Clarkesworld Issue 159

Catherine George was born in a village on the Welsh-English border, where the public library featured largely in her life. Her mother, who looked upon literature as a basic necessity of life, fervently encouraged Catherine's passion for reading, little knowing it would one day motivate her daughter into writing her first novel. At 18, Catherine met a future Engineer, who had set in a pendant a gold sovereign, that his grandmother put in his hand when he was born, and Catherine have never take...

Henry Szabranski writes science fiction and fantasy stories. His work has appeared in publications like Clarkesworld Issue 143 and Fantasy Scroll Magazine Issue #11.

Neil Clarke is the editor and publisher of Clarkesworld, a magazine focused on science fiction and fantasy short stories. He has curated many editions of the publication, including Issue 71, Issue 125, and Issue 146. His work centers on finding and sharing new speculative fiction from writers around the world.

Rebecca Campbell is a speculative fiction writer and the author of the novella Arboreality. Her stories are frequently selected for major anthologies, including The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy

Tlotlo Tsamaase is a writer whose speculative fiction has appeared in "The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction" (2021, 2022) and "The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2021 Edition." Look for their stories in Apex Magazine and other collections if you enjoy sci-fi and fantasy.