Apex Magazine 2021

A project in Lexington, KY by Apex Publications
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A relaunch of the Hugo Award-winning genre fiction zine Apex Magazine.
Backers: 779
Average Pledge Per Backer: $43

Funded: $33,289 of $7,500
Dates: Jul 20th -> Aug 19th (30 days)
Project By: Apex Publications
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Latest News

Less than 24 hours remain

August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm going to jump right to the point. Time is of the essence! We are at $27,900. That's only $2100 away from our second major stretch goal of funding another bonus issue. This one will focus on international/translated fiction and will be edited by... (Read More)

Indigenous Fantasists bonus issue funded!

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
BONUS ISSUE! As of this morning we sit at $26,286. This means that the bonus issue of Apex Magazine focused on Indigenous fantasists will happen! We're excited to see what guest editor Allison Mills does with the issue. There are 47 hours remaining... (Read More)

A Flurry of News

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Less than six days to go. This is when the sleepless nights happen as you worry over every aspect of your Kickstarter project. I was up at 5am! For some, that's nothing. For me, it's highly unusual. :) Indigenous Fantasists One of our favorite Apex... (Read More)

We're down to the last week!

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We're down to the final week and it is time for a last push! As of this update we're $885 from being funded for all of 2021. Once we hit that goal, we have our eyes on the grand prize: two incredible special issues of Apex Magazine. STRETCH $26,250:... (Read More)

Join us for a Live Q&A this Sunday, 8pm EST on YouTube

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
LIVE Q&A WITH THE EDITORS The Apex Magazine editorial team (Jason, Lesley, Maurice, and Shana) are participating in a live Q&A hosted on YouTube this Sunday at 8pm EST. Event page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-54h2o2g388 Would you like to... (Read More)

A Look at the Swag

July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
The backer tiers that involve mailing a physical reward all includes our swag bundle of stickers, ribbon bookmarks, and alien head pins. The swag is also available as inexpensive add-ons that you can include with your backer pledge or additional... (Read More)

Hard at work making Apex Magazine bookmarks

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Lesley Conner is an outstanding managing editor, a top-notch Girl Scout leader, and a certified Queen of the Crafts. Here is a photo of her workspace as she makes the Kickstarter exclusive bookmark ribbons. Alien heads, spaceships, and planets all... (Read More)

Onward and upward!

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to 400 backers we have reached $16,042! You have no only made sure that Apex Magazine is coming back in January, but you have also guaranteed the funding of two additional issues! Looking ahead the next stretch goal is to fund issue 125 at... (Read More)

An incredible first day!

July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Something unusual and incredible happened yesterday.  We were funded in a little over 5 hours. I'm blown away by your enthusiasm for Apex Magazine. I think our managing editor Lesley Conner needed smelling salts after we hit our target funding so... (Read More)

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