Posts by Apex Magazine
An Interview with Adam-Troy Castro
By Maggie Slater ABOUT “DURING THE PAUSE” APEX MAGAZINE: “During the Pause” is an intense story both in its moral questions and in its personal immediacy. As a reader, I suspect I’m not the only one who had to hold my breath for five seconds at the end, or the only one who had to think about what I would do. I came to an answer, but it wasn’t the one I expected. As the author of the tale, I have to ask: what would you do? Would you comply? Or would you take the easy (though perhaps understandable) way out? ADAM TROY CASTRO: I can’t pretend to a self-sacrificing nobility I don’t have. I can imagine circumstances where I would do the...
Read MoreMy WorldCon schedule
So here’s where to officially find me at WorldCon: FRIDAY 1:30-3:00 pm Grand Suite 3Posterity Calls: SF&F in Academic LibrariesArthur Kreymer Bradford Lyau Fred Lerner James Bryant Lynne M. Thomas Paul Dale Anderson SATURDAY 6:00-7:30 pm BuckinghamDoctor Who: Is It Still a Kid’s Show?David McDonald Kerri-Ellen Kelly Lynne M. Thomas Michael Lee Ryan K. Johnson (Half an hour after that, those of you with BBCAmerica access remotely will be VERY popular, as the new season of Doctor Who premieres.) SUNDAY 10:30am-12:00pm Crystal BEscape from the Planet of the Slush PileGinjer Buchanan Gordon van Gelder Lynne M. Thomas Patrick Nielsen Hayden Stanley Schmidt 12:00...
Read MoreIssue 35
Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every month. This is a special international SF themed issue! Table of Contents Fiction: “Love is a Parasite Meme” by Lavie Tidhar “The Second Card of the Major Arcana” by Thoraiya Dyer Classic Revisited: “Alternate Girl’s Expatriate Life” by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz Nonfiction: “Editorial: Blood on Vellum” by Lynne M. Thomas “World SF: Our Possible Future” by Charles Tan “Interview with Lavie...
Read MoreIssue 36
A 2012 Hugo Award nominee for Best Semiprozine! Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every month. Table of Contents Fiction: “Decomposition” by Rachel Swirsky “Tomorrow’s Dictator” by Rahul Kanakia “The Chaos Magician’s Mega Chemistry Set” by Nnedi Okorafor Nonfiction: “Editorial: Blood on Vellum” by Lynne M. Thomas “Faith in the Fantastic” by Tim Akers “Interview with Rachel Swirsky” by Maggie Slater Cover art...
Read MoreIssue 37
Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every month. We are a 2012 Hugo Award nominee for Best Semiprozine! Issue 37 features the following great content. Table of Contents Fiction “Winter Scheming” by Brit Mandelo “In the Dark” by Ian Nichols “Blocked” by Geoff Ryman Poetry “Wounds” by Seanan McGuire Nonfiction “Editorial: Blood on Vellum” by Lynne M. Thomas “Girl Meets House: Kitchen Sinks, Joanna Russ and the Female Gothic” by...
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