We're winding down 2022 and it is both hard to believe and a long time coming. While the magazine is closed to submissions for the month of December, we still have a ton of events and exciting releases to share with you.
Issue 134
Issue 134 continues to be released on our website. In November we released "The Walking Mirror of the Soul" and an interview with the author, Renan Bernardo, "The Healer" by Jennifer Marie Brissett, "The Words" by Clelia Farris and translated by Rachel Cordasco, "The Satellite Charmer" by Mame Bougouma Diene, "How Can You Be" by Jason Sanford, and "Words for Thought" by A.C. Wise. Still to come in December is short fiction by Margaret Dunlap, Samit Basu, and Scott Edelman, nonfiction by Joy Sanchez-Taylor, and interviews of Margaret Dunlap by Marissa van Uden and Cover Artist Andrew McIntosh by Bradley Powers.
RESCHEDULED-Space Cowboy Books Interview
Join Jason Sizemore and Lesley Conner in conversation with Space Cowboy Books on December 6th at 6pm Pacific. Visit the event page to register!
Due to some health issues this was rescheduled. Stay tuned for the future date!
Happy Hour with Jason and Lesley
On Tuesday, December 13th, at 8pm Eastern, join Jason and Lesley on our YouTube channel for a live streamed conversation about writing, editing, reading, and Apex Magazine: 2021! Authors Carson Winter, Lavanya Laksminarayan, and Katherine Crighton will join Jason and Lesley.
Apex Magazine: 2021 Virtual Book Launch and Release
On December 19th at 11am eastern, join editors Lesley Conner and Jason Sizemore, and authors Maggie Slater, Elana Gomen, and Beth Dawkins for a virtual book launch of Apex Magazine: 2021! The anthology officially releases on December 20th—pre-orders are available now—and the authors will join Jason and Lesley to take your questions and celebrate the release. Watch our blog, Patreon, and YouTube channel for the link!
With stories by Alix E. Harrow, Sam J. Miller, Sheree Renée Thomas, Cassandra Khaw, and many more, Apex Magazine 2021 is a collection of darkly beautiful tales appearing originally in Apex Magazine January-December 2021. From a spaceship in the far-flung reaches of space to a cozy living room where a detective interviews a killer, this anthology explores the good and the ugly. It dissects what makes us human versus what makes us monsters.
Within these pages, you will meet a golem that doesn’t know how to save its family, a group of robots debating whether they are alive, and a woman striving for that social media-perfect life. From parasitic twins to a hospital dreamscape, to a town full of people wearing masks, this anthology will take you on journeys you never could have expected.
Apex Magazine: 2021 will also be our Patreon December Book of the Month—watch for lots of interviews from the authors of the anthology, as well as critiques from editor Lesley Conner.
Instagram Live with Scott Edelman
On December 20th, author Scott Edelman will be joining Lesley Conner on our Instagram for an IG live conversation about his story, "Learning to Accept What's to Come" and more.
Scott Edelman has published more than 100 short stories in Analog, The Twilight Zone, Weirdbook, Parsec, and dozens of other magazines and anthologies. Many of those stories can be found in his collections These Words Are Haunted, What Will Come After, What We Still Talk About, Tell Me Like You Done Before, and his recent Things That Never Happened, about which Publishers Weekly wrote, "his talent is undeniable." He has been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Memorial Award, as well as the Bram Stoker Award eight times. He is also the host of Eating the Fantastic, a podcast which has allowed listeners to eavesdrop on his meals with writers and editors since 2016.
Apex Flash Fiction
The December Flash Fiction Contest—themed footsteps in the forest—window will close on November 30. The January Contest will open on December 7th for flash fiction submissions. Themes are chosen by Patrons at the end of the month and announced to Patrons on the 1st of each month. Submissions will be open to the public on the 7th of each month. Submissions close on the last day of the month at midnight.
The winner will be announced no later than the 15th of the following month and will be paid $0.08/word or $10, whichever is more. The winning story will appear on our Patreon as an exclusive and will be included in the forthcoming issue of Apex Magazine.
Podcast Episode 96
Our December Podcast will be "Observations of a Small Object in Decaying Orbit" by Margaret Dunlap, narrated by Paxton Clifford.
Check out Episode 95, "The Walking Mirror of the Soul" by Renan Bernardo and narrated by Diogo Ramos.
Microfiction Contest
Read our October Winner, "Hungry Moon", by Toshiya Kamei, here.
Patreon Exclusives
Also on our Patreon, we have an exciting lineup of exclusives for our Patrons from the Authors of Issue 134. We'll have interviews, photo tours, and story insights. Lesley Conner will be offering 8 ten-page critiques early in December, and we have all our usual exclusives. Keep an eye on our Patreon!
Not a Patron? Join us for as little as $3/month to get access to these exclusives and the magazine in your inbox!
Discord Happenings
As always, we have fun and community on our Discord: our monthly game 'night' with Codenames AKA Weird Brain Yoga, critique swaps, live co-writing sessions, and general community support for writers. (Rejectomancy, anyone?)
To add the Apex Events Calendar to your google calendar, follow this link: https://tinyurl.com/4c74rext
This is a week late, I am so sorry everyone! Between the holidays and some other things, I had it written up but didn't get it uploaded until today. Won't happen again! (Rebecca)
