Like, this is some ugly, duplicitous shit. And even as someone with only the most tenuous, secular-atheist connection to Christmas as a meaningful holiday, using a December 25th mailout - so being nominated seems like a PRESENT - while then offering "discounted fees" is SKEEVY AF
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So, to recap: of the six pull quotes featured prominently at the top of the site, NOT A SINGLE ONE refers to the actual NY Literary Magazine Best Story Award.
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It's also worth glancing at their "Author Success" page, which lists - again - a number of quotes from the same articles used earlier, implying them to be the successes of THIS award, mixed in with others which seem, quite demonstrably, to be about other awards entirely.pic.twitter.com/Qq0UkVC7p9
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In conclusion, if you've received an email from these people, STEER CLEAR. This is a fucking scam operation if ever I've seen one, founded solely on the idea that ANY award nomination, no matter how obscure or dubious, might net someone an agent or a publisher.
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This is perplexing. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
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No problem! The whole thing is bizarre.
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