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I'm waiting until I hear something, anything, about the winners. I've got three stories out that should've had replies by now, but after reading Jamie's advice, I'm just writing more. I don't have anything to lose, and the next story will be that much better.
I wouldn't presume to tell you what to do with your story--I'd suggest you inform them, via email, if you're withdrawing yours to submit elsewhere, though--but I'm standing fast.
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Ooh, a good addition for the Hatrack Utility Belt[tm]!!
A time dilator. You aim it at your computer screen and bam! Only one hour of real time passes for every three hours writing time. You'll have to buy the booster pack to get the 5x effect (no, the effects are not stackable...)
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Thanks for the update. If they're still judging, I can wait. I am writing more, also. If it doesn't place, I'll tweak and send it out again.
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Wow—they must have gotten a whole bunch of stories. (I take it as a compliment that I haven't been rejected, yet.) Posts: 3687 | Registered: Jan 2007
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In a fit of get-something-doneness, I sent a query today. I'll let y'all know if I hear anything (even though I'm not from the south there are times when a good "y'all" is warranted, ya know?)
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Mine was my clone story, which i think is a really great story and I'm itching for it to see print. If not this way, then I want it back so I can send it out elsewhere. I heard nothing from my query. I'm a little impatient, it's been 6+ mos. Seems excessive. (but then again, I also want to win, so...willing to be patient if it means I might win. If they've just sort of forgotten about the contest/moved on to other things, though, then...well, I want the story back! LOL)
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I thought they had sent out notices that the winners were already selected but they were exercising their right to hold our stories for up to a year.
Mine was a truly Heinlein-esque outer space story with aliens and space ships and all.
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UPDATE: 3/31/2009 -- Judging continues, and the prize fund is fully funded and will be paid out at the end of the contest. Thank you for your patience.
I thought all those who stuck it out, would like to see this, too.
I wrote them because I missed that posting.
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From what I gathered, the rights have reverted back to us on July 7th. It still would have been nice to hear something
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"3/31/2009 -- Judging continues, and the prize fund is fully funded and will be paid out at the end of the contest. Thank you for your patience.
Entries are now closed. The judges are beginning their work and entrants will be notified of the results in due course."
The above is still the only info on the site. I'll write them another email and see what I can discover.
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You know, I forget about this for months at a time and then you guys remind me that I haven't heard anything and that's *frustrating!!*
IB, let us know. I had to email someone else...like digging around on the website to find a board of director's email address, I think, before I got a reply. I think the contests email addy bounced or something.
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I emailed them--to whom I had a response before--and am waiting for the reply. I asked if the contest was still valid, if it has been judged, if winners were notified and if those who didn't place will be informed. I'll share the response when it comes.
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This is from the current--downloadable--newsletter:
quote: We had another gratifying response that took us quite by surprise. Thanks to donations and matching funds, we offered a substantial prize to the winner and runners up in a writing contest. We expected a good return, perhaps nearly one hundred entries, and maybe eight or ten truly worthy of being considered as finalists.
We received well over three hundred entries, and the number of stories worthy of considering as finalists are substantially more than three times what we expected.
Next month we should be in a position, at long last, to announce the contest winners.
How many of the 24 - 30 entries do you figure are Hatrackers?
quote:How many of the 24 - 30 entries do you figure are Hatrackers?
Zero (number not the hatracker (sorry))
I bet that anthology is full of every big name in writing for the past 20 years. I'm sure someone would have heard something by now. I sure hope that I am wrong, though.
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Oh, we're totally represented because it's the posting here that got a bunch of us to submit. We have to be at least 15-20 of the 300 entries. Figuring many of us are a little better than average (lol) that puts us at 15 (say for example) of 150 (half of their supposed approx 300 entries. I can't believe they only thought they'd get 300 entries!) So if we're 10% of the ones that are worth considering...I bet at least 2 or 3 are in their top 10. Depends how many awards they actually give out.
I really don't think a bunch of big-namers are in this. While the $ are great, I don't think the contest was well-publicized, requires a certain kind of writing which is not as dark and brooding as what I see being published today, etc. I think it's a bunch of us fanboys, er and us fangirls.
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Maybe they aren't going to announce the winners in August, hmmm? This is the last day, so we'll see.
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And nope, I'm not on it. Bummer! Didn't recognize any Hatracker's in this list but I only skimmed it. Sad, sad. Congrats to the winners, whoever they are!
Ah well, but at least my story is free again!! Now...where to send it...
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Well, that was the second longest response I have ever recieved on a submission...Second only to my two year rejection from Sniplets.
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Bummer! Didn't recognize any Hatracker's in this list but I only skimmed it. Sad, sad. Congrats to the winners, whoever they are! 
