Online Periodicals, early September
Apex Magazine
• Quarterly magazine of SF and horror, since 2005; current editor Lynne M. Thomas
• Format: Online; Ebook formats
• Frequency: Quarterly
• http://apex-magazine.com/
September 2012—
Issue 40, cover art by Julie Dillon
• Stories in this issue are by Adam-Troy Castro, Katharine E.K. Duckett, Jennifer Pelland, and Elizabeth Bear.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Adam-Troy Castro, and advice for SF writers by Peter M. Ball.
(Sat 8 Sep 2012)
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/
September 2012—
Issue 103
• Issue 103 has stories by Dean Wells and Don Allmon, with an audio podcast of Wells’ story.
• Issue 102, August 23rd, has stories by Peter Darbyshire and Nathaniel Katz, with an audio podcast of Darbyshire’s story.
(Sat 8 Sep 2012)
Clarkesworld
• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke
• Format: Online; Ebook
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
September 2012—
Issue 72, cover art by Angel Nieves
• Stories in this issue are by David Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell , Helena Bell, and Indrapramit Das.
• Nonfiction includes an editorial by Neil Clarke about going professional, a conversation with Nick Mamatas and Paul Tremblay, and essays by Jason S. Ridler and Chesya Burke.
(Sat 8 Sep 2012)
GigaNotoSaurus
• SF/fantasy long fiction, one story per month, edited by Ann Leckie, beginning November 2010
• Format: Online
• Frequency: monthly
• http://giganotosaurus.org/
September 2012—
• This month’s story is The King’s Huntsman by Jennifer Mason-Black.
(Sat 8 Sep 2012)
Ideomancer
• Speculative fiction, poetry, and reviews, since 2002; publisher and editor Leah Bobet
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Quarterly
• http://www.ideomancer.com/
September 2012—
Vol. 11 No. 3
• Stories in this issue are by Alexei Collier, Nathaniel Lee, and James Will Brady.
• Poetry is by Alexandra Seidel, David Glen Larson, Barry King, Ann K. Schwader.
• There’s also an editor’s note, and book reviews.
(Sat 8 Sep 2012)
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 2012—
Issue 28
• SF stories in this issue (some not yet posted) are by Adam-Troy Castro, Harry Harrison, Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette, and Brooke Bolander. Fantasy stories are by Scott Edelman, Peter Sursi, Holly Black, and Nina Kiriki Hoffman.
• Nonfiction includes author and artist profiles and an interview with John Scalzi.
• Exclusive ebook content includes a novella by Walter Jon Williams and an excerpt from Greg Egan’s new novel.
(Sat 8 Sep 2012)
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/
September 2012—
Issue 28
• The final issue of this ‘zine includes stories by Lavie Tidhar (winner of the “Show Us a Better Way” contest) and Shane Halbach.
• Michael Ray’s editorial thanks his many contributors.
(Sat 8 Sep 2012)
SF Site
• Reviews, interviews, feature, links; published by Rodger Turner since 1997
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Semi-monthly
• http://www.sfsite.com/
September 2012—
• The lead reviews in this issue are Nathan Brazil on Tad Williams and Seamus Sweeney on The Sword & Sorcery Anthology.
• Other reviews cover titles by David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, Jason Erik Lundberg, Benedict Jacka, and Neil Williamson.
• There’s also an interview with Eric James Stone, and columns and media reviews by Derek Johnson, Rick Norwood, and Rick Klaw & Mark London Williams.
(Sat 8 Sep 2012)