Short Story Contest Announcement Delay: Two Weeks & Counting Down « Writing, Self-Publishing, Book Marketing

Short Story Contest Announcement Delay: Two Weeks & Counting Down

July 1, 2008

Due to the amount of submissions within both Wordclay’s Single Short Story and Short Story Collection contests, announcements of the winners will be delayed for approximately two weeks.

Counting Down... In order to ensure every entry is read carefully and given serious consideration, our judges need just a little more time. We know you’re waiting with bated breath, and we apologize for making all you participants wait longer, but unfortunately, it’s necessary.

Take it from me – reading more than 2,000 single submissions and a hundred complete story collections, written by authors all over the world, is no easy task. Our judges are definitely burning the midnight oil, and as soon as we have the winners and finalists selected, we’ll update our Web site and blog immediately. All those who entered should also receive an e-mail alert as soon as the winning spreadsheet arrives in my Inbox.

Check back in two weeks for a contest update and links to the complete list of finalists within Wordclay’s Contest Connection.

Thanks again for your patience, and feel free to ask questions (or simply vent) with comments below.

This is Justin, blogcasting from Wordclay, signing off.

Entry Filed under: Announcements, Behind the Scenes. Tags: collection, connection, contest, delay, story, Wordclay.

4 Comments Add your own

1. Benjie | July 1, 2008 at 7:19 pm

” ourjudges needs just a little more time. We know you’re waiting with bated breath,”

Looks like the spelling/grammar checker is on the fritz, too.

Happy reading, guys–and we are waiting with baited breath.
2. jdimos | July 2, 2008 at 9:11 am

Thanks, Benjie.

It’s true - occasionally, a spelling error will sneak by our eyes.

Just so you know, however, “bated breath” is correct. People do substitute “baited,” as an eggcorn, but the correct (and original) word is definitely “bated.” You can find the answer on wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn

Thanks again for reading, and reading closely as well.

-Justin
3. Lisa Candelaria Bartlett | July 3, 2008 at 7:17 am

Actually there is third correct version and that is: bayted breath, meaning your breath smells like stagnant water.

Of course, I just made that up.

xxx
Lisa~
4. Benjie | July 4, 2008 at 11:00 am

Thanks for the etymology.

And BTW, I’m just glad it’s someone else that has such a short time to read 2000+ stories. And then to determine the best of . . . Happy fourth!

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