Editor Neil Clarke has announced the winners of the Clarkesworld 2023 Reader’s Poll.
BEST NOVELETTE/NOVELLA
- 2023 Winner: “To Sail Beyond the Botnet” by Suzanne Palmer (novella)
- 2nd Place: “Light Speed Is Not a Speed” by Andy Dudak (novelette)
- 3rd Place: “Imagine: Purple-Haired Girl Shooting Down the Moon” by Angela Liu (novelette)
BEST SHORT STORY
- 2023 Winner: “Better Living Through Algorithms” by Naomi Kritzer
- 2nd Place: “Day Ten Thousand” by Isabel J. Kim
- 3rd Place: “Window Boy” by Thomas Ha
BEST COVER ART
2023 Winner
“The pirates on the beach” by Dofresh
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2nd Place
“Old Ways” by J.R. Slattum
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3rd Place
“Autumn Pond” by Sergio Rebolledo
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