Periodicals, early October
Apex Magazine
• Quarterly magazine of SF and horror, since 2005; current editor Sigrid Ellis
• Format: Online; Ebook formats
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://apex-magazine.com/
October 2015—
Issue 77, cover art by Joshua Hutchinson
• This issue has fiction by Arkady Martine, Jason Sizemore, Lucy A. Snyder, and Gregg Chamberlain.
• The ezine’s online table of contents is now arranged by weekly posts. Future weeks will include fiction by Maurice Broaddus, D.K. Thompson, and Aaron Sayler, interviews with Broaddus, Thompson, and cover article Joshua Hutchinson, and poetry by Laurel Dixon, Zachary Riddle, and Sarah Holloway.
• There’s also eBook/subscriber exclusive content by Nathan Ballingrud, Kameron Hurley, and Kevin J. Anderson & Neil Peart.
(Sat 10 Oct 2015)
Aphelion
• Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/
October 2015—
Issue 199
• This issue has a serial by Jason Arsenault, and stories by Cary Semar, Alvin Atwater, Martin Owton, L.A. Lyons, and Zahid Zaman.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.
(Sat 10 Oct 2015)
Clarkesworld
• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke
• Format: Online; Ebook
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
October 2015—
Issue 109, cover art by Shichigoro-Shingo
• Fiction in this issue is by A.C. Wise, Rich Larson, Kola Heyward-Rotimi, Karen Heuler, Hao Jingfang, G. David Nordley, and Chris Beckett.
• Nonfiction includes an essay by Tomas Petrasek, an interview with Catherynne M. Valente, an essay by Alethea Kontis, and an editorial.
(Sat 10 Oct 2015)
Fantastic Stories of the Imagination
• Original and reprint SF & F; edited by Warren Lapine
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com/
September/October 2015—
• This issue has an original flash fiction by Sunil Patel and Alexandra Grunberg, stories by Dario Ciriello and Beth Cato, and flash fiction by Effie Seiberg.
• Nonfiction includes reviews by Carole McDonnell, Adam-Troy Castro, Steven Sawicki, and Gillian Daniels.
(Sat 10 Oct 2015)
Fireside Magazine
• Quarterly fiction and comics magazine, since 2012, edited and published by Brian White
• Format: Online
• Frequency: quarterly
• http://www.firesidefiction.com/
October 2015—
Issue 28
• This issue has a story by Catherine M. Yoachim and flash fiction by José Iriarte and JY Yang.
(Sat 10 Oct 2015)
Forever
• Digital reprint SF magazine, edited by Neil Clarke, since February 2015
• Format: Ebook
• Frequency: monthly
• http://forever-magazine.com/
October 2015—
Issue 9, $1.99, cover art by Ron Guyatt
• This issue has reprint stories by Sean Williams, Caroline M. Yoachim, and Joe Haldeman.
(Sat 10 Oct 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/
October 2015—
• This month’s story is “The Faerie-Maker” by Nin Harris.
(Sat 10 Oct 2015)
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/
September 2015—
Issue 47, cover art by Andreas Mossa
• Stories in this issue are by K.C. Norton, Barbara A. Barnett, Jessi Cole Jackson, Rahul Kanakia, Kate O’Connor, and Jared Oliver Adams.
• There’s also an interview with Fran Wilde, a vintage story by Wilde, and the novel Updraft by Wilde (required subscriber log-in).
(Sat 10 Oct 2015)
Kaleidotrope
• Semi-regular sf/f/h zine, since 2006, becoming electronic after Fall 2011; editor Fred Coppersmith
• Format: Print
• Frequency: 2-3/year
• http://www.kaleidotrope.net/
Autumn 2015—
Cover art by P. Emerson Williams
• This issue has stories by Julia August, Henry Szabranski, David A. Hewitt, William Stiteler, and Crystal Lynn Hilbert.
• There’s also poetry by Beth Cato, Amanda C. Davis, and John Grey.
(Sat 10 Oct 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/
October 2015—
Issue 65
• This issue has science fiction stories by Maria Dahvana Headley, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Gregory Benford, and An Owomoyela, and fantasy stories by Delia Sherman, Kevin Brockmeier, Emil Ostrovski, and Nike Sulway.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Marc Goodman and book reviews by Andrew Liptak.
• Exclusive ebook/print content includes a novella by James Tiptree, Jr., and novel excerpts by Laura Anne Gilman and Gene Wolfe.
(Sat 10 Oct 2015)
Mythic Delirium
• Quarterly fiction and poetry journal published and edited by Mike Allen; debuted 1998 as a biannual poetry journal, became quarterly in 2013
• http://www.mythicdelirium.com/
Oct.-Dec. 2015—
Issue 2.2, cover art by Likhain
• October content available now includes a story by Fred Coppersmith and poems by Sandi Leibowitz, Wendy Rathbone, and Beth Cato.
• Coming in November and December are works by Michael J. DeLuca, Judith Roney, Sonya Taaffe, Vanessa Fogg, Shveta Thakrar, and J.C. Runolfson.
(Sat 10 Oct 2015)
Nightmare Magazine
• Monthly horror e-zine, since October 2012, edited by John Joseph Adams
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://nightmare-magazine.com/
October 2015—
Issue 37
• This special “Queers Destroy Horror” issue, guest-edited by Wendy N. Wagner, has stories by Matthew Bright, Alyssa Wong, Lee Thomas, and Sunny Morraine.
• Nonfiction includes a column by Lucy A. Snyder, a roundtable interview led by Megan Arkenberg, and an artists’ spotlight on five queer artists.
• Exclusive paid content includes stories by Chuck Palahniuk, Kelley Eskridge, Caitlin R. Kiernan, and Poppy Z. Brite, and essays by Sigrid Ellis, Catherine Lundoff, Michael Matheson, and Evan J. Peterson.
(Sat 10 Oct 2015)