2018 Clarkesworld Best Short Story and Cover Art The following stories and covers were nominated by our readers as their favorites from our 2018 issues. Now you get to pick the winner in each category. Voting will close on February 20th at 8PM EST and the results will be announced in our March issue. For links to the stories and art, please see: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/clarke_02_19 OK Question Title * 1. Rank the following stories in order of preference, 1 being your most preferred. 1 2 3 4 5 6 “Dandelion” by Elly Bangs (September) 1 2 3 4 5 6 “The Anchorite Wakes” by R.S.A. Garcia (August) 1 2 3 4 5 6 “Umbernight” by Carolyn Ives Gilman (February) 1 2 3 4 5 6 “When We Were Starless” by Simone Heller (October) 1 2 3 4 5 6 “Octo-Heist in Progress” by Rich Larson (November) 1 2 3 4 5 6 “Sour Milk Girls” by Erin Roberts (January) OK Question Title * 2. Rank the following covers in order of preference, 1 being your most preferred. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Islamic Universe 2 by Luis Carlos Barragán (July) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Belt 71 by Pascal Blanché (December) 1 2 3 4 5 6 New Life by Helen Ilnytska (November) 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Storkfriars by Sean Murray (June) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Postcards from Asia: The Floodplain by Pat Presley (October) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vukileyo! by Artur Sadlos (January) OK DONE