The Apex Blog
Dispatches from the strange.
Cover reveals, author conversations, release news, and field notes from the dark edges of speculative fiction.
ECO24 Microfiction Contest - First Place! - "Angels in the Forest" by Jessica Sirkin
In honor of Violet Lichen's upcoming collection, ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction, out on November 18th, we hosted a microfiction contest inviting you...
ECO24 Microfiction Contest - Second Place! - "Late Bloomer" by Nuno Gonçalves
In honor of Violet Lichen's upcoming collection, ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction, out on November 18th, we hosted a microfiction contest inviting you...
ECO24 Microfiction Contest - Third Place! - "One Last Resort on Station Ciel-13" by Nadine Aurora Tabing
In honor of Violet Lichen's upcoming collection, ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction, out on November 18th, we hosted a microfiction contest inviting...
Apex Book Company 2026 Acquisitions
Apex Book Company is thrilled to announce the reissue of Jason Sanford’s Plague Birds with an additional short story, “Little Fathers of...
Apex Magazine 2026 Kickstarter
Today's the day! We've launched the Apex Magazine 2026 Kickstarter. We've also opened to short fiction submissions again! Check out our submission guidelines and send...
Violet Lichen Books welcomes new managing editor
For Immediate Release 9/11/2025 Lexington, KY: Apex Book Company and Violet Lichen Books are delighted to announce that Nichole Lightner is...
ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction — Cover Reveal!
Violet Lichen Books is thrilled to reveal the cover for the upcoming ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction. This stunning artwork was created...