This has been a very slow quarter for us, which is nice since we have so many new staff members. We have received 168 submissions so far.
We have accepted 2 submissions, held 11, and sent 3 back for possible rewrites. We've had 1 withdrawal, have 13 before the editors, and have rejected 138. We have no submissions sitting in our inbox. Again.
So please, send us more! The submission deadline for the January issue is December 1st.
That's it for now...
JDawson
Editor-in-Chief
Monday, November 16, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Issue 26 Now Online
This Flash Me Magazine issue is our special all-fantasy issue, featuring stories by: Gregory E. Clifford, Gitte Christensen, James Ellis, April Grey, Kelli D. Meyer, Donna Quattrone, and William Wood.
Our Feature Story this quarter is "Soul Mate" by Gregory E. Clifford. He receives $20 US and a free year’s subscription to Flash Me Magazine for being the favorite flash story this quarter.
We also have three bonus stories chosen from the first Flash Fiction Boot Camp.
Our PDF subscription features an interview with Jannette Johnson and book reviews of On the Edge by Ilona Andrews, reviewed by Elizabeth Hull, and An Ungodly Child by Rachel Green, reviewed by Mona Lisa Safai.
We're also pleased to announce our award nominations for 2009 in this issue. We nominated six stories for the Pushcart Prize, and two for the 3rd Annual Micro Award. Congratulations to those authors - we wish them the best of luck!
To see all this quarter has to offer, subscribe today!
JDawson
Editor-in-Chief
Our Feature Story this quarter is "Soul Mate" by Gregory E. Clifford. He receives $20 US and a free year’s subscription to Flash Me Magazine for being the favorite flash story this quarter.
We also have three bonus stories chosen from the first Flash Fiction Boot Camp.
Our PDF subscription features an interview with Jannette Johnson and book reviews of On the Edge by Ilona Andrews, reviewed by Elizabeth Hull, and An Ungodly Child by Rachel Green, reviewed by Mona Lisa Safai.
We're also pleased to announce our award nominations for 2009 in this issue. We nominated six stories for the Pushcart Prize, and two for the 3rd Annual Micro Award. Congratulations to those authors - we wish them the best of luck!
To see all this quarter has to offer, subscribe today!
JDawson
Editor-in-Chief
Friday, October 23, 2009
Slush Update - Call for Submissions
So far we have received 120 submissions:
1 accepted, 11 held for voting, 1 withdrawn, and 88 rejected. In addition to that, we have sent 6 back for requested rewrites, three of which have come back already and been held for voting. That's impressive!
We still have 13 submissions before the editorial board, but our inbox is empty!
Send us more stories - quick!
JDawson
Editor-in-Chief
1 accepted, 11 held for voting, 1 withdrawn, and 88 rejected. In addition to that, we have sent 6 back for requested rewrites, three of which have come back already and been held for voting. That's impressive!
We still have 13 submissions before the editorial board, but our inbox is empty!
Send us more stories - quick!
JDawson
Editor-in-Chief
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
2009 Award Nominations
I just packaged up our award nominations for 2009 and emailed the nominees. Six stories were chosen for the Pushcart Prize and two were nominated for the 3rd Annual Micro Award.
The list of nominees will be announced on our website on October 31, 2009.
We're always looking for new ways to celebrate the best of flash fiction, so if you know of any other prizes, awards, or collections that accept nominations from editors, please let us know!
JDawson
Editor-in-Chief
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Slush Pile Update
So far we have received 104 submissions:
1 accepted, 11 held for voting, 1 withdrawn, and 71 rejected. In addition to that, we have sent 6 back for requested rewrites, three of which have come back already and been held for voting. That's impressive!
We still have 10 submissions before the editorial board, and 4 more still in our inbox.
In the past few months, we've added five new editors to the staff, so we're churning out replies quicker than ever before. We have reviewed all submissions received before October 9th, so if you submitted prior to that and haven't heard from us, please query.
You may also notice more editorial feedback with rejection letters. We have so any editors reviewing slush that we occasionally have five or six editors commenting before we make a final decision. We are also making an effort to give detailed feedback for stories that have flaws we can point out easily. We hope this extra feedback makes a rejection letter a little less like a rejection and more like a review from an experienced editorial board.
We look forward to seeing your stories in the slush pile...
FMM Staff
1 accepted, 11 held for voting, 1 withdrawn, and 71 rejected. In addition to that, we have sent 6 back for requested rewrites, three of which have come back already and been held for voting. That's impressive!
We still have 10 submissions before the editorial board, and 4 more still in our inbox.
In the past few months, we've added five new editors to the staff, so we're churning out replies quicker than ever before. We have reviewed all submissions received before October 9th, so if you submitted prior to that and haven't heard from us, please query.
You may also notice more editorial feedback with rejection letters. We have so any editors reviewing slush that we occasionally have five or six editors commenting before we make a final decision. We are also making an effort to give detailed feedback for stories that have flaws we can point out easily. We hope this extra feedback makes a rejection letter a little less like a rejection and more like a review from an experienced editorial board.
We look forward to seeing your stories in the slush pile...
FMM Staff
Monday, October 5, 2009
Slush Update
We have received 78 submissions this quarter, which isn't a huge amount, but the quality of those submissions is much higher than in recent quarters.
So far we have accepted 1 story (though we have not notified the author yet), held 7 for voting, and rejected 43. There are 11 stories before the editorial board right now.
We've had 1 withdrawal, and have 15 submissions still in our inbox.
FMM Staff
So far we have accepted 1 story (though we have not notified the author yet), held 7 for voting, and rejected 43. There are 11 stories before the editorial board right now.
We've had 1 withdrawal, and have 15 submissions still in our inbox.
FMM Staff
Monday, September 28, 2009
Flash Fiction Boot Camp
Flash Fiction Boot Camp is a 12-day intensive course for serious writers taught by the Editor-in-Chief of Flash Me Magazine, Jennifer Dawson. She is joined by Flash Me Magazine's Senior Managing Editor, Elizabeth Hull.
Each participant must have three unpublished short stories under 1200 words that they have submitted and had rejected from at least one market prior to enrolling in this course. The goal is to have stories you feel are ready for publication, and proof of that is a collection of rejection letters. If you don't have any rejection letters, start submitting!
Every participant will:
1) have one story edited offline by the instructor
2) have one story reviewed online by peers
3) use one story in a variety of exercises
4) be challenged to write new stories through daily writing exercises.
At the end of each session, selected stories may be published in the Special Features section of Flash Me Magazine. We selected seven boot camp stories from the first session, and five from the second session.
Click here to see what past participants had to say.
The next session will be February 1-12, 2010. Interested participants must register between December 15th and January 15th.
Participation will be limited to the first fifteen people, so sign up early. Tuition for this session will be $25 US. Discounted rates are available to FMM paid subscribers, to members of the Online Writing Workshop for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror, and to those who register before December 31, 2009.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.
JDawson
Editor-in-Chief
I'll post a reminder in December.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Slush Pile Update
We are now working on the slush pile for next year's January issue. Submissions have been trickling in since August 1st, even though we were focusing on the October issue during that time.
As of now, we've received 37 submissions. Eleven are before the editors, and 26 are still in our inbox.
We have three new editors that we're breaking in, and we have lost our long-time editor, Jennifer Crow. She retires as our Managing Editor, and we will miss her greatly. It's a time of transitions and changes, but we're still committed to providing an exceptional market for flash fiction stories.
JDawson
Editor-in-Chief
As of now, we've received 37 submissions. Eleven are before the editors, and 26 are still in our inbox.
We have three new editors that we're breaking in, and we have lost our long-time editor, Jennifer Crow. She retires as our Managing Editor, and we will miss her greatly. It's a time of transitions and changes, but we're still committed to providing an exceptional market for flash fiction stories.
JDawson
Editor-in-Chief
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Final Fantasy Issue Update
We have notified all authors on fantasy issue submissions. If you haven't heard from us by tonight, please query.
FMM Staff
FMM Staff
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Fantasy Slush Update
We have finished our end-of-quarter voting and have selected seven stories for the upcoming Fantasy issue. One was accepted outright and the author was notified months ago, while the other six were chosen from our "held for voting" pile and have not yet been notified. We're reviewing them for any suggested changes prior to sending out the acceptance letters. This may take a few days - perhaps as long as a week.
Everyone else should have received their rejection letters. If you had a story held for voting and haven't heard back yet, that's good news;) If you did not receive a notice that we were holding your story for voting, and you haven't received a rejection letter yet, please query asap.
FMM Staff
Everyone else should have received their rejection letters. If you had a story held for voting and haven't heard back yet, that's good news;) If you did not receive a notice that we were holding your story for voting, and you haven't received a rejection letter yet, please query asap.
FMM Staff
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