Periodicals, early September 2016
Aurealis
• Australian SF magazine, published irregularly since 1990; online for purchase since 2013
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aurealis.com.au/
Issue 93, 2016—
• This issue has stories by Si Wang, Meryl Stenhouse, and Michael Johnston.
• There’s also an interview with Francesca Haig.
(Sat 3 Sep 2016)
Clarkesworld
• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke
• Format: Online; Ebook
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
September 2016—
Issue 120, cover art by Julie Dillon
• This issue has fiction by Jack Skillingstead, Jennifer Campbell-Hicks, Rich Larson, Liu Yang, Bogi Takács, Thoraiya Dyer, Tom Crosshill, and Nick Wolven.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Naomi Kritzer, and essays by Jason Heller and Kelly Robson.
(Sat 3 Sep 2016)
Fireside Magazine
• Quarterly fiction and comics magazine, since 2012, edited and published by Brian White
• Format: Online
• Frequency: quarterly
• http://www.firesidefiction.com/
Issue 35, 2016—
• This issue has stories by Alexis A. Hunter, S.M. Mack, and Lauren M. Roy.
(Sat 3 Sep 2016)
Galaxy’s Edge
• Bimonthly online SF ezine, beginning March 2013, edited by Mike Resnick
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://www.galaxysedge.com/
September 2016—
Issue 22, $6.99
• New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Martin L. Shoemaker, Thomas K. Carpenter, Nancy Kress, George Nikolopoulos, Eric Leif Davin, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Gordon Eklund, Alex Shvartsman, John Helfers, David Gerrold, Larry Hodges, and Michael Swanwick.
• There’s also the fifth part of a serialization of Leigh Brackett’s “The Long Tomorrow”.
• Joy Ward has an interview with Peter S. Beagle, and there are columns by Barry Malzberg, Greg Benford, and Jody Lynn Nye & Bill Fawcett.
(Sat 3 Sep 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/
September 2016—
• This month’s story is “Strange Dancemates” by Ephiny Gale.
(Sat 3 Sep 2016)
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/
September 2016—
Issue 52, cover art by Eugene Carter
• Stories in this issue are by Rebecca Birch, Deborah L. Davitt, H.G. Parry, David Steffen, Chris Phillips, and James Van Pelt.
• There’s also vintage fiction, and essay, and an interview by Mary Robinette Kowal.
(Sat 9 Jul 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/
September 2016—
Issue 76
• This issue has SF stories by Charlie Jane Anders, Sean Williams, Alec Nevala-Lee, and An Owomoyla, and fantasy stories by Maria Dahvana Headley, Tim Pratt, Jaymee Goh, and Christiopher Barzak.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Kameron Hurley, a media review by Sunil Patel, and book reviews by Amal El-Mohtar.
• Exclusive paid content includes a novella by Peter M. Ball and a novel excerpt by Nishi Shawl.
(Sat 3 Sep 2016)
The New York Review of Science Fiction
• Essays and reviews, published since 1988; edited by Kevin J. Maroney, David G. Hartwell, et al.; PDF and other electronic formats since Sept. 2012
• Format: Electronic
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.nyrsf.com/
July 2016—
Issue 335, Vol. 28 No. 11, 32pp
• This special “Recursive Fantasy” issue features an essay by Brian Stableford about Fay Ouroucoucou, and a review of Catherynne M. Valente by Marilyn “Mattie” Brahen.
• Other reviews are Robert Guffey on Harlan Ellison, Greg L. Johnson on Elizabeth Bear, Michael Levy on Lavie Tidhar, Christopher S. Kovacs on Henry G. Stratmann, and Joe Sanders on David Walton.
• There are also essays by M. Thomas Gammarino, on modernism and SF, Mike Barrett, on Allison V. Harding, and Mariella Scerri and Victor Grech, on artificial intelligence in medicine.
(Sat 3 Sep 2016)
Nightmare Magazine
• Monthly horror e-zine, since October 2012, edited by John Joseph Adams
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://nightmare-magazine.com/
September 2016—
Issue 48
• This issue has stories by Adam-Troy Castro, Rachael K. Jones, Maria Dahvana Headley, and Usman T. Malik.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Nick Mamatas, and a panel discussion about witches.
(Sat 3 Sep 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/
September 2016—
Issue 33
• Stories in this issue are by Fran Wilde, Lora Gray, Ryan Row, and A. Merc Rustad.
(Sat 3 Sep 2016)