Apex Books & Zine

01/05/2026

Our short fiction submission portals are OPEN! 👽🍄✨

We're currently seeking speculative ecofiction published within the last year for our upcoming anthology ECO25, and short speculative fiction for Apex Magazine! Link to guidelines and submissions below ⬇️

📢 REMINDER: If you submitted during the Apex Magazine open window in 2025, we have received your story and you do NOT need to resubmit. Thank you!

Nominate a short story for ECO25: https://apexbookcompany.moksha.io/publication/8/guidelines

Submit to Apex Magazine: https://apexbookcompany.moksha.io/publication/apex-magazine/guidelines

01/05/2026

Happy new year, Apex minions! 🎉👽🖤

The team is back in action and diving headfirst into 2026. Get ready for exciting news and updates on upcoming novellas (Weird Girl folk horror, sci-fi cephalopods from space, ECO25, and more!) and the reopening of Apex Magazine submissions and flash fiction 📚

Prepare for Takeoff! 🛸🌌🪩

12/19/2025

There's a new holiday to celebrate this year! ❄️🌌

We're kicking off our countdown to Ivy Grimes's folk horror novella, THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR, with a collection of printable DIY papercrafts! Get into the cozy, screen-free Cellar Solstice spirit and enjoy a celestial take on a vintage paper garland, with more crafts on the way! 🎄🪢

Our paper chain templates feature depictions of the Northern lights across history, From 19th century Arctic expeditions to Medieval atmospheric phenomena 🌙✂️

Download the templates and instructions here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ahFZ4WfWLj2jzK0imEU66xh_ZV4zeaaJ/view

12/18/2025

Hey fellow SUB-terraneans! 🪱🕳️🌱 Don't make mountains out of molehills — it's EASY to SUB-scribe to Apex Magazine through our Patreon or website! Get every issue delivered right to your inbox, or to any rock you live under! 🪨📬

We hope you're enjoying this season of rest, relaxation, and hibernation! 💤❄️

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Pick up a one-year subscription to Apex Magazine. Have amazing, diverse science fiction, fantasy, and horror short stories delivered directly to your inbox. Our genre magazine also includes interviews with authors and artists, fiction reviews, and nonfiction by some of the leading voices in the busi...

12/18/2025

What's that horrible sound on the roof? ...oh, it's just Father Krampus leaving gifts for all our Patrons! 👹🎄

Give yourself the gift of Apex and join our Patreon! Participate in flash fiction theme polls, get access to our secret discord, read exclusive short stories, and more! 🎁🐐

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12/18/2025

"Real noir is not about what something looks like, and more about the underlying pattern of people repeatedly succumbing to their atavistic impulses." 🌃🥃

New nonfiction today by Premee Mohamed: "More than Lighting: Speculative Noir"

Read it here: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-magazine/post/more-than-lighting-speculative-noir

12/16/2025

No matter the temperature, our ecofiction anthology is always in full bloom ❄️🌸

Don't forget to grab a copy of ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION this holiday season at https://www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco24-the-years-best-speculative-ecofiction, and bring some new life to your bookshelf! 📚

12/16/2025

"Smoke bloomed and obscured silver, bone, and the four trinkets. I heard whispers calling for me. The girl’s hand tightened around mine. So could she." 🏜️🐎🔥

New fiction today by Christine Beres: "Horse and Rider"

Read it here: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-magazine/post/horse-and-rider

12/11/2025

"My husband says my mask is beautiful." 🎭💍

New short fiction today by Jim Horlock: "Involuntary Self"

Read it here: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-magazine/post/involuntary-self

12/09/2025

"The wide ring of brambles holds the typical detritus of youth—beer bottles, soggy magazines, ni****ne pouches. At the center is God." 🚬🚲

New fiction today by R.J. Sterling: "Cassandra and the Changeling"

Read it here: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-magazine/post/cassandra-and-the-changeling

12/04/2025

"Most of my paintings take a while to come to life—they exist in my mind until the right time comes." 💭🎨

New interview today by Bradley Powers: "Interview with Artist Natasa Illincic"

Read it here: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-magazine/post/interview-with-artist-natasa-illincic

12/04/2025

I'm literally just a girl with a basement full of demon jars and I'm not going to apologize for that 💅🍓🫙✨

Satisfy your craving for scrumptious surreal horror and check out THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR by Ivy Grimes, available for preorder now!

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