Neil Clarke (born 1966) is an American editor and

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, mainly of

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

and

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stories. In 2006, Clarke launched ''

Clarkesworld Magazine ''Clarkesworld Magazine'' (ISSN 1937-7843) 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 Elizabe ...

'' 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. ''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. Clarke has been a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Editor: Short Form in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. He received the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award from

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in May 2019. When Clarke closed his bookstore in 2007, he launched Wyrm Publishing, which has since published books by

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and others. ''

'' 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. He edits The Best Science Fiction of the Year series for

Night Shade Books Night Shade Books is an American, San Francisco–based imprint, formerly an independent publishing company, that specializes in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Among its publications have been the U.S. edition of Iain M. Banks' novel '' ...

. He is also the

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designer for Cheeky Frawg Books,

Prime Books Sean Wallace (born January 1, 1976) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror anthologist, editor, and publisher best known for founding the publishing house Prime Books and for co-editing three magazines, '' Clarkesworld Magazine'', '' ...

, Wyrm Publishing and several magazines. As of 2022, Clarke and his family reside in New Jersey.

Health

In 2012, Clarke suffered a severe

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while attending

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, and had a

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implanted. He has credited this event with having led him to become a full-time editor.About
at Neil-Clarke.com; retrieved march 14, 2022The day it nearly ended
by Neil Clarke, at Neil-Clarke.com; published July 12, 2017; retrieved March 14, 2022

Bibliography

Magazines (edited)

* ''

'', 2006 - *
Forever Magazine
', 2015 - * ''The SFWA Bulletin'',

, 2016 - 2019 * ''Berlin Quarterly'' Issue 4, special guest fiction editor * ''Internazionale'' (Guest Editor, Storie Issue), Issue 1338, December 2019

Anthologies (edited)

* ''Clarkesworld: Year Three'', (with

Sean Wallace Sean Wallace (born January 1, 1976) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror anthologist, editor, and publisher best known for founding the publishing house Prime Books and for co-editing three magazines, '' Clarkesworld Magazine'', '' ...

), Wyrm Publishing, 2013 * ''Clarkesworld: Year Four'', (with

), Wyrm Publishing, 2013 * ''Clarkesworld: Year Five'', (with

), Wyrm Publishing, 2013 * ''Clarkesworld: Year Six'', (with

), Wyrm Publishing, 2014 * * ''Clarkesworld: Year Seven'', (with

), Wyrm Publishing, 2015 * ''Clarkesworld: Year Eight'', (with

), Wyrm Publishing, 2016 * ''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

), Wyrm Publishing, 2018 * ''Clarkesworld: Year Nine, Volume Two'', (with

), 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

), Wyrm Publishing, 2019 * ''Clarkesworld: Year Ten, Volume Two'', (with

), Wyrm Publishing, 2019 * ''Clarkesworld: Year Eleven, Volume One'', (with

), Wyrm Publishing, 2019 * ''Clarkesworld: Year Eleven, Volume Two'', (with

), Wyrm Publishing, 2019 * ''The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 5'', Night Shade Books, 2020 * ''Clarkesworld: Year Twelve, Volume One'', (with

), Wyrm Publishing, 2021 * ''Clarkesworld: Year Twelve, Volume Two'', (with

), Wyrm Publishing, 2021 * ''The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 6'', Night Shade Books, 2022

Critical studies and reviews of Clarke's work

;''Upgraded'' *

Awards

* Nominee, World Fantasy Special Award: Non-Professional, 2009, 2010, 2012 * Winner, World Fantasy Special Award: Non-Professional, 2014 * Finalist,

Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine The Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine is given each year to a periodical publication related to science fiction or fantasy that meets several criteria having to do with the number of issues published and who, if anyone, receives payment. The awar ...

, 2009 * Winner,

, 2010, 2011, 2013 * Finalist,

Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form The Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published or translated into English during the previous calendar year. The award is available for editors of magazines, ...

, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 * Winner,

, 2022 * Nominee, Chesley Award for Best Art Director, 2017, 2021 * Winner, Chesley Award for Best Art Director, 2016, 2018, 2019 * Recipient, The Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award, 2019