Periodicals, early November 2019
New issues of Aphelion, Aurealis, Clarkesworld, The Dark, Galaxy’s Edge, GigaNotoSaurus, Lightspeed, Nightmare, and Uncanny
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Aphelion
• Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/
November 2019—
Issue 245
• This issue has long fiction by James Hold and short stories by Francis-Marie de Chatillon, Alan Clark, J.B. Toner, D.A. Cairns, and others.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.
(Sat 9 Nov 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 126, 2019—
• This issue has stories by J.R. Schuyler, Stephen Higgins, and Eric Del Carlo.
• Nonfiction is by Gillian Polack, Lachlan Walter, and KC Grifant.
(Sat 9 Nov 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/
November 2019—
Issue 158, cover art by Tomas Kral
• This issue has fiction by Matthew Kressel, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Gregory Feeley, Chang-Gyu Kim, Mo Xiong, and Elizabeth Bear.
• Nonfiction includes conversations with Susan Palwick and Jacob Weisman, and an essay about Dracula by Carrie Sessarego.
(Sat 9 Nov 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/
November 2019—
Issue 54
• This issue has new stories by Elizabeth Childs and Vaishnavi Patel, and reprint stories by Richard Gavin and Alison Littlewood.
(Sat 9 Nov 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/
November 2019—
Issue 41
• New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Nick DiChario, Eric S. Fomley, Nancy Kress, Kimberly Unger, Anthony George, Joe Haldeman, K.G. Anderson, George Nikolopoulos, Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta, Veronica Brush, Larry Hodges, and Mercedes Lackey.
• There’s also part 2 of a serialization by Jack L. Chalker and an interview with Rebecca Moesta.
• Nonfiction includes columns by Gregory Benford and Robert J. Sawyer, and recommended books by Richard Chwedyk.
(Sat 9 Nov 2019)
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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/
November 2019—
• This month’s story is “The Etiquette of Mythique Fine Dining” by Carolyn Rahaman.
(Sat 9 Nov 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/
November 2019—
Issue 114
• This issue has science fiction stories by Matthew Bright, Dominica Phetteplace, Genevieve Valentine, and Adam-Troy Castro; and fantasy stories by Yoon Ha Lee, Theodora Goss, Melissa Marr, and Ken Liu.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Rivers Solomon, book reviews by LaShawn M. Wanak, and a media review by Carrie Vaughn.
• Exclusive paid content is a novel excerpt by Sonya Taaffe.
(Sat 9 Nov 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/
November 2019—
Issue 86
• This issue has fiction by Adam-Troy Castro, Seanan McGuire, Gwendolyn Kiste, and Suyi Davies Okungbowa.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Micah Dean Hicks and an interview with Lois H. Gresh.
(Sat 9 Nov 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/
November/December 2019—
Issue 31, cover art by John Picacio
• This issue has fiction by Elizabeth Bear, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Laura Anne Gilman, and Jenn Reese.
• Poetry is by Sonya Taaffe, Hal Y. Zhang, Annie Neugebauer, and Sylvia Santiago.
• There are also interviews with Elizabeth Bear and Jenn Reese, and nonfiction by G. Willow Wilson, Alexandra Erin, Brandon O’Brien, Jeannette Ng, and Keidra Chaney.
(Sat 9 Nov 2019)
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