Apex Magazine
Literary Magazine
A bi-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 other month.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Weird / outsider / wtf even is it
- Response time: 1 month*/Editor reported data16 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 1.11%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$0.08 per word
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 9000 words max
Max words: 9000
Sub Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
Payment: $ 0.08 per word
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Sub Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
Payment: $ 0.08 per word
Translation
Max words: 7500
Payment: $ 0.08 per word
How to submit
Processs
Moksha
Cover letter
Please submit a cover letter with your manuscript. We want diverse voices. We value diverse voices. Saying that, please be aware that we do not collect any information that might clue our editors to any of these attributes other than your name, email, and cover letter before any decisions are made regarding your submission.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Submit your work in Shunn Standard Manuscript Format (Modern or Classic). Your manuscript should be in DOC, DOCX, RTF, or ODT file format. Inclusion of mailing address and phone number is not required.
Author's rights
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Additional info
Pays! "Payment for original fiction is $.08 per word up to 7,500 words. Minimum of $50. If we podcast your story, additional payment is $.01 per word up to 7,500 words." No simultaneous submissions
Tracker statistics
200
Total submissions tracked
16 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
0 days
Fastest response time
62 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 68 days, 69 days, 70 days, 72 days, 76 days, 76 days, 97 days, 113 days, 118 days, 124 days, 190 days, 289 days, 316 days, 380 days
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About
Apex Magazine is an online zine of fantastical fiction. We publish short stories filled with marrow and passion, works that are twisted, strange, and beautiful. Creations where secret places and dreams are put on display. We publish in two forms: an every-other-month eBook issue and a gradual releas...
Read moreFounded
2005
Country
US
Masthead
Jason Sizemore
Editor-in-Chief
Lesley Conner
Editor-in-Chief
Maurice Broaddus
SPECIAL FICTION EDITOR
ZZ Claybourne
NONFICTION EDITOR