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Contrary: an encouraging rejection We are honored that you considered our publication worthy to receive your writing, we thank you for the opportunity to read your work, and we regret that we are unable to publish it at this time. Please consider the numerical reality: that for each issue, we are ...

Matter Press cont'd:

Compession: Kalin Nenov

Matter Press : Kalin Nenov, We are adding another aspect to our postings that is separate from submissions. There have been so many compelling compression statements that we feel they should be shared. We would like to share your "cover letter compression statement" by posting it along with a photo ...

Nine: Kalin, Thank you for submitting XXXXX by YYYYY for inclusion in Nine. We have decided to pass on the story at this time. It survived our very harsh first cut, which eliminates about 90% of all submissions , but in the end, we didn't think the style of writing was a fit with us. Good luck ...

Shimmer Magazine: Dear Kalin, Thank you for allowing Shimmer to consider "Of the Meeting of Three Shadows and the Shadowless," but I'm going to pass on this one. Flash fiction remains a super hard sell with me and I just didn't feel this slight piece did enough with itself for Shimmer's liking. I ...

And now for some celebration of out most favorite topic:

Bryan Doyle: No

Strange Horizons: personal rejection Dear Kalin M. Nenov and Ilka Chechova, Thank you for submitting "Less than Two" to Strange Horizons, but we've decided not to accept it for publication. I loved its creativity, and the descriptions were beautiful at times , but I honestly had no idea what was ...

"Rondo for Death and a Hitman, Wannabe" tackles a standoff between a meditating protagonist and a would-be murderer. In a number of ways. ;)

Phobos Magazine: personal rejection Hi Kalin, This is good. Probably a bad thematic fit for this issue, but your writing is strong enough that I'll toss it to the other editors for a closer look. Our next issue is "Emergence", and I hope you'll consider submitting again. Best, RMC Hi, After ...

These are the four winners in the 2013 Museum of Words flash competition.

This was my submission. (One of the two.)

I am happy.

Planetary Stories Contest: Your story, "The Film-thin Bound," won in the 500-1000 word category! Since you live in another country, how will we repay you? If you have an account with PayPal, that would be the simplest, I would think. Otherwise, we would send you a check, but it will be in US dollars ...

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(Waylines са сред малкото списания, които са ни пращали personal rejections – с обяснения какво търсят самите те. Такива издания заслужават подкрепа.)

Penumbra eMag, personal rejection, re: "Of the Meeting of Three Shadows and the Shadowless" Dear Kalin, Thank you for your submission to Penumbra eMag's May, 2014 Superheroes themed issue. This theme has proved to be the most popular yet with authors, overwhelming our slush readers with hundreds of ...

Фондация „Елизабет Костова“: Резултати от конкурса за включване на разкази в "Words Without Borders" Имаме удоволствието да съобщим резултатите от конкурса на фондация "Елизабет Костова" и американското литературно списание "Words Without Borders" за превод на разкази от български автори, които ще бъ ...

Onomatopoeia Dictionary

Found it while trying to nail down the sound of a drop plunging into a pool.

За целите на глупавия ми превод не правя разлика между:

It is always important to keep in mind that nothing exists that is not part of God...
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It is important to always keep in mind that nothing exists that is not part of God...

Ако имате време за преводаческа гимнастика, измислете бг варианти на това: [quote="In "A Way of Thinking," Theodore Sturgeon"]Then I brought her into focus. “Hey, you know, you’re cute.” I suppose “cute” is one of the four-letter words that describe her. “What’s your name?” “Charity,” she said. “But ...

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Fantasy & Science Fiction, personal rejection: Dear Kalin and Elena, Thank you for giving me a chance to read "Elven Song." I'm definitely interested in seeing more speculative fiction from outside the United States, so I'm happy that you submitted this story to F&SF. I like the voice of it, and the ...

aliterate : Mr. Nenov, Your translation of XXXXX has passed the first round of reviews and is currently on our shortlist ( the top 3% of submissions ). This notification is not a guarantee or a promise of publication, but rather just to let you know that the reason you have not received a rejection ...

Fantasy & Science Fiction, personal rejection: Dear Kalin and YYYYY, Thank you for giving me a chance to read XXXXX and for being patient while I waited until I could read this one again with fresh eyes. I enjoyed reading this one. I liked the premise of an alien planet where abandoned earthlings ...

Покрай моите Seven Nights with the Sea възникна въпрос при какви условия можем да цитираме откъси от песни (или въобще чужди произведения) в нашето собствено. E. Catherine Tobler, редакторката на Shimmer, ми препоръча следния линк: Lyrics and Poetry in Fiction—Copyright, Drawbacks, and Other Problems ...

Fantasy & Science Fiction, personal rejection: Dear Kalin, Thank you for giving me a chance to read "The Last Story." This has exactly the quality I look for in translations: the language was vivid and evocative, and contained pleasant layers to it that reward rereading. One feels that the voice of ...

Fantasy & Science Fiction, personal rejection: Dear Kalin and Vladimir, Thank you for giving me a chance to read "Loving Loney Lone." I really liked the prose in this -- it was vivid, rich, and evocative -- all qualities that I like to see in F&SF. At the same time, I had concerns about the pacing ...

Chuck Rothman's review of Aliterate #2 at Tangent I always like to see science fiction from non-English-speaking authors; they tend to look at things with a different eye. "The Dragon and the Orange Juice" is by Bulgarian author Genoveva Detelinova about Vladimir, a relatively young wizard who ...

O darn apostrophe possessive You make my grammar dreams obsessive .... Some rules from The Punctuation Guide : The general rule is that the possessive of a singular noun is formed by adding an apostrophe and s , whether the singular noun ends in s or not. Xerox’s sales manager Tom Jones’s first alb ...

Heroes and Villains е set phrase. Оттам и заглавията на сборниците с приказки на Калин, не знам къде съм виждала на английски, но съм и чувала.

Fantasy & Science Fiction, personal rejection with a bonus: Dear Kalin, Thank you for giving me a chance to read "Ricochet" by Yancho Cholakov. I liked the quality of the translation and thought the prose was very smooth. I didn't love the opening of this, and for me the story didn't really get ...

Writers of the Future, Honorable Mention for Krasimira Stoeva's "Words Unspoken, Beasts Unnamed": Dear Entrant, Your story has been judged and is an Honorable Mention for the 2nd quarter. Congratulations!!! If you would like a certificate, please respond to this e-mail with the following: 1) the ...

Fantasy & Science Fiction, personal rejection: Dear Kalin, Thank you for giving me a chance to read "As Beautiful as Bare Reality" -- I'm very pleased to see some more of your own work, just because I know you invest so much time in promoting the work of others. The quality of the prose here is very ...