I was going to ask people for help weeks ago, but then Night Shade Books beat me to the punch. It seems we both have annual anthologies that we’d like to come up with names for. In my case, it’s the annual Clarkesworld Magazine Anthology. I’ve been banging my head against a wall trying to come up with something good and have gotten nowhere. The one thing we know is that Clarkesworld will not be in the title, but it could be in a subtitle.
So, anyone feeling creative today?
Update: Just so we’re clear, we’re not dropping the Clarkesworld name from the title because of possible associations with Arthur C. Clarke. We want a title that will be more marketable.
Apparently I’m feeling corny, but not creative. The first thing in my head was a takeoff on the numm-a-licious Clark Bar. Maybe I should go have a snack, huh?
Clark B.A.R. (best annual roundup or some other such nonsense)
Clarke’s Bar
etc etc
*ducks under the desk ready for fallout*
Ugh! UGH! UGH! *runs from room*
🙂
Interstitialicious.
I KEEL YOU!
Just don’t throw me in the briar patch.
Too funny. I should have known better to ask here.
How about BONE JOB? You can tell everybody it’s French and pronounced “Bohn-egh Johb.”
The Best of Clarkes-No-Not-That-Clarkes-world.
G,d,&r
I’m beginning to wonder why I should fight it. Maybe we should just call it Rama and hope he doesn’t notice.
How about THE HEADBANGER’S ANTHOLOGY?
I was hoping to cut back on the headbanging, but it doesn’t look like I have much hope!
Songs in a Broken Key: The First Annual Clarkesworld Anthology.
And your cover art is — get this — a ILLUSTRATION of a BROKEN KEY.
Funny… I have some cover art I’m considering that is… a key hole.
Umm..
Songs Down a Keyhole that is Black and Wide: One Year of Clarkesworld
And the Keyhole is OOZING BLOOD.
“BANNED!: The Clarkesworld Magazine Anthology”
Priceless.
Fuck Arthur C Clarke: Clarkesworld Anthology
🙂
title suggestions.
Here are my suggestions:
“Clarke’s Opus” or
“The Science Fiction Odyssey”
or “2001: A Clarkesworld Odyssey.”
(Hey, it’s 6 in the morning…give me a break lol.)
What is the theme of the anthology? That might help us come up with a better title. 🙂
Re: title suggestions.
Theme? It’s a collection of all the stories published in Clarkesworld Magazine during it’s first year. 24 stories in total, 10 of which are online now at http://www.clarkesworldmagazine.com. That’s the only connecting thread between them.
Well, since Night Shade decided to go with something else, I’ll post a few titles I suggested for their antho:
BEDLAM
LAMPLIGHTER
However, FUCK ARTHUR C CLARKE: CLARKESWORLD ANTHOLOGY is much better.