Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 240

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. Sand

Non-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 Clarke

Cover Art
* "Planet" by Alex Vede