The days will slowly get shorter in the north, bringing more sunlight to the south. As the world changes, so do we! We have a lot of announcements to make, a new issue, and more!
Issue 139
Issue 139 will be released on July 4th. Cover art by Lauren Raye Snow, original fiction by A.V Greene, Christopher Rowe, Amal Singh, Sachiko Ragosta, Linda Niehoff, and Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, reprints from Walidah Imarisha and Endria Isa Richardson, essays by Andrea Johnson and Rick Hipson, and flash by Benjamin DeHaan and Mona West, this issue explores complicated relationships and hard choices.
Big Changes for Apex Magazine
We are delighted to announce that Lesley Conner has stepped into the role as sole Editor-in-Chief of Apex Magazine. She is joined by Rebecca E. Treasure, who will add Managing Editor to her duties in addition to continuing as Flash Fiction Editor.
Jason Sizemore will be taking a step back from these roles in order to focus on growing Apex as a business in the coming years.
Danged Black Thing by Eugen Bacon
Apex Book Company and Eugen Bacon released the exciting collection Danged Black Thing on June 20th. Danged Black Thing is a unique voice of black speculative fiction in transformative stories of culture, diversity, climate change, unlimited futures, a collision of worlds and mythology. It casts a gaze at mostly women and children haunted by patriarchy in Eugen Bacon's bold and evocative text. This stupendous cover art and design is by Elena Betti. Get yours today!
Snap Judgment
Apex Magazine is excited to present SNAP JUDGMENT Episode 7 of our rapid-fire, live-streaming critique series.
Every quarter, Apex Editor in Chief Lesley Conner and a special guest offer live feedback on the first page (up to 250 words) of genre short stories or novels. Flash Fiction Editor Rebecca E. Treasure will be sitting in for Jason Sizemore. These first pages are read aloud by our talented host and narrator, Aly Grauer.
Snap Judgment 7 will be livestreamed on Friday, June 30 at 1pm ET (10 am, PT 12 pm CT, 6 pm UTC)! We are pleased to announce that our special guest editor for this event is author and editor Nick Mamatas!
Nick Mamatas is the author of several novels, including I Am Providence and The Second Shooter. His short fiction has appeared or will soon appear in Best American Mystery Stories, Asimov’s Science Fiction, Tor.com, McSweeney’s, and many other venues. Much of it was recently collected in The People’s Republic of Everything. Nick is also an anthologist; his latest book is Wonder and Glory Forever: Awe-Inspiring Lovecraftian Fiction.
Writing Classes with Apex
The Reach Your Apex initiative is our way of making the knowledge and skills of publishing professionals available to those individuals who are seeking to improve their literary craft. While a majority of our offerings target the craft of writing, we will intersperse our curriculum with workshops/webinars covering various topics about the art of editing and the business side of publishing.
You can find our current list of classes here. Classes in July include The Physiology of Fear with Tim Waggoner, Using Unconventional Perspectives in Storytelling with Ai Jiang, and Tropes in Genre with Darian Bianco. We also have classes with Arley Sorg and Richard Thomas upcoming!
Apex Flash Fiction
The Flash Fiction Contest for June 7-30—themed Brain of Glass and/or Heart of Wood—will close on June 30. The theme for July 7-31 will be announced and will open to the public on July 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 (US Central Time).
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.
Discord Happenings
As always, we have fun and community on our Discord, including critique swaps, co-writing opportunities, and general community support for writers. (Rejectomancy, anyone?)
Patreon Exclusives
On our Patreon, we have an exciting lineup of exclusives for our Patrons from the Authors of Issue 139. We'll have interviews, critique opportunities, and story insights. 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!
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