Submission Statement: June 2022
June has come and gone, and it was one of the better months of the year for short stories.
June 2022 Report Card
- Submissions Sent: 4
- Rejections: 1
- No Response: 0
- Acceptances: 2
- Publications: 0
- Further Consideration/Shortlist: 1
Like May, June was not a productive month in terms of submissions sent but very productive with acceptance and other good things. One of those acceptances was from Grinning Skull Press for my baseball horror novella Effectively Wild, and that’s a big one. One of the reasons I sent fewer submissions in June is simply that I was writing more, both freelance work and another novella. I also received a further consideration notice from Apex for a new story. This is my third further consideration from them, and here’s hoping I can break through. Even if I don’t, it’s a fair indication that the story is sellable, as I sold the other two stories they held. I only received one rejection in June, which is weird, but I’ll take it. 🙂
Rejections
Just one rejections in June.
- Standard Form Rejections: 1
- Upper-Tier Form Rejections: 0
- Personal Rejections: 0
Not much to report here. One standard form rejection of the most common variety.
Announcements
So, one of the acceptances is for my baseball horror novella Effectively Wild, which is slated for release in the fall. Grinning Skull Press has released the cover, and I’ll share that with you below.
The Rejectonomicon
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And that was June. How was your month?
Effectively Wild – A Baseball Horror Story
Night Walk & Other Dark Paths
Acts of War: Flashpoint
Acts of War: Aftershock
Acts of War: Stormbreak
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