Periodicals, early June 2019
New issues of Clarkesworld, The Dark, Lightspeed, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and Nightmare
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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 2019—
Issue 153, cover art by J. R. Slattum
• This issue has fiction by Suzanne Palmer, Bo Balder, Myung-Hoon Bae, Eric Del Carlo, Robert Reed, Andy Dudak, and Aliette de Bodard.
• Nonfiction includes a conversation with Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, an interview with Soyeon Jeong, and an essay by Carrie Sessarego.
(Sun 9 Jun 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/
June 2019—
Issue 49
• This issue has new stories by Osahon Ize-Iyamu and Nibedita Sen, and reprints by Rebecca Campbell and Claire Dean.
(Sun 9 Jun 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/
June 2019—
Issue 109
• This issue has SF stories by Deji Bryce Olukotun, G.V. Anderson, and Yoon Ha Lee, and fantasy stories by Karen Joy Fowler, Ken Liu, Isabel Cañas, Ellen Kushner, and Caspian Gray.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Cadwell Turnbull, book reviews by Arley Sorg, and a media review by Carrie Vaughn
• Exclusive paid content includes a novella by Tochi Onyebuchi and novel excerpts by Bryan Camp and Peter Cawdron.
(Sun 9 Jun 2019)
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The New York Review of Science Fiction
• Essays and reviews, published since 1988; edited by Kevin J. Maroney, et al.; PDF and other electronic formats since Sept. 2012
• Format: Electronic
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.nyrsf.com/
May 2019—
Issue 351, Vol. 30 No. 3, 32pp
• This special “It’s Been a Minute” Issue features an essay by Camille Butera on CS Lewis and HP Lovecraft, and an essay by Skye Cervone on Le Guin and Lem.
• Reviews are by John Clute, Darrell Schweitzer, and Damien Broderick. Other essays are by Nader Elhefnawy, Terry Thompson, Donald M. Hassler, and Gregory Benford. There’s also a poem by Mack Hassler.
• This first issue since December 2018 has an editorial by Kevin J. Maroney memorializing Gene Wolfe and acknowledging that the magazine is now aiming for 6 to 8 issues a year.
(Thu 6 Jun 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/
June 2019—
Issue 81
• This issue has fiction by Megan Arkenberg, Laird Barron, Alanna J. Faelan, and Gary McMahon.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Christopher Golden and book reviews by Terence Taylor.
• Exclusive paid content is a novel excerpt by Eugen Bacon.
(Sun 9 Jun 2019)
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