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Author and editor Joshua Palmatier will read and critique your short story

Joshua Palmatier (co-editor of the DAW Books anthologies After Hours: Tales from the Ur-Bar and The Modern Fae's Guide to Surviving Humanity and the Zombies Need Brains anthology Clockwork Universe: Steampunk Vs Aliens) will read and evaluate your short story (up to 7500 words in standard manuscript format) within six weeks of submission. He will write a general evaluation of the story and mark up the manuscript using comments and track changes in the document itself, although this will NOT be a formal line or copy edit, simply commentary at specific points in the short story.
 
Joshua Palmatier (www.joshuapalmatier.com) has had six dark, epic fantasy novels published by DAW, most recently Shattering the Ley, five short stories in various anthologies, and has co-edited three anthologies with Patricia Bray, including Clockwork Universe: Steampunk Vs Aliens. He is also founder of the small press Zombies Need Brains (www.zombiesneedbrains), which focuses on producing quality SF&F-themed anthologies.  His experience is mostly with all forms of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. His intent will be to offer editorial advice on how to improve your novel and to use his experience as both author and editor to make it the best it can be.
 
Joshua has requested that you send him your manuscript no later than July 1, 2014.

Worldbuilders is very grateful to Joshua Palmatier for this donation.

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