Periodicals, July 2020
New issues and posts at Abyss & Apex, Aphelion, Aurealis, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Clarkesworld, Daily Science Fiction, The Dark, Galaxy’s Edge, GigaNotoSaurus, Lightspeed, Nightmare, Strange Horizons, Tor.com, and Uncanny
Abyss & Apex
• Magazine of Speculative Fiction, since Jan/Feb 2003; editor-in-chief Wendy S. Delmater
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Quarterly
• http://www.abyssapexzine.com/
3rd Quarter 2020—
Issue 3Q, Whole #75
• This issue has fiction by Heather Pagano, Gunnar De Winter, Bryant Thomas Schmidt & Jonathan Miller, Jeff Soesbe, and Desmond Warzel.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and small press book reviews.
(Sat 1 Aug 2020)
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Aphelion
• Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/
July 2020—
Issue 252
• This issue has long fiction by Dinara Smidt and short stories by Brad Kelechava, Alexis Riley, and Swagato Chakraborty.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.
(Sat 1 Aug 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 132, 2020—
• This all-New Zealand issue has stories by James Rowland, Andi C. Buchanan, and Peter Friend.
• Nonfiction is by Dirk Strasser, Lucy Sussex, Marie Hodgkinson, and Simon Litten & Sean McMullen.
(Sat 1 Aug 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/
July 2020—
Issue 307-309
• Issue 307, posted July 2, has stories by Aimee Ogden and Prashanth Srivatsa, and an archive story by Rachael K. Jones.
• Issue 308, posted July 16, has stories by Jonathan Edelstein and Erin Eisenhour, and an archive story by T.S. McAdams.
• Issue 309, posted July 30, has stories by Tobi Ogundiran and R.H. Cloake, and an archive story by Walter Dinjos.
(Sat 1 Aug 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/
July 2020—
Issue 166, cover art by Yigit Koroglu
• This issue has fiction by Michael Swanwick, A.T. Greenblatt, Shakespace, Bogi Takács, Tegan Moore, Gabriel Calácia, and Beth Goder.
• Nonfiction includes conversations with Madeline Ashby and Kate Elliott, and an essay by Douglas F. Dluzen.
(Sat 1 Aug 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/
July 2020—
• Flash and short shorts posted in July are by Mary E. Lowd, Aliya Whiteley, Marissa Lingen, Barbara A. Barnett, Brenda Joyce Anderson, and others.
(Sat 1 Aug 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/
July 2020—
Issue 62
• This issue has stories by Kali Napier, Steve Rasnic Tem, Stephen Volk, and Laura Mauro.
(Sat 1 Aug 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/
July 2020—
Issue 45
• New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Kay Kenyon, Chris Barnham, Rachelle Harp, Mike Resnick, Alex Shvartsman, Jack McDevitt, Nick DiChario, Robert Silverberg, ZZ Claybourne, and Katharine Kerr.
• There’s also an interview with Katharine Kerr.
• Nonfiction includes columns by Gregory Benford and Richard Chwedyk.
(Sat 1 Aug 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/
July 2020—
• July’s story is “The Pandora” by Stephanie Charette.
(Sat 1 Aug 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/
July 2020—
Issue 122, cover art by Galen Dara
• This issue has science fiction stories by Adam-Troy Castro, Ray Nayler, Tochi Onyebuchi, and Annalee Newitz, and fantasy stories by Kristina Ten, Mari Ness, Benjamin rosenbaum, and Kiini Ibura Salaam.
• Nonfiction includes book reviews by Chris Kluwe, a media review by LaShawn M. Wanak, and an interview with Alaya Dawn Johnson.
(Sat 1 Aug 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/
July 2020—
Issue 94
• This issue has fiction by Carlie St. George, Adam R. Shannon, Joe R. Lansdale, and Ama Patterson.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Brian Evenson, and book reviews by Adam-Troy Castro.
(Sat 1 Aug 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/
July 2020—
• Issue 6 July has fiction by Stephen O’Donnell, poetry by Thomas White, and revivews.
• Issue 13 July has fiction by Alex Jennings, poetry by Kimberly Kaufman, and reviews.
• Issue 20 July has fiction by Ranylt Richildis, poetry by JD Fox, an interview with artist Mateus Manhanini, and reviews.
• Issue 27 July has fiction by Julie Nováková and Eisuke Aikawa, and .poetry by Amel Moussa, all in their original languages and in English translations.
(Sat 1 Aug 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/
July 2020—
• Original fiction posted in July is by Katharine Duckett, Garth Nix, Seanan McGuire, Matthew Pridham, Maureen McHugh, and Tamsyn Muir.
• Recent excerpts are by Christopher Paolini, Jim Butcher, Ferrett Steinmetz, Lauren Beukes, and others.
(Sat 1 Aug 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/
July/August 2020—
Issue 35, cover art by Kirbi Fagan
• This issue has fiction by Tina Connolly, Jenn Reese, M Evan MacGriogair, Chinelo Onwualu, Aliette de Bodard, Mari Ness, and Jordan Taylor.
• Poetry is by Brandon O’Brien, Jennifer Mace, Sonya Taaffe, and Ewen Ma.
• There are also interviews with M. Evan MacGriogair and Aliette de Bodard., and essays by P. Djèlí Clark, Caitlin Starling, Danny Lore, and Hillary Monahan.
(Sat 1 Aug 2020)
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