Analog Science Fiction and Fact

• Science fiction and nonfiction; published since 1930 (originally Astounding); edited, since April 2013, by Trevor Quachri
• Format: Print
• Frequency: Near-monthly (10 issues/year)
http://www.analogsf.com/

October 2016
Vol. 136 No. 10, $4.99, 112pp, cover art by Sandeep Karunakaran
• This issue has a novella by Adam-Troy Castro, novelettes by J.L. Forrest and Robert R. Chase, and short stories by Nancy Fulda, Ron Collins, and Muri McCage. There’s also a poem by Shannon Connor Winward.
• The science article, by Edward M. Lerner, is part two about artificial intelligence.
• Departments include a guest editorial by Stanley Schmidt, an “Alternate View” column by John G. Cramer, and “Reference Library” book reviews by Don Sakers.

(Sun 4 Sep 2016)


Apex Magazine

• Quarterly magazine of SF and horror, since 2005; current editor Sigrid Ellis
• Format: Online; Ebook formats
• Frequency: Monthly
http://apex-magazine.com/

September 2016
Issue 99, cover art by Mélanie Delon
• This issue has stories by Abhinav Bhat, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Alexandria Baisden, and Mike Barretta.
• Poetry is by Marchell Dyon, Zachary Riddle, Brandon Marlon, and Christina Sng.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Mélanie Delon and Alexandria Baisden, and a short fiction review by A.C. Wise.

(Sat 17 Sep 2016)


Aphelion

• Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/

September 2016
Issue 210
• This issue has a serial by David Ulnar-Slew, and short stories by George Schaade, Milo James Fowler, Swargula, James Tatam, and Anil Balan.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.

(Sat 17 Sep 2016)


Asimov’s Science Fiction

• Science Fiction magazine; published since 1977; edited by Sheila Williams
• Format: Print
• Frequency: Near-monthly (10 issues/year)
http://www.asimovs.com/

September 2016
Vol. 40 No. 9 (whole #488), $4.99, cover art by Michael Whelan
• This issue has novelettes by Carrie Vaughn, Tegan Moore, Jack Skillingstead, and Ian R. MacLeod, and short stories by Robert Reed, Peter Wood, and Rich Larson.
• Poetry is by Chris Wozney, Jane Yolen, Robert Frazier, and Bruce Boston.
• Departments include Sheila Williams’ editorial, announcing the Thirtieth Annual Readers’ Awards; Robert Silverberg’s “Reflections” column; and book reviews by Peter Heck.

(Sun 4 Sep 2016)


Fantastic Stories of the Imagination

• Original and reprint SF & F; edited by Warren Lapine
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
http://www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com/

September/October 2016
• This issue has stories by Nina Kiriki Hoffman, José Pablo Iriarte, Sunil Patel, Shveta Thakrar, and Abby Goldsmith.
• Nonfiction includes reviews by Terence Taylor, Adam-Troy Castro, and Gillian Daniels.

(Sat 17 Sep 2016)


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/

September 2016
Cover art by Daniel Beaudin
• Stories in this issue are by Sean Mulroy, Marilyn K. Martin, Ronald D. Ferguson, Auston Habershaw, Nolan Edrik, Iain Ishbel, JT Gill, and L.E. Buis, with shorter stories by William Suboski, Andrew James Woodyard, and Gareth D. Jones.
• Articles are by Joyce Frohn and Eric M. Jones.
• There’s also a comic strip by Doug Warner,, an editorial, and a page of reviews.

(Sat 17 Sep 2016)


Uncanny

• Magazine of SF and fantasy, since 2014; edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Bimonthly
http://uncannymagazine.com/

September/October 2016
Issue 12, cover art by Kirbi Fagan
• This issue has original fiction by Carmen Maria Machado, Tim Pratt, Sarah Pinsker, E. Lily Yu, and Ferrett Steinmetz, and reprint fiction by Sofia Samatar.
• Poetry is by S. Qiouyi Lu, Ada Hoffmann, and Sonya Taaffe.
• There are also interviews with Carmen Maria Machado and Sarah Pinsker, and essays by Una McCormack, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Dominik Parisien, and Aiden Moher.

(Sat 17 Sep 2016)