Beth Goder

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our September 2026 issue (#240) contains:Fiction* "Water-Eaters" by Beth Goder* "When Humans Are No Longer Born Human" by Zhu Yixuan* "To Walk This Distant Shore with You" by A. D. Sui* "And So I Open My Fists" by Rachel Sobel* "Fistful of Antimatter" by Rich Larson* "Country Music" by Madeleine Vigneron* "Skin and Glass" by R.
P. SandNon-Fiction* "Talking to Whales (and Other Cetaceans)" by Priya Sridhar* "Devastating and Liberating: A Conversation with Cadwell Turnbull" by Arley Sorg* "Enjoy the Apocalypse! A Conversation with Peter Watts" by Arley Sorg* "Editor's Desk: The Other Shoe" by Neil ClarkeCover Art* "Planet" by Alex Vede