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Neil Clarke: Editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, The Best Science Fiction of the Year series, and more. Four-time Hugo Award Winner for Best Editor Short Form. Four-time Chesley Award-winning art director.
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My Christmas Eve offering is "The Island of Misfit Toys", the first story I sold to @clarkesworldmagazine.com and still one of my favourite of the things that I've written.

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Stories for the Holidays: The Island of Misfit Toys
Continuing my tradition of reposting Stories for the Holidays, here is the first story I had accepted for Clarkesworld (though the second one published, I can explain sometime if you like). The Isl…
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December 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Well, this is interesting. So they lied and got caught. And there were consequences. Hmm.
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I've seen some people saying that the new SFWA rule on "AI" in the Nebulas will prevent people from being transparent about their LLM use. Newsflash: They wouldn't have been anyway. It would cost them readers. It would cost them votes. It would potentially cost them opportunities with publishers.
December 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It appears as though SFWA has had a very quick change of heart and is now back on the right side of this. Shouldn't have happened in the first place. New Nebula Awards eligibility rules for generated text are now:
December 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Very disappointed in the new Nebula Award eligibility information from SFWA that allows partially-generated works to be on the ballot. See 9.11.2.
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This shouldn't be difficult. #noAI
December 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Wow, "The Apologists" from @tadethompson.bsky.social is EXCELLENT! No spoilers, but the story morphs in unexpected & creative ways. A definite contender for year end awards.

U can read for free @ link below, but u should go support @clarkesworldmagazine.com so they can continue to support authors!
Good morning Womble!! First up this morning, excited to dive into @tadethompson.bsky.social "The Apologists" from Clarkesworld!! Then it's book 5 in a #StarTrek series, "The Empty Chair"

Happy reading!!!

#BookSky 📚🪐💙 #SciFiSky

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The Apologists by Tade Thompson
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Well look at this, @clarkesworldmagazine.com and @strangehorizons.bsky.social! From today's Dictionarydotcom crossword.
December 6, 2025 at 7:14 AM
We've been regularly receiving variations on this scam for weeks now. Sometimes 2-3 in a day. Today is special though. It's only 1:15 PM and I already have 18, each for a different issue of Clarkesworld. It's likely that there are more in my spam folder.
Geez, the book spammers aren't even trying anymore.

(Bonus: this email was originally in German)
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Scurrying in excitedly to share that my novelette “We Begin Where Infinity Ends” published in @clarkesworldmagazine.com, was loved by the wonderful people at @locusmag.bsky.social, alongside @hhpak.bsky.social’s lovely story. So grateful to @acwise.bsky.social for their kind review of these stories✨
2025 Stories We Loved: “Never Eaten Vegetables” by H.H. Pak and “We Begin Where Infinity Ends” by Somto Ihezue
It’s Locus’s 2025 Holiday Countdown of Staff Picks! For your reading pleasure, Locus reviewer A.C. Wise recommends two novelettes, since short fiction often gets overlooked and novelettes especiall…
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December 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Glad to see this interview with me and Joey Eschrich live on @clarkesworldmagazine.com today! Topics include: our new Climate Imagination book, my itinerant upbringing, the mysteries of editing, and our good fortune in working together for over a decade!
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Climate, Hope, and the Global Community: A Conversation with Ed Finn and Joey Eschrich by Arley Sorg
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December 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Big, big news!!! It's here! My sci-fi story, "The Cold Burns" is out in Clarkesworld. This is a dream come true for me.
I hope you enjoy reading it!☺️

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The Cold Burns by Anne Wilkins
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December 2, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Happy new month, Bluesky! I have a new story in Clarkesworld titled 'Tomorrow. Today.' about a father and son on the eve of an important, life-altering procedure. Happy to share a TOC again with this group of incredible writers and artists.
The December 2025 issue of Clarkesworld features stories by R.T. Ester, Michelle Z. Jin, Anne Wilkins, Ferenc Samsa, Robert Reed, Rob Gillham, and Madeleine Vigneron.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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"This Sepulchral Aegis" is my full-on gothic SF saga in the new issue of @clarkesworldmagazine.com. Think Gormenghast in space directed by Tim Burton.
The December 2025 issue of Clarkesworld features stories by R.T. Ester, Michelle Z. Jin, Anne Wilkins, Ferenc Samsa, Robert Reed, Rob Gillham, and Madeleine Vigneron.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_231

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December 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Feels surreal to be able to say this, but my very first published story is out in Clarkesworld today!

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December 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Happy to join these great writers with an essay on singing whales, talking orangutans, and counting crows.

#science #biology

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December 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The December 2025 issue of Clarkesworld features stories by R.T. Ester, Michelle Z. Jin, Anne Wilkins, Ferenc Samsa, Robert Reed, Rob Gillham, and Madeleine Vigneron.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_231

Subscribe at:
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December 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I'm getting ready to leave for @philconconvention.bsky.social. Suitcase... check. Books... check. Food... check. Rejection cards... check. Think I'm all set for my last convention of 2025.
November 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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I'm immensely grateful to everyone who deemed me worthy of this award. Everyone who read "From Across Time" and said, yes, I'll vote for that. Thank you. It means a lot.

And thank you to @clarkesworldmagazine.com for publishing this story.
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Stargate is coming back?!
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“It is not a reboot,” Gero said. “It is a brand new chapter. It’s its own unique chapter in the Stargate universe.”
Amazon Greenlights A New Stargate Series » GateWorld
FIRST ON GATEWORLD: A new Stargate series is now in pre-production for Prime Video, with veteran writer and producer Martin Gero at the helm.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
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November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
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November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A new episode of the Clarkesworld podcast has been published. Listen to "The Apologists" by Tade Thompson (and many other stories) at our website:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_11_25b/
or via any of these podcast directories:
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November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Guys, today is the last day for voting. If you're an @africansfs.bsky.social member, do consider my time travel love story "From Across Time," published in @clarkesworldmagazine.com, in the short story category.

You can read it here clarkesworldmagazine.com/umeh_12_24/
From Across Time by Chisom Umeh
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM