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C. L. Polk

Polk, Chelsea Louise

Birth place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

17 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
October 2007 3 Short Fiction Kether Station Jim Baen's Universe, October 2007
October 2018 19 Review Witchmark The New York Times Book Review, October 7, 2018
February 2020 |1 Short Fiction St. Valentine, St. Abigail, St. Brigid Tor.com, February 5 2020
June 2020 |8 Review Stormsong Strange Horizons, 29 June 2020
October 2020 |13 Interview Interview: C.L. Polk Lightspeed, October 2020
November 2020 7|7.1 Review The Midnight Bargain The New York Times Book Review, November 1, 2020
March 2021 19 Short Fiction The Music of the Siphorophenes The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March-April 2021
July 2021 |4 Review Soulstar Strange Horizons, 5 July 2021
January 2022 |6 Poem Delivery Fiyah, Winter 2022
August 2022 |4 Essay Writing While Disabled (Strange Horizons, 22 August 2022) Strange Horizons, 22 August 2022
September 2022 |9.4 Interview Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists, Part Two: C.L. Polk Fantasy Magazine, September 2022
January 2023 |8.1 Review Even Though I Knew the End Strange Horizons, 23 January 2023
January 2023 |11 Review Even Though I Knew the End Lightspeed, January 2023
March 2023 |12 Essay BookTok Fame Is a Lightning Strike Uncanny Magazine, March-April 2023
May 2023 |12.6 Review Even Though I Knew the End The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2023
December 2023 |1 Short Fiction Ivy, Angelica, Bay Tor.com, December 8, 2023
March 2024 |16.4 Review Ivy, Angelica, Bay Apex Magazine, March 2024

7 English-language books

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
2018 Goodreads Choice Awards Debut Author Witchmark Nominee
2018 Lambda Literary Awards LGBT Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror Witchmark Nominee
2019 Hugo Award Best Novel Witchmark Nominee
2019 Locus Poll Award Best First Novel Witchmark Finalist
2019 Nebula Award Novel Witchmark Nominee
2019 Prix Aurora Awards Best Novel – English Witchmark Nominee
2019 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic Adult Witchmark Nominee
2019 World Fantasy Award Best Novel Witchmark Winner
2021 Hugo Award Best Short Story St. Valentine, St. Abigail, St. Brigid Nominee
2021 Ignyte Award Best Novel - Adult The Midnight Bargain Nominee
2021 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel The Midnight Bargain Nominee
2021 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel Stormsong Nominee
2021 Nebula Award Novel The Midnight Bargain Nominee
2021 World Fantasy Award Best Novel The Midnight Bargain Nominee
2022 Hugo Award Best Novelette The Music of the Siphorophenes Nominee
2022 Ignyte Award Best Novelette The Music of the Siphorophenes Nominee
2022 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel Soulstar Nominee
2022 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Music of the Siphorophenes Nominee
2022 Prix Aurora Awards Best Novel – English Soulstar Nominee
2023 Hugo Award Best Novella Even Though I Knew the End Finalist
2023 Ignyte Award Best Novella Even Though I Knew the End Nominee
2023 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Even Though I Knew the End Nominee
2023 Nebula Award Novella Even Though I Knew the End Winner
2023 Prix Aurora Awards Best Novelette/Novella Even Though I Knew the End Nominee
2023 World Fantasy Award Best Novella Even Though I Knew the End Nominee
2024 Hugo Award Best Novelette Ivy, Angelica, Bay Finalist
2024 Ignyte Award Best Novelette Ivy, Angelica, Bay Nominee
2024 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Ivy, Angelica, Bay Nominee

The author lived 2020 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and was also a contributor to the web serial "Shadow Unit".

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