Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.
Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.
Behind the scenes of every successful magazine is a team of people who keep the gears of publishing grinding. The slush readers! They are the first stop for every submission, whittling the mass of stories a magazine receives each month down to a manageable bite for the managing editor and editors-in-chief.
Apex Magazine co-EiC Lesley Conner demystifies some of the procedures and protocols of submitting short fiction.
Since reopening to submissions on July 21st, we have received 2,733 short stories for consideration. Our slush team has done an amazing job keeping up,
In early February, we asked you – our readers – to vote for your favorite story and cover from 2018. Since then, a lot has
It’s that time of year! The time to choose 2018’s Cover of the Year! Each year, we let you – the readers – select your
It’s that time of year! The time to choose 2018’s Story of the Year! Each year, we let you – the readers – select your
FEATURE: The Punch Escrow is fast-paced science fiction novel that weaves loads of technology, fabulous world-building, and the very real stress and pitfalls of marriage into a narrative that will have you racing to the end.
Time got away from us and we left the Cover the Year 2017 poll open a bit longer than we initially planned to. Not a
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