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Million Writers Award
Million Writers Award was a short story literary award presented annually by storySouth from 2003 to 2016. It honored the best online short stories. The award was structured to be egalitarian allowing for anyone to nominate a story including readers, authors, editors and publishers; prize money was donated by readers and writers; and the winners were selected by public vote from a short-list of entries selected by judges. Overview The Million Writers Award was founded by author Jason Sanford in 2003 at a time when the literary establishment "didn't believe online magazines were legitimate places to publish fiction," seeing it as a fad."Rank and slush pile: Is There a Literary Magazine Hierarchy?" by Timothy Schaffert, Poets & Writers Magazine, May-June 2009, Volume 37, Issue 3. Sanford set out to honor and highlight online only publications and stories with the award. Stories eligible for the award include those first published in online literary journals, magazines, and e-zines tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Story
A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest types of literature and has existed in the form of legends, Myth, mythic tales, Folklore genre, folk tales, fairy tales, tall tales, fables, and anecdotes in various ancient communities around the world. The modern short story developed in the early 19th century. Definition The short story is a crafted form in its own right. Short stories make use of plot, resonance and other dynamic components as in a novel, but typically to a lesser degree. While the short story is largely distinct from the novel or novella, novella/short novel, authors generally draw from a common pool of literary techniques. The short story is sometimes referred to as a genre. Determining what exactly defines a short story remains problematic. A classic definition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Baen's Universe
''Jim Baen's Universe'' (''JBU'') was a bimonthly online fantasy and science fiction magazine created by Jim Baen (founder and long-time publisher of Baen Books). It was recognized by the SFWA as a Qualifying Short Fiction Venue. ''JBU'' began soliciting materials in January 2006 and launched in June 2006. The magazine contained around 120,000 to 150,000 words per issue. It closed in 2010. Jim Baen died of a stroke on June 11, 2006, and did not see the magazine's full success. The first and only editor-in-chief was Eric Flint, an author and anthologist. The executive editor was Mike Resnick, a science fiction author, editor and anthologist. ''JBU'' had featured stories from a number of notable authors, including Alan Dean Foster, Gregory Benford, Esther Friesner, and Cory Doctorow. Regular columnists included Eric Flint, Mike Resnick, Barry N. Malzberg, and Stephen Euin Cobb. Part of the magazine's philosophy was to nurture new authors, slots were reserved in each i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Word Riot
''Word Riot'' was an American online magazine that published poetry, flash fiction, short stories, novel excerpts, creative nonfiction, reviews, and interviews. History and profile The magazine was launched in March 2002 by author and publisher Jackie Corley with the help of the late Paula Anderson. It was initially the literary section of a now defunct online music magazine, ''Communication Breakdown''. ''Word Riot'' is headquartered in Middletown, New Jersey. It is published monthly. In 2003, a publishing unit called ''Word Riot Press'' was developed as a spinoff of the online magazine. ''Word Riot Press'' publishes anthologies, short story collections, poetry, and novels. Authors published by the press include Paula Bomer, Mike Young, David Barringer, Timmy Waldron, Nick Antosca, Scott Bateman and Pulitzer Prize winner Gregory Pardlo. ''Word Riot'' was known for publishing the "forceful voices of up-and-coming writers and poets." Since 2002 the magazine published interview ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Moore
Marshall Moore (born June 29, 1970), in Havelock, North Carolina, is an American author and academic living in Cornwall, England. He attended the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics ( NCSSM) and went on to obtain a BA in psychology from East Carolina University, an MA in applied linguistics from the University of New England, and a PhD in creative writing from Aberystwyth University in Wales. He has also studied at Gallaudet University. He has lived in New Bern, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Oakland, Portland, Seattle, the suburbs of Seoul, and Hong Kong. Fluent in American Sign Language, he worked for many years as an interpreter before moving abroad. Bibliography Novels * ''The Concrete Sky'', Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 2003 * ''An Ideal for Living'', Maple Shade, NJ: Lethe Press, 2010 * ''Bitter Orange'', Hong Kong: Signal 8 Press, 2013 * ''Inhospitable'', Manchester: Camphor Press, 2018 Nonfiction * ''I Wouldn't Normally Do This K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eclectica Magazine
''Eclectica Magazine'' is one of the oldest surviving online literary publications. History and profile Founded in 1996 by Chris Lott and Tom Dooley, ''Eclectica'' extensive and growing archives contain poetry, fiction, non-fiction, miscellany, travel, opinion and reviews by hundreds of authors from around the world. The first issue appeared in October 1996. Dooley, the remaining founder/editor, published a "Best Fiction" anthology in 2003, which was recognized by the IPPY awards as a runner up in the short fiction category for that year. In 2004, ''Eclectica'' took top honors in '' storySouths Million Writers Award. ''Eclectica'' has published stories by nominees for the Pulitzer Prize (Teresa White), the Nebula Award ( Mary Soon Lee), the Emmy Awards (Sean Gill) and the Pushcart Prize. Current and past editors of ''Eclectica'' include David Ewald, Chris Lott, Julie King, Mitchel Metz, Kevin McGowin, Paul Sampson, Michael Spice, Elizabeth Glixman, John Reinhard, Jennifer Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherynne M
Catherynne Morgan Valente (born May 5, 1979) is an American fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. For her speculative fiction novels she has won the annual James Tiptree, Jr. Award, Andre Norton Award, and Mythopoeic Award. Her short fiction has appeared in ''Clarkesworld Magazine'', the anthologies '' Salon Fantastique'' and ''Paper Cities'', and numerous "Year's Best" volumes. Her critical work has appeared in the ''International Journal of the Humanities'' as well as other essay collections. Career Valente's 2009 book ''Palimpsest'' won the Lambda Award for LGBT Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror. Her two-volume series ''The Orphan's Tales'' won the 2008 Mythopoeic Award, and its first volume, ''The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden'', won the 2006 James Tiptree Jr. Award and was nominated for the 2007 World Fantasy Award. In 2012, Valente won three Locus Awards: Best Novelette (''White Lines on a Green Field''), Best Novella (''Silently and Very Fast'') and Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarkesworld Magazine
''Clarkesworld Magazine'' is an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine edited by Neil Clarke. It released its first issue October 1, 2006, and has maintained a regular monthly schedule since, publishing fiction by authors such as Elizabeth Bear, Kij Johnson, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Sarah Monette, Catherynne M. Valente, Jeff VanderMeer and Peter Watts. Formats ''Clarkesworld Magazine'' is published or collected in a number of formats: * All fiction is collected annually in print anthologies published by Wyrm Publishing * Apps are available for Android, iPad and iPhone devices * EPUB, Amazon Kindle, and Mobipocket ebook editions of each issue are available for purchase * All content is available online via the magazine website * All fiction is available in audio format via podcast or direct download * Ebook subscriptions for the Kindle and EPUB readers * Print issues are sold on Amazon and also available as a Patreon subscription option History Neil Clarke a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menda City Review
Menda may refer to: * Menda (Chalcidice), town of ancient Chalcidice, Greece *Menda, Kumamoto, a village in Japan *Menda (river), a tributary of the Lena *Sakae Menda was a Japanese man who was wrongfully convicted of a double-homicide and sentenced to death in 1949, but was later exonerated by retrial in 1983. This was the first time anyone was ever released from death row by retrial in Japan. He was a leadin ... (1925–2020), Japanese exonerated defendant * ''Menda'' (moth), a genus of moths in subfamily Epipleminae See also * {{dab, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |