The Apex Blog
Dispatches from the strange.
Cover reveals, author conversations, release news, and field notes from the dark edges of speculative fiction.
"Why I Don't Write with Generative AI" by Jason Sanford
These words aren’t about the tech companies worth billions of dollars or how they created generative AI models by pirating the works...
Pocket Hell Microfiction Contest - First Place! - "The Drowned" by Ian Li
In honor of Jason Sanford's upcoming novella, We Who Hunt Alexanders, out on July 22nd, we at Apex hosted a microfiction contest inviting you...
Pocket Hell Microfiction Contest - Second Place! - "All That I Am, A Failed Dream" by Adrian Ward
In honor of Jason Sanford's upcoming novella, We Who Hunt Alexanders, out on July 22nd, we at Apex hosted a microfiction contest inviting you...
Pocket Hell Microfiction Contest - Third Place! - "The Rot" by Lyndsey Croal
In honor of Jason Sanford's upcoming novella, We Who Hunt Alexanders, out on July 22nd, we at Apex hosted a microfiction contest inviting you...
ECO24: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction TOC Announcement
Violet Lichen Books and Apex Book Company are delighted to announce the finalists for the inaugural ECO: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction,...
Apex Publications, LLC seeks financial bookkeeper
Apex is in immediate need of a part-time bookkeeper. This will be a 1099 hourly paid position reporting to the publisher. Payment...
Looking into the Future
This year has not gone as planned. On January 14th, 2025, Diamond Comics filed for reorganization under Chapter 11. Years of bad business...