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7d •
Commended Entries: First Announcement
Many, many entries this cycle, well beyond what we had anticipated, and the standard of the writing has made winnowing the longlist unusually difficult. Thank you to everyone who trusted us with their opening pages. The quality was so high that the commended list is longer than in previous cycles. We are releasing the names in no particular order, over the coming days, and a shortlist will be drawn from this group. Today, in no particular order, we are announcing: - Lies on Sale by Gabby Martini - The Impossibility of Eden by Harry Wilson - Beach Dog by Tom McDonough - The Breaking Point by Fiona Harriet - The Taste of Iron by Ramona Slusarczyk - Askar and the Witch by Nina van der Beek - The City of a Thousand Eyes by Angelique Talbot - The Melusine Murders by Jesse Weiner Congratulations to all of them. Many further entries, equally commended, will be announced over the coming days. If your name is not yet here, please don't read into its absence. Names are being released in the order we can write the posts, which has nothing to do with preference, and every remaining commendation carries the same weight as those above.
1 like • 7d
Well done to everyone on the list. Which I assume is the Long List. I’m just wondering why all the names couldn’t have been released at the same time. Seems odd and unnecessary to release in stages.
28d •
Discuss your Feedback
Hello! All Gold package customers should now have their feedback (let me know if you do not at info@marloweandchristie.com). This is a thread for discussion of your feedback, and to ask me any questions about it. Have fun! Edit: Others who have received Silver or Exclusive feedback also very welcome!
0 likes • 17d
@Issy McCann Hi Issy. I’m still waiting for my Gold feedback. Please can you check there hasn’t been a mistake? I emailed you but am still waiting for your response. Thanks.
21d •
Has anyone else not received their feedback?
I've tried to chase Issy but not received a response yet, I wonder if anyone else knows what's going on or a new ETA?
0 likes • 17d
I’m still waiting for Gold feedback. Emailed Issy on 3 April. She said she’d look into it but I’ve heard nothing since.
Feb 14 •
Disappointment
I had high hopes for this excellent idea to create a writers’ forum. But disappointingly your idea has provided yet another promotional platform. I guess that is what the authors’ ecosystem has become. Shame.
1 like • Feb 23
@Kathryn Brown I completely agree!
Jan 15 •
Behind the Scenes
Just to let you know where we are with the contest. We don’t like reading on a screen, so we send the entries off to a printer and get them back in big ring-bound booklets. Then we annotate, produce feedback for those who have requested it and work out who will be commended or long-listed. Good luck all!
1 like • Jan 17
@Tami Winbush I do that too! Except without the fancy binding. I print two pages to a page (to save paper, plus it looks like a book). It’s so much easier editing on paper first—especially if you change your mind about something, then it’s never lost. For major initial edits, I even cut paragraphs up to play with the order. It’s so interesting hearing other people’s processes 🙂
0 likes • Jan 17
Thanks for sharing, Issy! That’s a great way to do it so every judge has their own copy they can bookmark and write comments on. I’m so glad that’s not my entry in your photo! 😅
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