Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Magazine (ISSN 1937-7843) is an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine. The first issue was published October 1, 2006 and it has maintained a regular monthly schedule since, publishing fiction by authors such as Sarah Monette, Catherynne Valente, Elizabeth Bear, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Kij Johnson, Peter Watts and Jeff VanderMeer.

Formats

Clarkesworld Magazine is published or collected in a number of formats:

• Online: All content is available online via their website
• Podcast: All fiction is available in audio format via their podcast or direct download
• Ebooks: EPUB and Mobipocket editions of each issue are available for purchase
• Subscriptions: Ebook subscriptions for the Kindle
• Anthologies: All fiction is collected annual in a print anthology, Realms, published by Wyrm Publishing

Awards and recognition

• Winner 2006 Million Writers Award for Best New Online Magazine
• Winner 2006 Million Writers Award for Best Online Short Story, "Urchins, While Swimming" by Catherynne M. Valente (12/2006 Issue)
• Nominee 2007 Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction, "There's No Light Between Floors" by Paul Tremblay (05/2007 Issue)
• Finalist 2007 Shirley Jackson Award for Short Fiction, "The Third Bear" by Jeff VanderMeer (04/2007 Issue)
• Finalist 2007 Shirley Jackson Award for Short Fiction, "Something in the Mermaid Way" by Carrie Laben (03/2007 Issue)
• 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)
• SciFi.com Site of the Week: August 29, 2007^[1]
• Winner 2009 Chesley Awards for Best Magazine Cover, "Floating Fish" by Mats Minnhagen (4/2008 Issue)
• Nominee 2009 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine^[2]
• Nominee 2009 World Fantasy Special Award: Non-Professional
• Nominee 2009 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction, "A Buyer's Guide to Maps of Antarctica", Catherynne M. Valente (05/2008 Issue)
• Nominee 2009 Nebula Award for Best Short Story, "Non-Zero Probabilities", N. K. Jemisin (09/2009 Issue)
• Winner 2009 Nebula Award for Best Short Story, "Spar", Kij Johnson (10/2009 Issue)
• Winner 2010 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine^[3]
• Nominee 2010 Hugo Award for Best Short Story, "Non-Zero Probabilities", N. K. Jemisin (09/2009 Issue)
• Nominee 2010 Hugo Award for Best Short Story, "Spar", Kij Johnson (10/2009 Issue)
• Finalist 2010 Locus Award for Best Magazine, finished 4th
• Finalist 2010 Locus Award for Best Short Story, "Spar", Kij Johnson (10/2009 Issue), finished 2nd
• Nominee 2010 Chesley Awards for Best Magazine Cover, "Brain Tower", Kazuhiko Nakamura (11/2009 Issue)
• Finalist 2010 Parsec Award for Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form), "The Things", Peter Watts (01/2010 Issue)
• Nominee 2010 World Fantasy Special Award: Non-Professional
• Nominee 2010 BSFA Award for Best Short Story, "The Things", Peter Watts (01/2010 Issue)
• Winner 2010 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Short Story, "The Things", Peter Watts (01/2010 Issue)
• Winner 2011 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine^[4]
• Nominee 2011 Hugo Award for Best Short Story, "The Things", Peter Watts (01/2010 Issue)
• Finalist 2011 Locus Award for Best Short Story, "The Things", Peter Watts (01/2010 Issue)
• Finalist 2011 Locus Award for Best Short Story, "Thirteen Ways of Looking at Space/Time", Catherynne M. Valente (08/2010 Issue)

Staff

• Neil Clarke, Publisher, Editor
• Cheryl Morgan, Non-Fiction Editor, January 2009 – present
• Kate Baker, Podcast Director, October 2009 – present

Former Staff

• Sean Wallace, Editor, October 2006 – November 2010
• Nick Mamatas, Editor, October 2006 – July 2008^[5]
• Ekaterina Sedia, Interim Non-Fiction Editor, August 2008 – December 2008

References

1. ^ http://www.scifi.com/sfw/sites/sfw16755.html^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "2009 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. August 20, 2011. http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2009-hugo-awards/. Retrieved November 4, 2011. 
3. ^ "2010 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. August 20, 2011. http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2010-hugo-awards/. Retrieved November 4, 2011. 
4. ^ "2011 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. August 20, 2011. http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2011-hugo-awards/. Retrieved November 4, 2011. 
5. ^ Clarkesworld Livejournal entry June 23, 2008 about Mamatas's departure

External links

• Clarkesworld Magazine website
• Clarkesworld Magazine podcast feed
• Clarkesworld's Awards & Recognition List