Periodicals, early August
Apex Magazine
• Quarterly magazine of SF and horror, since 2005; current editor Sigrid Ellis
• Format: Online; Ebook formats
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://apex-magazine.com/
August 2015—
Issue 75, cover art by Bill Norrby
• This issue has fiction by Mehitobel Wilson, Alexis A. Hunter, Sunny Morraine, Damien Angelica Walters, and an ebook/subscriber exclusive story by E. Catherine Tobler.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Mehitobel Wilson and Bill Norrby, an essay by Gary A. Braunbeck, and short fiction reviews by Charlotte Ashley.
(Sat 8 Aug 2015)
Aphelion
• Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/
August 2015—
Issue 198
• This issue has a serial by David Ames and stories by J. Eckert Lytle, James Tatum, Frank D. Ferrari, K.I. Borrowman, Ray Prew, Joe S. Kimbrough II.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.
(Sat 8 Aug 2015)
Clarkesworld
• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke
• Format: Online; Ebook
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
August 2015—
Issue 107, cover art by Julie Dillon
• Fiction is by Martin L. Shoemaker, J.B. Park, Han Song, Emily Devenport, Peter M. Ball, and Neal Asher.
• Nonfiction includes essays by Mark Cole and Emily Devenport, and a roundtable on writing for video games led by Alvaro Zinos Amaro.
(Sat 8 Aug 2015)
Fantastic Stories of the Imagination
• Original and reprint SF & F; edited by Warren Lapine
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com/
July/August 2015—
• This issue has an original story by José Pablo Iriarte, an original story by Christina Sng, and other stories and flash by Nancy Fulda, M.K. Hutchins, and Caroline M. Yoachim.
• Nonfiction includes reviews by Carole McDonnell, Adam-Troy Castro, Steven Sawicki, and Gillian Daniels.
(Sat 8 Aug 2015)
Farrago’s Wainscot
• Quarterly journal of the literary weird in fiction and poetry, since 2007; editor-in-chief Darin Bradley
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Quarterly
• http://www.farragoswainscot.com/
July 2015—
• This issue has fiction by Wendy N. Wagner, Josh Rountree, Hal Duncan, and Krista Hoeppner Leahy.
• Poetry is by Michael Kellichner, Jen Schalliol, F.J. Bergmann, and Teresa Milbrodt.
(Sat 8 Aug 2015)
Forever
• Digital reprint SF magazine, edited by Neil Clarke, since February 2015
• Format: Ebook
• Frequency: monthly
• http://forever-magazine.com/
August 2015—
Issue 7, $1.99, cover art by Ron Guyatt
• This issue has reprint stories by Nancy Kress (with an interview), James Morrow, and Kathleen Ann Goonan.
(Sat 8 Aug 2015)
GigaNotoSaurus
• SF/fantasy long fiction, one story per month, beginning November 2010, current editor Rashida J. Smith
• Format: Online
• Frequency: monthly
• http://giganotosaurus.org/
August 2015—
• This month’s story is “Blow the Moon Out” by E. Catherine Tobler.
(Sat 8 Aug 2015)
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 2015—
Issue 63, cover art by Reiko Murakami
• Science fiction stories in this issue are by Chen Quifan, Vandana Singh, Sarah Pinsker, and Vylar Kaftan. Fantasy stories are by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Genevieve Valentine, Ursula Pflug, and Sam J. Miller.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Kazuo Ishiguro and book reviews by Sunil Patel.
• Exclusive ebook/print content includes a novella by John Varley and novel excerpts by Jason M. Hough and Brian W. Aldiss.
(Sat 8 Aug 2015)
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 2015—
Issue 323, Vol. 27 No. 11, 32pp
• This special “To Fantastic or Not Fantastic” issue features an essay on “The Exile of the Fantastic in the Postwar American Short Story” by Amelia Beamer and Gary K. Wolfe, and an essay on Mario Vargas Llosa by Joe Sanders.
• Christopher Brown reviews Lavie Tidhar, and there are other essays by Michael Andre-Driussi, Mike Barrett, Brian Stableford, Darrell Schweitzer, and Lee Weinstein.
(Sat 8 Aug 2015)
Nightmare Magazine
• Monthly horror e-zine, since October 2012, edited by John Joseph Adams
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://nightmare-magazine.com/
August 2015—
Issue 35, cover art by Carlos Villa
• This issue has stories by Nathaniel Lee, Steve Rasnic Tem, Megan Arkenberg, and Molly Tanzer.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Clive Barker and a column by Seanan McGuire.
(Sat 8 Aug 2015)