Apex Magazine

ISSUE 143

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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The Latest News and Updates from Apex Magazine

Big Changes for April

April 1, 2024

We are changing our tagline from Strange, Surreal, Shocking, and Beautiful to the more succinct Get Weirder Faster, as spoken by the brilliant Nick Mamatas on Episode #7 of our Snap Judgment series.

a black and yellow poster with an alien face and a speech bubble.

Apex in April 2024

March 29, 2024

April is coming and with it, the changing seasons. In the north, spring is here and we’re leaning into the sun, while the south of our planet is descending quietly into darkness. Whether you’re coming into the dark or out of it, Apex is your companion in the shadows.

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Snap Judgment Episode 10

March 6, 2024

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!

Wholly original, always brilliant, and just as wild and weird as the genres it publishes, Apex Magazine is an absolute gem.

Apex Magazine has done amazing work in boosting marginalized, especially Black, African voices in speculative fiction. An absolute champ in the equality and diversity work.

Apex Magazine continually brings forth fresh voices and new visions on the darker side of SFF. They know we need darkness to see the light, and the catharsis of horror to feel hope.

Apex Magazine is the supermassive black hole around which genre short fiction swirls like the light of newborn stars. It is indispensable to the field.

Apex is my go to source for aliens, zombies, and things that go bump in the night.

Consistently, Apex Magazine stories are vessels for imaginative and mind-blowing ideas instrumental to reinventing the genre for a modern and diverse audience.

One of the most respected small presses in the world of genre publishing.

Apex Magazine always surprises me with its new and innovative stories. Be ready to have your mind blown while discovering new and amazing authors.

ISSUE 143

About Us

Meet Apex

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