Apex Magazine August 2018

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 month Sheree Renée Thomas guest-edits a special Zodiac themed issue!

EDITORIAL
Under Ancient Stars, New Dreams Are Born-Sheree Renée Thomas

FICTION
For Southern Girls When the Zodiac Ain't Near Enough-Eden Royce
Prism-Stefanie Elrick
La Ciguapa, For the Reeds, For Herself-J. M. Guzman
Gasping-Brandon O'Brien
Jewel of the Vashwa-Jordan Kurella
The Barnum Effect-Celia Neri

POETRY
How to Paint Mercury-Mary Soon Lee
Capricorn-Tara Betts
How to Fly by Neptune-Mary Soon Lee
Celestial Mary (Galilean Daughter)-Sherese Francis
How to Speak to Pluto-Mary Soon Lee
A Theorized Form of Matter-Ashely Adams

NONFICTION
'There's No Racism Here?' A Black Woman in the Dominican Republic-Kiini Ibura Salaam

COLUMNS
Page Advice-Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant
Between the Lines with the Print Run Podcast-Laura Zats and Erik Hane

INTERVIEWS
Interview with Author Eden Royce-Andrea Johnson
Interview with Cover Artist Stacey Robinson-Russell Dickerson