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The Scriber’s Nook — Update! ★
UPDATED SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Now that our eclectic publication has been running for nine months or so, I thought it was time to review and slightly tweak our submission guidelines!
Fiction and poetry remain a niche here on Medium — which is why I founded The Scriber’s Nook as Medium’s home for lovers of fiction, poetry, and creativity. I’m delighted with our troupe of writers and poets who regularly enrich our publication with their imaginative and varied submissions. Keep them coming! ★｡･:*:･ﾟ☆
If you’d like to become a writer for The Scriber’s Nook, please leave a comment below and your user name.
So, onto our tweaks …
☆ Submissions: The Scriber’s Nook will accept up to two stories per writer per week. Those who write for our sister publication, MuserScribe can also submit up to two stories per week (on top of their submissions to The Scriber’s Nook). Remember that MuserScribe is based on different criteria to that of The Scriber’s Nook. Please check MuserScribe’s requirements before submission.
☆ Length: The Scriber’s Nook is pretty flexible with length but, just as a heads-up, stories between three to seven minutes tend to do better on Medium. We suggest that longer pieces be split and submitted in two (or more) parts — as a series or book chapters, and so on. Keep your readers coming back for more!
☆ Kicker: Use Medium’s kicker tool for classification — eg, fiction, non-fiction, short story, etc. Your readers will thank you! Kick back up one from your title to produce the kicker option.
☆ Title and Subtitle: Please use both. Titles should be in title case. Highlight your title and click on the large ‘T’. For your subtitle, highlight and click on the small ‘T’.
☆ Images: Please ensure all image sources are cited, whether from Unsplash, Pexels, AI-software, or your own snapshots. In keeping with Medium guidelines, stories will not be published without accredited images.
☆ Publication Time: The Scriber’s Nook now publishes five days a week — Monday to Friday. We aim to publish well within 48 hours of receiving your submission. Any submissions received Friday evenings, or over the weekend — Saturdays, and Sundays, are scheduled for review and publication on Mondays. Very occasionally, your editor may be ‘out of office’ eg, trips away, vacations, and so on. Very occasionally. Please bear with us. Any submissions received during these periods will be published on our return.
☆ Private Notes: Should we need to discuss your submission before publication, we’ll leave feedback via a private note. Be sure to check these as your article won’t be published until we receive your response.
☆ Genre: The Scriber’s Nook does not publish slasher-style or any graphic violence or pieces that promote racism, sexism, abuse, cruelty, or gender bias. All our writers should be aware of Medium’s rules. The Scriber’s Nook does not publish erotica or pornographic material.
☆ We do not accept previously published pieces — these tend to disappear down Medium’s time well and our readers just won’t see them.
☆ Editing: Please use Grammarly, or similar free software to proofread your work. As an editor, minor edits (usually for typos and clarity) may be made or private notes left on your articles. This is part of an editor’s role in maintaining publication standards. The Scriber’s Nook reserves the right to make minor changes to improve readability and ensure that publication standards and Medium rules are adhered to.
☆ Tags/Topics: Medium allows you to use up to five tags or topics. Please use appropriate tags when submitting your story, eg Fiction, Storytelling, Romantic, Sci Fi, Horror, Memoir, Poetry on Medium, Relationships, Self Improvement, Life Lessons, etc. Always include ‘The Scriber’s Nook’ as your final tag.
☆ Community: As writers for The Scriber’s Nook, we support each other! We are respectful, we read, we engage and we clap, (yes, keep that finger down and enjoy the fireworks until it reaches a lovely 50!) Those 50 claps cost you nothing but the boost you provide your fellow writers is … well, a lovely boost!
And finally …
I’m delighted to report that our niche publication has garnered 2,119 views with 1,047 minutes of read time over the past 30 days. This could not have happened without our repertoire of amazing writers. A big thanks to each and every one of you (especially our regulars — you know who you are!) for all your contributions:
Abigail Ortega, Ashllyn T., Bella Smith ⭐ Block Wife, Bonnie L. Boucek, C. Elyse, Chhaya Kulkarni, Chris LaVigna, Colleen McManus Hein, Cosmic Charlies, Cyrl’s Corner, Danu Stratton-Kent, Daphne Ayo, David Bryson, David Henry, erohtar isnam, Eva MacInnes, Itx-Minu, Jack McDaniel, James Dundon, Jay M E, Josh E., K. Joseph, Karen Hart, Lady Reborn, LucyRebecca, Mario Lopez, Michelle March, Milana Marsenich, 🌬️Mitch, Ned Hickson — author, retired journalist, Dr. Nishtha Srivastava, OBA.T.K, Paige Holloway, passarozumbido, PXR5, Rachel Thomas, Ralph Serpe, Scarlet Ibis James 🦩, Somtoochukwu Benedict Ezioha, Sujit Chakraborty, Steffi Timm, Susi Moore, The Incandescent Writer, Theodore McDowell, Zoe Carada
Happy Writing! ★｡･:*:･ﾟ☆
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