Deep Wheel Orcadia by Harry Josephine Giles is the winner of the 2022 Arthur C. Clarke Award for science fiction book of the year. The winner was revealed at an award ceremony hosted by the Science Museum, London, and the … Continue reading
The shortlist for the 2022 Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year was released on July 8. The six titles are: Deep Wheel Orcadia – Harry Josephine Giles (Picador) Klara and the Sun – Kazuo Ishiguro (Faber & Faber) A Desolation … Continue reading
Editor Neil Clarke announced the winners of the 2021 Clarkesworld Magazine Reader’s Poll for best story and cover art in the March issue. BEST STORY OF 2021 2021 Winner “Yesterday’s Wolf” by Ray Nayler (Short Story, 9/2021) 2nd: Place (TIE) “You Are Born Exploding” … Continue reading
Editor Neil Clarke has announced the finalists for the 2021 Clarkesworld Magazine Reader’s Poll for best story and cover art. Clarke commented, “This year, it was never apparent which works were destined to become finalists. Everything was in flux right down to the … Continue reading
The flash nomination phase for the 2021 Clarkesworld Reader’s Poll began today and continues until January 26 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern. The top five go onto the final round in February. Editor Neil Clarke invites readers to celebrate their favorite … Continue reading
Canadian sf author J. Brian Clarke (1928-2022) has passed away at the age of 93 reports Robert J. Sawyer, who received the news from Clarke’s son James. Clarke was the author of 20 published short stories, many of them published … Continue reading
(1) THE HUGO RUNOFFS. The Hugo Awards official site has the 2021 voting results online. (But you already know that, right?) Final ballot placements and detailed voting counts are available here (PDF). Nominating details are here (PDF). (2) CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS. Nicholas Whyte’s “2021 … Continue reading
Neil Clarke has unveiled the table of contents for his Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 6, which features science fiction short stories/novelettes/novellas originally published in 2020. The cover art is Pascal Blanché’s “FOSS_STATION77”. Table of Contents “Scar Tissue by Tobias … Continue reading
The Animals In That Country by Laura Jean McKay is the winner of the 2021 Arthur C. Clarke Award for science fiction book of the year. The winner was announced live on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row by journalist and science fiction … Continue reading
British writer Susanna Clarke won the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction on September 8 for her fantasy novel Piranesi. Clarke was awarded the 30,000-pound ($41,000) award for her second novel, which was published 16 years after her first, Jonathan Strange … Continue reading