The image in last week's post was of the tracks made by seals. Probably bigger ones than this cutie, although he/she was part of the group who'd been hauled out there earlier in the day.
Womag news
The People's Friend fiction editor, Lucy Crichton asked me to pass on the following - "After nearly 39 years with DC Thomson - seventeen of those years on 'The People's Friend' - Tracey Steel will be retiring on Friday, October 2nd.
We're wishing Tracey all the very best for this new, exciting chapter! And we're delighted to be welcoming Fiction Journalist, Lucy Dewar to the Fiction Team.
Tracey's authors will receive an email with more information, and Lucy will be handling Tracey's authors, poets and pocket novel authors as of October 5th. "
I'm really hoping at least one of her authors will be called Lucy, so she sends out an email saying something along the lines of, Dear Lucy, I liked your story, and have sent it on to Lucy. Best wishes Lucy. I don't know why that should amuse me, but it does!
I'm hoping to interview Tracey Steele on this blog soon. I'm sure she must have some interesting insights to share!
Other publication opportunities
Short Story Stack pay $100, plus royalties for selected stories. The word count range is from just 6 words, to 10,000 and they even accept reprints, as long as you still hold the appropriate rights.
Other news
You may remember that a while ago, Liz Filluel wrote this post, about having some of her stories which had previously appeared in womags, published by Clan Destine Press. Her book is now available for pre-order and there's a discount if you get in quick.
I'm not sure if it's available internationally, or just in Australia, but I was sure you'd like a look at the cover.
