Lightspeed: Edited by John Joseph Adams

LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. Left side: Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Right side: Bright light yellow background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a haunted house emerging from it. Below the book is the NIGHTMARE magazine wordmark; the word nightmare is rendered in a dark red to lighter red gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it. Top: the words "LIVE on Kickstarter"

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Editorials

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Editorial: September 2026

by John Joseph Adams

Be sure to check out the editorial for a rundown of this month’s content and for all of John Joseph Adams’s media and book recommendations!

In Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 196 (September 2026)

Editorial

Announcement: We’re Launching a New Kickstarter Sept. 15. Sign up to be notified when it launches!

by John Joseph Adams

On September 15, 2026, we’ll be launching our first Kickstarter campaign in more than a decade, to fund Year 17 of Lightspeed and Year 15 of Nightmare. Join us for a year of new short fiction from some of the biggest stars in science fiction, fantasy, and horror, including: Charlie Jane Anders Travis Baldree Olivie […]

In Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 196 (September 2026)

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Editorial: August 2026

by John Joseph Adams

Be sure to check out the editorial for a rundown of this month’s content!

In Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 195 (August 2026)

Editorial

Announcement: We’re Launching a New Kickstarter Soon. Sign up to be notified when it launches!

by John Joseph Adams

On September 15, 2026, we’ll be launching our first Kickstarter campaign in more than a decade, to fund Year 17 of Lightspeed and Year 15 of Nightmare. Join us for a year of new short fiction from some of the biggest stars in science fiction, fantasy, and horror, including: Travis Baldree Olivie Blake P. Djèlí […]

In Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 195 (August 2026)

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Editorial: July 2026

by John Joseph Adams

Be sure to check out the editorial for a rundown of this month’s content and for all of John Joseph Adams’s media and book recommendations!

In Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 194 (July 2026)

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Editorial: June 2026

by John Joseph Adams

Be sure to check out the editorial for a rundown of this month’s content and for all of John Joseph Adams’s media and book recommendations!

In Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 193 (June 2026)

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Editorial: May 2026

by John Joseph Adams

Be sure to check out the editorial for a rundown of this month’s content and for all of John Joseph Adams’s media and book recommendations!

In Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 192 (May 2026)

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Editorial: April 2026

by John Joseph Adams

Be sure to check out the editorial for a rundown of this month’s content and for all of John Joseph Adams’s media and book recommendations!

In Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 191 (April 2026)

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Editorial: March 2026

by John Joseph Adams

Be sure to check out the editorial for a rundown of this month’s content and for all of John Joseph Adams’s media and book recommendations!

In Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 190 (March 2026)

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Editorial: February 2026

by John Joseph Adams

Be sure to check out the editorial for a rundown of this month’s content and for all of John Joseph Adams’s media and book recommendations!

In Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 189 (February 2026)