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The Best of the Web Series
Dzanc Books' Best of the Web series is a yearly anthology compiling the best fiction, poetry, and non-fiction published in online literary journals. Now beginning its third year, the mission of the Best of the Web series is to promote and expand the reach and prestige of online literature by offering this annual glimpse into the best writing the internet has to offer.
The 2008 and 2009 editions of Best of the Web were guest-edited by Steve Almond and Lee K. Abbott, respectively, and collectively published over one hundred established and emerging fiction writers, poets, and essayists. Continuing in this tradition, Best of the Web 2010, guest edited by Kathy Fish with Matt Bell as series editor, will include interviews with contributors, a list of the year's other Notable Stories, and a comprehensive index of over 330 online journals considered for inclusion in the anthology, including information on how to submit to each journal. This additional content will offer an added value above and beyond the already worthy writing by providing new opportunities for readers and writers alike.
Writing in Best of the Web 2010 will be selected by Ms. Fish and Mr. Bell along with in-house Dzanc editors. All editors of online literary journals are also invited to submit their nominations for this year's edition. Please see the guidelines below for further information.
Nomination Guidelines
Nomination for Best of the Web 2010 will be accepted from August 5, 2009 until October 31st, 2009. Each online literary journal is allowed to nominate up to three works they've published, in any combination of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction.
To be eligible, works must have been published exclusively online between November 1st, 2008 and October 31st, 2009.
To nominate your three choices, please use the form above, being sure to fill out the required fields completely. Not only will this ensure that we receive your nomination, it will also help us include your journal in our index of online literary magazines that will appear in the 2010 book and here on the website.
Our judging process will be complete by early January, after which we will send e-mail notifications to those editors whose works have been selected for inclusion in this year's anthology, as well as requests for reprint rights from the writers selected.
Thank you very much for your interest in Best of the Web, and for the impressive work you do at your individual journal. It's our deep belief that the internet publishing scene produces much of the most innovative and interesting work being printed anywhere, and it is our great honor to read your nominations in the hopes of spreading the very best of that work to new audiences.
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