Periodicals, early February 2018
New issues of Apex, Aphelion, Aurealis, Clarkesworld, The Dark, Forever, GigaNotoSaurus, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Lightspeed, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and Nightmare
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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/
February 2018—
Issue 105, cover art by Justin Adams
• This issue has fiction by Alix Harrow, Walker McKnight, P. Djeli Clark, and Brian Keene.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Alix Harrow and Justin Adams, and pieces by Lesley Connor, A.C. Wise, Mallory O’Meara and Brea Grant, and Laura Zats and Erik Hane.
(Fri 16 Feb 2018)
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Aphelion
• Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/
February 2018—
Issue 225
• This issue has fiction by Simon Smith, John DeLaughter, Susan Anwin, Damien Wells, Josie Gowler, Matthew Harrison, Andrew Kanago, and others.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.
(Fri 16 Feb 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 107, 2018—
• This issue has stories by J.N. Donellan, Joanne Anderton, and Jordan Taylor.
(Fri 16 Feb 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/
February 2018—
Issue 137, cover art by Artur Sadlos
• This issue has fiction by Julie Novakova, Robert Reed, Carolyn Ives Gilman, A Que (translated by Elizabeth Hanlon), Joe R. Lansdale, and Pat Cadigan.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with John Kessel, and essays by Julie Novakova and Fran Wilde.
(Fri 16 Feb 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/
February 2018—
Issue 33
• This issue has new stories by J.B. Park and Michael Harris Cohen, and reprint stories by A.C. Wise and Kristi DeMeester.
(Fri 16 Feb 2018)
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Forever
• Digital reprint SF magazine, edited by Neil Clarke, since February 2015
• Format: Ebook
• Frequency: monthly
• http://forever-magazine.com/
February 2018—
Issue 37, $1.99, cover art by Ron Guyatt
• This issue has reprint stories by Michael Bishop, Mary Soon Lee, and Greg Mellor.
• January had stories by Ian R. MacLeod, Dominic Green, and Michael Swanwick.
(Fri 16 Feb 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/
February 2018—
• This month’s story is “Through the Eye of a Needle” by A.J. Fitzwater.
(Fri 16 Feb 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/
February 2018—
Issue 61, cover art by M. Wayne Miller
• This issue has stories by Michael Ezell, Aimee Ogden, Jacob A. Boyd, J.D. Moyer, and Ari B. Goleman.
• There’s also an interview with Cherie Priest.
• 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.
(Fri 16 Feb 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/
February 2018—
Issue 93
• This issue has SF stories by Tobias S. Buckell, Bogi Takács, Nalo Hopkinson and Nisi Shawl, and Ashok K. Banker; and fantasy stories by Cassandra Khaw, Jeffrey Ford, Rahul Kanakia, and Malindo Lo.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Carmen Maria Machado, book reviews by LaShawn M. Wanak, and media reviews by Carrie Vaughn.
• Exclusive paid content includes a novella by An Owomoyela and a novel excerpt by R.A. Salvatore.
(Fri 16 Feb 2018)
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The New York Review of Science Fiction
• Essays and reviews, published since 1988; edited by Kevin J. Maroney, David G. Hartwell, et al.; PDF and other electronic formats since Sept. 2012
• Format: Electronic
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.nyrsf.com/
January 2018—
Issue 345, Vol. 29 No. 9, 32pp
• This special “Novels and Opiods” issue features Lee Weinstein on opiates and fantastic literature, and Brian Stableford on Cinderella and the rise of the novel.
• Martin Morse Wooster reviews Frank M. Robinson, David Mead reviews T. Allen Diaz and Todd J. McCaffrey, Peter Rawlik reviews John Llewellyn Probert, and Michael Andre-Driussi reviews Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.
• Essays and short pieces are by Donald M. Hassler, Sandra J. Lindow, Darrell Schweitzer, and Nader Elhefnawy.
(Fri 16 Feb 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/
February 2018—
Issue 65
• This issue has fiction by Theodore McCombs, Laura Anne Gilman, Emily B. Cataneo, and Joe McKinney.
• Nonfiction includes book reviews by Terence Taylor, and an “H Word” column by Douglas Wynne.
(Fri 16 Feb 2018)
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