Electronic Periodicals, June 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/
June 2020—
Issue 251
• This issue has long fiction by Matt Spencer and Yuliia Vereta, and short stories by Jeff Parsons, David Smith, Joe Jablonski, J.E. Deegan, and R.D. Harris.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.
(Fri 3 Jul 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 131, 2020—
• This issue has stories by Joshua J Newnes, J Ashley-Smith, Davide Mana.
• Nonfiction is by Lynne Lumsden Green, Claire Fitzpatrick, and Daniel Thompson.
(Fri 3 Jul 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/
June 2020—
Issue 305-306
• Issue 305, posted June 4, has stories by Emma Törzs and Inegbenoise O. Osagie, and an archive story by A.B. Treadwell.
• Issue 306, posted June 18, has stories by William Broom and Greta Hayer, and an archive story by Caroline M. Yoachim.
(Fri 3 Jul 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/
June 2020—
Issue 165, cover art by Viko Menezes
• This issue has fiction by D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Kenji Yanagawa, M.I. Clark, Priya Chand, and Dennard Dayle.
• Nonfiction includes conversations with John P. Murphy and three other authors, and an essay by Carrie Sessarego.
(Fri 3 Jul 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/
June 2020—
• Flash and short shorts posted in June are by Aimee Ogden, James Patrick Kelly, Rich Larson, Rachael K. Jones, and others.
(Fri 3 Jul 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/
June 2020—
Issue 61
• This issue has new stories by Jack Westlake and Alison Littlewood, and reprint stories by Michael Wehunt and Kristi DeMeester.
(Fri 3 Jul 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/
June 2020—
• June’s story is “A Long Tango across a Canopy of Whispering Leaves” by Nin Harris.
(Fri 3 Jul 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/
June 2020—
Issue 121, cover art by Reiko Murakami
• This issue has science fiction stories by Marrie Vibbert, Em North, Tochi Onyebuchi, and Matthew Kressel; and fantasy stories by Julianna Baggott, Ben Peek, Megan Arkenberg, and Ken Liu.
• Nonfiction includes book reviews by Arly Sorg, a media review by JY Yang, and an interview with Jessica Cluess.
(Fri 3 Jul 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/
May 2020—
Issue 353, Vol. 30 No. 5, 32pp
• This special “Shelter in Place” issue features essays by Victor Grech on pandemics and an excerpt from a new translation of Harry Martinson’s The Star Song.
• There’s also an essay by Carlis Nixon about Addison’s The Goblin Emperor, an essay by Mike Barrett about the fiction of Bernard Capes, an essay by Joe Sanders about Kate Wilhelm’s mystery fiction, a book recommendation by Lee Weinstein, and an essay by Brian Stableford, “A Farewell to the Fays.”
(Fri 3 Jul 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/
June 2020—
Issue 93
• This issue has fiction by G.V. Anderson, Ashley Deng, Laird Barron, and Robert Shearman.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Ian McDowell, and book reviews by Terence Taylor.
(Fri 3 Jul 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/
June 2020—
• Issue 1 June has fiction by Jessica P. Wick, a poem by Jade Riordan, and reviews. Issue 2 June has fiction by Sheree Renée Thomas and Maggie Damken, several poems, articles by Ben Berman Ghan, and Gautam Bhatia, and several background essays by the staff.
• Issue 8 Jun has fiction by Kathleen Jennings, poetry by Keaton Bennett, and reviews. Issue 15 June has fiction by Remy Reed Pincumbe, poetry by Preston Grassmann, and reviews.
• Issue 22 June has poetry by Neha Maqsood, an interview with Berit Ellingsen, a short fiction roundup by Maria Haskins, and other reviews. Issue 30 June, a special “Chosen family” issue, has fiction by Carlie St. George and Janelle C. Shane, several poems, an article by Latonya Pennington, and reviews.
(Fri 3 Jul 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/
June 2020—
• Original fiction posted in June is by K.M. Szpara, Sarah Pinsker, and Gregory Norman Bossert.
• Recent excerpts are by Mary Robinette Kowal, Nick Martell, Christopher Paolini, Adam Wilson, and others.
(Fri 3 Jul 2020)
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