153 - Apex Magazine 153 - 2026.04

ORIGINAL FICTION : "The Bathhouse for Long Life" by Claire Jia-Wen
"Glass" by Beth Dawkins
"My Suicides" by Debbie Urbanski
"Seventeen Beats, the Chirping Stopped" by Christian Ramirez Ramos
FLASH FICTION : "In Your Diminishing Tongue" by Indigo Rue
"Of Brackens and Cowries" by Jana Bianchi
CLASSIC FICTION ; "Ada the Last Daughter: On Blackhole Cosmology and Computation" by Chris Campbell
"Disobedience and Goats" by Somto Ihezue 

134 - Apex Magazine 134 - 2022.11

EDITORIAL : Musings from Maryland by Lesley Conner
ORIGINAL SHORT FICTION : The Walking Mirror of the Soul by Renan Bernardo
The Healer by Jennifer Marie Brissett
The Words by Clelia Farris (translated by Rachel Cordasco)
Observations of a Small Object in Decaying Orbit by Margaret Dunlap
Butirub by Samit Basu
Learning to Accept What's to Come by Scott Edelman
CLASSIC FICTION : The Satellite Charmer by Mame Bougouma DieneNONFICTION
The Line Between Science Fiction and Fantasy is Blurring, and I'm Into It by Joy Sanchez-Taylor
How Can You Be?

130 - Apex Magazine 130 - 2022.03

From the Editor : "Musings from Maryland: Editorial" by Lesley Conner
Original Fiction: "Nine Theories of Time" by Spencer Nitkey
"To Live and Die in Dixieland" by Russell Nichols
"The First Promise We Break" by Risa Wolf
"Tenure" by Devon Mihesuah
"It Rises and Falls and Rises Again" by R.J. Taylor
"Strata" by Benjamin Blattberg
Classic Fiction: "An Arc of Electric Skin" by Wole Talabi
"In the Garden of Ibn Ghazi" by Molly Tanzer
Nonfiction: "Always and Forever" by Milton J. Davis
"Never Let the Light Go Out" by Linda D. Addison

128 - Apex Magazine 128 - 2021.12

Special Issue: International Futurists
Original Fiction:"Soil of Our Home, Storm of Our Lives" by Renan Bernardo
"Robin's Last Song" by Nina Munteanu
"Godmother" by Cheryl S. Ntumy
"The synchronism of touch" by Gabriela Damián Miravete
"Dreamports" by Tlotlo Tsamaase
"Samsāra in a Teacup" by Lavanya Lakshminarayan
Classic Fiction: "Aethra" by Michalis Manolios
"Francine (draft for the September lecture)" by Maria Antònia Martí Escayol
Nonfiction: "Highlighting Trends in Indian SF in the Twenty-First Century" by Tarun K. Saint

127 - Apex Magazine 127 - 2021.11

Original Fiction:"To Seek Himself Again" by Marie Croke
"This Shattered Vessel, Which Holds Only Grief" by Izzy Wasserstein
"In Haskins" by Carson Winter
"Whose Mortal Taste" by Erin K. Wagner
"Hank in the South Dakota Sun" by Stephanie Kraner
"I Call Upon the Night as Witness" by Zahra Mukhi
Classic Fiction:"Dogwood Stories" by Nicole Givens Kurtz
"Thresher of Men" by Michael Boatman
Nonfiction:"Accost Me, SFF, and Waste My Time" by Carlos Hernandez
"The Death of Captain Kirk: Why the Illusory Singularity of the White Hero Must Die" by Gerald L. Coleman.

125 - Apex Magazine 125 - 2021.07

Original Fiction:"COTTONMOUTH" by Joelle Wellington
"Next to Cleanliness" by Rose Keating
"Discontinuity" by Jared Millet
"Candyland" by Maggie Slater
"Gift for the Cutter Man" by D. Thomas Minton
"Wake Up, I Miss You" by Rachel Swirsky
Classic Fiction: "Deep Night" by Tenea D. Johnson
"The Ever-Dreaming Verdict of Plagues" by Jason Sanford
"The Rat" by Yohanca Delgado
Nonfiction: "Alone? or, How a Survivalist Reality TV Show Defangs Publishing's Narrow Definition of Agency" by Maria Dong
"Flesh Eggs" by Ken MacGregor

121 - Apex Magazine 121 - 2021.01

Editorial by Jason Sizemore
ORIGINAL FICTION : Root Rot by Fargo Tbakhi
Your Own Undoing by P H Lee
Love, That Hungry Thing by Cassandra Khaw
Mr. Death by Alix E. Harrow
The Niddah by Elana Gomel
Gray Skies, Red Wings, Blue Lips, Black Hearts by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
HOLIDAY HORRORS FLASH FICTION WINNER
All I Want for Christmas by Charles Payseur
CLASSIC FICTION : The Ace of Knives by Tonya Liburd
Roots on Ya by LH Moore
INTERVIEWS : Interview with Author Fargo Tbakhi by Andrea Johnson
Interview with Author P H Lee by Andrea Johnson
Interview with Cover Artist Vicki Be Wicked by Russell Dickerson
NONFICTION : Story-less: A Forethought by Usman T. Malik
Trapped in Stories by...

112 - Apex Magazine 112 - 2018.09

EDITORIAL :Words for Thought by Jason Sizemore
FICTION : Field Biology of the Wee Fairies by Naomi Kritzer
River Street by S.R. Mandel
Coyote Now Wears a Suit by Ani Fox
A Siren's Cry Is a Song of Sorrow by Stina Leicht
Talking to Cancer by Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali
NONFICTION : The Apex Book of World SF: Volume 5 by Cristina Jurado
The Power of Anger, Acceptance, and Affirmation in Dirty Computer by Lashawn M. Wanak
Page Advice by Mallory O’Meara and Brea Grant
Between the Lines with the Print Run Podcast by Laura Zats and Erik Hane
INTERVIEWS : Interview with Author Naomi Kritzer by Andrea Johnson
Interview with Cover Artist Joel Chaim Holtzman by Russell Dickerson

106 - Apex Magazine 106 - 2018.03

Irregularity by Rachel Harrison
Interview with Author Rachel Harrison by Andrea Johnson
Page Advice by Mallory O’Meara and Brea Grant
We Are New(s) by Bentley A. Reese
Persistence of Vision by ZZ Claybourne
A Priest of Vast and Distant Places by Cassandra Khaw
Between the Lines with the Print Run Podcast by Laura Zats and Erik Hane
A Wave on the Sea: Ursula K. Le Guin by Paul Jessup
Three Petitions to the Queen of Hell by T.A. Pratt
Interview with Cover Artist Benedick Bana by Russell Dickerson

092 - Apex Magazine 92 - 2017.01

EDITORIAL : Words from the Editor-in-Chief—Jason Sizemore
FICTION : Soliloquy in a Cheap Dinner Off Route 66—James Beamon
The Dark Birds—Ursula Vernon
The Invisible Box—J.J. Litke
Next Station, Shibuya—Iori Kusano
The Quiltmaker—Mike Allen
Mag, the Habitat, and We—Lia Swope Mitchell
Masked—Rich Larson
NONFICTION :Interview with Author James Beamon—Andrea Johnson
The Once and Future Chief: Tecumseh in (Science) Fiction—Amy H. Sturgis
Interview with Cover Artist Aaron Nakahara—Russell Dickerson
 

084 - Apex Magazine 84 - 2016.05

FICTION : 1957—Stephen Cox
Cottage Country—David K. Yeh
The Behemoth Beaches—Maggie Slater
The Drowned Celestial—Lavie Tidhar
Freeze/Thaw (Novel Excerpt)—Chris Bucholz
NONFICTION: Interview with Author Stephen Cox—Andrea Johnson
Interview with Artist Robert Carter—Russell Dickerson
Gender Equality in Apex Magazine—Lesley Conner

058 - Apex Magazine 58 - 2014.03

FICTION : Waking by Cat Hellisen
Undone by Mari Ness
To Increase His Wondrous Greatnesse More by Sunny Moraine
The End of the World in Five Dates by Claire Humphrey
Actaeon by Jacqueline Carey (eBook exclusive)
Maze by J.M. McDermott (eBook exclusive novel excerpt)
NONFICTION : Invisible Bisexuality in Torchwood by K. Tempest Bradford
Author Interview with Claire Humphrey
Artist Interview with Julie Dillon
Resolute: Notes from the Editor-in-Chief by Sigrid Ellis

057 - Apex Magazine 57 - 2014.02

EDITORIAL : Resolute by Sigrid Ellis
FICTION : Antumbra by Lucy A. Snyder
Maria and the Pilgrim by Rich Larson
Home by the Sea by Élisabeth Vonarburg
POETRY : Sleep Lives Inside the Bed by Gillian Daniels
NONFICTION : So How Does it End? by Wen Spencer
INTERVIEW : Interview with Lucy A. Snyder by Maggie Slater

056 - Apex Magazine 56 - 2014.01

FICTION : Pale Skin, Gray Eyes by Gene O’Neill
Jackalope Wives by Ursula Vernon
Dispatches from the Revolution by Pat Cadigan
NONFICTION : Women in Pre-1947 Chinese and Indian Horror Fiction and Film by Jess Nevins
Interview with Incoming Editor-in-Chief Sigrid Ellis
Interview with Gene O’Neill
Resolute: Notes from the Editor-in-Chief by Sigrid Ellis

054 - Apex Magazine 54 - 2013-11

FICTION : Recordings of a More Personal Nature by Bogi Takács
The Jackal's Wedding by Vajra Chandrasekera
This is a Ghost Story by Keffy R.M. Kehrli
The Creature in Your Neighborhood by Jim C. Hines
POETRY : Major Arcana I: The Mage by Alexandra Seide
lWhere the Ocean Falls into Itself by Rose Lemberg
NONFICTION : The SF/F Community: An Essay of Thanksgiving by Michael Damian Thomas & Lynne M. Thomas
Interview with Jim C. HinesBlood on Vellum

053 - Apex Magazine 53 - 2013.10

EDITORIAL : Blood on Vellum by Lynne M. Thomas
FICTION : Becca at the End of the World by Shira Lipkin
Grey in the Gauge of His Storm by Damien Angelica Walters
An Assault of Color by Mari Ness
Shatter by Kelly McCullough
NONFICTION : A Hammer with an Edge: Swords in Fantasy Literature by Douglas Hulick
First Intermission: The Day the Movies Came Knocking at My Door or ‘I’m Ready for My Close-up, Mr. DeMille!’ by Gary A. Braunbeck
INTERVIEW : Interview with Kelly McCullough by Lynne M. Thomas

052 - Apex Magazine 52 - 2013.09

Fiction"Someone Like You" by Margaret Ronald
"Turning the Whisper" by Anaea Lay
"The Boy Who Loved Death" by Hal Duncan
"Body Language by Mary Robinette Kowal
"I Can Transform You: The Carmillon" by Maurice Broaddus
Nonfiction"Blood on Vellum: Notes from the Editor-in-Chief" by Lynne M. Thomas
"Fangirl Isn't a Dirty Word" by Deborah Stanish
"Interview with Hal Duncan" by Maggie SlaterA 
2013 Hugo Award nominee for Best Semiprozine

051 - Apex Magazine 51 - 2013.08

EDITORIAL : Blood on Vellum by Lynne M. Thomas
FCTION : Victimless Crimes by Charlie Jane Anders
A Matter of Shapespace by Brian Trent
Sister Twelve: Confessions of a Party Monster by Christopher Barzak
NONFICTION : Fantasy Art, Fishnets, and Red Sonya’s Chainmail Bikini by Tansy Rayner Roberts
INTERVIEW : Interview with Christopher Barzak by Maggie Slater

048 - Apex Magazine 48 - 2013.05

EDITORIAL : Blood on Vellum by Lynne M. Thomas
Words from the Publisher by Jason Sizemore
FICTION : Ilse, Who Saw Clearly by E. Lily Yu
The Binding of Ming-tian by Emily Jiang
Come to My Arms, My Beamish Boy by Douglas F. Warrick
Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man’s Back by Joe R. Lansdale
POETRY : The Busker, Broke and Busted by Shira Lipkin
NONFICTION : Kicking Ass, Taking Names, Bubblegum Optional by Sigrid Ellis
INTERVIEW : Interview with Joe R. Lansdale by Maggie Slater

047 - Apex Magazine 47 - 2014.04

EDITORIAL :Blood on Vellum by Lynne M. Thomas
Words from the Publisher by Jason Sizemore
FICTION : The Lure of Devouring Light by Michael Griffin
Dawn and the Maiden by Sofia Samatar
Build-A-Dolly by Ken Liu
Hurt Me by Daniel Abraham
POETRY : Ψάπφοι Σελάννα ( Sapho's Moon) by Sonya Taaffe
NONFICTION : Science Fiction Poetry: Worlds of Potential by Amal El-Mohtar

046 - Apex Magazine 46 - 2013.03

EDITORIAL : Blood on Vellum by Lynne M. Thomas
FICTION : Death Comes Sideways to the Mall by William Alexander
Mermaid’s Hook by Liz Argall
If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love by Rachel Swirsky
The Fairy Library by Tim Pratt
NONFICTION : I Married a Fake Geek Girl; A Defense of Casual Fandom by Kelly McCullough
INTERVIEW : Interview with Tim Pratt by Maggie Slater

044 - Apex Magazine 44 - 2013.01

Fiction"Trixie and the Pandas of Dread" by Eugie Foster
"The Performance Artist" by Lettie Prell
"The Patrician" by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Nonfiction"Editorial: Blood on Vellum" by Lynne M. Thomas
"All the Real (Geek) Girls" by Sarah Kuhn"An 
Interview with Eugie Foster" by Maggie Slater

043 - Apex Magazine 43 - 2012.12

EDITORIAL : Blood on Vellum by Lynne M. Thomas
FICTION :Blood from Stone by Alethea Kontis
Labyrinth by Mari Ness
Relic by Jeffrey Ford
NONFICTION : You’re Not Supposed to Write That: Taboos in Speculative Fiction by Vylar Kaftan
INTERVIEW :An Interview with Alethea Kontis by Maggie Slater

042 - Apex Magazine 42 - 2012.11

EDITORIAL : Blood on Vellum by Lynne M. Thomas
FICTION :Splinter by Shira Lipkin
Sprig by Alex Bledsoe
Erzulie Dantor by Tim Susman
The Glutton: A Goxhat Accounting Chant by Eleanor Arnason
NONFICTION : The 21st Century SF/F Professional at Conventions by Lynne M. Thomas
Behind the Convention Curtain: Programming by Steven H Silver
INTERVIEW : An Interview with Alex Bledsoe by Maggie Slater

041 - Apex Magazine 41 - 2012.10

We are a 2012 Hugo Award nominee for Best Semiprozine!
FICTION : "Weaving Dreams" by Mary Robinette Kowal
"Always the Same. Till it is Not." by Cecil Castellucci
"Simon's Replica" by Dean Francis Alfar
POETRY : "Thirteen" by Rachel Swirsky
"The Crows and the Witches and the Window" by Rachel Swirsky
"Cassanova Clay" by Liz Argall
NONFICTION : "Editorial: Blood on Vellum" by Lynne M. Thomas
"Apex Magazine Goes to the Hugos" by Lynne M. Thomas
"An Interview with Mary Robinette Kowal" by Maggie Slater

039 - Apex Magazine 39 - 2012.08

FICTION : "Waiting for Beauty" by Marie Brennan
"Murdered Sleep" by Kat Howard
"Armless Maidens of the American West" by Genevieve Valentine
"Undercity" by Nir Yaniv
NONFICTION : "Editorial: Blood on Vellum" by Lynne M. Thomas
"Mighty Axes and Beer Soaked Beards: The Portrayal of Dwarves in Fantasy" by Jim C. Hines
"An Interview with Genevieve Valentine" by Maggie Slater
A 2012 Hugo Award nominee for Best Semiprozine!

037 - Apex Magazine 37 - 2012.06

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 Tim Akers
"Interview with Geoff Ryman" by Maggie Slater

036 - Apex Magazine 36 - 2012.05

EDITORIAL : Blood on Vellum by Lynne M. Thomas
FICTION : Decomposition by Rachel Swirsky
Tomorrow's Dictator by Rahul Kanakia
The Chaos Magician's Mega Chemistry Set by Nnedi Okorafor
NONFICTION : Faith in the Fantastic by Tim Akers
INTERVIEW : Interview with Rachel Swirsky by Maggie Slater

033 - Apex Magazine 33 - 2012.02

EDITORIAL : Blood on Vellum by Lynne M. Thomas
FICTION : Bear in Contradicting Landscape by David J. Schwartz
My Body, Her Canvas by A.C. Wise
Useless Things by Maureen McHugh
POETRY : Caverns of Science by Carrie Vaughn
NONFICTION : No Mortals Allowed by Alex Bledsoe

032 - Apex Magazine 32 - 2012.01

Fiction: "So Glad We Had This Time Together" by Cat Rambo
"Sweetheart Showdown" by Sarah Dalton
Classic Revisited:
"The Prowl" by Gregory Frost
Nonfiction: "Editorial: Blood on Vellum" by Lynne M. Thomas
"Writing About Rape" by Jim C. Hines
"Interview with Gregory Frost" by Maggie Slater

029 - Apex Magazine 29 - 2012.10

FICTION : I Am Thinking of You in the Spaces Between by Shira Lipkin
To the Mistress of the Labyrinth Give Honey by Heather McDougal
A Life in Fictions by Kat Howard
POETRY : In Search of a North Countrie by Amal El-Mohtar
How Wet Mess by SJ Tucker
INTERVIEW :Interview of R.A. Salvatore by Stephanie Jacob

026 - Apex Magazine 26 - 2011.07

FICTION : The Neighborly Thing to Do by T.J. Weyler
The Widow and the Xir by Indrapramit Das
The Rapid Advance of Sorrow by Theodora Goss
NONFICTION : The Top 10 Experimental Genre Books You've Never Heard Of by Paul Jessup

024 - Apex Magazine 24 - 2011.05

FICTION :Recipe Collecting in the Asteroid Belt by Jeremy R. Butler
Twilight of the Eco-Terrorist by Annalee Newitz
In Search Of by Will Ludwigsen
POETRY : Black, Red, White by Rachel Swirsky
The Walking Man Goes Looking for the Sons of John: Six Cantos by Elizabeth R. McClellan
NONFICTION :Grab Your Badge, Ready, Set, Meet! by Monica Valentinelli

023 - Apex Magazine 23 - 2011.04

FICTION :Biba Jibun by Eugie Foster
The Eater by Michael J. Deluca
The Button Bin by Mike Allen
Ghosts of New York by Jennifer Pelland
POETRY : Thirteen Principles of Faith by Rose Lemberg
NONFICTION : History of the Nebula Awards by Michael A. Burstein

022 - Apex Magazine 22 - 2011.03

FICTION : The Dust and the Red by Darin Bradley
The Speaking Bone by Kat Howard
Rats by Veronica Schanoes
POETRY :Quest by Jessica Wick
The King of Cats, the Queen of Wolves by Mike Allen, Sonya Taaffe, and Nicole Kornher-Stace

018 - Apex Magazine 18 - 2010.11

Dedicated to the fantastical fiction of authors with Middle East heritage.
FICTION : The Green Book by Amal El-Mohtar
50 Fatwas for the Virtuous Vampire by Pamela K. Taylor
The Faithful Soldier, Prompted by Saladin Ahmed
Kamer-taj, the Moon-horse from Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales collected by Dr. Ignácz Kúnos
POETRY : Me and Rumi’s Ghost by Samer Rabadi
Tur Disaala by Jawad Elhusuni
Al Manara Dirge by Sara Saab

014 - Apex Magazine 14 - 2010.07

EDITORIAL : Saying Good-bye, Waving Hello by Jason Sizemore
FICTION : Artifact by Peter Atwood
Schrödinger’s Pussy by Terra LeMay
Here We Are, Falling Through Shadows by Jason Sanford
Those Below by Jeremy C. Shipp
End of the Line: A Puzzle by Susannah Mandel
POETRY : Going Woodo by Colleen Kimsey
Wisdom by Lydia Ondrusek
Eclipse by Robert Borski

013 - Apex Magazine 13 - 2010.06

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror ezine. This issue features short fiction from Holly Hight, Naomi Libicki, Jeff Carlson, and Matthew Kressel.
FICTION : Laika's Dreams by Holly Hight
Sol Asleep by Naomi Libicki
Long Eyes by Jeff Carlson (removed by request of author)
The Thing in the Refrigerator That Could Stop Time by Matthew Kressel

012 - Apex Magazine 12 - 2010.05

This special dark faith themed issue features work by Catherynne M. Valente, Paul Jessup, and Jerry Gordon, along with a round table interview with Gary A. Braunbeck, Nick Mamatas, Catherynne M. Valente, and Jay Lake.
Original Fiction:"The Last Stand of the Ant Maker" -- Paul Jessup
"City of Refuge"--Jerry Gordon
Reprint: "The Days of Flaming Motorcycles" by Catherynne M. Valente
Round Table interview with Jay Lake, Catherynne M. Valente, Gary A. Braunbeck, and Nick Mamatas

010 - Apex Magazine 10 - 2010.03

Issue 10 of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror zine Apex Magazine is dedicated to the short fiction of the Hugo Award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal.
Short Fiction : "The Bride Replete" by Mary Robinette Kowal
"Beyond the Garden Close" by Mary Robinette Kowal
"Scenting the Dark" by Mary Robinette Kowal"
"Horizontal Rain" by Mary Robinette Kowal
Poetry : "Intersteller" by Freeman Ng
"Exobiology" by FJ Bergmann

008 - Apex Magazine 8 - 2010.01

Issue 8 of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror zine Apex Magazine features fiction by Tobias Amadon Bengelsdorf, J.M. McDermott, and Colin Harvey.
FICTION : The Lady or the Tiger by J.M. McDermott
p.a. chic by Tobias Amadon Bengelsdorf
The Killing Streets by Colin Harvey

007 - Apex Magazine 7 - 2009.12

Apex Magazine confronts the 2012 Mayan Apocalypse head on with this special themed issue. Featuring fiction by Genevieve Valentine and James F. Reilly and an article examining the Mayan 2012 phenomenon by Dr. Amy H. Sturgis.
FICTION : Wondrous Days by Genevieve Valentine
White Christmas by James F. Reilly
NONFICTION  : 2012: The Good, the Bad, and the Apocalyptic by Dr. Amy H. Sturgis

006 - Apex Magazine 6 - 2009.12

Issue 6 of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror zine Apex Magazine contains fiction from Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, James L. Sutter, and Lavie Tidhar and an interview with BJ Burrow.

004 - Apex Magazine 4 - 2009.10

Issue 4 of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror zine Apex Magazine contains short fiction from Alethea Kontis, Peter M. Ball, and Paul Jessup. Also included is a poem by J.C. Hay.

003 - Apex Magazine 3 - 2009.09

Issue 3 of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror zine Apex Magazine contains short fiction by Ekaterina Sedia, Keffy R.M. Kehrli, and Matthew Kressel.

002 - Apex Magazine 2 - 2009.08

Issue 2 of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror zine Apex Magazine contains fiction by Maurice Broaddus, Brad Becraft, and Eugie Foster.

001 - Apex Magazine 1 - 2009.07

The first issue of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror zine Apex Magazine contains fiction by Jennifer Pelland and Glenn Lewis Gillette, and an interview with JM McDermott.