 Sep 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/
September 2015—
Issue 64
• Science fiction stories in this issue are by Caroline M. Yoachim, Daniel H. Wilson, Megan Arkenberg, and Carrie Vaughn. Fantasy stories are by Maurice Broaddus, Sean McMullen, Theodora Goss, and Heather Lindsley.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Ken Liu, a movie review by Carrie Vaughn, and book reviews by Amal El-Mohtar.
• Exclusive ebook/print content includes a novella by Eliot Fintushel and novel excerpts by Rae Carson and Seth Dickinson.
(Sat 5 Sep 2015)
Nightmare Magazine
• Monthly horror e-zine, since October 2012, edited by John Joseph Adams
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://nightmare-magazine.com/
September 2015—
Issue 36, cover art by Lauren K. Cannon
• This issue has stories by Vajra Chandrasekera, Richard Christian Matheson, Gwendolyn Kiste, and Reggie Oliver.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Dapper Cadaver and a column by Nancy Holder.
(Sat 5 Sep 2015)
Shimmer
• Fantasy fiction, since 2005; senior editor E. Catherine Tobler; electronic only since issue 19
• Format: Electronic
• Frequency: Bi-monthly
• http://www.shimmerzine.com/
September 2015—
Issue 27
• This issue has stories by Alix E. Harrow, K.L. Owens, Stephen Case, and Rachael K. Jones.
(Sat 5 Sep 2015)
Uncanny
• Magazine of SF and fantasy, since 2014; edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://uncannymagazine.com/
September/October 2015—
Issue 6, cover art by Matthew Dow Smith
• This issue has fiction by Paul Cornell, Isabel Yap, Liz Argall, Kenneth Schneyer, and Keffy R. M. Kehrli, with a classic story by N.K. Jemisin
• Poetry is by Rose Lemberg, Dominik Parisien, Amal El-Mohtar, and Jennifer Crow.
• There are also interviews with Isabel Yap and with Liz Argall & Kenneth Schneyer, and essays by Michi Trota, Steven H Silver, Diana M. Pho, and David J. Schwartz.
(Sat 5 Sep 2015)