Abyss & Apex

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

3rd Quarter 2017—
Issue 3Q, Whole #63, cover art by Mondolithic Studios
• This issue has fiction by Jon Rollins, Janet K. Nicolson, Brenda Kalt, Rich Larson, Adam Vine, and Jordan Taylor.
• There’s also poetry by Rebecca Buchanan and several others, and small press book reviews.

(Sat 8 Jul 2017)

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Apex Magazine

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

July 2017—
Issue 98, cover art by Quentin Castel
• This issue has stories by Rich Larson, Eric Schwitzgebel, and Kai Ashanti Wilson, with a novel excerpt by Daniel I. Russell and a vault story by Ekaterina Sedia.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Eric Schwitzgebel and Quentin Castel, essays by Daniel I. Russell and Kristi DeMeester, and short fiction reviews by A.C. Wise.

(Sat 8 Jul 2017)

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Aphelion

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

July 2017—
Issue 219
• This issue has fiction by Stephani Maari Booker, Thomas Wm. Hamilton, Ray Prew, Walter G. Esselman, Jonny Edward, and others.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial, plus links to more of the best stories and poetry from the ‘zine’s first 20 years.

(Sat 8 Jul 2017)

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Aurealis

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

Issue 102, 2017—
• This issue has stories by Marlee Jane Ward, James Rowland, and Leigh Harlen.
• Nonfiction includes pieces by Gillian Polack, Claire Fitzpatrick, and Michael Pryor.

(Sat 8 Jul 2017)

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Clarkesworld

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

July 2017—
Issue 130, cover art by Eddie Mendoza
• This issue has fiction by Zhang Ran, Rich Larson, Robert Reed, Bo Balder, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Joe Haldeman, and Lavie Tidhar.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Carrie Vaughn and articles by Matt Jones and Fran Wilde.

(Sat 8 Jul 2017)

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The Dark

• Monthly online horror ‘zine, edited by Sean Wallace and Silvia Moreno-Garcia; since October 2013
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.thedarkmagazine.com/

July 2017—
Issue 25
• This issue has new stories by Kelly Stewart and Osahon Ize-Iyamu, and reprint stories by Nadia Bulkin and Michael Harris Cohen.

(Sat 8 Jul 2017)

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Fantastic Stories of the Imagination

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

2017—
• This ‘zine’s final issue is a special “People of Color Take Over” issue, guest-edited by Nisi Shawl. Contents are accessible from the drop-down menu in the upper right.
• Original stories and essays are by Darcie Little Badger, Maurice Broaddus, Christopher Caldwell, Stephen Graham Jones, Minsoo Kang, Su-Yee Lin, S. Qioyui Lu, Erin Roberts, and Terence Taylor.
• Previously published items are by Jennifer Marie Brissett, Nalo Hopkinson, Alex Jennings, Tonya Liburd, Henry Lien, Jermaine McGill, Paul Miles, Irette Y. Patterson, Tlotlo Tsamaase, Eliza Victoria, Alberto Yáñez, and E. Lily Yu.

(Sat 8 Jul 2017)

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Forever

• Digital reprint SF magazine, edited by Neil Clarke, since February 2015
• Format: Ebook
• Frequency: monthly
• http://forever-magazine.com/

July 2017—
Issue 30, $1.99, cover art by Ron Guyatt
• This issue has reprint stories by Robert Reed, Dale Bailey, and Aliette de Bodard.

(Sat 8 Jul 2017)

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Galaxy’s Edge

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

July 2017—
Issue 27, $6.99
• New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Stephen Lawson, J.P. Sullivan, Jody Lynn Nye, Edward M. Lerner, Rachelle Harp, Lou J. Berger, Michael Swanwick, Leena Likitalo, Paul Di Filippo, Kay Kenyon, Gregor Hartmann, Gordon Eklund, and Jack McDevitt.
• There’s also the first part of a serialization of Joan Slonczewski’s Daughter of Elysium.
• Columns are by Robert J. Sawyer and Gregory Benford.

(Sat 8 Jul 2017)

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GigaNotoSaurus

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

July 2017—
• This month’s story is “The War on Space and Time” by Octavia Cade.

(Sat 8 Jul 2017)

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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/

June 2017—
Issue 57, cover art by Nick Greenwood
• This issue has stories by Stephen Lawson, Gerri Leen, Megan Lee Beals, James Edward O’Brien, and Michael D. Winkle.
• There’s also an interview with and vintage fiction by David Brin.
• Columns include science fact by Randall Hayes and book reviews by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro.

(Sat 8 Jul 2017)

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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/

July 2017—
Issue 86
• This issue has SF stories by John Grant, Chris Beckett, E. Catherine Tobler, and James Tiptree, Jr., and fantasy stories by A.G. Howard, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro and Adam-Troy Castro, Will Ludwigsen, and Debbie Urbanski.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Carrie Vaughn, book reviews by Andrew Liptak, and a movie review by Carrie Vaughn.
• Exclusive paid content includes a novella by Laura Anne Gilman and novel excerpts by Carrie Vaughn and Wendy N. Wagner.

(Sat 8 Jul 2017)

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Nightmare Magazine

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

July 2017—
Issue 58
• This issue has fiction by Caspian Gray, Stephen Graham Jones, Caroline Ratajski, and Cynthia Ward.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Nathan Carson, and an interview with Richard Kelly.

(Sat 8 Jul 2017)

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Shimmer

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

July 2017—
Issue 38
• Stories in this issue are by Martin Cahill, Andrea Corbin, Heather Morris, and Victoria Sandbrook.

(Sat 8 Jul 2017)

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Uncanny

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

July/August 2017—
Issue 17, cover art by Kirbi Fagan
• This issue has original fiction by Seanan McGuire, Kat Howard, Maurice Broaddus, Mary Robinette Kowal, Cassandra Khaw, and T. Kingfisher, and reprint fiction by Aliette de Bodard.
• Poetry is by Joyce Chng, Shevta Thakrar and Sara Cleto, Chloe N. Clark, and Rose Lemberg.
• There are also interviews with Maurice Broaddus and Mary Robinette Kowal, and essays by Sarah Gailey, Dimas Ilaw, Sam J. Miller, and Alasdair Stuart.

(Sat 8 Jul 2017)

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