Neil Clarke (editor)

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Neil Clarke
Born1966
New Jersey
OccupationEditor, publisher
GenreScience fiction, Fantasy
SubjectScience fiction, fantasy
Website
neil-clarke.com

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 a finalist 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, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] He received the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award from Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in May 2019[12] and won the Locus Award for Best Editor in 2024.[13]

When Clarke closed his bookstore in 2007,[14] 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.[15] He edits The Best Science Fiction of the Year series for Night Shade Books. He is also the ebook designer for Cheeky Frawg Books,[16] Prime Books,[17] Wyrm Publishing and several magazines.

As of 2022, Clarke and his family reside in New Jersey.

  1. ^ "Science Fiction and Fantasy : Awards and Recognition". Clarkesworld Magazine. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. ^ "2010 Hugo Award winners". Thehugoawards.org. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  3. ^ "2011 Hugo Award winners". Thehugoawards.org. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  4. ^ "2013 Hugo Award Winners". The Hugo Awards. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  5. ^ 2013 Hugo Award Statistics, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved March 15, 2022
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "2017 Hugo Awards". 31 December 2016.
  8. ^ "2018/1943 Hugo Award Finalists Announced". April 2018.
  9. ^ "2019 Hugo Award & 1944 Retro Hugo Award Finalists". 2 April 2019.
  10. ^ "2020 Hugo Award & 1945 Retro Hugo Award Finalists Announced". 7 April 2020.
  11. ^ "2021 Hugo Award Finalists Announced". 13 April 2021.
  12. ^ "SFWA Announces the 2019 Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award Recipients". 31 January 2019.
  13. ^ "2024 Locus Awards Winners". 22 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Farewell to Clarkesworld Books". Neil Clarke. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  15. ^ "SFWA Announces New SFWA Bulletin Editor". 25 January 2016.
  16. ^ Cheeky Frawg Books. "About". Cheeky Frawg. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016.
  17. ^ "About |". Prime Books. Retrieved 11 October 2013.