98 submissions received thus far.
We have rejected 45 submissions thus far, held 1 for voting, and accepted 0, out of the first forty-six submissions we've reviewed so far.
We have 10 more submissions before the editorial board and we have not started reviewing any submissions received after August 28th, 2008.
We have 43 submissions still waiting in our inbox for review.
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In other news, our fund drive overdrive ends Wednesday, October 1st so send those donations today! We're giving away lots of instant prizes, and every donor is entered into our end of fund drive raffle. For more information, check out our fund drive page at www.wingedhalo.com/fundraisers.html
FMM Staff
Monday, September 29, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Slush Pile Update
88 submissions received thus far.
We have rejected 25 submissions thus far, held 1 for voting, and accepted 0, out of the first twenty-six submissions we've reviewed so far.
We have 19 more submissions before the editorial board and we have not started reviewing any submissions received after August 20th, 2008.
We have 43 submissions still waiting in our inbox for review.
Pet Peeves for today:
Emails that do not include the requested information: I shouldn't have to open the attachments to log the necessary information. Worse yet, every email should tell me who the submission is from. I don't need a full letter, but the basics would be nice.
Being addressed as Jennifer Michaels: I haven't been Jennifer Michaels in over two years. Of course that's still preferably to being called Dave Clapper. He's a great guy and a respected editor, but he's not on my staff - never has been. I suspect it's a matter of copying a previous submission email and pasting it into a new email, but it's still annoying. It's always safer to just say "Dear Editor" or "Dear Editors" if you're not certain who to address. "Dear Flash Me Magazine" works, too. I wasn't impressed with the "Hey Guys!" though.
Strange text colors: We received one attachment that was all red, underlined text. Other emails had variety of colors sprinkled in them. Just like pen ink, black or blue are acceptable; reds, purples, and other strange colors don't belong in a submission.
Title mistakes: All submissions should have a title, only one title, and shouldn't have typos in the title. I have one submission with two titles.
Explanations: I don't need to know how long you've been using a computer, that you write for money only, that this isn't your strongest story, your age, etc, unless it's in the bio you want published. Other random information not pertaining to the story, publishing credits, or bio just muddles the submission.
JDawson
Editor-in-Chief
We have rejected 25 submissions thus far, held 1 for voting, and accepted 0, out of the first twenty-six submissions we've reviewed so far.
We have 19 more submissions before the editorial board and we have not started reviewing any submissions received after August 20th, 2008.
We have 43 submissions still waiting in our inbox for review.
Pet Peeves for today:
Emails that do not include the requested information: I shouldn't have to open the attachments to log the necessary information. Worse yet, every email should tell me who the submission is from. I don't need a full letter, but the basics would be nice.
Being addressed as Jennifer Michaels: I haven't been Jennifer Michaels in over two years. Of course that's still preferably to being called Dave Clapper. He's a great guy and a respected editor, but he's not on my staff - never has been. I suspect it's a matter of copying a previous submission email and pasting it into a new email, but it's still annoying. It's always safer to just say "Dear Editor" or "Dear Editors" if you're not certain who to address. "Dear Flash Me Magazine" works, too. I wasn't impressed with the "Hey Guys!" though.
Strange text colors: We received one attachment that was all red, underlined text. Other emails had variety of colors sprinkled in them. Just like pen ink, black or blue are acceptable; reds, purples, and other strange colors don't belong in a submission.
Title mistakes: All submissions should have a title, only one title, and shouldn't have typos in the title. I have one submission with two titles.
Explanations: I don't need to know how long you've been using a computer, that you write for money only, that this isn't your strongest story, your age, etc, unless it's in the bio you want published. Other random information not pertaining to the story, publishing credits, or bio just muddles the submission.
JDawson
Editor-in-Chief
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Slush Count as of 9-18-08
We have received 86 submissions between July 31 and September 18 and just started reviewing submissions after a brief hiatus.
We have rejected 13 submissions thus far, held 0 for voting, and accepted 0.
Right now we have 13 more submissions before the editorial board and have not started reviewing any submissions received after August 5, 2008. We have 60 submissions still waiting in our inbox to be reviewed.
We will go through submissions as quickly as possible, in the order they were received.
Please remember if you do not receive a receipt email from us within two days of sending us a submission, please resend. All submissions should have the word "SUBMISSION" in the subject line, as well as your story's title. One submission per email. Please review our submission guidelines at www.wingedhalo.com/guidelines.html.
Thank you,
FMM Staff
New Blog
I've been posting random FMM news on my own blog for a while now, and decided it would be easier to have one set up specifically for this purpose.
The main goal will be to discuss the slush pile at the magazine, but I will also post any news and such I feel authors will be interested in.
News:
*Right now we're accepting submissions for the January 31, 2009 issue.
*Our Fund Drive is in overdrive, with lots of prizes awarded to those who donate before October 1st.
*We will have a dealer table at the World Fantasy Convention in Calgary Oct 30th-Nov 2nd. If you'll be there, come see us!
*Our 2008 Compilation CDs will go on sale October 30th for only $10.
*We are looking for books to review in 2009. If interested, check out our Review Page.
*We have several open positions. Click here for more information.
JDawson
Editor-in-Chief
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