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About Us

Meet Apex

Apex Magazine is an online zine of fantastical fiction. We publish short stories filled with marrow and passion, works that are twisted, strange, and beautiful. Creations where secret places and dreams are put on display.

We publish in two forms: an every-other-month eBook issue and a gradual release of an entire issue online over a two month period. Along with the genre short fiction, there are interviews with authors and nonfiction essays about current issues. Additionally, we produce a monthly podcast of narrated original short fiction.

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Snap Judgment Episode 10

Apex Magazine is excited to present SNAP JUDGMENT Episode 10 of our rapid-fire, live-streamed critique series.  Every quarter, industry professionals Lesley Conner, Rebecca E Treasure, and a special guest offer live feedback on the first page (up to 250 words) of genre short stories or novels. Stories are read by our talented host and narrator, Aly Grauer. We are pleased to announce that our special guest editor for this event is author and editor Rae Wilde!

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Mo*con Flash Fiction Contest Winner

His adoptive countrymen favored more permanent assembly – rivets or welds – but Yasuke preferred flexibility. He’d seen too many fellow soldiers cut down because they lost their gun-arm or wakizashi mount with no recourse. Their seams wrenched open, brittle and bent.

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Apex in March 2024

Welcome to March. This in-between time of a year is a good time to reflect as things either come back to growth and life in spring or begin to quiet themselves for the winter. Issue 143 is the perfect companion, and our ongoing events give us lots to look forward to. Join us!

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