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SUBMISSION CALL: After the Fire (anthology honoring the legacy of Ray Bradbury)
Inspired by Ray Bradbury, After the Fire (working title) honors the legacy of one of America’s most celebrated speculative fiction writers by inviting a new generation of authors to engage with the spirit and social urgency...
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Apex Book Company: Open Reading Period Coming Soon!
2026 has been another great year in terms of the amazing projects we’ve been able to publish at Apex Book Company. We’ve...
Press Release: Apex Book Company Acquires SOUL REBEL AND OTHER STORIES by Maurice Broaddus
For Immediate Release September 23rdLexington, KY: Apex Book Company is excited to announce the acquisition of Soul Rebel and Other Stories by Maurice Broaddus....
Press Release: Apex Book Company Acquires FAR MORE THAN FEATHER AND BONE by Catherine McCarthy
For Immediate Release September 4thLexington, KY: Apex Book Company is excited to announce the acquisition of Far More Than Feather and Bone by Catherine...
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Preorder BENEATH THE LOST LEVEL for a 30% Discount!
Preorder Beneath the Lost Level now to receive a 30% discount off both the paperback and the ebook! Charged with another impossible task, with...
ECO25: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction
Preorder ECO25: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction and receive a 30% discount
Preorder ECO25 now to receive a 30% discount off both the paperback and ebook! ECO: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction, the first-ever annual...
AI Statement
AI Statement
It has been brought to our attention that a story in Issue 153 of Apex Magazine, “Vigil of the Tenth Air,” is...