Editor Neil Clarke announced the winners of the 2020 Clarkesworld Magazine Reader’s Poll for best story and cover art in the March issue.

Best Story of 2020

• Winner: “AirBody” by Sameem Siddiqui (Short Story, April)
• 2nd Place: “The Translator, at Low Tide” by Vajra Chandrasekera (Short Story, May)
• 3rd Place: “To Sail the Black” by A.C. Wise (Novelette, November)

Best Cover of 2020

• Winner: “Ancient Stones” by Francesca Resta (October)
• 2nd Place: “Home Planet” by Beeple (April)
• 3rd Place: “Alien Scout” by Arjun Amky (November)

(See the runners-up here.)