Editor Neil Clarke has announced the finalists for the 2023 Clarkesworld Magazine Reader’s Poll for best story, novelette/novella and cover art.  

Clarke commented:

…The top of the ballot always seems to end in a cluster of tight races and ties. This year was no different. The final results came down to the last vote, which created and broke ties in different categories. It’s a testament to our artists and authors that the races are so tight…

The public is invited to pick the winners. Go to: www.surveymonkey.com/r/clarkesworld2023poll Voting will close on February 15 at 11:00 p.m. Eastern and the winners will be announced in the March issue.

BEST SHORT STORY

• “The Mub” by Thomas Ha
• “Window Boy” by Thomas Ha
• “Day Ten Thousand” by Isabel J. Kim
• “Zeta-Epsilon” by Isabel J. Kim
• “Better Living Through Algorithms” by Naomi Kritzer
• “Gel Pen Notes from Generation Ship Y” by Marisca Pichette

BEST NOVELETTE/NOVELLA

• “Light Speed Is Not a Speed” by Andy Dudak
• “Eight or Die” by Thoraiya Dyer
• “Such Is My Idea Of Happiness” by David Goodman
• “Imagine: Purple-Haired Girl Shooting Down the Moon” by Angela Liu
• “To Sail Beyond the Botnet” by Suzanne Palmer
• “Axiom of Dreams” by Arula Ratnakar
• “An Ode to Stardust” by R. P. Sand

BEST COVER ART