Frequently Asked Qs

Issues of the Moment, January 7, 2012

In the 2010 Best American Short Stories, SIX Glimmer Train pieces are listed as "Notables"--second only to the New Yorker. Two of the six were those authors' first publications ever. Our congratulations to all: Abby Geni, Aria Beth Sloss, David Allan Cates, K.L. Cook, Mary Morrissy, and Nancy Reisman.

A comprehensive and updated collection of answers to writers' questions is just below. (Notice those red bullets). Our intention is to make it easier for you to find exactly the help you need when you need it. (With our commitment to prompt response times, it's important for us to stay focused on reading, which, admittedly, is our favorite part!)

SUBSCRIBERS: please check the info here for answers to your questions.

WRITERS:

We are just two people with tons of great stories to read. (We are eager to read yours!)
If—after reading this page—you do still need help, don't hesitate to email me: linda@glimmertrain.org.

Please scan this list—which covers literally 99% of the questions writers ask us—so we two editors can keep reading! Thank you! :-)

	Deadline anxieties!
	Story revisions/errors/file types/truncated submissions
	Overview of submission process
	Snail mail okay?
	Two rejections in one day?
	Story has been accepted elsewhere? Need to withdraw your submission?
	Did you get my submission?
	Competition or Standard—how to decide.
	Is it okay to submit the same piece again?
	Problem getting credit card info to work
	Trouble making a submission/can't see where to make a submission/how do I do this?
	Email address and/or password issues.
	What does Glimmer Train mean by "unpublished"?
	Simultaneous submissions?
	How do I upload a file? Can I just copy and paste the story in?
	Having trouble making a submission even though you've submitted before?
	How do I sign up for bulletins?
	When I log in, there is a message that says you've been unable to reach me.
	Editors' preferred formatting
	About reading fees and competitions
	Will I get feedback on my submission?
	Unable to log in
	Unexpected competition-closed message?
	How and when will I know if my story has been accepted?
	I made my submission, but it didn't ask for a reading fee.
	In "My Submissions," my story says "finalist," but it isn't on the top-25 list.
	I have a Mac.
	How do I remove old submissions from my account?
	Novel excerpts?
	Do you accept stories from writers outside the U.S.?
	Do you accept translated stories?

Every story we publish is unsolicited, and 86% of the stories we accepted last year came to us directly from the writer.
That's exactly how we like it.

One of the most respected short-story journals in print, Glimmer Train Stories is represented in recent editions of the Pushcart Prize, New Stories from the Midwest, O.Henry, New Stories from the South, Best of the West, and Best American Short Stories anthologies.