Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Chicagoland / Media / Lit & Lectures / News Fiction Issue: Call for Submissions
Posted by Alison True on Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 10:55 AM
The Reader's fiction issue, which comes out at the end of December, is an annual collection of work from mostly local fiction writers paired with mostly local illustrators. Our fiction issue archive includes some fantastic contributions and some names you should recognize. This year's edition will be our ninth and there's still time to get in on it:
We'll be considering submissions for another month. Send them to fiction@chicagoreader.com. We prefer text pasted into email rather than attachments. It's hard to find room these days for pieces over 10,000 words, but generally we're flexible on length.
We pay for those we publish, of course.
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Is there a more specific deadline--is it Nov 7th?
The deadline is November 6.
are multiple submissions (e.g., 2) allowed or only 1 per author?
I hope you enjoyed reading my submissions. I have been a fan of the Chicago Reader for many years. It would be an honor to have excerpts from my 3 books, available on Amazon.com, to appear in the Reader's fiction selections!...Sincerely, Rich Cronborg, Chicago artist/author
Thanks, but we only use previously unpublished material.
What are the preferred genres?
JDC
John: Check out the archive of past stories. Very good reading and should answer your question.
I have no doubt that the archive is filled with excellent material, but suggesting I read it to determine the answer to a standard guideline question seems a bit silly.
Why would a submission request not actually cover what the publication is looking for? What if this edition is seeking a different theme from what has been published previously?
JDC
We haven't got a theme and don't have prejudices for or against any particular genres.
Thank you very much.
JDC
Just a quick question that I thought other writers might have as well: Is there any way to get a confirmation that you have actually received my story? I e-mailed it last week, but I didn't want to follow-up with a "didja get it?" e-mail. I guess I expected an auto-response e-mail letting me know that you'd received it.
Thanks for the help,
Sara
No reason to suspect it hasn't arrived. I'll reply to all submissions at the same time, once I've made my selection. If you haven't heard back yet, no one has. Thanks for your patience.
OK, sounds great. I appreciate the notice of how it works. This is new to me . . .
Sara
Do you know when you'll announce the results?
We don't publish results till the issue comes out: look for the issue tomorrow, December 23.
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