Hodderscape Open Submission Window

[Kerrybuchanan]

And here's the update: Open Submissions - Jan 2016 UPDATE | Hodderscape

Basically, they have around 600 manuscripts for second-reads. Better odds than the lottery. Just about--

 

[Ray McCarthy]

Better odds than the lottery. Just about--

Much better. You are more likely to find a bin bag of money in the street, which remains unclaimed, or get hit by a meteor than win the lottery. It's a tax on the poor.

 

[prizzley]

Basically, they have around 600 manuscripts for second-reads.

It seems a lot, but I wonder how many are finished.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Ooooh, exciting! Crossing all 600 toes and fingers. (What? I'm an alien...)

 

[thaddeus6th]

Jo, that's silly.

Sacrificing goats to Apollo is the only way to go. Crossing fingers is superstitious nonsense.

 

[Ursa major]

Ooooh, exciting! Crossing all 600 toes and fingers. (What? I'm an alien...)

Jo, that's silly.

JoZ has have something to put in all those shoes**....


** - Gloves, lots of them, are obviously the next priority.

 

[Gonk the Insane]

they have around 600 manuscripts for second-reads

Nice of them to share what goes on behind the curtain, although I'd have thought they would have whittled the number down to a hundred or two at most. Still, good news for all of us left in. Good luck everyone!

 

[Serendipity]

Thank you all for your congratulations in the previous posts...

Welcome E.Maree and pambaddeley

As there has been a notable update - congratulations to all who got through to the second reads... I thought I'd update the list...

The Brave Fallen:

Tirellan - Oct 22nd
Harebrain - Oct 22nd
Boneman - Oct 22nd
Ray McCarthy - Oct 30th
AnyaKimlin - Nov 3rd
Serendipity - Nov 9th
Jo Zebedee - Nov 18th
MemoryTale - Dec 10th
Jarshen - Dec 10th
Cynric - Dec 10th

May their pens rise like phoenixes to enchant us in the future...

The Valiant who Remain Standing:

David Evil Overlord
Gonk the Insane
Chopper
ctg
Mouse
Alc
Kerrybuchanan
vgunn
prizzley
anthorn
amicalia
pambaddleley
E.Maree

Good luck!

P.S. For those who haven't realised (which is extremely unlikely) there is an open door under way at Angry Robot, which is closing shortly.
P.P.S. Before anyone asks... I won't be submitting to it or any other open doors for some time to come for various reasons... and if I told you the truth you good people just would not believe me.

 

[Kerrybuchanan]

Apparently the rejections have started up again. Someone on another forum (AW) received a physical card in the post. It was a form rejection with the name of the book handwritten in a space left for it.

Darn. Now we have to watch our letter boxes as well as our inboxes!

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Hmmmm, could they be mixing up Gollanz? They seem to be doing postal rs?

 

[Kerrybuchanan]

Possible, I suppose. She's submitted to Gollanz as well by the sound of it: Hodderscape Open Submissions- Anyone heard back yet? - Page 29

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Might be worth gently asking her before people turn somersaults of panic?

 

[Kerrybuchanan]

You were right -- as usual! She was in the mix for all three open submissions and just assumed it was Hodderscape. It was indeed Gollancz.

 

[David Evil Overlord]

Might be worth gently asking her before people turn somersaults of panic?

Read this as "gentle somersault of panic". Steals misread phrase for WIP.

 

[Stevious]

Definitely Gollancz, I received an identical card through the post yesterday. Not a suprise as my manuscript wasn't a comfortable fit with what they were looking for, Although I didn't expect to get something back so soon.

 

[pambaddeley]

According to comment on this - Open Submissions - Jan 2016 UPDATE | Hodderscape - all updates will be via emails and their blog.

 

[ctg]

March form update.

Please be patient with us as we cross this final submissions hurdle! If you submitted a manuscript and received a notification email last August then we have accepted and logged your submission. We have already been in touch with the majority of people who submitted and are now whittling down the remaining submissions and deciding which to move forward with.

We will eventually be in touch with every single person who submitted a manuscript during our open submissions window. Again, if you submitted and you have not yet heard back, then we are still considering your submission.

Open Submissions: March 2016 update | Hodderscape

I guess they're fed up with people.

 

[thaddeus6th]

That may well be understandable. I can see why people would get in touch, just to confirm they're still being considered, but given the numbers it could be creating quite a lot of work just replying and saying "Yes, that is the case."

 

[chopper]

i may just break out the Estragon profile pic

 

[pambaddeley]

Thanks ctg.