Apex Magazine and Book Company

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.

"ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION. OUT NOW. www.apexbookcompany.com"

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...

Ghosts of Summer September, 100° F The apartment is dark when I return, the blackout curtains doing their job of keeping the late afternoon sun...

Another one I liked, by @cjtavares.bsky.social -

www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

"Before, After, and the Space Between by Kel Coleman. Apex Magazine, Issue 151."

"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-...

A perfect December read. We hope you enjoy!

BOOK MAIL 😍 @apexmag.bsky.social

So excited to dig in over the holidays.

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...

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-...

"Start your collection today! The ECO series RETURNS in 2026. ECO24: Out Now! ECO25: Nominations open Dec 1st-Jan 31st"

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...

"Start your collection today! The ECO series RETURNS in 2026. ECO24: Out Now! ECO25: Nominations open Dec 1st-Jan 31st"

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...

a cat laying on a blanket in front of a fireplace . Alt: A grey and white medium-hair cat sleeping belly-up on a large pillow in front of a fireplace.

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! ❄️

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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

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

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...

Also got interviewed by the delightful @marissavu.bsky.social ❤️ I always appreciate the research and thoughtfulness she puts into her interview questions!

my work here is done 🫡

(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...

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

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...

"Interview with Author Leah Ning, By Marissa van Uden. Apex Magazine, Issue 151"

"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-...

Author Louis Evans reading from his story "A Seder in Siberia" (first published by GRIST magazine) in the ECO24 anthology

Author Kay Vaindal reading from their story "Pig House" (first published by Seize the Press magazine) in the ECO24 anthology

ECO24 branded native-seed packets designed by Ori Whipple, sitting in a small white bowl on a counter

Author Kay Vaindal, looking effortlessly cool as they answer audience questions about their story "Pig House" in ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction

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!

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...

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-...

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...

Me holding the book and talking in front of an audience at Lofty Pigeon

Me with peace signs by the Maryland 400 monument in Prospect Park

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

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 publication day to this amazing anthology! So many great stories in here! 🌿🌊🍄

Proud to have a story in this amazing collection!

ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction "A triumph. 23 stellar tales offering creative and varied takes on the book's themes. Every entry is equal parts thought-provoking, insightful, and impactful." —Publishers Weekly Starred Review A must...

If you missed our E.M. Faulds' excellent ecofiction tale 'Love, Scotland' in 2024's Gallus, here's your chance. 'Love, Scotland' features in ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction (Apex Book Company / Violet Lichen), out now in all good bookshops.

@bethkesh.bsky.social
@apexmag.bsky.social

LAUNCH DAY! COME TO LOFTY PIGEON TO SEE ME AND @kayv.bsky.social TALK ABOUT IT!

Happy pub day to Violet Lichen's first release! So proud of this book and in mad love with all of these beautiful stories. Congrats to all the authors and contributors! And happy reading to everyone who supported by pre-ordering. I hope you all fall in love with it too! 🌿🦋✨❤️🌿

I had a chance to read an advanced copy of this one and can confirm it's full of great stories. Absolutely worth picking up a copy

New story day!!! If you need some weird sad eco body horror in your life, this one is for you! 🌊🦀🐠 Thank you for believing in this one @lesleyconner.bsky.social ❤️