clarkesworld

clarkesworld , 4 days ago to random

So... I apparently won the Locus Award for Best Editor. Stunned. Thank you to all the voters, readers, and everyone I worked with in 2023. Wow!

clarkesworld , 24 days ago to random

We're still rebuilding subscriptions (since Amazon abandoned them) and pushing back against the generated submissions on a daily basis. We'd like to keep doing so. The path forward requires us to keep shouting from the rooftops, so...
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
Thank you!

clarkesworld , 30 days ago to random

I'm dying reading one of the more recent "make money with Clarkesworld" articles. Clearly generated, but maybe in another language and machine translated to English.
"While prior composing experiences can be valuable, it’s not in a general sense required to surrender to Clarkesworld Magazine."

clarkesworld , 1 month ago to random

Our May issue is now online at:
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_212

and features original fiction by Alice Towey, Fiona Moore, Carolyn Zhao, Thomas Ha, Samara Auman, Rajeev Prasad, Carlie St. George, and K. J. Khan.

Show your support by subscribing at:
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

clarkesworld , 2 months ago to random

I've been monitoring the ups and downs of rebuilding subscriptions post-Amazon for the magazines that have been impacted. Unsurprisingly, it turns out that survival depends on us being more shameless. So...

If you like what we do, maybe it's time to subscribe: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

clarkesworld , 2 months ago to random

Currently on my way to Norwescon. Spending a chunk of the flight reading slush and banning people who are still trying to send us "AI" spam as their own work.

clarkesworld , 3 months ago to random

Round two of the Amazon magazine subscriptions nightmare is shaping up to be far worse than round one. I'll have more to say when I've finished reviewing my math (and maybe looking at Feb. data), but it's not good.

The more subscribers we have elsewhere, the easier it is to walk away from this mess.

https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

clarkesworld , 4 months ago to random

One year ago today, we had to close submissions due to "AI" spam. We've long since reopened, but it continues to be a problem for us. Even with the countermeasures we've developed, it is still eating up a significant amount of my time.

clarkesworld , 4 months ago to random

We're still trying to close up the gap in digital subscriptions caused by Amazon shuttering their subscription program last year. If you are a former Amazon subscriber looking to sign back up or someone joining for the first time, your options can be found here:

https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

(We were unable to contact former subscribers because Amazon wouldn't tell us who they were. It made quite a mess for a lot of magazines.)