June 4, 2010 — Hello Friends! I’ve said several times that had I known what I didn’t know about publishing, I never would have started a publishing company. But then I sit down and read the stories that people have submitted to Dream of Things, and I remember why I did it. I recently finished reading the 250+ stories submitted to Dream of Things in January and February. I loved your stories. I’m sorry we can’t accept all of them. Many of the stories were deeply personal and heartfelt, and I sincerely appreciate you sharing them with us. Not every story was right for Dream of Things, but I have tremendous respect for every writer who found the time, courage and creativity to put his or her words to paper. Congratulations and again, thank you.
Over the next few days, we’ll be contacting authors via e-mail to let them know the status of each submission from January and February. If your story was not selected this time, I hope you will consider trying again. If you were selected as a finalist, congratulations! Being a finalist means your story is now in a small pool of stories being considered for anthologies on each topic. I anticipate that 50-75% of the finalists will ultimately be selected for publication. We’ll make final decisions and send out final notices and contracts a couple of months before the publication date of each anthology.
July 31 Deadline for Holiday Story Submissions
Speaking of publication dates…let the countdown begin! Only 57 more writing days until submissions close for the holiday story anthology. The deadline is July 31. That still gives you plenty of time to write that story, submit it, and see it published in time for the holidays later this year. Don’t wait until Deadline Eve. Use our online submission form and send in your holiday story asap. July 31 will be here before you know it.
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What are the guidelines, word count ?
Hi LinnAnn. You can find info on word count and other submissions guidelines here: http://dreamofthings.com/guidelines