tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052308.post1361225885327633992..comments2024-01-24T06:50:01.683-06:00Comments on Samizdat Blog: "And the Winner is...": The 2014 Madeleine P. Plonsker Award Winner Revealed!Archambeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17273511539172747550noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052308.post-25736958478597496122013-07-31T06:26:31.108-05:002013-07-31T06:26:31.108-05:00I was very pleased to find this site.I wanted to t...I was very pleased to find this site.I wanted to thank you for this great read I definitely enjoying every little bit of it and I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you post. <br />Urdu Novelshttp://pakistaniurdunovels.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052308.post-60628968598163672912013-07-26T10:20:44.663-05:002013-07-26T10:20:44.663-05:00It does come down to a kind of human reading limit...It does come down to a kind of human reading limit. Several of us in the department pitch in to read the manuscripts (with the bulk of the work falling to my colleague Josh Corey, who administers the prize), then a short list is sent to an external judge for consideration. Even with the limit of 200 entries, that's still 6000 pages to read carefully, and no one gets any time off from other duties, or any monetary compensation, to do it. If we were one of those fee charging contests, there'd be incentive to take in more entries than we could really pay attention to (which is not to say that happens with all fee-taking contests), but we're in the fortunate position, so far, of not having had to go that route.Archambeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273511539172747550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052308.post-25965443059157555312013-07-26T10:02:53.755-05:002013-07-26T10:02:53.755-05:00As a writer, I'm interested in the 200-submiss...As a writer, I'm interested in the 200-submissions limit. First come, first serve? That seems more honest than contests that can't possibly seriously consider all that they accept (and accept money from).Shelleyhttp://dustbowlstory.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com