Periodicals, early March 2019
New issues of Apex, Aphelion, Aurealis, Clarkesworld, The Dark, Galaxy’s Edge, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Lightspeed, Nightmare, 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/
March 2019—
Issue 118, cover art by Aaron Jasinski
• This issue has fiction by Elana Gomel, Ben Serna-Grey, Russell Nichols, and Jonathan L. Howard.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Elena Gomel and artist Aaron Jasinski, and essays by Tabitha Barbour and A.C. Wise.
(Sun 10 Mar 2019)
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Aphelion
• Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/
March 2019—
Issue 237
• This issue has long fiction by AD Ross and short stories by C.E. Gee, Aiki Flinthart, L.S. Popovich, Francis-Marie de Chatillon, and others.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.
(Sun 10 Mar 2019)
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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 118, 2019—
• This issue has stories by Rebecca Fung, Nuzo Onoh, and Subodhana Wijeyeratne.
• Nonfiction is by Gillian Polack and Stuart Olver.
(Sun 10 Mar 2019)
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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/
March 2019—
Issue 150, cover art by Arthur Haas
• This issue has fiction by D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Erin K. Wagner, Rich Larson, Nin Harris, Kai Hudson, Emily C. Skafton, Kij Johnson, and Catherynne M. Valente.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Sarah Pinsker and Jean-Michel Jarre, and essays by Paul Riddell and Fran Wilde.
(Sun 10 Mar 2019)
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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/
March 2019—
Issue 46
• This issue has new stories by Shari Paul and Nelson Stanley, and reprint stories by Karen Heuler and Kirsten Kaschock.
(Sun 10 Mar 2019)
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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/
March 2019—
Issue 37
• New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Larry Hodges, Floris M. Kleijne, Orson Scott Card, Brian Trent, Sean Patrick Hazlett, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, J.W. Alden, J.P. Sullivan, Brennan Harvey, Mercedes Lackey, Thomas K. Carpenter, George Nikolopoulos, Nick DiChario, and Joe Haldeman.
• There’s also a serialization by Charles Sheffield, and an interview with Jody Lynn Nye.
• Nonfiction includes columns by Gregory Benford and Robert J. Sawyer, and recommended books by Bill Fawcett and Jody Lynn Nye.
(Sun 10 Mar 2019)
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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 2019—
Issue 67, cover art by M. Wayne Miller
• This issue has stories by Alex Shvartsman, Dustin Steinacker, Andrew Peery, Brian Trent, and Leah Cypess.
• There’s also vintage fiction by Alethea Kontis and an interview with Barrett Stanley.
• February columns include movie reviews by Chris Bellamy, science fact by Randall Hayes, and book reviews by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro.
(Sun 10 Mar 2019)
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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/
March 2019—
Issue 106
• This issue has SF stories by Violet Allen, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Charlie Jane Anders, and Woody Dismukes, and fantasy stories by Maria Romasco-Moore, Richard Kadrey, Ashok K. Banker, and Kat Howard.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Sarah Pinsker, books reviews by Arley Sorg, and media reviews by Carrie Vaughn.
• Exclusive paid content includes a novella by Vandana Singh and a novel excerpt by Arkady Martine.
(Sun 10 Mar 2019)
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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/
March 2019—
Issue 78
• This issue has fiction by Cadwell Turnbull, Kaaron Warren, Adam-Troy Castro, and Seanan McGuire.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Nibedita Sen and book reviews by Terence Taylor.
(Sun 10 Mar 2019)
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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/
March/April 2019—
Issue 27, cover art by Christopher
Likhain Jones
• This issue has original fiction by Karen Osborne, Tina Connolly, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Marie Brennan, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and A. T. Greenblatt, and and reprint fiction by Aliette de Bodard.
• Poetry is by Beth Cato, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Cassandra Khaw, Sandi Leibowitz, and Chloe N. Clark.
• There are also interviews with Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam and A. T. Greenblatt, and nonfiction by Tracy Townsend, Briana Lawrence, Marissa Lingen, and Suzanne Walker.
(Sun 10 Mar 2019)
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