Periodicals, early March 2020
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/
March 2020—
Issue 248
• This anniversary issue has long fiction by Mark Searle and short stories by Stephen Faulkner, J.B. Toner, Gregory Cioffi, Carleton Chinner, Steve Carr, and A.I. Dawson.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.
(Sun 8 Mar 2020)
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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 128, 2020—
• This issue has stories by Azlïn Auckburally, Kat Clay, Patrick Hurley, and the second part of a serial by Dirk Strasser.
• Nonfiction is by Gillian Polack, Matthew Harrison, and Tim Hawken.
(Sun 8 Mar 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/
March 2020—
Issue 162, cover art by Thomas Chamberlain-Keen
• This issue has fiction by Derek Künsken, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, M.L. Clark, Mike Buckley, Yukimi Ogawa, and Cameron Van Sant.
• Nonfiction includes conversations with Alastair Reynolds and Kameron Hurley, and an article by Mark Cole.
(Sun 8 Mar 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/
March 2020—
Issue 58
• This issue has new stories by Orrin Grey and Gabriela Santiago, and reprint stories by Natalia Theodoridou and David Tallerman.
(Sun 8 Mar 2020)
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Galaxy’s Edge
• Bimonthly print and online SF zine, beginning March 2013, edited by Mike Resnick and Lezli Robyn
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Bimonthly
• http://www.galaxysedge.com/
March 2020—
Issue 43
• New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Gerri Leen, Andrew Peery, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Morgan Welch, Robert J. Sawyer, Larry Hodges, Eric Leif Davin, Eric S. Fomley, Philip Brian Hall, Joe Haldeman, George Nikolopoulos, J. Scott Coatsworth, Eleanor R. Wood, Janis Ian, Alex Shvartsman, and Mike Resnick.
• There’s also an interview with Mike Resnick
• Nonfiction includes columns by Gregory Benford and Robert J. Sawyer, and recommended books by Richard Chwedyk.
• There’s also a publisher’s note by Shahid Mahmud, about the passing of Mike Resnick; numerous appreciations of Resnick; and a closing note by Carol Resnick.
(Sun 8 Mar 2020)
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GigaNotoSaurus
• SF/fantasy long fiction, one story per month, beginning November 2010, current editor Elora Gatts
• Format: Online
• Frequency: monthly
• http://giganotosaurus.org/
March 2020—
• This month’s story is “The Air in My House Tastes Like Sugar” by ZZ Claybourne.
(Sun 8 Mar 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/
March 2020—
Issue 118, cover art by Elizabeth Leggett
• This issue has science fiction stories by Russell Nichols, A.M. Dellamonica, Adam-Troy Castro, and Charlie Jane Anders, and fantasy stories by Aimee Bender, Kristina Ten, Eric Schaller, and Tahmeed Shafiq.
• Nonfiction includes an interview with K.M. Szpara, book reviews by Arley Sorg, and a media review by Nicasio Andres Reed.
• Exclusive paid content is a novel excerpt by Veronica Roth.
(Sun 8 Mar 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/
February 2020—
Issue 90
• This issue has fiction by Berjamin Percy, Nicole D. Sconiers, Merc Fenn Wolfmoor, and Carmen Maria Machado.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Paul Jessup and book reviews by Terence Taylor.
(Sun 8 Mar 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/
March/April 2020—
Issue 33, cover art by Galen Dara
• This issue has fiction by Kelly Robson, Alix E. Harrow, Christopher Caldwell, Nicole Kornher-Stace, L. Tu, and Natalia Theodoridou, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
• Poetry is by Beth Cato, Millie Ho, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, and Eva Papasoulioti.
• There are also interviews with Alix E. Harrow and Natalia Theodoridou, and essays by Suzanne Walker, Michi Trota, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, and John Wiswell.
(Sun 8 Mar 2020)
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