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September 15, 2014
UPGRADED release contest
UPGRADED is apparently showing up in stores ahead of the publication date. Since they’ve done that, I’ve authorized all our ebook dealers to start shipping today. To celebrate, let’s have a contest. The best caption for the following picture will win a signed copy of UPGRADED. International entries welcome and all entries must be submitted as a comment to this post. Deadline: 9/22/14.
This unstaged photo was taken this past weekend. Pictured left to right: Sean, Neil, and Kate.
September 9, 2014
Kickstarting the First Year of a Translation Project
We’ve just launched a Kickstarter campaign to add Chinese science fiction story translations as a regular feature of Clarkesworld Magazine. The full details are on the page, but if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
September 8, 2014
Clarkesworld wins a British Fantasy Award!
The British Fantasy Awards were announced at a ceremony at FantasyCon in York this past Sunday. I would have liked to have attended, but UK flights are expensive and Lisa would probably kill me if I tried to jet off to the UK again so soon. (Doesn’t help that I feel like I’m still recovering from Loncon last month.)
Clarkesworld was competing in the “Best Magazine/Periodical” category and we won! Such a wonderful surprise and honor. A big thank you to the judges and BFS members! I’m so glad you’re enjoying our work and I hope we can continue to live up to your standards.
Wooo-hooooo!
August 24, 2014
Preordering Upgraded
Preorders are now available for the trade paperback and ebook editions of UPGRADED, which will be released next month!
Trade Paperback
Wyrm Publishing
Amazon.com
Amazon.ca
Amazon.co.uk
Barnes & Noble
Booksamillion
IndieBound
Booktopia (Australia)
Fishpond (Australia)
Blackwell’s (UK)
Foyle’s (UK)
Indigo (Canada)
Ebook:
Amazon (mobi/Kindle)
Apple (epub)
B&N (epub)
Kobo (epub)
Weightless Books (epub/mobi/kindle)
August 21, 2014
UPGRADED is on the truck…
I’ve just been informed by my printer that UPGRADED shipped yesterday and should be arriving at my house early next week! Bookstores won’t have it until late September, but I’ll start mailing copies to our Kickstarter supporters next week.
August 19, 2014
Kickstarter Panel
Just before Worldcon, I had the opportunity to travel to Kickstarter headquarters and participate in a discussion on short fiction. They’ve published the video from our panel:
August 6, 2014
A quick contest…
I’ve been given copies of:
Echopraxia by Peter Watts
and
The Ultra Thin Man by Patrick Swenson
to give away to a lucky reader living in the United States or Canada. (No internationals this time, sorry. I’m not the one shipping them.)
This time, I’m doing a Twitter-based contest. To enter, simply tweet the name and a link to your favorite Clarkesworld story with the hashtag #readclarkesworld (NOTE: retweeting someone’s entry does not enter you in the contest)
Friday morning (8/8), I’ll pick a single winner and they’ll receive both books.
August 5, 2014
UPGRADED now available for preorder!
UPGRADED is now available for preorder!
TRADE PAPERBACK
Wyrm Publishing
Amazon.com
Amazon.ca
Amazon.co.uk
Barnes & Noble
EBOOK
Email us at wyrmpublishing@gmail.com to be notified when the ebook editions of this title are available to order or preorder at:
Apple (epub)
B&N (epub)
Kobo (epub)
August 1, 2014
August 2014 Issue of Clarkesworld
The August 2014 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine is now available. You can get the issue:
Online at www.clarkesworldmagazine.com
Via podcast subscription (free)
or help us pay the bills by purchasing Clarkesworld with a subscription at:
Amazon.com
Apple Newsstand (iPad/iPhone)
Google Play (Android Phones and Tablets)
Patreon (epub/mobi/Kindle)
Weightless Books (epub/mobi/Kindle)
AUGUST 2014 – ISSUE #95
FICTION
“Five Stages of Grief After the Alien Invasion” by Caroline M. Yoachim
“Bonfires in Anacostia” by Joseph Tomaras
“The Saint of the Sidewalks” by Kat Howard
“The Rose Witch” by James Patrick Kelly
“Seven Years from Home” by Naomi Novik
“Nevermore” by Ian R. MacLeod
NONFICTION
“The Issue of Gender in Genre Fiction: Conclusions” by Susan E. Connolly
“Human Nature: A Conversation with Peter Watts” by Julie Novakova
“Another Word: Obstacles and Style” by Daniel Abraham
“Editor’s Desk: Having an Adventure with Dad” by Neil Clarke
PODCAST
This month’s stories will be released in audio form over the course of the month. Read by Kate Baker.
COVER ART
Slumbering Naiad by Julie Dillon
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Thanks!
July 30, 2014
Kickstarter Presents: New Trends In Sci-Fi and Fantasy
On Thursday August 7th, I’ll be participating on a panel at Kickstarter HQ about new trends in the genre, and offering tips for publishing your own SF/F stories.
The full panel lineup is:
Neil Clarke, editor of Clarkesworld magazine
Rose Fox and Daniel José Older, editors of the Long Hidden anthology
Alex Shvartsman, editor of the Unidentified Funny Objects anthology series
Brian White, editor of Fireside magazine
Margot Atwell (moderator), publishing community manager at Kickstarter
It’s free, but space is limited. The talk will run about an hour, with snacks and mingling to follow. Hope to see you there!
Event info:
Kickstarter Presents: New Trends In Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Thursday August 7 | 7 to 9:30pm
Kickstarter HQ
58 Kent Street
Brooklyn NY 11222
RSVP now: http://ow.ly/zKYoX
