Lesley Conner

I never set out to publish an issue with an agenda … but fiction, especially speculative fiction, is inherently political.

Woodworm by Layla Martinez came across my radar when I asked for recommendations for short novels to help break me out of a reading...

Welcome to Apex Magazine issue 147.

We’re closing out 2024 with an absolutely brutal issue. Manipulation, coercion, emotional...

Welcome to Apex Magazine issue 143.

I’ve been calling this issue the plant body-horror issue for a while now around the Apex offices...

Issue 137’s cover artist is the wonderful Dee Nguyen. Nguyen’s portfolio is brimming with art that invoke a sense of movement...

A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow is an adventurous reimagined fairy tale featuring a dying girl, her best friend, and an...

Welcome to Issue 130.

Time is a fickle thing. That became abundantly clear at the beginning of the pandemic, when months—and then...

Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest is a mystery featuring a psychic and a police detective working together to solve a cold murder...

The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.

Phil Jackson, Legendary NBA Coach...