Apex Publications has declared June to be Apex Author Lottery month. They’re offering nineteen prize packages, with entries available for $1 each. Publisher Jason Sizemore writes “What’s better than winning a signed copy of a limited edition book from one of the rising stars of dark science fiction? How about winning a whole stack of prizes, all from the author of your choosing?” The lottery is “an event readers can enter to win a themed prize package from select Apex authors and editors. You choose your author, and the winner gets every prize in the stack, including items such as signed editions, out of print magazine back issues, and even story critiques for aspiring writers.”
The overt reason for the lottery is “an effort to raise awareness of the great variety of talent available in small press science fiction and horror,” though there does also appear to be a fund-raiser aspect to it.
Authors with packages on the block include Mari Adkins, Gill Ainsworth, Maurice Broaddus, Michael A. Burstein, Fran Friel, Sara M. Harvey, Paul Jessup, Nate Kenyon, Alethea Kontis, Gene O’Neill, Jennifer Pelland, Thomas Riley, Brandy Schwan, Jason Sizemore, Deb Taber, Lavie Tidhar, Matt Wallace, and James White. See this page for all the lotteries available and how to enter.