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Joe Benet
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Been editing a recent submission for a quarter which has not announced results yet. My tweaks make it better on a word level. A couple of descriptions are clearer, etc. Nothing structurally or plot-wise changed. Does WotF publish winning submissions as-is, or are minor word-level edits like this done first?

HMx9
SHMx1 (Q2'22)
2xCritiquer for Published Winners (Oh yeah, it's now a thing)

 
Posted : April 23, 2022 9:20 am
RETreasure
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The editor (newly Dean Wesley Smith) will have edits for the manuscript, and then Galaxy Press (and every publication) does copy edits and proofreading before publication. For example, Dave had a few places he wanted more emotion or more description in my story, and then I had copy edits and several rounds of proofs. 

V34: R,HM,R
V35: HM,R,R,HM
V36: R,HM,HM,SHM
V37: HM,SF,SHM,SHM
V38: (P)F, SHM, F, F
V39: SHM, SHM, HM, SHM
Published Finalist Volume 38
Pro’d out Q4V39
www.rebeccaetreasure.com

Managing Editor, Apex Magazine

 
Posted : April 23, 2022 9:43 am
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Kary English
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What @RETreasure said. The stories are judged as-submitted, but the winners go through edits before publication.

WOTF: 1 HM, 1 Semi, 2 Finalists, 1 Winner
Q2,V31 - Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
Hugo and Astounding finalist, made the preliminary Stoker ballot (juried)
Published by Galaxy's Edge, DSF, StarShipSofa and TorNightfire

 
Posted : April 29, 2022 7:46 pm
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