Abyss & Apex

• Magazine of Speculative Fiction, since Jan/Feb 2003; editor-in-chief Wendy S. Delmater
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Quarterly
• http://www.abyssapexzine.com/

1st Quarter 2017—
Issue 1Q, Whole #61, cover art by Mondolithic Studios
• This issue has fiction by Sean Patrick Hazlett, Angus McIntyre, Pauline J. Alama, and M.E. Owen, plus flash fiction by Katherine Toran and Michael Nethercott.
• There’s also poetry by John C. Mannone and several others, and small press book reviews.

(Sat 7 Jan 2017)

Apex Magazine

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

January 2017—
Issue 92, cover art by Aaron Nakahara
• This issue has stories by Lia Swope Mitchell, Iori Kusano, Ursula Vernon, James Beamon, J.J. Litke, Mike Allen, Rich Larson, and Ken Liu.
• Poetry is by Laura Madeline Wiseman, Barton Paul Levenson, Tracy May Adair, and Amanda Pekar.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with James Beamon and Aaron Nakahara, an essay by Amy H. Sturgis, and short fiction reviews by A.C. Wise.

(Sat 7 Jan 2017)

Aurealis

• Australian SF magazine, published irregularly since 1990; online for purchase since 2013
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aurealis.com.au/

Issue 96, 2016—
• This issue has stories by Annika Howells, S G Larner, and Patrick Doerksen.
• There are also nonfiction pieces by Claire Fitzpatrick, Sarah Fallon, and Michael Pryor.

(Sat 7 Jan 2017)

Clarkesworld

• SF and fantasy fiction, nonfiction, and podcasts, since 2006; publisher/editor Neil Clarke
• Format: Online; Ebook
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/

January 2017—
Issue 124, cover art by Gabriel Bjork Stiernstrom
• This issue has fiction by Rich Larson, Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Lettie Prell, Gary Kloster, Lorenzo Crescentini and Emanuela Valentini (translated by Rich Larson), John Kessel, and Aliette de Bodard.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with James S.A. Corey, and essays by Benjamin C. Kinney and Kelly Robson.

(Sat 7 Jan 2017)

Galaxy’s Edge

• Bimonthly online SF ezine, beginning March 2013, edited by Mike Resnick
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://www.galaxysedge.com/

January 2017—
Issue 24, $6.99
• New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Larry Hodges, Nick DiChario, Mercedes Lackey, Liz Colter, Kevin J. Anderson & Neil Peart, Marina J. Lostetter, Edward M. Lerner, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Fabio F. Centamore, Paul Eckheart, and Michael Swanwick.
• There’s also the first part of a serialization of Robert A. Heinlein’s “Double Star”.
• Joy Ward has an interview with Robert Silverberg, and there are columns by Barry Malzberg, Greg Benford, and Jody Lynn Nye & Bill Fawcett.
• Beginning with this issue, only limited content is available free online, as indicated on the table of contents.

(Sat 7 Jan 2017)

GigaNotoSaurus

• SF/fantasy long fiction, one story per month, beginning November 2010, current editor Rashida J. Smith
• Format: Online
• Frequency: monthly
• http://giganotosaurus.org/

January 2017—
• This month’s story is “The Poetics of Defiance” by Daniel Ausema.

(Sat 7 Jan 2017)

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 2016—
Issue 54, cover art by Nicole Cardiff
• This special “Festivals at the Front” issue has stories by Laurie Tom, Jeremy M. Gottwig, Frances Silversmith, Jonathan Edelstein, and Eric James Stone.
• There’s also an interview with and vintage fiction by Charles E. Gannon.

(Sat 7 Jan 2017)

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/

Winter 2017—
Cover art by Cesar Valtierra
• This issue has stories by Michael McGlade, Julie C. Day, David Stevens, Lisa Bergin, and Joshua Kamin.
• There’s also poetry by Holly Lyn Walrath, Kathrin Köhler, and Gwynne Garfinkle.

(Sat 7 Jan 2017)

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/

January 2017—
Issue 80
• This issue has SF stories by James S.A. Corey, Adam-Troy Castro, Mary Rosenblum, and Molly Tanzer; and fantasy stories by Kat Howard, Jeffrey Ford, Jeremiah Tolbert, and Kima Jones.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Kij Johnson, movie reviews by Carrie Vaughn, and book reviews by Andrew Liptak.
• Exclusive paid content includes a novella by Judith Berman and a novel excerpt by Sean O’Brien.

(Sat 7 Jan 2017)

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/

Jan.-March 2017—
Issue 3.3, cover art by Paula Arwen Owen
• Posted in January is a story by Morris Tanafon and poems by Lynn Hardaker and Beth Cato.

(Sat 7 Jan 2017)

Nightmare Magazine

• Monthly horror e-zine, since October 2012, edited by John Joseph Adams
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://nightmare-magazine.com/

January 2017—
Issue 52, cover art by James T. Robb
• This issue has fiction by Cadwell Turnbull, Lilliam Rivera, Carrie Vaughn, and Ashok Banker.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Kat Howard and an interview with Seanan McGuire.

(Sat 7 Jan 2017)

Shimmer

• Fantasy fiction, since 2005; senior editor E. Catherine Tobler; electronic only since issue 19
• Format: Electronic
• Frequency: Bi-monthly
• http://www.shimmerzine.com/

January 2017—
Issue 35
• Stories in this issue are by L.M. Davenport, Malon Edwards, Emily Lundgren, and Mary Robinette Kowal.

(Sat 7 Jan 2017)

Uncanny

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

January/February 2017—
Issue 14, cover art by John Picacio
• This issue has original fiction by Theodora Goss, Maria Dahvana Headley, Cassandra Khaw, Sam J. Miller, Tansy Rayner Roberts, and A. Merc Rustad, and reprint fiction by Ann Leckie.
• Poetry is by Nin Harris, Carlos Hernandez, and Nicasio Andres Reed.
• There are also interviews with A. Merc Rustad and Maria Dahvana Headley, and essays by Angel Cruz, Delilah S. Dawson, Natalie Luhrs, and Mark Oshiro.

(Sat 7 Jan 2017)