There are less than four weeks remaining in the submission period for the Best of 2009 #fridayflash Anthology, so it’s high time for a status update.
So far we have received 24 submissions from 12 different individuals. The Wordle to the right gives you a feeling for the mix we have to date. I hope to see many more submissions before the deadline of 31 December, 2009. See the post, Announcing the Best of 2009 #fridayflash Anthology for complete instructions on how to submit. If you’ve posted a #fridayflash anytime this year (thru December 25th) you can submit it for consideration.
Important Links:
Random Thoughts Of the Day: a few notes on Yog’s Law, how judging will work, and my thoughts on editing.
Announcing the Best of 2009 #fridayflash Anthology: the formal announcement. This post contains the full submission guidelines and instructions on how to submit.
Best Of 2009: musing on how a crowd-sourced anthology might come together and a call for volunteers. I have gotten a lot of support but am still open to volunteers.
Anthology Anyone? The post that got it all started. Be sure to read the comments and feel free to chime in, even at this late date. It’s never too late for a great idea.
A Possible Contest
I am thinking of having another reader’s contest in conjunction with the anthology. What do you all think of a Reader’s Choice Award? The idea here is that readers (not #fridayflash authors) could nominate their personal favorite in a new contest post. Then a random winner will receive a prize. After nominations close a poll of all the nominees would be posted and the winner would be included as The Reader’s Choice, if the author agrees to be included. Otherwise they get a mention and a link to their story.
This is not community voting for inclusion in the anthology. Rather, it is a way to promote visits to your blogs and to generate some buzz about the anthology. Thoughts?
~jon
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I’m all for a reader’s contest of any kind!
I think it’s a great idea. It gives us a challenge to drive traffic and to inspire readership in our works.
A Readers’ Choice Award sounds like a wonderful idea to me. Guess I’d better get writing!
You can submit something you’ve already done for #fridayflash. But by all means, get writing!
~jon
The reader’s contest sounds like fun!
I like the contest idea. There are so many great fridayflash pieces every week. Some are real standouts.
I continue to be impressed, Jon, with how potent this #fridayflash idea of your is. Your Readers Choice contest sounds like a great addition.
Go for it.
Sounds like an awesome good time!
~2
Your new name is Beave as in you are one busy beaver
Can I call you Wally?
~jon
Y’know, I remember the first post you wrote when you started this idea – look how much it’s grown in just one year!
I think it’s a great idea.
On, on Jon!
Also thanks for the prompt. Mine are now submitted
It shook several loose. I got nine new ones in my in-box yesterday.
~jon
Well after much thought, I finally submitted my 3. I am excited to see how things come together, and as always I am thankful for all of the time and effort you put into this for us.
You’re awesome, Jon! I can’t thank you enough.
~2
I love the idea of a Reader’s Choice. Let’s do it!
[...] FridayFlash Anthology – Please Vote! Jon Strother (@jmstro on Twitter) is the creator of the FridayFlash event and is in the process of pulling together an anthology of the “best of” FridayFlash stories of 2009. Each author can submit up to three stories for consideration and stories will be chosen by a panel of judges. If you want to read more about the anthology you can, right here. [...]
Working on which stories to submit for the anthology and I think a readers’ choice contest sounds like a really great idea!
I’m in favour of anything that increases everyone’s blog traffic and gets us #fridayflash writers noticed!
I still have one remaining story to submit… as soon as I can decide which one
I’m hoping inspiration strikes and I’ll have something new, if not, I’ll just choose from the published ones.
The contest sound great, great idea to reward readers
Yes, a Reader’s Choice contest sounds like a brilliant idea for gaining our sites more visits.
I’m going to sumit my stories sometime this week, or maybe next depending on how hectic the few days before Christmas become.
Thanks for all you do for us Jon!
Thanks for the feedback, everyone. Don’t forget that this coming week’s story is eligible too. I’m not sure how many we’ll get on Christmas Day, but if you post a terrific one you might want to leave a slot open for it.
~jon