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Apex

To join the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, a writer needs to sell a work of short fiction for at least $.08 a word – a tall order when so many magazines struggle to pay contributors. Those speculative authors hoping to become SFWA-certified can gain membership with a publication in Apex Magazine, a genre publication focusing on horror, fantasy, and dark spectacular science fiction.

Jason Sizemore is the editor-in-chief; he’s published over 120 issues of the magazine with his team of editors. comes out bi-monthly as an eBook, and editors release

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