Periodicals, early-mid May 2019
New print and online issues of Apex, Aphelion, Aurealis, Black Static, Clarkesworld, The Dark, Galaxy’s Edge, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Interzone, 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/
May 2019—
Issue 120, cover art by Godwin Akpan
• This issue has fiction by Suyi Davies Okungbawa, Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due, Tobias S. Buckell, LaShawn M. Wanak, Wole Talabi, plus a novel excerpt by Maurice Broaddus.
• Nonfiction includes interviews with Steven Barnes and Godwin Akpan, and an essay on Afrofuturism by Troy L. Wiggins.
(Sun 12 May 2019)
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Aphelion
• Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/
May 2019—
Issue 239
• This issue has long fiction by Bogdan Stevenson and short stories by Kent Rosenberger, Amanda Todisco, Daniel South, Tomasz Jarzab, and others.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.
(Sat 25 May 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 120, 2019—
• This issue has stories by Joshua Caleb Wilson, Michael Pryor, and Gerri Brightwell.
• Nonfiction is by Gillian Polack, Claire Fitzpatrick, and Eugen Bacon.
(Sat 25 May 2019)
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Black Static
• British fantasy and horror magazine, debuting 2007 (formerly The Third Alternative), edited by Andy Cox
• Format: Print
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://ttapress.com/blackstatic/
May-Jun 2019—
Issue 69, £5.99, 96pp, cover art by Joachim Luetke
• Stories in this issue are by Erinn L. Kemper, Joanna Parypinski, Daniel Carpenter, Jack Westlake, Daniel Bennett, and Simon Avery.
• Columns are by Lynda E. Rucker, Ralph Robert Moore, and Gary Couzens (film reviews), plus a book review section by numerous contributors.
(Thu 23 May 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/
May 2019—
Issue 152, cover art by Matt Dixon
• This issue has fiction by Xia Jia, A.T. Greenblatt, Cory Skerry, Arula Ratnakar, R.S.A. Garcia, and Alexander Jablokov.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Jack McDevitt and essays by Carrie Sessarego and Alethea Kontis.
(Sat 25 May 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/
May 2019—
Issue 48
• This issue has new stories by Angela Slatter and Sara Saab, and reprint stories by Georgina Bruce and Brenna Gomez.
(Sat 25 May 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/
May 2019—
Issue 38
• New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Emily McCosh, James Reinebold, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Xiaolin Spires, Alex Shvartsman, Robert Silverberg, Eric S. Fomley, Rachelle Harp, Todd McCaffrey, Eric Leif Davin, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and Michael Swanwick.
• There’s also a serialization by Charles Sheffield, and an interview with Gordon Van Gelder.
• Nonfiction includes columns by Gregory Benford and Robert J. Sawyer, and recommended books by Richard Chwedyk.
(Sat 25 May 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/
April 2019—
Issue 68, cover art by Kelsey Liggett
• This issue has stories by Laurie Tom, Donald S. Crankshaw, Andrew Gudgel, Amanda C. Davis, and Max Sparber.
• There’s also vintage fiction by Samuel Marzioli and an interview with Ogi Ogas.
(Sat 25 May 2019)
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Interzone
• SF magazine, currently bimonthly, published since 1982, co-founded by David Pringle; edited since 2004 by Andy Cox
• http://ttapress.com/category/interzone/
May-Jun 2019—
Issue 281, £5.99, 96pp, cover art by Richard Wagner
• This issue has fiction by James Warner, Kai Hudson, Andy Dudak, Malcolm Devlin, Matt Thompson, Georgina Bruce, and Rebecca Campbell.
• Features include an editorial by Georgina Bruce, columns by Andy Hedgecock and Aliya Whiteley, David Langford’s “Ansible Link” news and obits, a book review section, and film reviews by Nick Lowe.
(Thu 23 May 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/
May 2019—
Issue 108
• This issue has SF stories by Nancy Kress, Rati Mehrotra, Matthew Kressel, and Max Gladstone, and fantasy stories by Kathleen Kayembe, Debbie Urbanski, Kurt Fawver, and Adam-Troy Castro.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Ashok K. Banker, book reviews by LaShawn M. Wanak, and a media review by Christopher East.
• Exclusive paid content includes a novella by Sofia Samatar and a novel excerpt by Cate Glass.
(Sat 25 May 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/
May 2019—
Issue 80
• This issue has fiction by Mimi Mondal, Micah Dean Hicks, Nibedita Sen, and Philip Fracassi.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Aaron Duran and an interview with Gabino Iglesias.
• Exclusive paid content is a novel excerpt by Mary SanGiovanni.
(Sat 25 May 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/
May/June 2019—
Issue 28, cover art by Galen
Likhain Dara
• This issue has original fiction by Ellen Klages, John Chu, Emma Osborne, Elizabeth Bear, Brit. E. B. Hvide, and Christopher Caldwell, and reprint fiction by Kameron Hurley.
• Poetry is by Theodora Goss, Nicasio Andres Reed, S. Qiouyi Lu, Ali Trotta, and Brandon O’Brien.
• There are also interviews with John Chu and Elizabeth Bear, and nonfiction by Tananarive Due, Arkady Martine, Gwenda Bond, and Nicasio Andres Reed.
(Sat 25 May 2019)
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