Submissions are now CLOSED for "Dark Tales of Lost Civilizations"
Whew! I have just finished logging in all submissions and confirming receipt to authors.
It will take me a few weeks, but I will read everything and respond to submitters as I can. I will issue rejections right away and save stories with potential for my final "short list", from which to make acceptances before the end of November.
FINAL COUNT: I received 204 submissions, over 50 of which arrived within the last two weeks! A few stories come from the same author, meaning I rejected a story early on and they later resubmitted a new tale for consideration.
The average word count for all submissions is 4,469 with a range between 850 words up to 15,100.
Thus, I will have read well over 900,000 words by the time of final selection (or more than nine full-length novels).
I received submissions from 23 countries, including representation from each of the six "major" continents (i.e. all but Antarctica ).
I am still estimating this project to be on schedule with a publication date of approximately the end of March, 2012.
Thank you to all submitters and I will be in contact with each of you!
Warm regards,
Eric
WOW, that's a lot to read. You certainly have your work cut out for you. And that's also a lot of competition... oh dear. Amazing how many countries submitted (no submissions from Antarctica!? Hahaha).
ReplyDeleteI love how you've kept everyone updated through this blog, and even if I don't make it in, I'll still want to check this out when it's published. :)
My thoughts, exactly, Eric. Even if my story doesn't make it into the final batch, I'm interested in seeing the anthology.
ReplyDeleteThanks both for the support!
ReplyDeleteI have also been really impressed by the transparency of your system and I am looking forward to this anthology's release. Enjoy reading!
ReplyDeleteThanks - I find that even worse than a story's rejection is just "not knowing" the status or reason or what happened to something I sent in.
ReplyDeleteSo many rejections lately. I can't seem to catch a win. I think the worst part is waiting 4 months for a response.
ReplyDeleteI empathize how you feel. As a struggling writer myself, I know how frustrating it is to receive multiple rejections. As I mentioned in my e-mail, I really did enjoy your story. I am just limited on space. All I can say is that you have a great future ahead - keep at it!
ReplyDeleteSorry if any of my annoyance seemed directed at you. I understand you had to cut a bunch of stories, and I really appreciate your encouragement. I'm glad you liked the story, anyway.
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