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C L Polk

C L Polk wrote her first story in grade school and still hasn't learned any better. After spending years in strange occupations and wandering western Canada, she settled in southern Alberta with her rescue dog Otis. C. L. has had short stories published in Baen's UNIVERSE and contributes to the web serial Shadow Unit.

Awards: Nebula (2023), WFA (2019) see all

Genres: Fantasy

Series

Kingston Cycle
   1. Witchmark (2018)
   2. Stormsong (2020)
   3. Soulstar (2021)

Novels

The Midnight Bargain (2020)

Novellas and Short Stories

Even Though I Knew the End (2022)

Series contributed to

Tor.Com Original
St. Valentine, St. Abigail, St. Brigid (2020)
Ivy, Angelica, Bay (2024)

Books containing stories by C L Polk

The Long List Anthology Volume 8 (2022)
(Long List Anthology, book 8)
edited by
David Steffen

Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2020 Edition (2021)
(Some of the Best from Tor.com)

Shadow Unit 7 (2011)
(Shadow Unit, book 7)
edited by
Elizabeth Bear and Emma Bull

Awards

	2023 Nebula Award for Best Novella : Even Though I Knew the End
	2019 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel : Witchmark

Award nominations

	2024 Ignyte Award for Outstanding Novelette (nominee) : Ivy, Angelica, Bay
	2024 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Ivy, Angelica, Bay
	2023 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Even Though I Knew the End
	2023 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Even Though I Knew the End
	2023 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Even Though I Knew the End
	2022 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Soulstar
	2022 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Soulstar
	2021 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Midnight Bargain
	2021 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Midnight Bargain
	2020 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Midnight Bargain
	2019 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Witchmark
	2019 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Witchmark
	2018 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Witchmark

C L Polk recommends

Someone You Can Build a Nest In (2024)
John Wiswell
"I love the wonder and the darkly enchanting danger of this story. It makes me think of fairy tales, but John Wiswell understands what so many have forgotten: that true fairy tales are gruesome and magical at the same time, and he nails it here."

The Pomegranate Gate (2023)
(Mirror Realm Cycle, book 1)
Ariel Kaplan
"Wow, I loved it. It's mythic and human, breathtaking and special. I want to read everything Ariel Kaplan does. You'll break the rules and eat the fruit just so you can stay in this magical world for a little while longer."

The Obsidian Tower (2020)
(Rooks and Ruin, book 1)
Melissa Caruso
"A must-read for lovers of high fantasy."

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