Neil Clarke (editor)
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Neil Clarke is a Hugo Award
-winning and World Fantasy Award-nominated American editor and publisher. He is the owner of Wyrm Publishing and the publisher/editor of Clarkesworld Magazine
, an online science fiction/fantasy magazine.
In 2009, Clarkesworld, edited by Neil Clarke, Nick Mamatas, and Sean Wallace, was nominated for a Hugo Award
in the category Best Semiprozine
. This coincidentally occurred in the same year that the World Science Fiction Society was slated to ratify an amendment to the awards rules which would eliminate the Semiprozine category. Clarke successfully spearheaded the resistance to this by establishing the "Save The Semiprozine" group online and rallying supporters to vote down the amendment. Clarkesworld later went on to win the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine Hugo in 2010 and 2011.
Neil Clarke was also nominated for a World Fantasy Award
in 2009 and 2010 for his work on Clarkesworld. Additionally, "A Buyer's Guide to Maps of Antarctica," a short story by Catherynne M. Valente
which was published in Clarkesworld 5/08, was nominated for the 2009 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story.
Prior to publishing Clarkesworld, he ran the online bookstore Clarkesworld Books for nearly eight years. Clarke is a graduate of Drew University
.
Clarke and his family reside in New Jersey.
Hugo Award
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
-winning and World Fantasy Award-nominated American editor and publisher. He is the owner of Wyrm Publishing and the publisher/editor of Clarkesworld Magazine
Clarkesworld Magazine
Clarkesworld Magazine is an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine. The first issue was published October 1, 2006 and it has maintained a regular monthly schedule since, publishing fiction by authors such as Sarah Monette, Catherynne Valente, Elizabeth Bear, Caitlin R...
, an online science fiction/fantasy magazine.
In 2009, Clarkesworld, edited by Neil Clarke, Nick Mamatas, and Sean Wallace, was nominated for a Hugo Award
Hugo Award
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
in the category Best Semiprozine
Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine
The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was once officially...
. This coincidentally occurred in the same year that the World Science Fiction Society was slated to ratify an amendment to the awards rules which would eliminate the Semiprozine category. Clarke successfully spearheaded the resistance to this by establishing the "Save The Semiprozine" group online and rallying supporters to vote down the amendment. Clarkesworld later went on to win the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine Hugo in 2010 and 2011.
Neil Clarke was also nominated for a World Fantasy Award
World Fantasy Award
The World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
in 2009 and 2010 for his work on Clarkesworld. Additionally, "A Buyer's Guide to Maps of Antarctica," a short story by Catherynne M. Valente
Catherynne M. Valente
Catherynne M. Valente , is a Tiptree–, Andre Norton–, and Mythopoeic Award–winning novelist, poet, and literary critic. Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine, the World Fantasy Award–winning anthologies Salon Fantastique and Paper Cities, along with numerous Year's Best volumes...
which was published in Clarkesworld 5/08, was nominated for the 2009 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story.
Prior to publishing Clarkesworld, he ran the online bookstore Clarkesworld Books for nearly eight years. Clarke is a graduate of Drew University
Drew University
Drew University is a private university located in Madison, New Jersey.Originally established as the Drew Theological Seminary in 1867, the university later expanded to include an undergraduate liberal arts college in 1928 and commenced a program of graduate studies in 1955...
.
Clarke and his family reside in New Jersey.