Periodicals, early October 2018
New issues of Abyss & Apex, Apex, Clarkesworld, The Dark,GigaNotoSaurus, Kaleidotrope, Lightspeed, and Nightmare
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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/
4th Quarter 2018—
Issue 4Q, Whole #68, cover art by Mondolithic Studios
• This issue has fiction by Deborah L. Davitt, Sarina Dorie, Kate MacLeod, M. Keaton, and Mark English.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and small press book reviews.
(Sat 6 Oct 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/
October 2018—
Issue 113, cover art by Vinz El Tabanas
• This issue has fiction by Kristi DeMeester, Cassandra Khaw, Hassan Abdulrazzak, and Chesya Burke.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Cassandra Khaw and Vinz El Tabanas, an essay by Tim Waggoner, and columns by Mallory O’Meara and Brea Grant, Laura Zats and Erik Hane, and A.C. Wise.
(Sat 6 Oct 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/
October 2018—
Issue 145, cover art by Arthur Haas
• This issue has fiction by Finbarr O’Reilly, Yilin Wang, Simone Heller, Anna Wu (translated by Emily Jin), Suzanne Palmer, Aliette de Bodard, and Ian McDonald.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Steven Erikson, and articles by Julie Novakova and Sarah Pinsker.
(Sat 6 Oct 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/
October 2018—
Issue 41
• This issue has new stories by Nelson Stanley and Julia August, and reprint stories by Chaz Brenchley and Michael Harris Cohen.
(Sat 6 Oct 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/
October 2018—
• This month’s story is “The Shepherd” by José Cruz.
(Sat 6 Oct 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/
Autumn 2018—
Cover art by Kristin Kwan
• This issue has fiction by Emma Osborne, Curtis C. Chen, Kate Heartfield, Lori A. Claxton, Kurt Hunt, and Timothy Mudie.
• Poetry is by David Barber, Andrea Tang, and Sandi Leibowitz.
(Sat 6 Oct 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/
October 2018—
Issue 101, cover art by Reiko Murakami
• This issue has SF stories by Dale Bailey, Adrienne Celt, Molly Tanzer, and Jack Skillingstead, and fantasy stories by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Cameron Van Sant, Alex Irvine, and Mel Kassel.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, book reviews by Chris Kluwe, and a media review by Carrie Vaughn.
• Exclusive paid content includes a novella by Walter Jon Williams and a novel excerpt by Dale Bailey.
(Sat 6 Oct 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/
October 2018—
Issue 73
• This issue has fiction by Joanna Parypinski, Micah Dean Hicks, Halli Villegas, and John Langan.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Karin Lowachee and an interview with Amber Fallon.
(Sat 6 Oct 2018)
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