Online Periodicals, early December
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/
December 2012—
Issue 43, cover art by Aunia Kahn
• Fiction in this issue is by Alethea Kontis, Mari Ness, and Jeffrey Ford.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Alethea Kontis, an essay by Vylar Kontis about taboos in SF, and an editorial
(Sat 8 Dec 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/
November 2012—
Issue 107-109, cover art by Jonas De Ro
• Issue 109, posted Nov. 29th, has stories by Gregory Norman Bossert and John E.O. Stevens.
• Issue 108, posted Nov. 15th, has stories David D. Levine and Jamie Lackey, plus an audio fiction podcast by Damien Walters Grintalis.
(Sat 8 Dec 2012)
Clarkesworld
• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke
• Format: Online; Ebook
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
December 2012—
Issue 75, cover art by David DeMaret
• Stories in this issue are by Sandra McDonald, Thoraiya Dyer, and Lisa L. Hannett.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Todd Lockwood, essays by S.J. Chambers and Daniel Abraham, and an editorial.
(Sat 8 Dec 2012)
GigaNotoSaurus
• SF/fantasy long fiction, one story per month, edited by Ann Leckie, beginning November 2010
• Format: Online
• Frequency: monthly
• http://giganotosaurus.org/
December 2012—
• This month’s story is Deadman Switch by A.J. Barr.
(Sat 8 Dec 2012)
Ideomancer
• Speculative fiction, poetry, and reviews, since 2002; publisher and editor Leah Bobet
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Quarterly
• http://www.ideomancer.com/
December 2012—
Vol. 11 No. 4
• Stories in this issue are by Sara K. Ellis, Adam Mills, and Rachel Derksen.
• Poetry is by Vajra Chandrasekera, Lisa M. Cole, Yunsheng Jiang, and Holly R. Appling.
• There’s also an editor’s note, and book reviews.
(Sat 8 Dec 2012)
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/
December 2012—
Issue 31, cover art by Andres Mossa
• Stories in this issue are by Rahul Kanakia, K.G. Jewell, Trina Marie Phillips, Robert Lowell Russell, and Ken Liu.
• There’s also an interview with Ken Liu and an excerpt from a forthcoming novel by Orson Scott Card.
(Sat 8 Dec 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/
December 2012—
Issue 31, cover art by Luis Lasahido
• Initial posts for this month’s issue are stories by Ken Liu and Brian Evenson. Coming later in the momnth are SF stories by Yoon Ha Lee, D. Thomas Minton, and Marta Randall, and fantasy stories by J.T. Petty, Kelly Link, and Sarah Langan.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Junot Diaz and Tad Williams, and an artist profile.
• Exclusive ebook content includes a story by Ted Chiang and an excerpt from a novel by Jim Butcher.
(Sat 8 Dec 2012)
Nightmare Magazine
• Monthly horror e-zine, since October 2012, edited by John Joseph Adams
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://nightmare-magazine.com/
December 2012—
Cover art by Justin Cherry
• One story, by Sarah Pinborough, is posted so far this month; coming later in the month are stories by J.B. Park, Tananarive Due, and Daniel H. Wilson.
• Nonfiction includes an editorial, a column on horror by R.J. Sevin, and an interview with Mike Mignola.
(Sat 8 Dec 2012)
SF Site
• Reviews, interviews, feature, links; published by Rodger Turner since 1997
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Semi-monthly
• http://www.sfsite.com/
December 2012—
• Lead reviews in this issue are Nathan Brazil on Larry Correia’s Spellbound and Paul Kincaid on Kij Johnson’s At the Mouth of the River of Bees.
• Other reviews cover titles by Robert Silverberg & Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, C.E. Murphy, Ben Aaronovitch, and Kim Stanley Robinson.
(Sat 8 Dec 2012)