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The 2012 Million Writers Award is now open for nominations. This page is for EDITORS to nominate three short stories published in their online magazine. Individual nominations are here.
Nominations will be accepted through April 9, 2012. As always, there is no fee to nominate a story and no fee to take part. To nominate stories from your online magazine or journal, please first read the rules then use the format below to place your nominations in this page's comment box. Failure to use this format can result in nominations not being considered.
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Interzone
http://ttapress.com/interzone
Story 1: "Flying in the Face of God" by Nina Allan
http://ttapress.com/downloads/flying-in-the-face-of-god.pdf
Story 2: "The Shipmaker" by Aliette de Bodard
http://ttapress.com/downloads/the-shipmaker.pdf
Story 3: "Plague Birds" by Jason Sanford
http://www.jasonsanford.com/files/plaguebirds.pdf
Note: The above stories from Interzone are not eligible for this award since Interzone is a print magazine. However, Interzone is an amazing magazine which recently published a special issue on the fiction of Jason Sanford. Since Jason runs the Million Writers Award, he decided to use this spot to plug Interzone. He also urges people to subscribe.
Freight Stories
http://freightstories.com/
Story 1: "Everything That Was Ours" by Anne Valente
http://freightstories.com/Valente.html
Story 2: "Resident Whales" by Lise Saffran
http://freightstories.com/Saffran.html
Story 3: "Basho, poet, diarist, recluse, sells lawn mower—used but like new" by Kevin McIlvoy
http://freightstories.com/McIlvoy.html
Posted by: _AndrewScott | March 26, 2012 at 07:20 PM
Muumuu House
http://muumuuhouse.com
Story 1: "Jeffrey, Vincent, Jeffrey and Vincent's Father, and the Woman in the Photograph" by Brandon Scott Gorrell
http://muumuuhouse.com/bsg.fiction8.html
Story 2: "Adrien Brody" by Marie Calloway
http://muumuuhouse.com/mc.fiction1.html
Story 3: "Juliana" by Sam Pink
http://muumuuhouse.com/sp.fiction2.html
Posted by: A Facebook User | March 27, 2012 at 09:12 AM
Eclectica Magazine
http://www.eclectica.org/
Story 1: "Song of the Jet" by Alfredo Franco
http://www.eclectica.org/v15n1/franco.html
Story 2: "Stillborn" by Rupan Malakin
http://www.eclectica.org/v15n3/malakin.html
Story 3: "They Are Kept Forever" by Sheila MacAvoy
http://www.eclectica.org/v15n4/macavoy.html
Posted by: Tom | March 27, 2012 at 09:17 AM
Niteblade Magazine
http://www.niteblade.com
Story 1: "Running Empty in a Land of Decay" by Damien Walters Grintalis
http://niteblade.com/home/march-2011/2011/03/01/running-empty-in-a-land-of-decay/
Story 2: "Handspun" by Amy Yergen
http://niteblade.com/home/september-2011/2011/09/01/handspun/
Story 3: "The Elder Gods of Richmond Street" by Dan Davis
http://niteblade.com/home/june-2011/2011/06/01/the-elder-gods-of-richmond-street/
Posted by: RhondaParrish | March 27, 2012 at 03:49 PM
The Journal of Unlikely Entomology
http://www.grumpsjournal.com/index.html
Story 1: "Arachne" by J.M. McDermott
http://www.grumpsjournal.com/jue1/stories/jue1-mcdermott.html
Story 2: "Love in the Absence of Mosquitoes" by Mari Ness
http://www.grumpsjournal.com/jue1/stories/jue1-ness.html
Story 3: "Zaar" by Forrest Aguirre
http://www.grumpsjournal.com/jue2/stories/jue2-aguirre.html
Posted by: Ac_wise | March 27, 2012 at 07:35 PM
Used Furniture Review
http://usedfurniturereview.com/
Story 1: "(...)" by James Tadd Adcox
http://usedfurniturereview.com/2011/07/20/by-james-tadd-adcox/
Story 2: "Love You Madly" by Marian May Kaufman
http://usedfurniturereview.com/2011/08/10/love-you-madly-by-marian-may-kaufman/
Story 3: "The Other Guest" by Matt Marinovich
http://usedfurniturereview.com/2011/05/03/the-other-guest-by-matt-marinovich/
Posted by: UFReview_ | March 27, 2012 at 07:55 PM
Apple Valley Review
http://www.applevalleyreview.com/
Story 1: "T'ings" by Gregory J. Wolos
http://www.leahbrowning.net/Apple/Spring_2011/Gregory_J_Wolos.html
Story 2: "Home for the Holidays" by Kevin Carey
http://www.leahbrowning.net/Apple/Spring_2011/Kevin_Carey.html
Story 3: "11 PM at Star City" by Dawn Paul
http://www.leahbrowning.net/Apple/Fall_2011/Dawn_Paul.html
Posted by: A Facebook User | March 27, 2012 at 09:26 PM
Jenny:
Story no. 1: "Heathens" by Couri Johnson
http://www.jennymag.org/fall-11-issue/heathens
Story no. 2: "His Only Nose" by Richard Bowes
http://www.jennymag.org/fall-11-issue/his-only-nose
Story no. 3: "Brandy Has My Eyes" by James Hain
http://www.jennymag.org/fall-11-issue/brandy-has-my-eyes
Posted by: Christopher Barzak | March 28, 2012 at 12:47 AM
Untoward:
Faith Gardner “Gaga”
http://www.untowardmag.com/2011/01/gaga/
Carlo Cattaneo Adorno “Paparazzo”
http://www.untowardmag.com/2011/03/paparazzo/
Clarke Clayton “The Muse”
http://www.untowardmag.com/2011/06/the-muse/
Posted by: Matt Rowan | March 28, 2012 at 02:09 PM
Len Kuntz "The Stranger"
http://connotationpress.com/fiction/793-len-kuntz-fiction
Stephanie Bryant Anderson "Married Woman, and other degenerates."
connotationpress.com/fiction/889-stephanie-bryant-anderson-fiction
Kristine Ong Muslim "City of the Dead"
connotationpress.com/fiction/1184-kristine-ong-muslim-fiction
Posted by: Meg Tuite | March 28, 2012 at 02:14 PM
Connotation Press
Len Kuntz "The Stranger"
http://connotationpress.com/fiction/793-len-kuntz-fiction
Stephanie Bryant Anderson "Married Woman, and other degenerates"
http://connotationpress.com/fiction/889-stephanie-bryant-anderson-fiction
Kristine Ong Muslim "City of the Dead"
http://connotationpress.com/fiction/1184-kristine-ong-muslim-fiction
Posted by: Meg Tuite | March 28, 2012 at 04:04 PM
Gemini Magazine
http://www.gemini-magazine.com/
Story 1: "My Beautiful, Brash, Beastly Belfast" by Seamus Scanlon
http://www.gemini-magazine.com/scanlonbelfast.html
Story 2: "Eyes Wide Open" by Colleen Quinn
http://www.gemini-magazine.com/quinneyes.html
Story 3: "Discarded" by Dina Greenberg
http://www.gemini-magazine.com/greenbergdiscarded.html
Posted by: A Facebook User | March 28, 2012 at 09:19 PM
Corium Magazine
http://www.coriummagazine.com
Story 1: "Smart Bar" by Judith Ossello
http://www.coriummagazine.com/?page_id=1717
Story 2: "Ghosts 'N Goblins" by Brian Oliu
http://www.coriummagazine.com/?page_id=1545
Story 3: "Fall" by James Robison
http://www.coriummagazine.com/?page_id=1833
Posted by: Lauren Becker | March 28, 2012 at 11:29 PM
Crossed Genres Magazine
http://crossedgenres.com
Story 1: "Black Betty" by Nisi Shawl
http://crossedgenres.com/archives/036-different/black-betty-by-nisi-shawl/
Story 2: "The Fire in Your Sky" by Ibi Zoboi
http://crossedgenres.com/archives/033-villains/the-fire-in-your-sky-by-ibi-zoboi/
Story 3: "La Rosa Still in Bloom" by Beth Cato
http://crossedgenres.com/archives/032-sidekicks-minions/la-rosa-still-in-bloom-by-beth-cato/
Posted by: Crossedgenres | March 29, 2012 at 09:04 PM
The Chiaroscuro
http://www.chizine.com
Story 1: "Coyote at the Crossing" by Rachel Ayers
http://www.chizine.com/coyote_at_the_crossing.htm
Story 2: "Final Girl Theory" by A. C. Wise
http://www.acwise.net/?p=914
Story 3: "Unpicking the Stitches" by Ilan Lerman
http://www.chizine.com/unpicking_the_stitches.htm
Posted by: A Facebook User | March 29, 2012 at 10:09 PM
Juked
http://www.juked.com
Story 1: "Shop, Drop, and Roll" by Benjamin Rybeck
http://juked.com/2011/09/shopdropandroll.asp
Story 2: "Poet and Underworld" by Adam McOmber
http://juked.com/2011/07/poetandunderworld.asp
Story 3: "What You Are Doing on This Side of Town" by Nora Bonner
http://juked.com/2011/06/thissideoftown.asp
Posted by: John | March 30, 2012 at 02:24 PM
FRiGG
http://www.friggmagazine.com
Story 1: "Comedy Central" by Alicia Gifford
http://friggmagazine.com/issuethirtythree/fiction/gifford/comedycentral.htm
Story 2: "Sans Merci" by William Reese Hamilton
http://friggmagazine.com/issuethirtytwo/fiction/hamilton/sansmerci.htm
Story 3: "The Pit" by Kea Marie
http://friggmagazine.com/issuethirtyfour/fiction/marie/pit.htm
Posted by: Ellen Parker | March 30, 2012 at 03:39 PM
The Good Men Project
http://www.goodmenproject.com
Story 1: "St Roger of Fox Trot" by Sean Ennis
http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/saint-roger-of-fox-chase/
Story 2: "The Shadow of a Doubt" by Lynne Tillman
http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/the-shadow-of-a-doubt/
Story 3: "Big Bad Love" by Mary Miller
http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/big-bad-love/
Posted by: Salesses | March 30, 2012 at 03:58 PM
On The Premises
http://www.onthepremises.com/
Story 1: "The Visit" by Ken Liu
http://www.onthepremises.com/issue_13/story_13_1.html
Story 2: "Three-Quarters Martian" by C. R. Hodges
http://www.onthepremises.com/issue_14/story_14_1.html
Story 3: "Blood and Ivory" by Rachel Verkade
http://www.onthepremises.com/issue_15/story_15_1.html
Posted by: Tarl Kudrick | March 31, 2012 at 08:30 AM
Red Lightbulbs
http://www.redlightbulbs.net/
Story 1: "The Storyteller" by Halle Butler
http://redlightbulbs.net/issue4/butler.html
Story 2: "Roots" by Chadwick Redden
http://redlightbulbs.net/issue5/redden.html
Story 3: "Politicians I Have Tasted" by Dolan Morgan
http://redlightbulbs.net/issue6/morgan.html
Posted by: Russ Februaryy | March 31, 2012 at 09:17 AM