Greetings, everyone!! Hope you all had a great weekend!
Okay, as some of you may already know, we have added Series Romance to our submission categories. Series romance can be genre romance (all sub genres welcome), love stories/chick lit with a total word count between 1201-3500 words, suitable for splitting into weekly segments. Chapters or page/scene breaks are great ways to segment the story - 2-3 segments on the lower word counts, 4-6 on the higher.
My newest poll question is about scheduling the series stories. Of course, it depends on how many are submitted, but I'm looking to publish two a month …
Awards…
A reminder that:
Pushcart Prize nominations begin October 1 and include all pieces published in 2024, including ones scheduled to be published after October 1…6 nominations are allowed per press, I will announce our nominees the first week of October.
BestMicrofiction nominations begin November 2… I'm still awaiting more details about this award, such as how many nominations per lit mag are allowed. But this is definitely where our Sweet Nothings will be submitted. Nominations will be announced the first week of November.
Best Small Fictions nominations begin November 15. I believe 5 are allowed. They need to be 1000 words or less, so this is ideal for stories published in our Quickies category. Nominations will be announced just before the Holiday Stories begin on the 18th of November.
The Cupid Prize is our own award. Nominees will be announced just after the New Year (first week of January)… more details, including the nomination process, guest judges, etc will be released in December.
As always, thank you all so much for your support and participation in these polls… I appreciate the feedback…hope you all have a great week!
Think happy thoughts,
Gail Lynn, EIC