{"id":89,"date":"2015-05-06T19:22:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T02:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2015\/05\/06\/i-am-no-longer-eligible-for-wotf\/"},"modified":"2015-05-06T19:22:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T02:22:00","slug":"i-am-no-longer-eligible-for-wotf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2015\/05\/06\/i-am-no-longer-eligible-for-wotf\/","title":{"rendered":"I am no longer eligible for WOTF"},"content":{"rendered":"

That would be the Writers of the Future<\/a> contest. Because their rules<\/a> specify:<\/p>\n

5. The Contest is open only to those who have not professionally published a novel or short novel, or more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, in any medium. Professional publication is deemed to be payment of at least six cents per word, and at least 5,000 copies, or 5,000 hits.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, I’ve only made two professional short fiction sales. But this other deal went public on Monday…<\/p>\n

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(thanks to Query Shark<\/a> for forwarding the PW<\/a> announcement)<\/small><\/div>\n

So, to use the parlance, I’ve “pro’d out” of WOTF. Which is a bit of a bummer, as I’ve been submitting to them on and off since high school… but overall, I can’t really complain about selling two novels to a major publisher!<\/p>\n

Aside from the obvious, here are more reasons I’m excited about signing with Thomas Dunne Books<\/a> in particular:<\/p>\n