Apex Magazine is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction.

Guest edited by Sheree Renée Thomas. Zodiac themed.

EDITORIAL

Under Ancient Stars, New Dreams Are Born—Sheree Renée Thomas

SHORT FICTION

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