Online Periodicals, early October
Apex Magazine
• Quarterly magazine of SF and horror, since 2005; managing editor Jason Sizemore, fiction editor Catherynne M. Valente
• Format: Online; Ebook formats
• Frequency: Quarterly
• http://www.apexdigest.com/
October 2011—
Issue 29
• This issue has ficiton by Shira Lipkin and Heather McDougasl, plus a “classic revisited” by Kat Howard.
• There’s also poetry by Amal El-Mohtar and SJ Tucker, and in interview with R.J. Salvatore.
(Sat 8 Oct 2011)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
• Literary adventure fantasy, since 2008; publisher and editor-in-chief Scott H. Andrews
• Format: Online; PDF and ebook formats
• Frequency: biweekly
• http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/
October 2011—
Issue 79
• This issue has twice the usual number of stories, plus a podcast.
• Stories are The Tiger’s Turn by Richard Parks, The Calendar of Saints by Kat Howard, A Spoonful of Salt by Nicole M. Taylor, and The Judge’s Right Hand by J.S. Bangs.
• The audio fiction podcast is of Garth Upshaw’s Butterfly.
(Sat 8 Oct 2011)
Clarkesworld
• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke, non-fiction editor Cheryl Morgan
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
October 2011—
Issue 61, cover art by Bryn Jones
• Stories in this issue are Staying Behind by Ken Liu, Pony by Erik Amundsen, and Silently and Very Fast (Part One) by Catherynne M. Valente.
• Nonfiction includes an article on independent SF film by Mark Cole, and interviews with Steven Gould and Joan Slonczewski. There’s also an editorial by Neil Clarke about the ‘zine’s fifth anniversary.
• The podcast, by Kate Baker, is of Ken Liu’s story.
(Sat 8 Oct 2011)
Fantasy Magazine
• Fantasy fiction, articles, and reviews, posted several times per week, since November 2005; edited by John Joseph Adams
• Format: Online
• Frequency: near-daily
• http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/
October 2011—
Issue 55, cover art by Bram Leech
• Posted so far this month is a story by Tim Pratt, The Secret Beach, an interview with Richard K. Morgan, and spotlights of Pratt and cover article Bram Leech.
• Posted later this month will be stories Nadia Bulkin, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and Charles de Lint, and nonfiction by Genevieve Valentine, Jeremiah Tolbert, and Christopher Priest.
(Sat 8 Oct 2011)
GigaNotoSaurus
• SF/fantasy long fiction, one story per month, edited by Ann Leckie, beginning November 2010
• Format: Online
• Frequency: monthly
• http://giganotosaurus.org/
October 2011—
• This month’s story is Jackstraw Magic by Eljay Daly.
(Sat 8 Oct 2011)
Lightspeed
• Science fiction stories, original and reprint, plus features; edited by John Joseph Adams; debuted June 2010
• Format: Online; ebook
• Frequency: Monthly issues in ebook formats for purchase; weekly online updates free
• http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/
October 2011—
Issue 17, cover art by Francoise Beuzelin & Falk Haensel
• Posts so far this month include fiction by Adam-Troy Castro, Her Husband’s Hands, and nonfiction by Lauren Davis, The Care and Feeding of Your Disembodied Lungs.
• There are also spotlights on Castro and the cover artists.
• Posting later in the month will be stories by Justina Robson, David Farland, and Cassandra Clare, and nonfiction by Dr. Pamela Gay, Jeff Hecht, and an interview with Beth Revis.
(Sat 8 Oct 2011)
Redstone Science Fiction
• SF e-zine, since mid-2010; editors and publishers Michael Ray and Paul Clemmons
• Format: Online, ebook formats
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://redstonesciencefiction.com/
October 2011—
Issue 17
• This issue has fiction iTime by Ferrett Steinmetz, and How We Fall by Andrew Knighton.
• There’s also an editorial by Michae Ray.
(Sat 8 Oct 2011)
SF Site
• Reviews, interviews, feature, links; published by Rodger Turner since 1997
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Semi-monthly
• http://www.sfsite.com/
October 2011—
• The lead review, by Nathan Brazil, of is Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett’s Steelhands.
• Other reviews include David Maddox on Daniel H. Wilson, Dominic Cilli on Brandon Sanderson, Michael M Jones on Ann Aguirre, D. Douglas Fratz on Keith Brooke, and Richard A. Lupoff on Philip K. Dick.
• There are columns on film by Derek Johnson, new arrivals by Neil Walsh, TV by Rick Norwood, and graphic novels by Rick Klaw and Mark London Williams.
(Sat 8 Oct 2011)
Strange Horizons
• Fiction, art, articles, poetry, and reviews; founded September 2000; editor-in-chief Susan Marie Groppi through 2010, Niall Harrison beginning 2011
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Weekly; reviews posted three times a week
• http://www.strangehorizons.com/
October 2011—
• October 3rd posts include fiction by David J. Schwartz, Destiny, with a Blackberry Sauce, poetry by Gemma Files, and reviews by Victoria Hoyle, Paul Kincaid, and T.S. Miller.
(Sat 8 Oct 2011)