GET READY TO APPLY: Cover art submissions
Clarkesworld Magazine
Apply on their own site: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/submissions/
This checklist: https://qualifyafrica.com/o/clarkesworld-cover-art-submissions
Built only from what the listing states. Lines marked (our advice) are ours.
A short application, by our reading.

1. CHECK YOURSELF AGAINST WHAT THEY ASK
[ ] science fiction or fantasy illustration you can show

2. WHAT TO GET READY
[ ] Portfolio or work samples (A few of your best pieces, with a line on what you did in each.)
In their words: "illustration portfolio, submitted through their online system"

3. DATES
- No closing date is stated.
- Openings with no closing date can close once they have enough people, so sooner is safer. (our advice)
- On the date, the listing says: open on 8 September 2026.

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