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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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Awesome.

Posted by MikeRiggs on October 7, 2009 at 11:10 AM | Report this comment

Is there a more specific deadline--is it Nov 7th?

Posted by Duffer on October 10, 2009 at 9:16 AM | Report this comment

The deadline is November 6.

Posted by Alison True on October 12, 2009 at 5:25 PM | Report this comment

are multiple submissions (e.g., 2) allowed or only 1 per author?

Posted by Googl on October 13, 2009 at 4:28 PM | Report this comment

Any number is welcome.

Posted by Alison True on October 19, 2009 at 5:33 PM | Report this comment

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

Posted by Rich Cronborg on October 22, 2009 at 12:35 PM | Report this comment

Thanks, but we only use previously unpublished material.

Posted by Alison True on October 23, 2009 at 3:03 PM | Report this comment

What are the preferred genres?

JDC

Posted by johndonaldcarlucci on October 28, 2009 at 12:15 AM | Report this comment

John: Check out the archive of past stories. Very good reading and should answer your question.

Posted by positiveflow on October 28, 2009 at 9:59 AM | Report this comment

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

Posted by johndonaldcarlucci on October 28, 2009 at 4:42 PM | Report this comment

We haven't got a theme and don't have prejudices for or against any particular genres.

Posted by Alison True on October 28, 2009 at 6:24 PM | Report this comment

Thank you very much.

JDC

Posted by johndonaldcarlucci on October 28, 2009 at 10:35 PM | Report this comment

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

Posted by shauber1 on October 29, 2009 at 1:08 PM | Report this comment

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.

Posted by Alison True on October 29, 2009 at 2:16 PM | Report this comment

OK, sounds great. I appreciate the notice of how it works. This is new to me . . .
Sara

Posted by shauber1 on October 29, 2009 at 4:33 PM | Report this comment

Do you know when you'll announce the results?

Posted by lauraf on November 16, 2009 at 2:49 PM | Report this comment

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