Periodicals, early January 2018
New issues of Abyss & Apex, Apex, Aurealis, Clarkesworld, The Dark, Galaxy’s Edge, GigaNotoSaurus, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Kaleidotrope, Lightspeed, Mythic Delirium, Nightmare, Perihelion, Shimmer, and Uncanny.
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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 2018
Issue 1Q, Whole #65, cover art by Mondolithic Studios
This issue has fiction by Ville Meriläinen, Jeremy Szal, Sherri Cook Woolsey, Eden Royce, Miranda Suri, and John P Carr.
There’s also flash fiction, poetry by Ken Poyner, F.J. Bergmann, and others, and small press book reviews.
(Sat 13 Jan 2018)
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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/
January 2018
Issue 104, cover art by Daniele Serra
This issue has fiction by Lila Bowen, Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley, Nick Mamatas, Chi Hui, Armando Saldaña, Cassandra Khaw, Nisi Shawl, and T. Kingfisher.
Nonfiction includes interviews with Lila Bowen and Daniele Serra, and pieces by Shawn Pryor, Damien Angelica Walters, Laura Zats and Erik Hane, and Mallory O’Meara and Brea Grant.
(Sat 13 Jan 2018)
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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 106, 2018
This issue has stories by Brianna Bullen, Henry Gasko, and Kris Ashton.
Nonfiction is by Gillian Polack and C S Pacat.
(Sat 13 Jan 2018)
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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/
January 2018
Issue 136, cover art by Artur Sadlos
This issue has fiction by Tobias S. Buckell, Osahon Ize-Iyamu, Erin Roberts, Bo Balder, Bao Shu (translated by Andy Dudak), James Tiptree, Jr., and Michael Swanwick.
Nonfiction includes an interview with Sue Burke, and essays by Mark Cole and Kelly Robson.
(Sat 13 Jan 2018)
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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/
January 2018
Issue 32
This issue has new stories by Lindiwe Rooney and Bill Kte’pi, and reprint stories by Eric Schaller and Carrie Laben.
(Sat 13 Jan 2018)
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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/
January 2018
Issue 30, $6.99
New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Nick DiChario, Laurie Tom, Joe Haldeman, David Afsharirad, George Nikolopoulos, Kij Johnson, M.E. Garber, David VonAllmen, Mercedes Lackey, Sean Patrick Hazlett, Eric Leif Davin, and Orson Scott Card.
There’s also part four of a serialization of Joan Slonczewski’s Daughter of Elysium.
There’s also an interview with Lois McMaster Bujold, columns by Gregory Benford and Robert J. Sawyer, and recommended books by Bill Fawcett and Jody Lynn Nye.
(Sat 13 Jan 2018)
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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/
January 2018
This month’s story is “The Final Charge of Mr. Electrico” by Scott Edelman.
(Sat 13 Jan 2018)
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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/
December 2017
Issue 60, cover art by Tomislav Tikulin
This issue has stories by Allison Mulder, Sofie Bird, Kurt Pankau, Stephen L. Moss, Stewart C. Baker, and Caleb Williams.
There’s also an interview with and vintage fiction by Julie E. Czerneda.
Columns include movie reviews by Chris Bellamy, science fact by Randall Hayes, writing advice by Mette Ivie Harrison, and book reviews by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro.
(Sat 13 Jan 2018)
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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 2018
Cover art by Kat Weaver
This issue has stories by Mari Ness, Heather Morris, Kat Otis, Octavia Cade, and Julia August.
There’s also poetry by Jennifer Crow, Mary Alexandra Agner, and irving.
(Sat 13 Jan 2018)
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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/
January 2018
Issue 92
This issue has SF stories by Adam-Troy Castro, Catherynne M. Valente, Susan Jane Bigelow, and James Patrick Kelly, and fantasy stories by Joanna Ruocco, José Pablo Iriarte, Roger Zelazny, and Sarah Pinsker.
Nonfiction includes an interview with Fonda Lee, book reviews by Christie Yant, and media reviews by Christopher East.
Exclusive paid content includes novel excerpts by Jonathan Moore and a novella by Will McIntosh.
(Sat 13 Jan 2018)
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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/
January-March 2018
Issue 4.3, cover art by Ruth Sanderson
Featured in January is a story by Jaymee Goh and poems by Cassandra Rose Clarke and Donald Raymond.
(Sat 13 Jan 2018)
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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/
January 2018
Issue 64
This issue has fiction by Lori Selke, Halli Villegas, Vincent Michael Zito, and Lynda E. Rucker.
Nonfiction includes an interview with S.P. Miskowski, and an “H Word” column by Gwendolyn Kiste.
(Sat 13 Jan 2018)
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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/
January 2018
Cover art by Daniel Beaudin
This issue has fiction by Joseph Green, Evonne M. Biggins, Eric Del Carlo, Jennifer Campbell-Hicks and Justin Adams, Karl Dandenell, Chet Gottfried, and C.E. Gee.
There are also articles by Eric M. Jones and J. Richard Jacobs, an editorial, comic strips, and reviews.
(Sat 13 Jan 2018)
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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/
January 2018
Issue 41
Stories in this issue are by Sam Rebelein, Rebecca Campbell, Dee Warrick, and Ian O’Reilly.
(Sat 13 Jan 2018)
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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/
January/February 2018
Issue 20, cover art by Tran Nguyen
This issue has original fiction by Elizabeth Bear, S.B. Divya, Arkady Martine, Marissa Lingen, Sunny Moraine, Vivian Shaw, and R.K. Kalaw, and reprint fiction by Vandana Singh.
Poetry is by Sofia Samatar and Del Samatar, Nitoo Das, Sonya Taaffe, and Ana Hurtado.
There are also interviews with S.B. Divya and Sunny Moraine, and essays by Fran Wilde, John Wiswell, Iori Kusano, Rebecca Roanhorse, and Sarah Monette.
(Sat 13 Jan 2018)
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