Neil Clarke: Editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, The Best Science Fiction of the Year series, and more. Four-time Hugo Award Winner for Best Editor Short Form. Four-time Chesley Award-winning art director. clarkesworldmagazine.com neil-clarke.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/clarkesworldmagazine.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/clarkesworldmagazine.com/post/3mltwwqdxlk2mIt's time for our annual and very localized guerrilla marketing campaign. Signed copies of Clarkesworld Magazine are now in the Ocean City, NJ boardwalk's little free library.14 May 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:tzjea5mitdcm7bba7576pwxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltwwqdxlk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/clarkesworldmagazine.com/post/3mkswoijikc25The May issue of Clarkesworld is now online and features stories by Louis Inglis Hall, Tia Tashiro, Nick Wolven, Sheri Singerling, Grace Chan, Raahem Alvi, and Zhao Haihong. clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_236 Subscriptions available at: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/01 May 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:tzjea5mitdcm7bba7576pwxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkswoijikc25https://bsky.app/profile/clarkesworldmagazine.com/post/3mksbqze6bs2bCongratulations to @tiatashiro.bsky.social! "The Temporary Murder of Thomas Monroe" has won the Derringer Award for Best Novelette. https://shortmystery.blogspot.com/2026/05/smfs-official-announcement-2026.html Read the story here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_01_25/01 May 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:tzjea5mitdcm7bba7576pwxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksbqze6bs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/clarkesworldmagazine.com/post/3mk6dd4dnpk2hIn a world where "AI" submissions are a plague, human-written stories are the cure for an editor's breaking heart. Don't let the flood discourage you from sending your work out there. You are better, no what the hype of the moment says. We want your stories. Not the slop-infested noise.23 Apr 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:tzjea5mitdcm7bba7576pwxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6dd4dnpk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/clarkesworldmagazine.com/post/3mjzjwceuys25Big congrats to @hhpak.bsky.social, @thomasha.bsky.social, @tiatashiro.bsky.social, and @isabel.kim! They are Hugo Award finalists for their 2025 Clarkesworld stories. (Bonus congrats to H.H. Pak as a finalist for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer)21 Apr 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:tzjea5mitdcm7bba7576pwxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzjwceuys25https://bsky.app/profile/clarkesworldmagazine.com/post/3mjphvdnpfs2tTrying something new. This Saturday, Clarkesworld will have a table at Geek Flea in Kearny, NJ. Hours are 10AM-3PM. If you're in the neighborhood, drop by.17 Apr 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:tzjea5mitdcm7bba7576pwxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjphvdnpfs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/clarkesworldmagazine.com/post/3mjkjfmf5vc2zOpens slush pile. Reads generated story... Bans. Reads generated story... Bans. Reads generated story... Bans... Screams. Closes computer. Screams again. Runs off into the woods. Sees squirrel. Hmmm... Squirrels have never submitted a generated story. Squirrel gets treat.15 Apr 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:tzjea5mitdcm7bba7576pwxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkjfmf5vc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/clarkesworldmagazine.com/post/3mj67gzqez22lFriday is a great day to subscribe. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/ (Ok, so any day is good, but why wait?)10 Apr 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:tzjea5mitdcm7bba7576pwxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj67gzqez22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/clarkesworldmagazine.com/post/3milzrucehs2hOur April 2026 issue features stories by Ryan Cole, Tania Fordwalker, Rajeev Prasad, K. J. Khan, Nadia W. Aldsen, Malena Salazar Maciá, and Abby Nicole Yee. clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_235 Please considering subscribing at: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/03 Apr 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:tzjea5mitdcm7bba7576pwxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3milzrucehs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/clarkesworldmagazine.com/post/3mihdpo57e22sOur April 2026 issue features stories by Ryan Cole, Tania Fordwalker, Rajeev Prasad, Katherine Khan, Nadia W. Aldsen, Malena Salazar Maciá, and Abby Nicole Yee. clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_235 Subscribe at: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/01 Apr 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:tzjea5mitdcm7bba7576pwxl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihdpo57e22s