Apex Magazineis a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards.

EDITORIAL

Musings from Marylandby Lesley Conner

ORIGINAL SHORT FICTION

And She Had Been So Reasonableby Rachel Bolton
Birds of a Feather by Rachael Severino
What Happens When a Planet Falls from the Sky? by Danny Cherry Jr.
Their Wings as Powdery as Bones by Avra Margariti (12/3)
Ceasing to Be by Garrett Ashley (12/10)

FLASH FICTION

Your Return to the Five Ruins of the Bog by Parker M. O’Neill
Let Her Collect Stamps by Juniper White (12/17)

CLASSIC FICTION

The Boy with the Golden Arm by Danian Darrell Jerry (11/28)
NPC (or Eight Haxploits to Maximize Your Endgame Farming: A Player’s Guide) by DaVaun Sanders (12/26)

NONFICTION

The Tyranny of High Concept by Robert V.S. Redick (11/21)
Pariahs by Zohair (12/12)

REVIEWS

Words for Thought: Short Fiction Review by A.C. Wise (12/5)
Book Review: Kerstin Hall’s Asunder by Leah Ning (11/28)
Book Review: Layla Martinez’s Woodworm by Lesley Conner (12/17)

INTERVIEWS

Interview with Author Avra Margariti by Marissa van Uden (12/5)
Interview with Author Rachael Severino by Marissa van Uden
Interview with Artist Asya Yordanova by Bradley Powers

EXCERPTS

Island of the Dead by Brian Keene (11/21)