Clarkesworld Magazine
Clarkesworld Magazine is an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine. It released its first issue October 1, 2006, and has maintained a regular monthly schedule since, publishing fiction by authors such as Elizabeth Bear, Kij Johnson, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Sarah Monette, Catherynne Valente, Jeff VanderMeer and Peter Watts.
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Editor | Neil Clarke |
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Categories | fantasy, science fiction, and science fantasy |
Frequency | Monthly |
First issue | October 2006 |
Company | Wyrm Publishing |
Country | United States |
Based in | Stirling, New Jersey |
Language | English |
Website | clarkesworldmagazine |
ISSN | 1937-7843 |
Formats
Clarkesworld Magazine is published or collected in a number of formats:
- All fiction is collected annually in print anthologies published by Wyrm Publishing
- Apps are available for Android, iPad and iPhone devices
- EPUB, Amazon Kindle, and Mobipocket ebook editions of each issue are available for purchase
- All content is available online via the magazine website
- All fiction is available in audio format via podcast or direct download
- Ebook subscriptions for the Kindle and EPUB readers
- Print issues are sold on Amazon and also available as a Patreon subscription option
History
Clarkesworld was founded in October 2006.
In May 2008, Clarkesworld began collecting its stories in annual print anthologies starting with Realms: The First Year of Clarkesworld Magazine.[1]
In January 2020, its editor Neil Clarke withdrew a short story by Isabel Fall at Fall's request, "I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter", after Fall had been harassed by people who suspected the story of trolling or transphobia.[2]
On 20 February 2023, Clarke announced that the magazine would be temporarily closing submissions until an unspecified future date,[3] with the reason being that too many AI-generated stories were being submitted.[4]
Awards and recognition
Awards to magazine and editors
Award | Category | Year | Nominee | Result | Ref |
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Hugo Award | Hugo–Best Semiprozine | 2009 | Neil Clarke, Nick Mamatas, Sean Wallace, eds. | Nominated | [5] |
2010 | Neil Clarke, Cheryl Morgan, Sean Wallace, eds. | Won | [6] | ||
2011 | Neil Clarke, Cheryl Morgan, Sean Wallace, eds.; podcast directed by Kate Baker | Won | [7] | ||
2013 | Neil Clarke, Jason Heller, Sean Wallace, eds.; podcast directed by Kate Baker | Won | [8] | ||
Hugo–Best Professional Editor (Short Form) | 2012 | Neil Clarke | Nominated | [9] | |
2013 | Nominated | [8] | |||
2014 | Nominated | [10] | |||
2016 | Nominated | [11] | |||
2017 | Nominated | [12] | |||
2018 | Nominated | [13] | |||
2019 | Nominated | [14] | |||
2020 | Nominated | [15] | |||
2021 | Nominated | [16] | |||
2022 | Won | [17] | |||
World Fantasy Award | WFA–Non-Professional | 2009 | Neil Clarke, Nick Mamatas, Sean Wallace, eds. | Nominated | [18] |
2010 | Neil Clarke, Cheryl Morgan, Sean Wallace, eds. | Nominated | [19] | ||
2012 | Neil Clarke, Cheryl Morgan, Sean Wallace, eds.; podcast directed by Kate Baker | Nominated | [20] | ||
2014 | Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, eds.; podcast directed by Kate Baker | Won | [21] | ||
British Fantasy Award | BFA–
Magazine/Periodical |
2014 | Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, eds.; podcast directed by Kate Baker | Won | [22] |
Locus Awards | Locus–Magazine | 2007 | Clarkesworld Magazine | Nominated–20th | [23] |
2008 | Nominated–14th | [24] | |||
2009 | Nominated–9th | [25] | |||
2010 | Nominated–4th | [26] | |||
2011 | Nominated–6th | [27] | |||
2012 | Nominated–3rd | [28] | |||
2013 | Nominated–4th | [29] | |||
2014 | Nominated–4th | [30] | |||
2015 | Nominated–3rd | [31] | |||
2016 | Nominated–4th | [32] | |||
2017 | Nominated–5th | [33] | |||
2018 | Nominated–5th | [34] | |||
2019 | Nominated–5th | [35] | |||
2020 | Nominated–5th | [36] | |||
2021 | Nominated–6th | [37] | |||
2022 | Nominated–6th | [38] |
Other honors
- Winner 2006 Million Writers Award for "Best New Online Magazine"[39]
- Named SciFi.com Site of the Week: August 29, 2007[40]
Art
- Winner 2009 Chesley Awards for Best Magazine Cover, "Floating Fish", Mats Minnhagen (4/2008 Issue)[41]
- Finalist 2010 Chesley Awards for Best Magazine Cover, "Brain Tower", Kazuhiko Nakamura (11/2009 Issue)
- Finalist 2011 Chesley Awards for Best Magazine Cover, "Warm", Sergio Rebolledo (01/2010 Issue)
- Finalist 2011 Chesley Awards for Best Magazine Cover, "Honeycomb", Julie Dillon (09/2010 Issue)
- Finalist 2011 Chesley Awards for Best Magazine Cover, "Soulhunter", Andrey Lazarev (11/2010 Issue)
- Winner 2013 Chesley Awards for Best Magazine Cover, "New World", Ken Barthelmey (11/2012 Issue)[41]
- Winner 2019 Chelsey Awards for Best Magazine Cover, "Meeting", Arthur Haas (05/2018 Issue)[41]
- Winner 2021 Chelsey Awards for Best Magazine Cover, "Ancient Stones", Francesca Resta (10/2020 Issue)[41]
Content
- Winner 2006 Million Writers Award for "Urchins, While Swimming" by Catherynne M. Valente (12/2006 Issue)[96]
- Finalist 2007 WSFA Small Press Award, "The Third Bear" by Jeff VanderMeer (04/2007 Issue)
- Finalist 2007 WSFA Small Press Award, "Orm the Beautiful" by Elizabeth Bear (01/2007 Issue)
- Finalist 2010 Parsec Award for Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form), "The Things", Peter Watts (01/2010 Issue)
Current staff
- Neil Clarke, publisher, editor-in-chief
- Sean Wallace, editor, October 2006 – present
- Kate Baker, Podcast Director, October 2009 – present, non-fiction editor, January 2013 – present
Former staff
- Gardner Dozois, reprint editor, April 2013 – May 2018
- Jeremy L.C. Jones, interviewer, September 2010 – December 2014
- Jason Heller, non-fiction editor, January 2012 – December 2012
- Cheryl Morgan, non-fiction editor, January 2009 – December 2011
- Nick Mamatas, editor, October 2006 – July 2008[97]
- Ekaterina Sedia, interim non-fiction editor, August 2008 – December 2008
See also
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- Clarke, Neil [@clarkesworld] (20 February 2023). "Submissions are currently closed. It shouldn't be hard to guess why" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 February 2023 – via Twitter.
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