ve-streaming critique series.
Every quarter, industry professionals Lesley Conner, Rebecca E Treasure, and a special guest offer live feedback on the first page (up to 250 words) of genre short stories or novels. These first pages are read aloud by our talented host and narrator, Aly Grauer.
We are pleased to announce that our special guest editor for this event is author and editor Brent Lambert!
Read MoreSnap Judgment Episode 9
It's somehow always surprising when December rolls around. The last month of the year is a good time to reflect on everything accomplished in the previous year and to look ahead to the coming months. We've published some amazing fiction this year and are grateful to each and every one of you for being with us on this journey.
Read MoreApex in December 2023
We have just about wrapped up our year of original short fiction. We are so grateful to our readers, subscribers, and backers. We’re proud of the outstanding fiction and authors we had the opportunity to publish in 2023!
Read MoreApex Magazine 2023 Award Eligibility
We are looking for speculative microfiction in the form of tourist brochures, travel blogs, and travel guides to the strangest, darkest places you can imagine.
Read MoreSubmission Guidelines: Strange Locations Edited by Marissa van Uden
We are delighted to announce that our holiday horrors micro fiction contest has risen from its grave and is ready to terrorize the neighborhood once again.
Read MoreHoliday Horrors Drabble Contest
It's hard to believe that we're coming up on the end of the year. The weather is turning cold in the north, warming up in the south. Trees are coming quietly awake or settling into their branches for the winter. In the darkest corners, things seen only in the pause between breaths slink nearer, seeking your love. We're staying busy at Apex, and we're grateful to you for being with us for the adventure.
Read MoreApex in November 2023
The Kickstarter campaign for The Map of Lost Places, edited by Sheree Renée Thomas and Lesley Conner, is now live!
Read MoreThe Map of Lost Places Kickstarter is Live!
Spooky season is here and we are READY. We just wrapped up a subscription drive with a gain of 200 subscribers - thank you to everyone who supports us! If you're not a subscriber, it's never too late to join us. You can subscribe on our website or Patreon. Now grab hold of your nearest ghost or cryptid because this month is a wild ride!
Read MoreApex in October 2023
There are actually more genre magazines being published today than decades ago. Along with the magazines mentioned earlier, other famed titles currently being published include Apex Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Clarkesworld Magazine, The Dark, Escape Pod, FIYAH Literary Magazine, Interzone, khōréō, Lightspeed, Nightmare Magazine, Strange Horizons, Tor.com, and Uncanny Magazine. And that’s not even scratching the surface of all the genre magazines out there.
Read MoreDon’t Let Our Current Golden Age of Genre Magazines Fade Away