Masters Review Summer Short Story Award—No Dice

I announced back in August that I submitted my short story, Shades of Green, to this contest. I did not make the shortlist, unfortunately, but there is some good news from this rejection! Due to the sheer number of entries to this contest, writers were warned upon submitting that they would not receive rejection letters—there were just too many to send. However, I did receive a letter. The editors on the reading committee apparently loved my story, and I nearly made the short list for the guest editor to review. Unfortunately, only a small number of stories could make that short list, and they had to cut some of the stories they loved—mine being one of those. Bad luck this time, but very encouraging feedback as I continue to submit this story elsewhere. They also encouraged me to continue to submit to them in the future.

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