We're happy to accept all major credit cards as well as PayPal. Credit card transactions are processed securely through Stripe and charged at the time of ordering. Shipping costs can be calculated in your basket as you shop as well as during checkout.
Once your order has been placed, you'll receive an order number and confirmation via email. Please be sure to check that your email address is accurate at the time of ordering so that you receive updates and shipping notifications. We’ll also use the email address you provide to get in contact with you if we have questions about your order. You can reply to any emails you receive from APEP Publications with questions or concerns and they'll head straight to us!

Unopened and unused products may be returned in their original condition within two weeks of delivery for a refund. Please get in touch at gaulke@apeppublications.com prior to returning for details on where to send your return. Refunds are made to your original payment method and may take up to 10 days depending on your card processor. Original shipping costs are non-refundable.

Some of our items are printed and made on demand and typically take 1-3 days to make and ship. Orders are shipped via USPS from Smithsburg, Maryland. First Class packages typically take 3-5 business days for delivery and Priority packages typically take 1-3 business days. International delivery may take 2-4 weeks depending on location and the customs process. You are able to choose from all available shipping methods at checkout. If your order is time sensitive feel free to get in touch with us prior to placing your order so we can be sure everything arrives on time.
Once your order is on the way we'll send you an update with a link to track the progress of your shipment. Please allow 24 hours for the tracking to update after you’ve received it.

APEP shares work from a variety of artists and writers in a wide range of publications. Collaborative zines, like our Critters & Gods series, are designed around a theme and submissions are open.  Information about how to submit your work is typically included when each project is announced. We also accept submissions of manuscripts and work for zines featuring a single artist. For more information about what our current collaborative projects are or if you have questions about making a zine or chapbook with us contact us via email or the contact form here.

Stay up to date with our current projects and calls for submission through our Instagram, @apeppublications.

For the most part, we make everything we sell by hand in our studio in Chewsville, Maryland. We use fine art inkjet printers or digital laser printing and make an effort to use post-consumer or recycled paper and materials whenever possible.  On occasion we'll send a project to an outside printer for larger print runs. APEP Magazine for example is not printed in house.