In which a writer tests Bradbury's promise that one cannot write 52 bad short stories in a row.
Showing posts with label Halfway Down the Stairs. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Second Story of My 51 Bad Short Story Challenge Published

The second story I wrote for 51 Bad Short Story challenge is now available in the latest issue of the online literary magazine Halfway Down the Stairs. It's the first story I have written in first person. It is in the issue called Strangers. Here's a link.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Success! Second Story Accepted

I just received word that my second story in this project - a 1700 word short story set in Post-War Norway, has been accepted. For those keeping track, here are the statistics for "Hjemmelandet" -

Submitted to 20 markets
Rejected by 5 markets
Withdrawn from 15 markets

Here's the acceptance:

Dear Anniken

Thank you very much for your submission of "Hjemmelandet" to Halfway Down the Stairs.  We appreciate your interest and I apologize for the delay in our response.

The other fiction editors and I really liked this piece, and we would be keen to accept it for our upcoming issue (for publication on June 1)!  However, I'm aware some other 'zine may have snapped it up already?  Could you please let us know if so, or if you have any questions whatsover!

Kind regards

Alison Stedman
Senior Fiction Editor