Periodicals, early May 2018
New issues of Apex, Aurealis, Clarkesworld, The Dark, Forever, Galaxy’s Edge, GigaNotoSaurus, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Lightspeed, Nightmare, Shimmer, 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/
May 2018—
Issue 108, cover art by Anna Dittmann
• This issue has fiction by Matthew Sanborn Smith, JE Bates, Cherie Priest, Nisi Shawl, Rich Larson, and Eugenia Triantafyllou.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Matthew Sanborn Smith and Anna Dittman, essays by Tobias S. Buckell and Kirk Jones, and columns by Laura Zats and Erik Hane, Mallory O’Meara and Brea Grant, and A.C. Wise.
(Sat 5 May 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 109, 2018—
• This issue has stories by Terrence MacManus, Lynette Aspey, and Gus Moreno.
(Sat 5 May 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/
May 2018—
Issue 140, cover art by Artur Haas
• This issue has fiction by Bo Balder, Chelsea Muzar, Sally Gwylan, A Que, Pat Murphy & Paul Doherty, and Michael F. Flynn.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Hannu Rajaniemi, and essays by Mark Cole and Regina Kanyu Wang.
(Sat 5 May 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/
May 2018—
Issue 36
• This issue has new stories by Michael Wehunt and Hamilton Perez, and reprints by Angela Slatter and E. Catherine Tobler.
(Sat 5 May 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/
April 2018—
Issue 39, $1.99, cover art by Ron Guyatt
• This issue has reprint stories by Robert Reed, Alexander Jablokov, and Tobias S. Buckell.
(Sat 5 May 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/
May 2018—
Issue 32
• New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Effie Seiberg, Alex Shvartsman, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Laurence Raphael Brothers, Karlo Yaeger Rodríguez, Gardner Dozois, Walter Dinjos, Leah Cypess, Kij Johnson, Brian K. Lowe, Brian Trent, and Joe Haldeman.
• There’s also part six of a serialization of Joan Slonczewski’s Daughter of Elysium.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Catherine Asaro, columns by Barry N. Malzberg, Gregory Benford, and Robert J. Sawyer, and recommended books by Bill Fawcett and Jody Lynn Nye.
(Sat 5 May 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/
May 2018—
• This month’s story is “The Wait is Longer Than You Think” by Adrian Simmons.
(Sat 5 May 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/
April 2018—
Issue 62, cover art by M. Wayne Miller
• This issue has stories by Alter S. Reiss, Ville Meriläinen, Marie Vibbert, Susan Forest, Joshua Ogden, and Alex Shvartsman.
• There’s also an interview with the IGMS editorial staff..
• 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 5 May 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/
May 2018—
Issue 96
• This issue has SF stories by Tobias S. Buckell, Carolyn Ives Gilman, David Brin, and Jane Lindskold, and fantasy stories by Martin Cahill, Xia Jia, Kodiak Julian, and John Grant.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Sam J. Miller, book reviews by LaShawn M. Wanak, and media reviews by Carrie Vaughn.
• Exclusive paid content includes a novella by John Crowley and a novel excerpts by Emily Devenport and Berit Ellingsen.
(Sat 5 May 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/
May 2018—
Issue 68
• This issue has fiction by Stephanie Malia Morris, Trent Hergenrader, Nalo Hopkinson, and Stephen Graham Jones.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Lisa Morton, and book reviews Terence Taylor.
(Sat 5 May 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/
May 2018—
Issue 43
• Stories in this issue are by Anya Johanna DeNiro, Octavia Cade, Katherine Kendig, and Alexis A. Hunter.
(Sat 5 May 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/
May/June 2018—
Issue 22, cover art by Julie Dillon
• This issue has original fiction by Naomi Novik, Katharine Duckett, Marina J. Lostetter, Kelly Robson, A. Merc Rustad, and C.L. Clark, and reprint fiction by Aliette de Bodard.
• Poetry is by Theodora Goss, Ali Trotta, Sarah Gailey, and Betsy Aoki.
• There are also interviews with Katharine Duckett and A. Merc Rustad, and nonfiction by Greg Pak, Briana Lawrence, Kelly McCullough, and Elsa Sjunneson-Henry.
(Sat 5 May 2018)
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