Periodicals, early June 2018
New issues of Apex, Aphelion, Aurealis, Clarkesworld, The Dark, GigaNotoSaurus, Lightspeed, 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/
June 2018—
Issue 109, cover art by Sin and May
• This issue has fiction by James Beamon, Jacqueline Carey, Tobias S. Buckell, and Paul Jessup.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with James Beaman and artists May and Sin, articles by Paul Jessup and Mur Lafferty, and columns by Malory O’Meara and Brea Grant, Laura Zats and Erik Hane, and A.C. Wise.
(Sun 10 Jun 2018)
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Aphelion
• Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/
June 2018—
Issue 229
• This issue has fiction by Walter G. Esselman, Susan Anwin, John Powers, Agrippina Domanski, Isabel Heynen, and others.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.
(Sun 10 Jun 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 111, 2018—
• This issue has stories by William Broom, Miles Hurt, and S.R. Dean.
• Nonfiction is by Eugen Bacon, on AfroSF, and Mikey Pryvt, interviewing Corey J White.
(Sun 10 Jun 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/
June 2018—
Issue 141, cover art by Sean Murray
• This issue has fiction by Steve Rasnic Tem, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Dora Klindzic, Xing He, translated by Andy Dudak, Vajra Chandrasekera, Elizabeth Bear, and Karin Lowachee.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with John Picaco, and articles by Douglas F. Dluzen and Cat Rambo.
(Sun 10 Jun 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/
June 2018—
Issue 37
• This issue has new stories by A.C. Wise and Orrin Grey, and reprints by Angela Rega and Priya Sharma.
(Sun 10 Jun 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/
June 2018—
• This month’s story is “Balloon Man” by Shiv Ramdas.
(Sun 10 Jun 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/
June 2018—
Issue 97
• This issue has SF stories by A. Merc Rustad and Ada Hoffman, Russell Nichols, Lina Rather, and James L. Cambias; and fantasy stories by Micah Dean Hicks, Ashok K. Banker, Courtney Bird, and Emma Törzs.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Lara Elena Donnelly, book reviews by Arley Sorg, and a media review by Violet Allen.
• Exclusive paid content includes a novella by Todd McAulty and a novel excerpt by Leander Watts.
(Sun 10 Jun 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/
June 2018—
Issue 69
• This issue has fiction by Nibedita Sen, Seth Fried, Adam-Troy Castro, and Priya Sharma.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Lucy Taylor, and a media review by Adam-Troy Castro.
(Sun 10 Jun 2018)
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