Periodicals, early March 2016
Apex Magazine
• Quarterly magazine of SF and horror, since 2005; current editor Sigrid Ellis
• Format: Online; Ebook formats
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://apex-magazine.com/
March 2016—
Issue 82, cover art by Vincent Sammy
• This issue has stories by Lavie Tidhar, Travis Heermann, Jason Sanford, and Elizabeth Bear. Poetry is by Anne Neugebauer, Caleb J. Oakes, Matthew Chamberlain, and David Barber.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Travis Heermann and Vincent Sammy.
(Sat 5 Mar 2016)
Aphelion
• Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/
February 2016—
Issue 203
• This issue has a long fiction by Rick Grehan, short stories by Stephen Faulkner, Roderick D. Turner, Noel Carroll, Shawn D. Brink, S.J. Budd, Julio Toro San Martin, Anthony R. Pezzuela.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.
(Sat 5 Mar 2016)
Aurealis
• Australian SF magazine, published irregularly since 1990; online for purchase since 2013
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aurealis.com.au/
Issue 88, 2016—
• This issue has stories by Melanie Rees, Tom Dullemond, and Jessi Hammond.
• Essays are by Jeff Harris and Claire Fitzpatrick.
(Sat 5 Mar 2016)
Clarkesworld
• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke
• Format: Online; Ebook
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
March 2016—
Issue 114, cover art by Waldemar Kazak
• This issue has fiction by Jack Skillingstead, A.C. Wise, Leena Likitalo, Kij Johnson, Gu Shi, Cecelia Holland, and Karl Bunker.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Charlie Jane Anders and essays by Mark Cole and Genevieve Valentine.
(Sat 5 Mar 2016)
Fantastic Stories of the Imagination
• Original and reprint SF & F; edited by Warren Lapine
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com/
March/April 2016—
• This issue has stories by Kelly Sandoval, George Allen Miller, Beth Cato, Jay O’Connell, and Effie Seiberg.
• Nonfiction includes an essay on Black SF by Nisi Shawl, and reviews by Terence Taylor, Carole McDonnell, Adam-Troy Castro, Steven Sawicki, and Gillian Daniels.
(Sat 5 Mar 2016)
Fireside Magazine
• Quarterly fiction and comics magazine, since 2012, edited and published by Brian White
• Format: Online
• Frequency: quarterly
• http://www.firesidefiction.com/
March 2016—
Issue 31
• This issue has stories by Sarah Gailey and Edward Ashton, and flash fiction by Sarah Goslee.
(Sat 5 Mar 2016)
Forever
• Digital reprint SF magazine, edited by Neil Clarke, since February 2015
• Format: Ebook
• Frequency: monthly
• http://forever-magazine.com/
March 2016—
Issue 14, $1.99, cover art by Ron Guyatt
• This issue has reprint stories by James Patrick Kelly, Elizabeth Bear, and Gord Sellar, plus an interview with Kelly.
(Sat 5 Mar 2016)
Galaxy’s Edge
• Bimonthly online SF ezine, beginning March 2013, edited by Mike Resnick
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://www.galaxysedge.com/
March 2016—
Issue 19, $6.99
• New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Sylvia Spruck Wrigley, Larry Hodges, Robert Silverberg, Steve Pantazis, Dantzel Cherry, Jean Rabe, Ian Whates, Janis Ian, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Sunil Patel, David Drake, and Kary English & Robert B Finegold, M.D.
• There’s also the second part of a serialization of Leigh Brackett’s “The Long Tomorrow”.
• Joy Ward has an interview with David Weber, and there are columns by Barry Malzberg, Greg Benford, and Jody Lynn Nye & Bill Fawcett.
(Sat 5 Mar 2016)
GigaNotoSaurus
• SF/fantasy long fiction, one story per month, beginning November 2010, current editor Rashida J. Smith
• Format: Online
• Frequency: monthly
• http://giganotosaurus.org/
March 2016—
• This month’s story is “Polyglossia” by Tamara Vardomskaya.
(Sat 5 Mar 2016)
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/
March 2016—
Issue 70
• This issue has SF stories by Caroline M. Yoachim, Timons Isaias, Craig DeLancey, and Aliette de Bodard, and fantasy stories by Andy Duncan, Rich Larson, Seanan McGuire, and Marie Vibbert.
• Nonfiction includes a movie review by Carrie Vaughn, book reviews by Amal El-Mohtar, and an interview with Chuck Wendig and Alexandra Bracken.
• Paid content includes a novella by Mark W. Tiedemann and a novel excerpt by Hugh Howey.
(Sat 5 Mar 2016)
Nightmare Magazine
• Monthly horror e-zine, since October 2012, edited by John Joseph Adams
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://nightmare-magazine.com/
March 2016—
Issue 42, cover art by Chris Seaman
• This issue has stories by John Skipp, Nancy Holder, Sandra McDonald, and Charles L. Grant.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Josh Boone and a column by Orrin Grey.
(Sat 5 Mar 2016)
Shimmer
• Fantasy fiction, since 2005; senior editor E. Catherine Tobler; electronic only since issue 19
• Format: Electronic
• Frequency: Bi-monthly
• http://www.shimmerzine.com/
March 2016—
Issue 30
• Stories in this issue are by Jessica May Lin, Sarah Brooks, Rachael K. Jones, and Gwendolyn Kiste.
(Sat 5 Mar 2016)
Uncanny
• Magazine of SF and fantasy, since 2014; edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://uncannymagazine.com/
March/April 2016—
Issue 9, cover art by Katy Shuttleworth
• This issue has fiction by Rachel Swirsky, Daryl Gregory, Shveta Thakar, Kelly Sandoval, Simon Guerrier, and Max Gladstone.
• Poetry is by C.S.E. Cooney, Brandon O’Brien, and Jennifer Crow.
• There are also interviews with Rachael Swirsky and Simon Guerrier, and essays by Jim C. Hines, Kyell Gold, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, and Mark Oshiro.
(Sat 5 Mar 2016)