Electronic Periodicals, April 2020
New issues and posts at Aphelion, Aurealis, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Clarkesworld, Daily Science Fiction, The Dark, GigaNotoSaurus, Lightspeed, The New York Review of Science Fiction, Nightmare, Strange Horizons, and Tor.com
Aphelion
• Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/
April 2020—
Issue 249
• This issue has long fiction by Chris Wood and short stories by Francis-Marie de Chatillon, Andrew Nadolny, T.J. Matthews, Jeffrey Genung, Rick Grehan, Pat O’Malley.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.
(Sat 2 May 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 129, 2020—
• This issue has stories by Jack Heath, Grace Chan, and Robert DeLeskie, and a serial by Dirk Strasser.
• Nonfiction is by Nicholas Sheppard, Ani White, and Eugen Bacon.
(Sat 2 May 2020)
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies
• Literary adventure fantasy, since 2008; publisher and editor-in-chief Scott H. Andrews
• Format: Online; PDF and ebook formats
• Frequency: biweekly
• http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/
April 2020—
Issue 301-302, cover art by Flavio Bolla
• Issue 301, posted April 9, has stories by Kali Wallace and Karlo Yeager Rodríguez, and an archive story by Marissa Lingen.
• Issue 302, posted April 23, has stories by Eleanna Castroianni and Wendy Nikel, and an archive story by Nicole M. Taylor.
(Sat 2 May 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/
April 2020—
Issue 163, cover art by Beeple
• This issue has fiction by P H Lee, Sameem Siddiqui, Kyle E Miller, Tlotlo Tsamaase, Chen Qiufan, and Henry Szabranski.
• Nonfiction includes conversations with Martha Wells and Lavie Tidhar, and an essay by Carrie Sessarego.
(Sat 2 May 2020)
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Daily Science Fiction
• Original science fiction & fantasy emailed to you every weekday; debuted September 1, 2010; editors Jonathan Laden and Michele Barasso
• Format: Online; email
• Frequency: daily
• http://dailysciencefiction.com/
April 2020—
• Flash and short shorts posted in April are by Mary Soon Lee, Mary E. Lowd, Neal A. Cline, and others.
(Sat 2 May 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/
April 2020—
Issue 59
• This issue has new stories by Octavia Cade and Peter Gutierrez, and reprint stories by Gemma Files and Emily B. Cataneo.
(Sat 2 May 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/
April 2020—
• April’s story is “A Wild Patience” by Gwynne Garfinkle.
(Sat 2 May 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/
April 2020—
Issue 119, cover art by Grandfailure
• This issue has science fiction stories by Veronica Roth, Yoon Ha Lee, Andrew Dana Hudson, and Vandana Singh, and fantasy stories by Caleb Wilson, Celeste Rita Baker, Fred Van Lente, and Rati Mehrotra.
• Nonfiction includes book reviews by Chris Kluwe, a media review by Christopher East, and an interview with Katie M. Flynn.
(Sat 2 May 2020)
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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/
March 2020—
Issue 352, Vol. 30 No. 4, 32pp
• This special “What Time Is It, Anyway?” issue features essays by Ian Campbell on an Arabic SF novel and by Joan Gordon on Gene Wolfe’s “Memorare.”
• There’s also a review of Bunch’s Moderan by Dan’l Danehy-Oakes, David Langford’s introduction to a new collection of Algis Budrys essays, and pieces by Sandra Lindow on Michael Kriesel, Brian Stableford on Paul Gsell, John Clute on Steven Erikson, and Darrell Schweitzer on a film about Clark Ashton Smith.
(Sat 2 May 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/
April 2020—
Issue 91
• This issue has fiction by Ben Peek, Millie Ho, Dan Stintzi, and A.C. Wise.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Evan J. Peterson, and a media review by Adam-Troy Castro.
(Sat 2 May 2020)
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Strange Horizons
• Fiction, art, articles, poetry, and reviews; founded September 2000; editor-in-chief Susan Marie Groppi through 2010, Niall Harrison to 2017; currently Jane Crowley and Kate Dollarhyde
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Weekly
• http://www.strangehorizons.com/
April 2020—
• Issue 6 April has fiction by Elizabeth Crowe, poetry by Shuyi Yin, podcasts, and reviews.
• Issue 13 April has fiction by Jo Miles, poetry by Jasmeet Dosanjh, podcasts, and reviews.
• Issue 20 April has fiction by Tamara Jerée, poetry by L.D. Lewis, podcasts, and reviews.
• Issue 27 April has fiction by Eldar Safin and Kshemendra, and poetry by Dai Wangshu and Yuan Changming.
(Sat 2 May 2020)
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Tor.com
• SF & fantasy fiction, reviews, commentary, founded 2008; staff includes fiction editors Patrick Nielsen Hayden and Liz Gorinsky
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Daily
• http://www.tor.com/
April 2020—
• Original fiction posted in April is by Alex Sherman, Naomi Kritzer, Ian Rogers, Fran Wilde, Melissa Marr, and S. Qiouyi Lu.
• Recent excerpts are by Caroline Stevermer, Veronica Roth, Robert Jackson Bennett, and others.
(Sat 2 May 2020)
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