Clarkesworld 2023 Reader’s Poll Winners

Editor Neil Clarke has announced the winners of the Clarkesworld 2023 Reader’s Poll.

BEST NOVELETTE/NOVELLA

BEST SHORT STORY

BEST COVER ART

2023 Winner
“The pirates on the beach” by Dofresh

“The pirates on the beach” by Dofresh

2nd Place
“Old Ways” by J.R. Slattum

“Old Ways” by J.R. Slattum

3rd Place
“Autumn Pond” by Sergio Rebolledo

“Autumn Pond” by Sergio Rebolledo

Clarkesworld 2023 Reader’s Poll Finalists

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

BEST NOVELETTE/NOVELLA

BEST COVER ART

Participate in the 2023 Clarkesworld Readers Poll Nominations

The flash nomination phase for the 2023 Clarkesworld Reader’s Poll began today and continues until January 29 at Noon Eastern time. The top five go onto the final round in February when a winner will be determined by a second round of voting.

Editor Neil Clarke invites readers to celebrate their favorite Clarkesworld cover art and stories, all of which can be found in his post “Clarkesworld 2023 Stories and Cover Art”.

The link to the survey is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cwreaders2023

Clarkesworld 2022 Reader’s Poll Winners

Editor Neil Clarke has announced the winners of the Clarkesworld 2022 Reader’s Poll.

BEST NOVELETTE/NOVELLA

BEST SHORT STORY

BEST COVER ART

2022 Winner
“Art Block” by Daniel Conway

“Art Block” by Daniel Conway

2nd Place
“Shrine of Nameless Stars” by Daniel Ignacio

“Canvas of Life – Yellow” by Raja Nandepu

3rd Place
“Ashes” by Yuumei

“Ashes” by Yuumei

Clarkesworld 2022 Reader’s Poll Finalists

Editor Neil Clarke has announced the finalists for the 2022 Clarkesworld Magazine Reader’s Poll for best story, novelette/novella and cover art.  

Clarke commented:

…As the voting progressed, several stories and covers traded places at the top of the ballot for each category. This continued down to the final hours and at the buzzer, we were once again left with several ties. As per tradition, ties in the top five progress to the final round. Each category had a small cluster of ties just one vote shy of making the final ballot. We’ve added honorable mentions to this year’s results to recognize the quality of their work as well…

The public is invited to pick the winners. Go to: www.surveymonkey.com/r/clarkesworld2022poll Voting will close on February 15 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and the winners will be announced in the March issue.

FINALISTS: BEST SHORT STORY

Runners Up: Short Story

FINALISTS: BEST NOVELETTE/NOVELLA

Runners Up: Novelette/Novella

FINALISTS: BEST COVER ART

Runners Up: Cover Art

Participate in the Clarkesworld Readers Poll Nominations

The flash nomination phase for the 2022 Clarkesworld Reader’s Poll began today and continues until January 27 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. The top five go onto the final round in February.

Editor Neil Clarke invites readers to celebrate their favorite Clarkesworld cover art and stories, all of which can be found in his post Clarkesworld 2022 Stories and Cover Art”.

The link to the survey is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/clarkesworld2022

Clarkesworld 2021 Reader’s Poll Winners

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

2nd: Place (TIE)

3rd Place (TIE)

4th Place (TIE)

BEST COVER OF 2021

  • “Forward” by Wenjuinn Png (2/2021)

Clarkesworld 2021 Reader’s Poll Finalists

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 final hours. In the end, ties in the fiction category yielded eight finalists. As in the past, we’ve chosen not to implement a tie-breaker and have passed all eight stories into the final round. We missed having a similar situation happen in the art category by one vote, placed in the final minutes of voting.”

Best Story

  1. “Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma” by R.S.A. Garcia (Novella, 1/2021)
  2. “Homecoming is Just Another Word for the Sublimation of the Self” by Isabel J. Kim (Short Story, 3/2021)
  3. “The Failed Dianas” by Monique Laban (Short Story, 2/2021)
  4. “You Are Born Exploding” by Rich Larson (Novelette, 12/2021)
  5. “Sarcophagus” by Ray Nayler (Novelette, 4/2021)
  6. “Yesterday’s Wolf” by Ray Nayler (Short Story, 9/2021)
  7. “The Cold Calculations” by Aimee Ogden (Short Story, 12/2021)
  8. “Bots of the Lost Ark” by Suzanne Palmer (Novelette, 6/2021)

Best Cover Art

The public is invited to pick the winners. Go to:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/clarkesworld2021poll

Voting will close on February 15 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. The winners will be announced in Clarkesworld’s March issue.

Participate in the Clarkesworld Reader’s Poll Nominations

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 Clarkesworld cover art and stories. He says you don’t need to have read everything, just vote for what you love. “At worst, you can just look at the twelve covers and say which of those spoke to you the most. Takes all of a couple minutes, tops!”

The link to the poll is: www.surveymonkey.com/r/cw2022nom

Clarke has listed the eligible stories and art here.

Clarkesworld 2020 Reader’s Poll Winners

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

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.)