Neil Clarke (editor)

Neil Clarke (editor)
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. 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, 2021, 2022, and 2023. He received the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award from Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in May 2019.
When Clarke closed his bookstore in 2007, 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. He edits The Best Science Fiction of the Year series for Night Shade Books. He is also the ebook designer for Cheeky Frawg Books, Prime Books, Wyrm Publishing and several magazines.
As of 2022, Clarke and his family reside in New Jersey.
Health
In 2012, Clarke suffered a severe heart attack while attending Readercon, and had a defibrillator implanted. He has credited this event with having led him to become a full-time editor.
Bibliography
Magazines (edited)
Clarkesworld Magazine, 2006 -
Forever Magazine, 2015 -
The SFWA Bulletin, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, 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), 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
Clarkesworld: Year Seven, (with Sean Wallace), Wyrm Publishing, 2015
Clarkesworld: Year Eight, (with Sean Wallace), 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 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
Clarkesworld: Year Twelve, Volume One, (with Sean Wallace), Wyrm Publishing, 2021
Clarkesworld: Year Twelve, Volume Two, (with Sean Wallace), Wyrm Publishing, 2021
The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 6, Night Shade Books, 2022
Critical studies and reviews of Clarke's work
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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, 2009
Winner, Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine, 2010, 2011, 2013
Finalist, Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Winner, Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form, 2022, 2023
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
References
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)
1966 births
Living people
Hugo Award-winning editors
American book editors
American magazine editors
Drew University alumni
Science fiction editors
American speculative fiction editors
American speculative fiction publishers (people)
Male speculative fiction editors