Periodicals, early December
Apex Magazine
• Quarterly magazine of SF and horror, since 2005; current editor Sigrid Ellis
• Format: Online; Ebook formats
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://apex-magazine.com/
December 2015—
Issue 79, cover art by Irek Konior
• This issue has fiction, to be posted weekly throughout the month, by Sam Fleming, Troy Tang, Nick Mamatas, Jess Rausch, and Laird Barron.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Sam Fleming, Troy Tang, and Irek Konier, and an article on historical fiction by Jennie Goloboy.
• There are also several flash fiction winners appearing later in the month, by Melanie Rees, Gina L. Grandi, and Marlee Jane Ward.
(Sat 5 Dec 2015)
Clarkesworld
• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke
• Format: Online; Ebook
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
December 2015—
Issue 111, cover art by Peter Mohrbacher
• This issue has fiction by Liu Cixin, Tamsyn Muir, Seth Dickinson, Cassandra Khaw, Sean McMullen, and Walter Jon Williams.
• Nonfiction includes an essay by Jason Heller about Marc Bolan and T. Rex, an interview with Gene Wolfe, and an essay on the classics by Cat Rambo.
(Sat 5 Dec 2015)
Forever
• Digital reprint SF magazine, edited by Neil Clarke, since February 2015
• Format: Ebook
• Frequency: monthly
• http://forever-magazine.com/
December 2015—
Issue 11, $1.99, cover art by Ron Guyatt
• This issue has reprint stories by Martin L. Shoemaker, Gregory Norman Bossert, and Steven Gould.
(Sat 7 Nov 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/
December 2015—
• This month’s story is “Quarter Days” by Iona Sharma.
(Sat 5 Dec 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/
November 2015—
Issue 48, cover art by Andreas Mossa
• Stories in this issue are by Orson Scott Card, Alethea Kontis, Chris Phillips, Dantzel Cherry, Edmund R. Schubert, and Paul Eckheart.
• There’s also an interview with Aliette de Bodard and a vintage story by de Bodard.
(Sat 5 Dec 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/
December 2015—
Issue 67, cover art by James Ng
• This issue has science fiction stories by A. Merc Rustad, Hugh Howey, Aidan Doyle, and Charlie Jane Anders, and fantasy stories by Richard Parks, Rachel Swirsky, Mark Rigney, and Jay Lake.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Andy Weir and book reviews by Amal El-Mohtar.
• Exclusive ebook/print content includes a novella by Kelly Link and a novel excerpt by A. M. Dellamonica.
(Sat 5 Dec 2015)
Nightmare Magazine
• Monthly horror e-zine, since October 2012, edited by John Joseph Adams
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://nightmare-magazine.com/
December 2015—
Issue 39
• This issue has original stories by Damien Angelica Walters and Caspian Gray, and reprints by Tim Lebbon and Nancy Etchemendy.
• Nonfiction includes a column by Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg and an interview with Kim Liggett.
(Sat 5 Dec 2015)