Nonfiction

APEX MAGAZINE

Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.

APEX MAGAZINE

Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.

Essays and opinions relating to genre subjects

ByKiini Ibura Salaam

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“There’s No Racism Here?” A Black Woman in the Dominican Republic

Kiini Ibura Salaam's writes about life in the Dominican Republic.

ByKelly Swails

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Five Things to Remember When Running a Writer’s Convention

Kelly Swails and Melanie R. Meadors (who run the Gencon Writers Symposium) discuss the challenges and concerns of running a writing convention, and the logistical efforts that go into these events.

ByFrancesco Verso

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Nexhuman: From Origin to Translation

Author Francesco Verso discusses the process of publishing a novel in translation.

ByKaterina Stoykova

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Undead: The Making of a Poetry Anthology

Katerina Stoykova discusses upcoming poetry anthology THE UNDEAD.

ByPaul Jessup

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Countdown to Close Your Eyes: Ten Years Later and It’s Something Sublime

Author Paul Jessup discusses the challenges and process of expanding his original novella into his new hybrid novel CLOSE YOUR EYES.

ByMur Lafferty

Mindy St. Claire and the Male Gaze (Or Lack Thereof)

Mur Lafferty writes about TV show THE GOOD PLACE and its subversion of the Male Gaze.

ByKirk Jones

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Signal Intrusion

Kirk Jones discusses the phenomenon of signal intrusion in broadcast media.

ByTobias S. Buckell

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How I Learned to Follow My Own Advice and Let It Go

Tobias S. Buckell discusses his personal journey as a writer and how he came to a point of peace and joy with his work and career.

ByJerry Gordon

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My Road Trip with David Koresh

Jerry Gordon discusses David Keresh and the Waco standoff of 1993.