Apex Magazine and Book Company
@apexmag.bsky.social
All Kinds of Weird 👽 literary magazine and indie book company publishing strange, surreal, shocking, and beautiful scifi & horror. 100% organic, no AI 🚫
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🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
Little sneak peek of a project we're working on to celebrate the release of @ivygrimes.bsky.social's folk horror novella, THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR 👀🌌
Looking for your next holiday horror read? Check out the full synopsis and preorder here for 30% off: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
Looking for your next holiday horror read? Check out the full synopsis and preorder here for 30% off: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Little sneak peek of a project we're working on to celebrate the release of @ivygrimes.bsky.social's folk horror novella, THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR 👀🌌
Looking for your next holiday horror read? Check out the full synopsis and preorder here for 30% off: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
Looking for your next holiday horror read? Check out the full synopsis and preorder here for 30% off: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
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Good news! You can read an oldie but a favorite of mine in Apex today! "Before, After, and the Space Between", first published in @neonhemlock.bsky.social's Unfettered Hexes: Queer Tales of Insatiable Darkness, is about the fraught relationship between a daughter and her mother and their magic 💜🖤
"It surprises me to find you, after a childhood of rejecting your heritage, preparing for a spell this frigid evening." 🩸🌿
New fiction today by @kcolemanwrites.bsky.social: "Before, After, and the Space Between"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
New fiction today by @kcolemanwrites.bsky.social: "Before, After, and the Space Between"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Good news! You can read an oldie but a favorite of mine in Apex today! "Before, After, and the Space Between", first published in @neonhemlock.bsky.social's Unfettered Hexes: Queer Tales of Insatiable Darkness, is about the fraught relationship between a daughter and her mother and their magic 💜🖤
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Since opening submissions on Oct 1st, @apexmag.bsky.social has received 2,187 stories. We're working our way through them, but it's taking us some time.
We're closing to submissions in December and will reopen again on January 1st.
We're closing to submissions in December and will reopen again on January 1st.
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Since opening submissions on Oct 1st, @apexmag.bsky.social has received 2,187 stories. We're working our way through them, but it's taking us some time.
We're closing to submissions in December and will reopen again on January 1st.
We're closing to submissions in December and will reopen again on January 1st.
A perfect holiday gift for the bookworm in your life who loves books AND worms 📚🪱
Our anthology ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION features 23 stellar tales from today's best rising stars and established voices! 🌍🪻
Get your copy here: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
Our anthology ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION features 23 stellar tales from today's best rising stars and established voices! 🌍🪻
Get your copy here: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A perfect holiday gift for the bookworm in your life who loves books AND worms 📚🪱
Our anthology ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION features 23 stellar tales from today's best rising stars and established voices! 🌍🪻
Get your copy here: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
Our anthology ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION features 23 stellar tales from today's best rising stars and established voices! 🌍🪻
Get your copy here: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
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"It surprises me to find you, after a childhood of rejecting your heritage, preparing for a spell this frigid evening." 🩸🌿
New fiction today by @kcolemanwrites.bsky.social: "Before, After, and the Space Between"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
New fiction today by @kcolemanwrites.bsky.social: "Before, After, and the Space Between"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"It surprises me to find you, after a childhood of rejecting your heritage, preparing for a spell this frigid evening." 🩸🌿
New fiction today by @kcolemanwrites.bsky.social: "Before, After, and the Space Between"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
New fiction today by @kcolemanwrites.bsky.social: "Before, After, and the Space Between"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Just read this banger published in @apexmag.bsky.social issue 151 and it is now one of my top 10 favorite short stories ever easily.
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
Liecraft
For a long time now I’d been practicing liecraft five or six times before breakfast. I’d roll over to Khao’s side of the bed and...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Just read this banger published in @apexmag.bsky.social issue 151 and it is now one of my top 10 favorite short stories ever easily.
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
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What does the ECO series have in common with pears and plums? They all grow back stronger every spring 🍐✨
THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
What does the ECO series have in common with pears and plums? They all grow back stronger every spring 🍐✨
THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
What does the ECO series have in common with pears and plums? They all grow back stronger every spring 🍐✨
THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
What does the ECO series have in common with pears and plums? They all grow back stronger every spring 🍐✨
THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
There's just 9 DAYS LEFT to submit your flash fiction! November's contest theme is CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE. You have until the 30th to submit! 🐱🧶
also, PSA 📢 Our flash fiction contest will be on a holiday hiatus in December, but we'll be returning in January! ❄️
www.patreon.com/posts/novemb...
also, PSA 📢 Our flash fiction contest will be on a holiday hiatus in December, but we'll be returning in January! ❄️
www.patreon.com/posts/novemb...
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Alt: A grey and white medium-hair cat sleeping belly-up on a large pillow in front of a fireplace.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
There's just 9 DAYS LEFT to submit your flash fiction! November's contest theme is CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE. You have until the 30th to submit! 🐱🧶
also, PSA 📢 Our flash fiction contest will be on a holiday hiatus in December, but we'll be returning in January! ❄️
www.patreon.com/posts/novemb...
also, PSA 📢 Our flash fiction contest will be on a holiday hiatus in December, but we'll be returning in January! ❄️
www.patreon.com/posts/novemb...
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Here's my interview with the amazing @leahning.bsky.social! We discuss her incredible new piece of ecofiction, "We Used to Wake to Song," & many other things. LOVED this story 🪸
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"I think we’ll become a better sanctuary in the future. I hope we become a better sanctuary in the future." -Leah Ning
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"I think we’ll become a better sanctuary in the future. I hope we become a better sanctuary in the future." -Leah Ning
"The biggest piece of writing advice I always keep in my brain is that anything can work if you can make it work." 🪸💬
New interview by @marissavu.bsky.social: Interview with Author @leahning.bsky.social"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
New interview by @marissavu.bsky.social: Interview with Author @leahning.bsky.social"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Here's my interview with the amazing @leahning.bsky.social! We discuss her incredible new piece of ecofiction, "We Used to Wake to Song," & many other things. LOVED this story 🪸
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"I think we’ll become a better sanctuary in the future. I hope we become a better sanctuary in the future." -Leah Ning
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"I think we’ll become a better sanctuary in the future. I hope we become a better sanctuary in the future." -Leah Ning
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There's so MUSH room for more patrons at the Apex Magazine Patreon! 🍄🍄🟫
Become a fungus among us and connect to our secret mycelium network of exclusive stories and interviews, patron-only Discord server, and more! Don't let the decision stump you — join today! 🪵
www.patreon.com/apexbookcomp...
Become a fungus among us and connect to our secret mycelium network of exclusive stories and interviews, patron-only Discord server, and more! Don't let the decision stump you — join today! 🪵
www.patreon.com/apexbookcomp...
a woman is holding a large mushroom in front of her face
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November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
There's so MUSH room for more patrons at the Apex Magazine Patreon! 🍄🍄🟫
Become a fungus among us and connect to our secret mycelium network of exclusive stories and interviews, patron-only Discord server, and more! Don't let the decision stump you — join today! 🪵
www.patreon.com/apexbookcomp...
Become a fungus among us and connect to our secret mycelium network of exclusive stories and interviews, patron-only Discord server, and more! Don't let the decision stump you — join today! 🪵
www.patreon.com/apexbookcomp...
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Also got interviewed by the delightful @marissavu.bsky.social ❤️ I always appreciate the research and thoughtfulness she puts into her interview questions!
"The biggest piece of writing advice I always keep in my brain is that anything can work if you can make it work." 🪸💬
New interview by @marissavu.bsky.social: Interview with Author @leahning.bsky.social"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
New interview by @marissavu.bsky.social: Interview with Author @leahning.bsky.social"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Also got interviewed by the delightful @marissavu.bsky.social ❤️ I always appreciate the research and thoughtfulness she puts into her interview questions!
(This month's mushroom-themed Patreon reminder is brought to you by my hyperfixation on Nika Murphy's story “The Ghost Tenders of Chornobyl” found in our new anthology ECO24 which you should be reading RIGHT NOW at the link below kthanksbye 💕)
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
There's so MUSH room for more patrons at the Apex Magazine Patreon! 🍄🍄🟫
Become a fungus among us and connect to our secret mycelium network of exclusive stories and interviews, patron-only Discord server, and more! Don't let the decision stump you — join today! 🪵
www.patreon.com/apexbookcomp...
Become a fungus among us and connect to our secret mycelium network of exclusive stories and interviews, patron-only Discord server, and more! Don't let the decision stump you — join today! 🪵
www.patreon.com/apexbookcomp...
a woman is holding a large mushroom in front of her face
Alt: Black and white footage of a woman reaching dreamily towards a giant mushroom spinning in midair
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
(This month's mushroom-themed Patreon reminder is brought to you by my hyperfixation on Nika Murphy's story “The Ghost Tenders of Chornobyl” found in our new anthology ECO24 which you should be reading RIGHT NOW at the link below kthanksbye 💕)
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
There's so MUSH room for more patrons at the Apex Magazine Patreon! 🍄🍄🟫
Become a fungus among us and connect to our secret mycelium network of exclusive stories and interviews, patron-only Discord server, and more! Don't let the decision stump you — join today! 🪵
www.patreon.com/apexbookcomp...
Become a fungus among us and connect to our secret mycelium network of exclusive stories and interviews, patron-only Discord server, and more! Don't let the decision stump you — join today! 🪵
www.patreon.com/apexbookcomp...
a woman is holding a large mushroom in front of her face
Alt: Black and white footage of a woman reaching dreamily towards a giant mushroom spinning in midair
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
There's so MUSH room for more patrons at the Apex Magazine Patreon! 🍄🍄🟫
Become a fungus among us and connect to our secret mycelium network of exclusive stories and interviews, patron-only Discord server, and more! Don't let the decision stump you — join today! 🪵
www.patreon.com/apexbookcomp...
Become a fungus among us and connect to our secret mycelium network of exclusive stories and interviews, patron-only Discord server, and more! Don't let the decision stump you — join today! 🪵
www.patreon.com/apexbookcomp...
"The biggest piece of writing advice I always keep in my brain is that anything can work if you can make it work." 🪸💬
New interview by @marissavu.bsky.social: Interview with Author @leahning.bsky.social"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
New interview by @marissavu.bsky.social: Interview with Author @leahning.bsky.social"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
November 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"The biggest piece of writing advice I always keep in my brain is that anything can work if you can make it work." 🪸💬
New interview by @marissavu.bsky.social: Interview with Author @leahning.bsky.social"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
New interview by @marissavu.bsky.social: Interview with Author @leahning.bsky.social"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
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A few 📸 from the ECO24 book launch at Lofty Pigeon! Word is it was a full house & all the books sold out 🙌🎉🔥✨🎉💚
Pictured: @kayv.bsky.social reading from "Pig House," & @louisevans.bsky.social reading from "A Seder in Siberia."
Featuring native-seed packets designed by Apex's very own ⭐Ori Whipple!
Pictured: @kayv.bsky.social reading from "Pig House," & @louisevans.bsky.social reading from "A Seder in Siberia."
Featuring native-seed packets designed by Apex's very own ⭐Ori Whipple!
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A few 📸 from the ECO24 book launch at Lofty Pigeon! Word is it was a full house & all the books sold out 🙌🎉🔥✨🎉💚
Pictured: @kayv.bsky.social reading from "Pig House," & @louisevans.bsky.social reading from "A Seder in Siberia."
Featuring native-seed packets designed by Apex's very own ⭐Ori Whipple!
Pictured: @kayv.bsky.social reading from "Pig House," & @louisevans.bsky.social reading from "A Seder in Siberia."
Featuring native-seed packets designed by Apex's very own ⭐Ori Whipple!
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Really lovely story from Anita Moskát in @apexmag.bsky.social , a creative magical take as well as having emotional depths: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
Liecraft
For a long time now I’d been practicing liecraft five or six times before breakfast. I’d roll over to Khao’s side of the bed and...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Really lovely story from Anita Moskát in @apexmag.bsky.social , a creative magical take as well as having emotional depths: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
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Best ecofiction day! Snag a copy!
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Best ecofiction day! Snag a copy!
Us releasing ECO24 into the wild yesterday like:
Enjoy 23 stellar tales from the best voices in ecofiction and grab your copy of ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION today! 🌿🌏
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
Enjoy 23 stellar tales from the best voices in ecofiction and grab your copy of ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION today! 🌿🌏
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Us releasing ECO24 into the wild yesterday like:
Enjoy 23 stellar tales from the best voices in ecofiction and grab your copy of ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION today! 🌿🌏
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
Enjoy 23 stellar tales from the best voices in ecofiction and grab your copy of ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION today! 🌿🌏
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
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Had an amazing time launching @apexmag.bsky.social Violet Lichen’s ECO24 with @louisevans.bsky.social yesterday evening at Lofty Pigeon Books in Brooklyn! Great turn out and we sold out 🍀 Also found a Maryland mention in my first visit to Brooklyn
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Had an amazing time launching @apexmag.bsky.social Violet Lichen’s ECO24 with @louisevans.bsky.social yesterday evening at Lofty Pigeon Books in Brooklyn! Great turn out and we sold out 🍀 Also found a Maryland mention in my first visit to Brooklyn
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YAY!!! I'm so delighted that my story "The Colonists" appears in this gorgeous book along with stories by @renanbernardo.com @osahon4545.bsky.social @emlinden.bsky.social @anovelescape.bsky.social and many others!
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
YAY!!! I'm so delighted that my story "The Colonists" appears in this gorgeous book along with stories by @renanbernardo.com @osahon4545.bsky.social @emlinden.bsky.social @anovelescape.bsky.social and many others!
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Happy publication day to this amazing anthology! So many great stories in here! 🌿🌊🍄
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Happy publication day to this amazing anthology! So many great stories in here! 🌿🌊🍄
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Proud to have a story in this amazing collection!
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Proud to have a story in this amazing collection!