Some months ago, I posted to ask for new members of the ASIM Association. We got some and have some wonderful new team members.
Now, we need some more slush readers. Actually, we always need more slush readers!
Really, considering how few slush readers there are, we get through an awful lot of submissions. Hundreds a month. Thousands a year. Some are very short, others up to 20,000 words! Some of us are reading unlimited weekly submissions and still Lucy the slush wrangler tells me she has twenty parked in her files that she can't send out. I only read three a week, six in an emergency, but I have books to read for the Aurealis Awards. I can't take on any more.
How about it, my readers? Ever thought you'd like to see behind the scenes of a publishing enterprise? Have you wondered how we sort through stories submitted, perhaps including yours?Here's your chance to find out, and to have your say in what goes up to the next round of reading.
Even if you want to go on submitting your work, that's fine; we read all stories blind. And you'd learn what we want and what we don't. Don't have much time? One a week is fine!
You don't have to live in Australia or be an expert. You just have to love speculative fiction.
We can't pay you, only add your name to the list at the end of each issue. But it's a good thing to add to your résumé and if you do happen to be looking for a job in publishing, a good way to keep your hand in while you look.
If you're interested please email Lucy Zinkiewicz at asimsubmissions@gmail.com.
Now, we need some more slush readers. Actually, we always need more slush readers!
Really, considering how few slush readers there are, we get through an awful lot of submissions. Hundreds a month. Thousands a year. Some are very short, others up to 20,000 words! Some of us are reading unlimited weekly submissions and still Lucy the slush wrangler tells me she has twenty parked in her files that she can't send out. I only read three a week, six in an emergency, but I have books to read for the Aurealis Awards. I can't take on any more.
How about it, my readers? Ever thought you'd like to see behind the scenes of a publishing enterprise? Have you wondered how we sort through stories submitted, perhaps including yours?Here's your chance to find out, and to have your say in what goes up to the next round of reading.
Even if you want to go on submitting your work, that's fine; we read all stories blind. And you'd learn what we want and what we don't. Don't have much time? One a week is fine!
You don't have to live in Australia or be an expert. You just have to love speculative fiction.
We can't pay you, only add your name to the list at the end of each issue. But it's a good thing to add to your résumé and if you do happen to be looking for a job in publishing, a good way to keep your hand in while you look.
If you're interested please email Lucy Zinkiewicz at asimsubmissions@gmail.com.
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