Electronic Periodicals, early August
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/
August 2013—
Issue 51, cover art by Carrie Ann Baade
• This issue has stories by Charlie Jane Anders, Brian Trent, and Christopher Barzak.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Christopher Barzak, an essay about fantasy and fishnet tights by Tansy Rayner Roberts, and an editorial by Lynne M. Thomas.
(Tue 13 Aug 2013)
Aurealis
• Australian SF magazine, published irregularly since 1990; online for purchase since 2013
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aurealis.com.au/
August 2013—
Issue 63
• Stories in this issue are by Stephen Higgins, Dan Rabarts, and Philip W Simpson.
• Nonfiction is by Michael Pryor and Patricia L O’Neill.
(Thu 15 Aug 2013)
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/
August 2013—
Issue 127, cover art by Sergio Diaz
• This issue has stories by Greg Kurzawa and Dan Rabarts, with an audio fiction podcast by Justin Howe.
(Tue 13 Aug 2013)
Clarkesworld
• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke
• Format: Online; Ebook
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
August 2013—
Issue 83, cover art by Julie Dillon
• Stories in this issue are by Vandana Singh, Greg Kurzawa, Alex Dally MacFarlane, Eleanor Arnason, and Stephen Baxter (the last two being reprints).
• Nonfiction includes an essay on myth and fantasy by Christopher Mahon, an interview with Holly Black, an essay by Daniel Abraham, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.
• There are podcasts of the stories by Vandana Singh and Greg Kurzawa.
(Tue 13 Aug 2013)
GigaNotoSaurus
• SF/fantasy long fiction, one story per month, edited by Ann Leckie, beginning November 2010
• Format: Online
• Frequency: monthly
• http://giganotosaurus.org/
August 2013—
• This month’s story is “The Litigatrix” by Ken Liu.
(Tue 13 Aug 2013)
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/
July 2013—
Issue 34, cover art by Wayne Miller
• Stories in this issue are by Brian Dolton, Christian K. Martinez, D. Thomas Minton, Jonas David, and Sopie Wereley.
• There’s also an interview with Michael Flynn, by Darrell Schweitzer, and a reading of the story by D. Thomas Minton.
(Tue 13 Aug 2013)
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/
August 2013—
Issue 39, cover art by Edvige Faini
• Science fiction stories this month are by Yoon Ha Lee, Alastair Reynolds, Nancy Kress, and Sean Williams. Fantasy stories are by Marc Laidlaw, Ken Liu, Cory Skerry, and Angela Slatter. (The Reynolds, Kress, Laidlaw, and Slatter stories are reprints.)
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Alaya Dawn Johnson and Rick Yancey.
• Exclusive ebook content includes an excerpt from Naomi Novik’s new novel, and stories by Patricia A. McKillip and Christian Cantrell.
(Tue 13 Aug 2013)
The New York Review of Science Fiction
• Essays and reviews, published since 1988; edited by David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer, et al.; PDF and other electronic formats since Sept. 2012
• Format: Electronic
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.nyrsf.com/
July 2013—
Issue 299, Vol. 25 No. 10, $5, 24pp
• This special “Yesterday’s Tomorrows” issue features an interview with Katherine MacLean and an essay by Brian Stableford about French apocalypses.
• Other essays are by Mike Barrett, on Robert McCammon; Gregory Benford, on southern California utopias; and Alex J. Kane, on Cormac McCarthy.
• Reviews are by Joe Sanders, Don Webb, F. Brett Cox, Joe Milicia, and Jen Gunnels.
• The magazine’s site has the table of contents, an editorial, and the Stableford essay.
(Thu 15 Aug 2013)
Perihelion Science Fiction
• E’zine of hard SF fiction, nonfiction, and art, since 2012; edited by Sam Bellotto Jr.
• Format: Monthly
• Frequency: Online
• http://www.perihelionsf.com/
August 2013—
Cover art by Winston Blakely
• Stories in this issue are by Sean Monaghan, Tom Doyle, Aliyah Whiteley, Mark English, Michael Andre-Driussi, Rebecca L. Brown, Kyle White, Frederick Obermeyer, Sarina Dorie, and Jez Patterson.
• Articles are by John McCormick and Eric M. Jones.
• There’s also a comic strip, an editorial, a page of shorter stories, and a page of reviews.
(Wed 14 Aug 2013)
SF Site
• Reviews, interviews, feature, links; published by Rodger Turner since 1997
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Semi-monthly
• http://www.sfsite.com/
August 2013—
• Lead reviews are Nathan Brazil on Warren Fahy and Greg L. Johnson on Silverberg and Broderick.
• Other reviews include Michael M Jones, David Maddox, and Dave Truesdale covering books by Polly Shulman, Guy Adams, and Doug Sharp.
• There are also columns and film and TV reviews by Derek Johnson, Christopher DeFilippis, and Rick Norwood.
(Sat 27 Jul 2013)