Periodicals, September 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/
4th Quarter 2020—
Issue 4Q, Whole #76
• This issue has fiction by Lindsey Duncan, Forrest Brazeal, Megan Branning, Sarah Pauling, and Derrick Boden.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and small press book reviews.
(Sun 4 Oct 2020)
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Aphelion
• Webzine of SF and fantasy; nonpaying; since 2001
• Format: Online
• Frequency: Monthly
• http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/
September 2020—
Issue 254
• This issue has long fiction by H.L. Dowless and short stories by George Schaade, T. Richard Williams, Aniela Bielanski, John Darling, WB Wilson, and Margaret Karmazin.
• There’s also flash fiction, poetry, and an editorial.
(Sun 4 Oct 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 134, 2020—
• This issue as fiction by DJ Daniels, Danielle Shelton, and Harrison Demchick.
(Sun 4 Oct 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/
September 2020—
Issue 312-313
• Issue 312, posted September 10, has stories by Lisa L. Hannett and Derrick Boden, and an archive story by S.H. Mansouri.
• Issue 313, a 12th anniversary double issue posted September 24, has stories by K.J. Parker, Richard Parks, Merrie Haskell, and R.Z. Held, with an archive story by K.J. Parker.
(Sun 4 Oct 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/
September 2020—
Issue 168, cover art by Rodion Shaldo
• This issue has fiction by Lavie Tidhar, G.D. Angier, Arula Ratnakar, Isabel lee, R.P. Sand, Nin Harris, and Keishi Kajifune.
• Nonfiction includes conversations with Sheila Williams and Scott H. Andrews, and an essay by Carrie Sessarego.
(Sun 4 Oct 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/
September 2020—
• This site no longer has monthly tables of contents. Stories published at the end of September are by Rosanna Griffin, K.S. O’Neill, Mike Blackwelder, and Andrew Johnston.
(Sun 4 Oct 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/
September 2020—
Issue 64
• This issue has stories by Wenmimareba Klobah Collins, Priya Sharma, Tobi Ogundiran, and Kristi DeMeester.
(Sun 4 Oct 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/
September 2020—
Issue 46
• New and reprinted stories in this issue are by Errick A. Nunnally, Mike Resnick, K.A. Teryna, Nancy Kress, Edward M. Lerner, Michael Swanwick, Marina J. Lostetter, and Alvaro zinos-Amaro.
• There’s also an interview with Walter Jon Williams.
• Nonfiction includes columns by L. Penelope and Gregory Benford, and recommended books by Richard Chwedyk.
(Sun 4 Oct 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/
September 2020—
• September’s story is “A Wild Divinity” by Rebecca Schneider.
(Sun 4 Oct 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/
September 2020—
Issue 124
• This issue has science fiction stories by Adam-Troy Castro, Carolin M. Yoachim, Sunny Moraine, and Hugh Howey, and fantasy stories by L.D. Lewis, Alexander Weinstein, Karen Joy Fowler, and Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam.
• Nonfiction includes book reviews by Arley Sorg, a media review by Christopher East, and an interview with Mark Oshiro.
(Sun 4 Oct 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/
September 2020—
Issue 96
• This issue has fiction by Ray Nayler, Sonya Taaffe, Kivel Carson, and Gary McMahon.
• Nonfiction includes an “H Word” column by Suyi Davies Okungbowa, and book reviews by Terence Taylor.
(Sun 4 Oct 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/
September 2020—
• Issue 7 September has fiction by Catherynne M. Valente, poetry by Bethany Powell, an interview with artist Thais Leiros, and reviews.
• Issue 14 September has fiction by Fargo Tbakhi, poetry by Jenny Blackford, and reviews.
• Issue 21 September has fiction by Aqdas Aftab, poetry by David Clink, and reviews.
• Issue 28 September has poetry by Maggie Damken, an article by Olav Rokne, short fiction reviews by Maria Haskins, and reviews.
(Sun 4 Oct 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/
September 2020—
• Original fiction posted in September is by Stephen Graham Jones, G.V. Andersen, Brian Evenson, Justin C. Key, and Jeremy Packert Burke.
• Recent excerpts are by Susanna Clarke, Yoon Ha Lee, Cory Doctorow, and others.
(Sun 4 Oct 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/
September/October 2020—
Issue 36, cover art by Christopher Jones
• This issue has fiction by T. Kingfisher, Samantha Mills, Kenneth Schneyer, Lavie Tidhar, Marie Brennan, James Yu, and P. Djèlí Clark.
• Poetry is by Terese Mason Pierre, Beth Cato, Rita Chen, and Lora Gray.
• There are also interviews with Kenneth Schneyer and Lavie Tidhar, and essays by Del Sandeen, Marissa Lingen, Nibedita Sen, Christopher Mark Rose.
(Sun 4 Oct 2020)
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