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You people are prolific. I just revised a story that is 9500 words and it's my longest work of fiction, so far. well, I should say, completed work of fiction! I may submit that story for the next quarter, and my current entry is only 4500 words for this quarter, which makes me wonder if it was too ...

You people are prolific. I just revised a story that is 9500 words and it's my longest work of fiction, so far. well, I should say, completed work of fiction! I may submit that story for the next quarter, and my current entry is only 4500 words for this quarter, which makes me wonder if it was too s...

Congrats Wulf!

I've submitted one of the stories which I plan to be the opening story in a novella. (collection of historical fiction stories with magical realism element. I'm in. I have two stories to revise, and three more will be written by March as part of a MA creative writing project at university. This kind...

Hello... How did you get a published author to critique your story? Hi LoyalRam, I sent a Private Message to an author who had friended me on Facebook and who I follow and I had read his book. I asked politely if he had time, how much his fee was, and told him that it was for WoTF 2nd qtr, vol 37. ...

So where will the award ceremony be in 2021? I wasn't aware of any plans to move the gala, but if they do I would vote for Pensacola. wotf007 I live here and that would make it easier to attend the function and meet all the judges and the support staff so I'm a little biased. Everyone should visit ...

My first critique from a published professional has been received and I made multiple corrections and additions to my 2nd quarter story. Wulf Moon was right in telling us to ask a published author to critique our stories. The critique I received was spot on and pointed out glaring blank spaces in t...

So where will the award ceremony be in 2021?

I know in Word, the word count shows at the bottom of the screen. You can highlight a section and it will tell you the word count of the section you highlighted...

I just recieved my note from Galaxy Press and Joni, informing me that I am entered in Q1 Volume 37.

I am revising two short stories in the nex few weeks, but I will be writing three other short stories this semester in a one on one class with my creative writing professor. I've been waiting to write this collection of stories for decades, and so I look forward to finishing them and moving on to ne...

SwiftPotato wrote:FWIW, the title of my winner got a 10.2%. Lol.

hilarious!

According to this http://www.lulu.com/titlescorer/index.php - the title of my Q1 entry is going to win anything. Oh, well... Ha! I never knew there wa such a thing! It says my title has a 14.6% chance of selling, which may be worse than yours. Thank goodness that I have another chance with its bein...

I too recieved an automated reply from Joni Labaqui. I submitted a historical fiction piece with magical realism. It's the first of three historical fiction stories that I have written, with 3-4 more in the hopper. I would love to place in this contest, like everyone else, but I have a question. Ha...

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I too recieved an automated reply from Joni Labaqui. I submitted a historical fiction piece with magical realism. It's the first of three historical fiction stories that I have written, with 3-4 more in the hopper. I would love to place in this contest, like everyone else, but I have a question. Has...

disgruntled peony, your original post about recieving criticisms was wonderfully thought out and I enjoyed reading it. I have read most of the responses to your post by others and I did not see the different forms of critical responses mentioned at all. I am a 55 year old, former professional driver...

I am fascinated by slang from the late Victorian and Edwardian ages, and I use a small amount of it for flavor. Yet, I've decided to attempt to speak consistently in that type of language is distracting and confusing to the reader. Just my opinion.

I submitted today, just under the wire. My story is about 4400 words, which seems a bit short compared to many of you. I've spent a lot of time refining it and so we'll see how it goes....Good fortune, everyone.

I watched the 2012 Awards ceremony and I was awed by the complexity of the stories that won. I write historical fiction with some magical realism via a talking mouse. The story I have submitted has been critically reviewed by my creative writing professor and others in the master level creative writ...

I am, and will keep it in mind. Thanks

This is a great idea....I am already jonesing for critiques by other writers, as this is my last semester that I particpate in creative writing classes at University....I will miss getting feedback every other week!

Thank you, disgruntledpeony. Do they rank all stories, or only the top 3? They tell you if you didn't place (which is referred to on the forum as an R, because it's basically just your standard rejection letter), or if you got one of the following: an honorable mention (HM); a silver honorable ment...

RSchibler wrote:First, it’s recommended you delete any identifying information regarding your story from your post. The contest is anonymous. Second, you’re probably fine. Mentioning historically relevant details as milieu is isn’t the issue, it’s borrowing from them wholesale without attribution.

Thanks.

I am worried that my story was disqualified. I read a requirement AfTER I submitted the story. It appears that no commercials or copyrighted material can be used in a story. I often use historical media to define the time frame of a story without bluntly saying "It's 1967."

Thank you, disgruntledpeony. Do they rank all stories, or only the top 3?

How long does it take to know?

My first post ever. I submitted a story a month or so ago. Have they already decided the winners? If so, is there a place to go to see a ranking of some sort?