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| Editor | Lesley Conner |
|---|---|
| Categories | Science fiction magazine |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Publisher | Apex Book Company |
| First issue | March 16, 2005 (2005-03-16) |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Website | apex-magazine |
| ISSN | 2157-1406 |
| OCLC | 662533976 |
Apex Magazine, also previously known asApex Digest, is an Americanhorror andscience fiction magazine. This subscriptionwebzine,Apex Magazine, contains short fiction, reviews, and interviews.[1] It has been nominated for several awards including theHugo Award.
After an 8-month hiatus starting in 2019,[2][3] the magazine returned on January 5, 2020, with issue 121 and transitioned to a bimonthly publication cycle.[4][5]
The monthly magazine was edited by award-winning authorCatherynne M. Valente from issues #15-29,[6] Hugo Award-winning editor,Lynne M. Thomas,[7] from issues #30-55, and Sigrid Ellis, from issues #56-67. The current editor-in-chief is Lesley Conner.[8]
On June 25, 2009, it was announced that a print version ofApex Digest would be returning, this time utilizingprint-on-demand technology.[9] Upon return from its 2019 hiatus, Apex resumed digital-only publication.
The magazine promotes a Story of the Year which is voted on by readers and fans of the magazine.[10] It also published poems until 2017.[11]
Authors published byApex have includedNeil Gaiman,Poppy Z Brite,Cherie Priest,Eugie Foster,Maurice Broaddus,Ben Bova,William F. Nolan,Sara King,Brian Keene and many others. Featured authors on Apex Online have includedSteven Savile, Sara King,David Conyers andLavie Tidhar.
In 2012, the magazine was nominated for aHugo Award.[12] It was nominated again in 2013[13] and 2014.[14] Fiction published inApex has been nominated for theNebula Award.[15] Poetry published inApex has been nominated for theRhysling Award.[16]
In 2006Apex Digest announced a move to book publishing, beginning with the anthologyAegri Somnia (2006), edited by Jason Sizemore and Gill Ainsworth. This book contains original work by the first twelve featured writers ofApex Online.
Apex Publications has since released a number of novels, nonfiction books and anthologies, including short story collections such asLet's Play White byChesya Burke, anthologies such asDark Faith edited by Jerry Gordon andMaurice Broaddus, and novels such asAn Occupation of Angels byLavie Tidhar.