Million Writers Award Nominating Season
storySouth's Million Writers Award is open for nominations for this year's awards. Last year 16 stories published in STORYGLOSSIA received nominations, which ultimately led to STORYGLOSSIA being named best online publication. That recognition was much appreciated and generated more exposure for the 217 writers who have appeared in STORYGLOSSIAs 27 issues.
Although I'd bet against a repeat, STORYGLOSSIA was even better in 2007 than it was in 2006. Following the MWA recognition we were flooded with extremely high-quality submissions. Rather than reject a bunch of great stories because of some artificial limit on how many stories we would publish, STORYGLOSSIA put out three extra issues during the summer of 2007 to showcase the incredible talent that submitted. If you haven't read through all of last year's issues, I urge you to visit the archives, where you will find a stunning collection of short fiction.
Reading through the nominations so far, props to Kevin Hardcastle, whose story An Appointment in Word Riot has seen a cascade of nominations. Such a strong network of fans should do him well if the story makes the notable list. Props also to Eclectica—a journal certainly deserving more recognition—whose fans have been busy nominating just about every story published in the past year.
STORYGLOSSIA has been well represented with ten stories nominated so far, and based on what hasn't been nominated yet, I'm sure there will be more. Nominations are nice, but what I really want to see is that these great stories are being read and that their writers realize a growing readership.
STORYGLOSSIA's nominations so far:
Worm Daddy - Lance Levens
The Ataturk of the Outer Boroughs - Jacob M. Appel
Louder Gospel - Anthony Neil Smith
The Pet Palace - Clifford Garstang
Orange Crush - Myfanwy Collins
Prom - Gina Ventre
Tattooed People - Seth Harwood
Hook - Claudia Smith
Rutting Season - Larry T. Menlove
On the Edge - Barry Graham
Although I'd bet against a repeat, STORYGLOSSIA was even better in 2007 than it was in 2006. Following the MWA recognition we were flooded with extremely high-quality submissions. Rather than reject a bunch of great stories because of some artificial limit on how many stories we would publish, STORYGLOSSIA put out three extra issues during the summer of 2007 to showcase the incredible talent that submitted. If you haven't read through all of last year's issues, I urge you to visit the archives, where you will find a stunning collection of short fiction.
Reading through the nominations so far, props to Kevin Hardcastle, whose story An Appointment in Word Riot has seen a cascade of nominations. Such a strong network of fans should do him well if the story makes the notable list. Props also to Eclectica—a journal certainly deserving more recognition—whose fans have been busy nominating just about every story published in the past year.
STORYGLOSSIA has been well represented with ten stories nominated so far, and based on what hasn't been nominated yet, I'm sure there will be more. Nominations are nice, but what I really want to see is that these great stories are being read and that their writers realize a growing readership.
STORYGLOSSIA's nominations so far:
Worm Daddy - Lance Levens
The Ataturk of the Outer Boroughs - Jacob M. Appel
Louder Gospel - Anthony Neil Smith
The Pet Palace - Clifford Garstang
Orange Crush - Myfanwy Collins
Prom - Gina Ventre
Tattooed People - Seth Harwood
Hook - Claudia Smith
Rutting Season - Larry T. Menlove
On the Edge - Barry Graham
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