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Some poor schmuck has been named series editor for Best American Fantasy 4 Larry Send a noteboard - 04/01/2010 10:07:14 PM
I've known about this the past two weeks, but had to wait until the official, official announcement was made. Due to a few deadlines looming for the anthology series creators, Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, I was asked to step in and be the series editor for Best American Fantasy 4 (estimated publication date being first quarter 2011). I said yes.

Duties will consist of reading through boxes and boxes of genre and literary magazines and journals, as well as a few original anthologies, of stories printed from May 1, 2009 through May 31, 2010. By late June, I'll be turning in a list of 75 or so short stories that are "American" (including Latin America), "fantasy," (which can be defined quite broadly), and "short stories" (under 10K words) to the guest editor for BAF4, Minister Faust. With any luck, review copies will be available before Christmas and I'll have a few to distribute.

So...anyone interested in that? Oh, and the link gives you anything you ever wanted to know about me, so please be gentle and not stalk too much :P
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Some poor schmuck has been named series editor for Best American Fantasy 4 - 04/01/2010 10:07:14 PM 1273 Views
That is really cool! - 04/01/2010 10:46:27 PM 1178 Views
Well... - 04/01/2010 11:46:04 PM 1068 Views
I promise, I won't stalk you too much. - 04/01/2010 10:58:37 PM 1101 Views
Luckily, that's my parents' address - 04/01/2010 11:45:26 PM 1035 Views
Congratulations. - 04/01/2010 11:14:22 PM 1055 Views
Well, if you know my tastes in reading... - 04/01/2010 11:44:44 PM 998 Views
That's why you submit a mysteriously focused longlist. *NM* - 05/01/2010 11:23:32 PM 605 Views
- 06/01/2010 10:12:28 AM 1105 Views
Hey, congratulations! *NM* - 05/01/2010 12:29:26 AM 653 Views
Thanks - 05/01/2010 08:07:08 AM 1059 Views
You totally have to make sure Goodkind is in there... - 05/01/2010 12:36:04 AM 1099 Views
- 05/01/2010 08:00:29 AM 1015 Views
This is a big deal. - 05/01/2010 12:59:47 AM 1155 Views
Yes - 05/01/2010 08:02:54 AM 1077 Views
I'll buy it based on your name *NM* - 05/01/2010 01:30:39 PM 547 Views
A lot of people around here probably will *NM* - 05/01/2010 09:55:04 PM 535 Views
Am I a brand now? - 06/01/2010 10:12:58 AM 1044 Views
You are - 10/01/2010 03:31:24 AM 947 Views
Awesome. Idea: Use this to jump towards TV land. You could be the next Rod Serling. *NM* - 05/01/2010 02:50:09 AM 695 Views
No TV - 05/01/2010 08:04:04 AM 995 Views
Awesome! - 05/01/2010 04:25:51 AM 1132 Views
Be sure to read the first three volumes of BAF first - 05/01/2010 08:06:28 AM 1076 Views
So cool! Congrats. *NM* - 05/01/2010 05:01:51 AM 545 Views
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Congrats. - 05/01/2010 08:08:02 AM 1070 Views
Ha! - 05/01/2010 08:09:39 AM 1056 Views
Congrats, my friend. - 05/01/2010 02:38:36 PM 1042 Views
Thanks - 06/01/2010 10:15:23 AM 1001 Views
Absolutely. - 06/01/2010 03:15:21 PM 983 Views
Well,for starters... - 07/01/2010 11:59:29 AM 970 Views
whoever this poor schmuck is, I hope he reads fast - 05/01/2010 09:59:19 PM 957 Views
I don't know if he can read fast enough, though - 06/01/2010 10:16:24 AM 960 Views
ah, social life...something i'm about to lose completely - 06/01/2010 11:03:09 PM 942 Views
Well done, Larry. That's brilliant. *NM* - 06/01/2010 10:57:15 AM 528 Views
I don't think "brilliant" is a word I'd use for it - 07/01/2010 12:02:35 PM 1064 Views
Pfft, that blurb left out Squirrel Fancier - 07/01/2010 03:17:05 PM 944 Views
Well, it's attached to a couple of my columns elsewhere! - 08/01/2010 08:14:19 AM 1068 Views
nice! *NM* - 09/01/2010 04:09:07 AM 565 Views
Hopefully so! - 14/01/2010 01:43:07 AM 1042 Views
That's wonderful news. - 10/01/2010 01:18:39 AM 1247 Views
Thanks - 14/01/2010 01:41:20 AM 891 Views
However you want to say it - 18/01/2010 04:56:33 PM 1301 Views
Re: Some poor schmuck has been named series editor for Best American Fantasy 4 - 10/01/2010 03:26:32 AM 1021 Views
Yes, they are pretty much spoken for already - 14/01/2010 01:40:47 AM 979 Views
Re: Can you send any of these review copies to a land far, far away? - 11/01/2010 03:35:16 PM 1046 Views
Don't know - 14/01/2010 01:38:54 AM 962 Views
I only just saw this! - 14/01/2010 09:34:55 PM 1030 Views
You were blind before? - 15/01/2010 12:02:09 AM 987 Views
But now I see! - 15/01/2010 10:13:40 AM 1234 Views
It won't be out until mid-March - 17/01/2010 11:31:01 PM 811 Views

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