Neil Clarke (editor)
Neil Clarke | |
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Born | 1966 New Jersey |
Occupation | Editor, publisher |
Genre | Science fiction, Fantasy |
Subject | Science fiction, fantasy |
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Neil Clarke (born 1966) is an American editor and publisher, mainly of science fiction and fantasy stories.
In 2006, Clarke launched Clarkesworld Magazine as a companion to his online bookstore Clarkesworld Books (2000-2007). He serves as the editor-in-chief of the digital publication. Fiction published in Clarkesworld has been nominated for or won the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Sturgeon, Locus, Ditmar, Aurealis, Shirley Jackson, WSFA Small Press and Stoker Awards.[1] Clarkesworld has been nominated for the Hugo Award in the Best Semiprozine category four times (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013) winning in 2010, 2011 and 2013.[2][3][4] Clarke has been a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Editor: Short Form in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.[5][6][7][8][9] He received the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award from Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in May 2019.[10]
When he closed his bookstore in 2007,[11] he launched Wyrm Publishing which has since published books by Gene Wolfe, Charles Stross, Catherynne M. Valente and others. Clarkesworld Magazine is currently published by Wyrm in online, digital, audio and print editions. He launched Forever Magazine in 2015 and became the editor of The SFWA Bulletin in early 2016.[12] He edits The Best Science Fiction of the Year series for Night Shade Books. He is also the ebook designer for Cheeky Frawg Books,[13] Prime Books,[14] Wyrm Publishing and several magazines.
Clarke and his family currently reside in New Jersey.
Edited by Neil Clarke
- Clarkesworld Magazine, 2006 -
- Forever Magazine, 2015 -
- Clarkesworld: Year Three, (with Sean Wallace), Wyrm Publishing, 2013
- Clarkesworld: Year Four, (with Sean Wallace), Wyrm Publishing, 2013
- Clarkesworld: Year Five, (with Sean Wallace), Wyrm Publishing, 2013
- Clarkesworld: Year Six, (with Sean Wallace), Wyrm Publishing, 2014
- UPGRADED, Wyrm Publishing, September 2014
- Clarkesworld: Year Seven, (with Sean Wallace), Wyrm Publishing, 2015
- The SFWA Bulletin, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, 2016 -
- Clarkesworld: Year Eight, (with Sean Wallace), Wyrm Publishing, 2016
- Berlin Quarterly Issue 4, special guest fiction editor
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 1, Night Shade Books, 2016
- Galactic Empires, Night Shade Books, 2017
- Touchable Unreality, China Machine Press, 2017
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 2, Night Shade Books, 2017
- More Human Than Human, Night Shade Books, 2017
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 3, Night Shade Books, (2018)
- Clarkesworld: Year Nine, Volume One, (with Sean Wallace), Wyrm Publishing, 2018
- Clarkesworld: Year Nine, Volume Two, (with Sean Wallace), Wyrm Publishing, 2018
- The Final Frontier, Night Shade Books, 2018
- Not One of Us, Night Shade Books, 2018
- The Eagle has Landed, Night Shade Books, (2019)
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 4, Night Shade Books, (2019)
- Clarkesworld: Year Ten, Volume One, (with Sean Wallace), Wyrm Publishing, (2019)
- Clarkesworld: Year Ten, Volume Two, (with Sean Wallace), Wyrm Publishing, (2019)
- Clarkesworld: Year Eleven, Volume One, (with Sean Wallace), Wyrm Publishing, (2019)
- Clarkesworld: Year Eleven, Volume Two, (with Sean Wallace), Wyrm Publishing, (2019)
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 5, Night Shade Books, (2020)
Awards
- Nominee, World Fantasy Special Award: Non-Professional, 2009, 2010, 2012
- Winner, World Fantasy Special Award: Non-Professional, 2014
- Nominee, Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine, 2009
- Winner, Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine, 2010, 2011, 2013
- Nominee, Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Nominee, Chesley Award for Best Art Director, 2017[15]
- Winner, Chesley Award for Best Art Director, 2016, 2018, 2019[16][17][18]
- Recipient, The Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award, 2019
References
- ^ "Science Fiction and Fantasy : Awards and Recognition". Clarkesworld Magazine. 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- ^ "2010 Hugo Award winners". Thehugoawards.org. 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- ^ "2011 Hugo Award winners". Thehugoawards.org. 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- ^ "2013 Hugo Award Winners". The Hugo Awards. 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- ^ http://www.thehugoawards.org/content/pdf/2013HugoStatistics.pdf
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2017-hugo-awards/
- ^ http://www.thehugoawards.org/2018/03/2018-1943-hugo-award-finalists-announced/
- ^ http://www.thehugoawards.org/2019/04/2019-hugo-award-1944-retro-hugo-award-finalists/
- ^ "SFWA Announces the 2019 Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award Recipients". 2019-01-31.
- ^ "Farewell to Clarkesworld Books". Neil Clarke. 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- ^ "SFWA Announces New SFWA Bulletin Editor". 2016-01-25.
- ^ Cheeky Frawg Books. "About". Cheeky Frawg. Archived from the original on 2016-02-15.
- ^ "About |". Prime Books. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- ^ "2017 Chesley Awards Nominees". Locus Online. Locus Magazine. 2017-04-24.
- ^ "2016 Chesley Awards Winners". Locus Online. Locus Magazine. 2016-08-19.
- ^ Locus Online. Locus Magazine Chesley Awards Winners https://locusmag.com/2018/08/2018-chesley-award-winners/title=2018 Chesley Awards Winners.
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External links
- Clarkesworld Magazine
- Forever Magazine
- Wyrm Publishing
- Neil Clarke's Blog
- Video Interview with Neil Clarke for Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction (October 2013, aired June 2013)
- Interview at Write 1 Sub 1 (June 2013)