Clarkesworld Magazine
![]() Issue #1, October 2006 | |
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 |
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, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Sarah Monette, Catherynne M. Valente, Jeff VanderMeer and Peter Watts.
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 July 2006 and published its first issue in October of that year.[1]
In February 2007, Clarkesworld announced the first in a series of annual print anthologies starting with Realms: The First Year of Clarkesworld Magazine.[2] It was published in June 2008 by Wyrm Publishing.[3]
In January 2015, Clarkesworld began a relationship with Storycom to regularly translate and publish works of Chinese science fiction in their issues.[4]
In February 2019, editor Neil Clarke announced that the magazine had received a grant from LTI Korea for the purposes of translating and publishing nine Korean science fiction stories in upcoming issues of Clarkesworld.[5]
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.[6]
In November 2022, editor Neil Clarke announced that the magazine would be opening a submission period for science fiction written in Spanish.[7]
In December 2022, Amazon declared that they would stop selling magazine subscriptions. Clarke called the announcement "devastating", and noted that they had been offered a chance to continue in Kindle Unlimited for less money.[8]
On 20 February 2023, Clarkesworld temporarily closed submissions due to a sudden increase in AI-generated stories sent to the magazine.[9] During the first weeks of 2023, the magazine received 35 times as many fake spam submissions (the magazine categorizes AI-generated stories as spam) as it did last year during the same time frame.[10]
Awards and recognition
Awards to magazine and editors
Award | Category | Year | Nominee | Result | Ref |
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Hugo Award | Semiprozine | 2009 | Neil Clarke, Nick Mamatas, Sean Wallace, eds. | Nominated | [11] |
2010 | Neil Clarke, Cheryl Morgan, Sean Wallace, eds. | Won | [12] | ||
2011 | Neil Clarke, Cheryl Morgan, Sean Wallace, eds.; podcast directed by Kate Baker | Won | [13] | ||
2013 | Neil Clarke, Jason Heller, Sean Wallace, eds.; podcast directed by Kate Baker | Won | [14] | ||
Professional Editor
(Short Form) |
2012 | Neil Clarke | Nominated | [15] | |
2013 | Nominated | [14] | |||
2014 | Nominated | [16] | |||
2016 | Nominated | [17] | |||
2017 | Nominated | [18] | |||
2018 | Nominated | [19] | |||
2019 | Nominated | [20] | |||
2020 | Nominated | [21] | |||
2021 | Nominated | [22] | |||
2022 | Won | [23] | |||
2023 | Won | ||||
2024 | Pending | [24] | |||
World Fantasy Award | Non-Professional | 2009 | Neil Clarke, Nick Mamatas, Sean Wallace, eds. | Nominated | [25] |
2010 | Neil Clarke, Cheryl Morgan, Sean Wallace, eds. | Nominated | [26] | ||
2012 | Neil Clarke, Cheryl Morgan, Sean Wallace, eds.; podcast directed by Kate Baker | Nominated | [27] | ||
2014 | Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, eds.; podcast directed by Kate Baker | Won | [28] | ||
British Fantasy Award | Magazine/Periodical | 2014 | Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, eds.; podcast directed by Kate Baker | Won | [29] |
Locus Awards | Magazine | 2007 | Clarkesworld Magazine | Nominated–20th | [30] |
2008 | Nominated–14th | [31] | |||
2009 | Nominated–9th | [32] | |||
2010 | Nominated–4th | [33] | |||
2011 | Nominated–6th | [34] | |||
2012 | Nominated–3rd | [35] | |||
2013 | Nominated–4th | [36] | |||
2014 | Nominated–4th | [37] | |||
2015 | Nominated–3rd | [38] | |||
2016 | Nominated–4th | [39] | |||
2017 | Nominated–5th | [40] | |||
2018 | Nominated–5th | [41] | |||
2019 | Nominated–5th | [42] | |||
2020 | Nominated–5th | [43] | |||
2021 | Nominated–6th | [44] | |||
2022 | Nominated–6th | [45] | |||
2023 | Nominated–3rd | [46] | |||
2024 | Nominated–2nd | [47] |
Other honors
- Winner 2006 Million Writers Award for "Best New Online Magazine"[48]
- Named SciFi.com Site of the Week: August 29, 2007[49]
Art
- Winner 2009 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Floating Fish", Mats Minnhagen (April 2008)[50]
- Finalist 2010 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Brain Tower", Kazuhiko Nakamura (November 2009)
- Finalist 2011 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Warm", Sergio Rebolledo (January 2010)
- Finalist 2011 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Honeycomb", Julie Dillon (September 2010)
- Finalist 2011 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Soulhunter", Andrey Lazarev (November 2010)
- Finalist 2012 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Off Road", Facundo Diaz (June 2011)
- Winner 2013 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "New World", Ken Barthelmey (November 2012)[50]
- Finalist 2013 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Space Journey", Martin Faragasso (August 2012)
- Finalist 2013 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Breaking Through", Julie Dillon (October 2012)
- Finalist 2014 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Elliptic", Julie Dillon (December 2013)
- Finalist 2015 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Hollow", Matt Dixon (March 2014)
- Winner 2016 Chesley Award for Best Art Director, Neil Clarke
- Finalist 2016 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "A-boushi-ya", shichigoro-shingo (October 2015)
- Finalist 2017 Chesley Award for Best Art Director, Neil Clarke
- Winner 2018 Chesley Award for Best Art Director, Neil Clarke
- Finalist 2018 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Jungle Deep", Sergei Sarichev (March 2017)
- Finalist 2018 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Darkess", Julie Dillon (May 2017)
- Finalist 2018 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Genetics Lab", Eddie Mendoza (July 2017)
- Winner 2019 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Meeting", Arthur Haas (May 2018)[50]
- Winner 2019 Chesley Award for Best Art Director, Neil Clarke
- Finalist 2019 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "The Storkfriars", Sean Andrew Murray (June 2018)
- Finalist 2020 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Vertigo", Matt Dixon (May 2019)
- Winner 2021 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Ancient Stones", Francesca Resta (October 2020)[50]
- Finalist 2021 Chesley Award for Best Art Director, Neil Clarke
- Finalist 2021 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "51", Rodion Shaldo (September 2020)
- Finalist 2021 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, "Alien Scout", Arjun Amky (November 2020)
- Finalist 2023 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, “Return to Heaven 7”, Zezhou Chen (January 2022)
- Finalist 2023 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, “Art Block”, Daniel Conway (October 2022)
- Finalist 2023 Chesley Award for Best Magazine Cover, “Talk”, JC Jongwon Park (February 2022)
- Winner 2023 Chesley Award for Best Art Director, Neil Clarke
Content
- Winner 2006 Million Writers Award for "Urchins, While Swimming" by Catherynne M. Valente (12/2006 Issue)[105]
- 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[106]
- Ekaterina Sedia, interim non-fiction editor, August 2008 – December 2008
See also
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