>Reasons Short Stories Are Rejected

>A controversy recently erupted over a short story contest in which the prizes were not awarded because it was determined that none of the finalists was good enough. This post is not about that controversy, but as a result of the controversy, the newspaper sponsoring the contest ran this piece by Steve Moran: Common Faults of Short Stories Submitted. Lousy title, but a valuable list (a long list) of things to think about when preparing a story for submission.

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I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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