In late December, I sent out “Foregleamer” to the Writers of The Future contest/anthology, the third story that I've sent there. The last two times, the stories placed in the quarterfinals, which meant that they were, “in the top 10--15% of all entries received for the quarter”. According to Kathy Wentworth, first judge and reader, "Quaterfinalist means that I did get all the way through it, and it had one or more elements that I considered well done: setting, idea, characters, plot, prose, voice."
Last week, while my wife and I were vacationing in NYC, the result rolled in. “Foregleamer” placed as a semifinalist. That, according to what I can gather, puts the story somewhere in the Top 20, though of course, NOT in the top 8. I received a page long critique on why it was one of the last cut from the potential list of finalists. I plan to absorb the critique, begin revising and mail it to another potential publisher.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
