tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56620971524695026942024-03-04T23:41:14.219-06:00The Slush PileSlush Pile Updates and News from the Flash Me Magazine StaffFlash Me Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916949891589876747noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-41978839581035042142010-12-03T11:21:00.002-06:002010-12-03T11:34:45.730-06:00Finally: Slush Pile CompletedIt took much, much longer than anticipated even given our two-month extension, but I finally emailed the last author a few minutes ago. All authors have been notified of their submissions' status, whether it be accepted or rejected. So if you submitted a story to us prior to August 31, 2010 and have not heard back, please query at info@wingedhalo.com <br /><br />We received 388 submissions for the S/F/H issue and narrowed it down to 5. Keep your eye out for the issue, debuting online New Year's Eve!<br /><br />JDawson<br />Editor-in-ChiefJDawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541394453694923644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-12187971031818193602010-10-07T01:23:00.004-05:002010-12-23T10:46:43.075-06:00Flash Me Magazine NEWS!After much debate, we have decided to postpone our October 31st issue. It's our final issue before our indefinite hiatus, and we want to take the time to do a proper send-off. As we are still knee-deep in submissions, we thought the best decision would be to publish it on December 31st, giving us two months to finish the issue. That will allow us to keep providing the editorial feedback we're famous for, without sacrificing quality.<br /><br />So, our new deadlines are as follows:<br /><br />We should finish reading through the slush by November 15th. Final voting on held submissions will be completed by November 19th so that we can have all final notifications emailed out before the U.S.'s Thanksgiving Day.<br /><br />We will then have a full month for contracts and formatting, and be able to offer both readers and authors the highest quality issue.<br /><br />Our staff will begin sending notification emails to all authors awaiting a reply from us. If you do not receive an email by October 15th, please query.<br /><br />Thank you,<br />JDawson<br />Editor-in-Chief<br /><br />***TO CLARIFY: We will be sending notifications of the publication date change over the next week and if you have a story still in our slush pile and do not receive this special notification email by October 15th, please query. That may mean that your original submission has been misplaced, or that you should have received a rejection letter from us already. These special notification emails will only be sent to stories we are holding for voting and stories we have not previously rejected. That way all authors are notified of the new publication date and understand that we are still considering their stories.***JDawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541394453694923644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-5939944100798413302010-09-27T18:19:00.003-05:002010-09-27T18:21:02.025-05:00A Quick UpdateWe are still hip-deep in submissions, so our original response date of September 25th has been pushed back now to October 10th. We still have 120 submissions left in our inbox to review.<br /><br />Please bear with us...<br /><br />Thank you,<br />JDawson<br />Editor-in-ChiefJDawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541394453694923644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-32858521372406281852010-09-11T00:01:00.003-05:002010-09-11T00:17:16.307-05:00SFH Slush Pile UpdateWell, it's been a while since we've updated the blog, and that's partially because we've been overwhelmed with submissions. <b>The submission deadline was August 31, 2010, and we are now officially on hiatus and no longer accepting any submissions for future issues.</b><br /><br />I don't have any final tallies for the SFH issue because we've had to ask a few authors to send us corrected submissions. We're giving them a few days to get back to us. Here are the stats I do know:<br /><br />We have received and logged 387 official submissions so far, but that number may go up before we're through. We have held 10 stories for voting and rejected 150. The editors are currently reviewing 11 submissions right now, with submissions received between June 18 and July 8. We have 216 submissions sitting in our inbox. We will work our way through them by the end of the month.<br /><br />We hope to do final voting on or before October 5th, so if you're one of the lucky authors who has a story held for voting, we'll let you know as soon as we've made a decision. We have to get through the entire slush pile first.<br /><br />That's all for now...<br />JDawson<br />Editor-in-ChiefJDawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541394453694923644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-79211037075450968802010-07-30T04:01:00.001-05:002010-07-30T04:03:22.799-05:00Unfortunate NewsAfter our October Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror issue, Flash Me Magazine will be taking an indefinite hiatus. <br /><br />As the Editor-in-Chief and publisher, I am responsible for making sure each issue is published and our authors are paid. In 2011, I will be relocating overseas for three years, and I fear all of my traveling would affect the publication schedule. I would rather close things down while I am away than let the magazine’s quality suffer. <br /><br />Our final issue will be October 31, 2010, and we are still accepting submissions for that special S/F/H issue until August 30th. Until then, we will be contacting all authors with submissions in our slush pile for the January 2011 issue, which will no longer be published. Those stories have not been reviewed yet, and may now be sent to other markets. We will no longer be accepting new subscription purchases, and we will contact current subscribers regarding their options. <br /><br />If you have any questions or concerns about how this hiatus affects you, your work, or your subscription, please contact me at info@wingedhalo.com with the word QUERY in your subject line and I’ll be happy to answer all of your questions.<br /><br />This was a very hard decision for me, but I believe it’s in the magazine’s best interests. We hope you enjoy our final two issues.<br /><br />JDawson<br />Editor-in-ChiefJDawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541394453694923644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-40529183829467309452010-07-30T03:58:00.003-05:002010-07-30T04:25:39.876-05:00July Issue Online EarlyI will be out of town tonight, so I put the July issue online a day early. <br /><br />It contains stories by Igor Teper, Keri Clark, Rabia Gale<br />and Catherine Russell, with bonus stories by Sarahlyn S. Bruck, Michael Guillebeau, and Stephen V. Ramey. We hope you enjoy.<br /><br />JDawson<br />Editor-in-ChiefJDawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541394453694923644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-29447707588602028852010-06-17T23:20:00.002-05:002010-06-17T23:28:00.547-05:00Finally finishedWe are finally finished wading through the July slush pile. We still have to do final voting in a few weeks, but I'm giving the staff a much needed break until then.<br /><br />The stats:<br /><br />2 accepted, 7 held for voting, 14 sent for rewrites, 2 wihdrawn, and 330 rejected. We will choose 4-6 stories for the issue and will notify authors and send out final contracts on or before July 10th.<br /><br />All authors who submitted something for the regular issue between March 2nd and June 5th should have heard something from us by now. If not, please query.<br /><br />JDawson<br />Editor-in-ChiefJDawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541394453694923644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-41427401783692448832010-06-17T00:01:00.003-05:002010-06-17T00:11:22.361-05:00Almost Done!We are almost done with the July Submissions:<br /><br />We have accepted 2 submissions so far, held 7 for voting, sent 13 back for rewrites, and had 2 withdrawn. We have 24 submissions before the editors right now, have rejected 306 as of today, and have 1 left in our inbox. <br /><br />We are currently reviewing the last of the submissions.<br /><br />If you submitted a story for the July issue before May 30th and have not heard from us, please query asap.<br /><br />We will return to S/F/H submissions after July 15th. This July issue took far longer than anticipated due to an overwhelming amount of last-minute submissions.<br /><br />Thank you,<br />JDawson<br />Editor-in-ChiefJDawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541394453694923644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-89713407534897051402010-06-14T17:40:00.001-05:002010-06-14T17:42:46.240-05:00July Slush PileAs we work our way through the last of the submissions for the July issue, I'll be posting more frequent updates.<br /><br />We have accepted 2 submissions so far, held 4 for voting, sent 12 back for rewrites, and had 2 withdrawn. We have 13 submissions before the editors right now, have rejected 261 as of today, and have 61 left in our inbox. <br /><br />We are currently reviewing stories received between May 15th and May 21st.<br /><br />If you submitted a story before May 14th and have not heard from us, please query asap.<br /><br />Thank you,<br />JDawson<br />Editor-in-ChiefJDawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541394453694923644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-57103081179494368982010-06-13T10:56:00.003-05:002010-06-13T11:10:21.471-05:00Corrected July Slush Pile StatsThe Editor-in-Chief is back in charge after a month-long absence. <br /><br />I left things in the hands of my very capable Senior Managing Editor, Elizabeth Hull, and though we had a few minor snafus, over all things went smoothly during my absense.<br /><br />We had a few staff absences while I was away, most notably our admins, and our inboxes and logs got a bit mixed up. I've gone through them all, straightened everything out, and am pleased to announce that though the submission numbers posted here on the blog were inaccurate during my absence, we seem to have all submissions accounted for. I don't think we've misplaced any.<br /><br />The quarter ended at midnight on June 1st, but due to a bit of miscommunication, a few slipped in after the deadline and we've decided to keep them. Check your receipt email to verify which issue your story is being considered for.<br /><br />We received a total of 355 submissions for the July issue:<br /><br />We have accepted 2 submissions so far, held 3 for voting, sent 11 back for rewrites, and had 2 withdrawn. We have 21 submissions before the editors right now, have rejected 234 as of today, and have 82 left in our inbox. We hope to finish those this coming week. We have all staff on hand and are looking for more editors, as well. <br /><br />We are currently reviewing stories received between May 4th and May 16th.<br /><br />If you submitted a story before May 4th and have not heard from us, please query asap.<br /><br />Thank you,<br />JDawson<br />Editor-in-ChiefJDawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541394453694923644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-22349702237449692132010-06-09T14:42:00.000-05:002010-06-09T14:42:37.387-05:00S/F/H Slush StatsWe have received 102 submissions.<br />
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FMM StaffFlash Me Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916949891589876747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-55732676655280305852010-06-09T14:36:00.000-05:002010-06-09T14:36:34.046-05:00July Issue Slush StatsWe have received 364 submissions.<br />
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FMM StaffFlash Me Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916949891589876747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-140136038782529032010-05-27T15:02:00.000-05:002010-05-27T15:02:49.339-05:00S/F/H Issue Slush StatsWe have received 88 submissions.<br />
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1 story is being held, 3 are before the editorial board, 31 have been rejected, and 53 are waiting in the inbox.<br />
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FMM StaffFlash Me Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916949891589876747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-88091452134729027212010-05-27T14:55:00.000-05:002010-05-27T14:55:05.424-05:00July Issue Slush StatsWe have received 315 submissions.<br />
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We have accepted 2 stories, held 1 for voting, sent 5 back for rewrites, rejected 178, and 2 stories have been withdrawn. 17 are before the editorial board, and 110 are waiting in the inbox.<br />
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FMM StaffFlash Me Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916949891589876747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-70906890142935072112010-05-16T17:46:00.000-05:002010-05-16T17:46:01.373-05:00S/F/H Slush StatsWe have received 71 submissions.<br />
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5 of them are before the editorial board, 23 have been rejected, and 43 are waiting in the inbox.<br />
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FMM StaffFlash Me Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916949891589876747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-18177310220753647062010-05-14T17:42:00.000-05:002010-05-14T17:42:31.279-05:00July Issue Slush StatsWe have received 244 submissions.<br />
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We have accepted 1, held 1 for voting, sent 5 back for rewrites, rejected 147, and 1 story has been withdrawn. 11 are before the editorial board, and 78 are waiting in the inbox.<br />
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FMM StaffFlash Me Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916949891589876747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-89035086174090437932010-05-09T08:17:00.000-05:002010-05-09T08:17:45.655-05:00Slow Response TimesFlash Me Magazine may have slow response times for the rest of the month:<br />
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The editor-in-chief is in the middle of a move and will be without a reliable internet connection, and one administrative assistant will be handling regular submissions while the other will be handling S/F/H submissions. We tried hiring additional help, but didn't find anyone in time.<br />
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Please bear with us during this busy month.<br />
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FMM StaffFlash Me Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916949891589876747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-37567003523393163072010-05-05T09:47:00.001-05:002010-05-05T09:50:15.307-05:00S/F/H Issue Slush Pile StatsWe have received 37 submissions. <br /><br />6 of them are before the editorial board, 5 have been rejected, 26 are waiting in the inbox.<br /><br />We are still reviewing submissions received on April 30th.<br /><br />JDawson<br />Editor-in-ChiefJDawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541394453694923644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-92153030332804258942010-05-02T16:48:00.002-05:002010-05-02T16:52:57.665-05:00July Issue Slush StatsAs of March 2, 2010, we have received 187 submissions:<br /><br />We have accepted 1, held 1 for voting, sent 5 back for rewrites, and rejected 116. There are 14 submissions before the editors and 50 left in our inbox.<br /><br />We have been through all submissions received prior to April 13th, so if submitted on or before April 12th and haven't heard from us, please query.<br /><br />JDawson<br />Editor-in-ChiefJDawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541394453694923644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-72131463943461529152010-05-02T14:55:00.002-05:002010-05-02T15:03:53.695-05:00S/F/H Issue Slush Pile StatsAs of April 30th, we have received 19 *correct* submissions. 6 of them are before the editorial board, 13 are waiting in the inbox.<br /><br />And additional 17 submissions have been rejected outright thus far for not following our submission guidelines. 14 of them were received prior to our submission period. Not all of them have chosen to resubmit as of yet. I hope they do - after reading through the guidelines one last time. <br /><br />It's been a rocky start, but it can only get better, right?<br /><br />JDawson<br />Editor-in-ChiefJDawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541394453694923644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-20697196336493738482010-05-02T14:19:00.003-05:002010-05-02T14:35:49.332-05:00S/F/H Issue Slush PileDue to a shortage of administrative assistants, I have been handling the inbox for the S/F/H submissions, and what a chaotic mess it has been!<br /><br />I cannot stress how important it is to READ and FOLLOW submission guidelines.<br /><br />I just rejected two more submissions today, one for a sloppy subject line, and one that managed to mess up just about everything. Incorrect subject line, no email with any of the required information, and just an attachment with the story. (I did read through the attachment, BTW to see if the bio was in there. It wasn't.)<br /><br />I'll post stats later on this week, but I can't imagine we've have more correct submissions than we do reject ones.<br /><br />I find that very, very sad, especially considering that our S/F/H guidelines are very, very similar to our regular guidelines. Throw a SFH into the subject line, don't send us simultaneous submissions, and note the new limitation on both the special issue and the regular issues about two submissions under consideration at a time. Not a big deal, is it?<br /><br />I did just not that for some reason we're asking for the mailing address on the S/F/H issue. No need for that so I'm going in there now to delete that. You'll notice that the "Last Updated" date will change to today's date. We always do that.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to more correct submissions in the future, and fewer rejection emails before we've ever had a chance to read your submissions.<br /><br />JDawson<br />Editor-in-ChiefJDawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541394453694923644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-16178166240745559762010-04-30T15:37:00.000-05:002010-04-30T15:37:51.187-05:00S/F/H Issue Now Open to SubmissionsAfter a rough start where we received fourteen premature submissions (many of which didn't follow our submission guidelines either, funny enough) we are now open to submissions!<br />
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Since 12:01AM EST, we have received 9 submissions, one of which was rejected outright for not including the story's title in the subject line. Submission guidelines are important, authors! Read them, know them, follow them.<br />
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They can be found at <a href="http://www.wingedhalo.com/sfh.html">http://www.wingedhalo.com/sfh.html</a><br />
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Submissions will be accepted until 11:59PM EST on August 31st. All stories submitted for the S/F/H issue must contain some element of science fiction, fantasy, horror, or any combination of those genres and be 1,000 words or less. We're especially interested in the "any combination." Surprise us.<br />
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Meanwhile, we are still accepting submissions for our regular July issue, so if you don't fit into the S/F/H category, the deadline for the July issue is June 1, 2010. You can find those submission guidelines at <a href="http://www.wingedhalo.com/guidelines.html">http://www.wingedhalo.com/guidelines.html</a><br />
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We're looking forward to reading those submissions...<br />
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FMM StaffFlash Me Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916949891589876747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-29088594548658733682010-04-29T22:06:00.000-05:002010-04-29T22:06:00.558-05:00New Issue OnlineThe April 30, 2010 issue of Flash me Magazine is now online!<br />
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Featuring stories by: D Gavin Guddi, Adam Armour, James Ellis, Rebecca Gaffron, Sylvia Hiven, Dave Hoing, Eric J. Juneau, Lora J. Rumsey, Wayne Scheer, and Glenda Thompson<br />
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We hope you enjoy...<br />
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FMM StaffFlash Me Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916949891589876747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-25518953115681200412010-04-27T02:25:00.002-05:002010-04-27T02:31:51.963-05:00S/F/H Issue Reminder<span style="font-weight:bold;">The Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Issue Submission Period begins April 30, 2010 and ends August 31, 2010. *Submissions received outside of this period will be deleted unread.*<br /><br />Please see the S/F/H submission guidelines at http://www.wingedhalo.com/sfh.html for complete details. <br /><br />Thank you,<br />Flash Me Magazine Staff<br />http://www.flashmemagazine.com</span><br /><br />We received SIX submissions in the S/F/H inbox this month, and I sent them all this nice little reminder that their emails will be deleted unread and to go read our submission guidelines. <br /><br />I also reread all the pages on our website that mention the special issue, just to verify that they all <i>do</i> say April 30th (they do). I can't control the content of market referral websites and such, but you should always, always verify submission periods at a magazine's website before submitting, even if you've submitted to them before. Reread their guidelines, and see if they state when their guidelines were last updated (we do). <br /><br />I will also point out that several of these early submissions failed to follow some of our other submission guidelines, so it will be interesting to see if they actually do go read our guidelines and submit properly next time.<br /><br />JDawson<br />Editor-in-Chief<br />(a stickler for following guidelines)JDawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541394453694923644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662097152469502694.post-53401704971831166892010-04-27T01:40:00.002-05:002010-04-27T01:48:04.794-05:00BackloggedThis is just a quick updated to let you know that although we have been reviewing submissions in a timely manner, we are backlogged in terms of sending out the rejections letters. <br /><br />Both of the staff members qualified to handle rejection letters have been MIA (including me), leaving one lonely admin to send out receipt emails and post submissions before our editorial board. We are both back, now, but the upcoming issue will consume most of my time. <br /><br />I hope to post accurate slush stats next week. For now, all I can tell you is that the editors have not reviewed any submissions received after April 12th.<br /><br />JDawson<br />Editor-in-ChiefJDawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541394453694923644noreply@blogger.com0