Hands up everyone who saw THAT coming!

[neadods]

Only Big Finish is surprised by this.

Big Finish has just announced the results of their competition, which was for un(professionally)published authors to send in a "How the Doctor Changed My Life" story. The grand prize is to be published in a Short Trips anthology.

The grand prize winner is indeed in that anthology, and his story will appear among those of established authors.

However, in the 1,000 entries they received were enough excellent stories that they have basically announced that there will also be a Short Trips anthology that consists entirely of the 25 closest runners-up.

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[cryptile.livejournal.com]

That Anna is actually, ah, me. Though calapine is a girl and I think she said she was on the list, too. So that's two females, at least . . .

[neadods.livejournal.com]

CONGRATULATIONS! Oh, how wonderful!

I'm glad they had the sense to realize that they should do a book of all the best stories.

(Forgive my rudeness and curiosity - they *are* paying you, aren't they? This is being treated as a fully professional pub, isn't it?)

[calapine.livejournal.com]

Yes, indeed. We're getting the same contract terms as they give to all their authors.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Good.

(Although, cashing that check in pounds sterling can be amusing...)