Periodicals, early January 2020

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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/

1st Quarter 2020—
Issue 1Q, Whole #73
• This issue has fiction by Derek Nason, B. Pladek, Andi C. Buchanan, Mike Adamson, and Mary E. Lowd.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and small press book reviews.

(Sat 11 Jan 2020)

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Aphelion

• Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/

December 2019/January 2020—
Issue 246
• This double issue has Jim Mountfield and Richard Tornello, and short stories by Andrée Gendron, Bogi Beykov, David Smith, and others.
• The issue also links “best of 2019” stories selected by the editors.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.

(Sat 11 Jan 2020)

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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/

January 2020—
Issue 160, cover art by Eduardo García
• This issue has fiction by Isabel Fall, Naomi Kritzer, Filip Hajdar Drnovsek Zorko, Rita Chang-Eppig, I-Hyeong Yun, and Chen Qiufan.
• Nonfiction includes conversations with Walter Jon Williams and Victo Ngai, and an article by Douglas F. Dluzen.

(Sat 11 Jan 2020)

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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/

January 2020—
Issue 56
• This issue has new stories by Clara Madrigano and Steve Rasnic Tem, and reprint stories by Angela Slatter and Ray Cluley.

(Sat 11 Jan 2020)

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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/

January 2020—
Issue 42
• New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Sean Patrick Hazlett, P.A. Cornell, Joe Haldeman, Robert P. Switzer, Larry Hodges, Mercedes Lackey, Tara Calaby, Liviu Surugiu, Gregory Benford, Michael A. Clark, and Robert Silverberg.
• There’s also an interview with Charles E. Gannon.
• Nonfiction includes columns by Gregory Benford and Robert J. Sawyer, and recommended books by Richard Chwedyk.

(Sat 11 Jan 2020)

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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/

January 2020—
• This month’s story is “Le Jardin Animé (1893)” by Victoria Sandbrook.

(Sat 11 Jan 2020)

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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/

Winter 2020—
Cover art by Shaenon K. Garrity
• This issue has fiction by Kristen Koopman, Kat Otis, Kelly Washington, Daniel Rosen, Mary E. Lowd, Matt Weber, and Phoebe Barton.
• Poetry is by Cassandra Rose Clarke, Karolina Fedyk, Shannon Connor Winward, Marie Vibbert, and Nin Harris.

(Sat 11 Jan 2020)

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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/

January 2020—
Issue 116
• This issue has science fiction stories by Christopher East, Jason Hough & Ramez Naam, J.R. Dawson, and N.K. Jesimin, and fantasy stories by Kij Johnson, Alexender Weinstein, M. Rickert, and Adam-Troy Castro.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with Tochi Onyebuchi, books reviews by Chris Kluwe, and a media review by Carrie Vaughn.
• Exclusive paid content is a novel excerpt by Sarah Kozloff.

(Sat 11 Jan 2020)

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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/

January 2020—
Issue 88
• This issue has fiction by Meg Elison, Stephen Graham Jones, Brian Evenson, and S.P. Miskowski.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Caitlin Starling and a media review by Adam-Troy Castro.

(Sat 11 Jan 2020)

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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/

January/February 2020—
Issue 32, cover art by Nilah Magruder
• This issue has fiction by Rae Carson, Eugenia Triantafyllou, C.L. Clark, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam Sharon Hsu, Alex Bledsoe, and E.Lily Yu;
• Poetry is by Ada Hoffmann, Brandon O’Brien, Leah Bobet, and Betsy Aoki.
• There are also interviews with Eugenia Triantafyllou and Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, and essays by Meg Elison, Marissa Lingen, Malka Older, and Katharine Duckett.

(Sat 11 Jan 2020)

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