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Sun, Apr. 5th, 2009, 09:29 am
New Anthologies - Updates and Clarifications
UPDATES: It has been a week since I posted the guidelines to the two new anthologies. I have already started receiving submissions and plan on posting weekly updates on the submissions status. So here is the update for Week 1. Cheer Up, Universe:
- Total submissions: 4 - Acceptance: 0 - Holds: 2 - Rejections: 2 Fun Times in Strange Lands:
- Total submissions: 2 - Acceptance: 1 (from Ted Kosmatka) - Holds: 1 - Rejections: 0 CLARIFICATIONS: The first week of submissions has left an impression on me that perhaps I did not explain the themes of the anthologies properly. So here are some clarifications: Cheer Up, Universe: Humor is good, but that is not the only thing I am seeking for this anthology. I primarily want stories that leave you feeling warm and fuzzy after reading them - stories with likeable characters and/or exhilarating events. Fun Times in Strange Lands: There are no restrictions at all on the stories in terms of time, place, color, flavor, etc., as long as the stories are suitable for pre-teens and have a speculative element in them.
Sun, Apr. 5th, 2009 04:23 pm (UTC)
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) alaneer
Does solving a mystery crime counts for "warm/fuzzy" feeling? I have a mystery fantasy that might fit the Cheer Up, Universe. Come to think of it, it might fit the other antho, except the protag is sixteen years old. Sun, Apr. 5th, 2009 06:59 pm (UTC)
ahmedakhan
Send it over and let me take a look. Sun, Apr. 5th, 2009 10:25 pm (UTC)
alaneer
I sent it. Sun, Apr. 5th, 2009 04:57 pm (UTC)
jes6ica
Thanks for the update! It's exciting for a first-timer like me to get an idea of what's going on behind the scenes. Sun, Apr. 5th, 2009 07:00 pm (UTC)
ahmedakhan
You are welcome, Jessica. Sun, Apr. 5th, 2009 10:35 pm (UTC)
(Anonymous): Cheer Up, Universe
The clarification really does help. I too had thought Cheer Up, Universe was for humor only and I don't do humor.
Marian Mon, Apr. 6th, 2009 12:12 am (UTC)
(Anonymous)
Patience, patience ... I'm working on it!
Mine comes with art, and it is taking me a while to get it in to a suitable electronic format! Mon, Apr. 13th, 2009 05:43 pm (UTC)
camillealexa
Ted Kosmatka is an awesome writer. Wed, Apr. 15th, 2009 02:24 pm (UTC)
ahmedakhan
Indeed, he is. Ted Kosmatka is one of the best new writers of SF. Wed, Apr. 15th, 2009 03:44 pm (UTC)
(Anonymous)
You two are making me blush. :)
Congrats, Ahmed, on on your Starship Sofa sale. I really like that place. I've got a few stories in the pipeline there myself, so maybe we'll be in the same week. Wed, Apr. 15th, 2009 03:46 pm (UTC)
kosmo34
Oh, oops. That last post was from me. Wed, Apr. 15th, 2009 10:50 pm (UTC)
ahmedakhan
Guessed as much. :) Wed, Apr. 15th, 2009 10:50 pm (UTC)
ahmedakhan
Thanks. Starship Sofa is good and seems to have carved a real good niche for itself in a short time. It would be great if we did share a week there. |
