Periodicals, early December 2017
New issues of Apex, Aphelion, Black Static, Clarkesworld, The Dark, GigaNotoSaurus, Interzone, Lightspeed, Nightmare, and Uncanny
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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/
December 2017
Issue 103, cover art by Clarissa Ferguson
This issue has fiction by Daniela Tomova, Katherine E. K. Duckett, and Silva Moreno-Garcia.
Nonfiction includes interviews with Daniela Tomova and Clarissa Ferguson, and pieces by Laura Zats and Erik Hane, Mallory O’Meara and Brea Grant, and A.C. Wise.
(Fri 8 Dec 2017)
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Aphelion
Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
Format: Online
Frequency: Monthly
http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/
December 2017
Issue 224
This issue has fiction by T. Richard Williams, Janie Brunson, Daniel Ross Goodman, Dan Korgan, Dan Klefstad, 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.
(Fri 8 Dec 2017)
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Black Static
British fantasy and horror magazine, debuting 2007 (formerly The Third Alternative), edited by Andy Cox
Format: Print
Frequency: Bimonthly
http://ttapress.com/blackstatic/
Nov-Dec 2017
Issue 61, £5.99, 96pp, cover art by Tara Bush
Stories in this issue are by Ruth EJ Booth, Ralph Robert Moore, Georgina Bruce, Andrew Humphrey, Carly Holmes, and Mel Kassel.
Columns are by Lynda E. Rucker, Ralph Robert Moore, Peter Tennant (book reviews), and Gary Couzens (film reviews).
(Sat 2 Dec 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/
December 2017
Issue 135, cover art by Peter Mohrbacher
This issue has fiction by Natalia Theodoridou, Lettie Prell, Josh Pearce, Eleanna Castroianni, Cassandra Khaw, Ken MacLeod, and Ian McDonald.
Nonfiction includes an interview with Ken Scholes, and essays by Craig Delancey and Alethea Kontis.
(Fri 8 Dec 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/
December 2017
Issue 31
This issue has new stories by MP Johnson and Nin Harris, and reprint stories by Robert Levy and Robert Shearman.
(Fri 8 Dec 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/
December 2017
This month’s story is “Higher, My Gallows” by Alice Brook.
(Fri 8 Dec 2017)
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Interzone
SF magazine, currently bimonthly, published since 1982, co-founded by David Pringle; edited since 2004 by Andy Cox
http://ttapress.com/category/interzone/
Nov-Dec 2017
Issue 273, £5.99, 96pp, cover art by Dave Senecal
This issue has fiction by Laura Mauro, Rachael Cupp, Dan Grace, Erica L. Satifka, and R. Boyczuk; plus a James White Award-winning story by Stewart Horn.
Features include an editorial by Erica L. Satifka, columns by Jonathan McCalmont and Nina Allan, David Langford’s “Ansible Link” news and obits, a book review section, and film reviews by Nick Lowe.
(Sat 2 Dec 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/
December 2017
Issue 91
This issue has SF stories by Rachael K. Jones, Charlie Jane Anders, Cadwell Turnbull, and Robert Reed; and fantasy stories by Tim Pratt, A. Merc Rustad, Sonya Taaffe, and Mari Ness.
Nonfiction includes an interview with Louise Erdrich, book reviews by Amal El-Mohtar, and a movie review by Carrie Vaughn.
Exclusive paid content includes novel excerpts by John Brunner and a novel excerpt by K. Arsenault Rivera.
(Fri 8 Dec 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/
December 2017
Issue 63
This issue has fiction by Nino Cipri, Tamsyn Muir, Matthew Kressel, and Lisa Morton.
Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Paul Jessup, and a movie review by Adam-Troy Castro.
(Fri 8 Dec 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/
November/December 2017
Issue 19, cover art by Julie Dillon
This issue has original fiction by Sam J. Miller & Lara Elena Donnelly, Karin Tidbeck, Sarah Monette, Tina Connelly, Troy L. Wiggins, and Tansy Rayner Roberts; and reprint fiction by Zen Cho and Rachel Swirsky.
Poetry is by Nin Harris, Sharon Hsu, Sara Cleto & Brittany Warman, Betsy Aoki, Cassandra Khaw, Valerie Valdes, Millie Ho, and Dominik Parisien.
There are also interviews with Sam J. Miller and Lara Elena Donnelly, and essays by Dimas Ilaw, Tim Pratt, Mallory Yu, Natalie Luhrs, and Mari Ness.
(Fri 8 Dec 2017)
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