Congratulations, Jai!!!

Jai's story "Bone on Bone" which many of us have read has made the finals for the storySouth Million Writers Award.

Here's a little info about the award for those of you who are unfamiliar with it:

"The reason for the Million Writers Award is that most of the major literary prizes for short fiction (such as the Best American Short Stories series and the O. Henry Awards) have ignored web-published fiction. This award aims to show that world-class fiction is being published online and to promote this fiction to the larger reading and literary community" (quote taken from the storySouth website).

Now that the judges have reduced the list to a mere ten finalists, the ultimate winner will be chosen by the public. That's why you should go to storySouth and vote!

Here's the link:

http://www.storysouth.com/millionwriters/2004notablestories.html

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Whoops! I think I've rushed this a little bit! The notable stories of 2004 have been posted, and you can see all of these at the site above.

Thank you Ani!

Be lovely if anyone here who cared to would vote for me...

s'ok I'm not going to start canvassing votes!
It's all very silly really but nice.

Hi Jai, well done for being notable and good luck with the final!

Adele.

Being new to this forum, I hadn't read Jai's story before now. I just did. It is really quite extraordinary. I am still seething with it. Jai, you are a wonderful, talented writer.

I'm going to go now, and think for a while about Jai's story, and enjoy the comedown. Bliss.

thanks Jane! and Adele!

Jane, can I slip you our normal fee for praising me in public or do you need to renegotiate our contract??

heheheh

thank you all - quite cheered up my (cold) day.

Congrats Jai!

Nice one Jai - not only do you have the coolest name, you can write dammit!

Good luck with the final, though you've got it sown up I reckon!

Jai, that's fantastic, congratulations!
Becca.

I never had you pegged as a Southern belle, Jai. But Mint Julipes all round.

Best, y'all

Sion

Thanks everyone!

Sion, nope i'm def not a southern belle! However it's just that Storysouth organize the nominations so really it has litte to do with 'southern'...

but I'll have a mint julep anyway...

Jai and other colleagues,

I loved 'Bone on Bone' when I first read it at the turn of the year. It's a fine piece of work and I'm just off to vote 'Jai Clare' in the comp. Yes!

Joe

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Ah, voting begins on 1 March, so I'm setting my calendar and linking the page.

Joe

Thanks Joe!

Brilliant Jai, well done!

thanks Nell

this thing is so complicated. I have just realized that now the head guy whittles the list to 10 and THEN voting can begin. poo.

ah well it was nice while it lasted!

just to update you...

I made the final cut!

amazing.

so please if you can at all feel you can vote for my story please make this poor girl happy by doing so!

I've already heard that certain writers have their troops amassed already....
http://www.storysouth.com/millionwriters/2004toptenstories.html

many thanks!