Anonymous Knife · 1y
Hello! I did send this via twitter dm (so if you see this one first, please go ahead and ignore!) but I figure actually asking publicly might be better since I for sure can't be the only one with a similar question:
So, I'm looking through the contributor app, and it says the word limit for samples is 1.5k words & that one of those needs to be completed, but I don't have any complete works that are under 1.5k words. I average about 2k or more for one shots and chapters of longer pieces. Should I make a note of this somewhere in the application or is there another option?
Hi there! I did follow up with you in DM, but in regards to written samples, we've tweaked the wordcount a bit!
- Excerpts from longer works should be ~1500 words
- Standalone/complete works can be up to 2500 words, with 2000 being a sweet spot if able
- We can get some grace of ~100 over the wordcount if necessary
Hope this helps writers find an easier time filling out their applications! Of course if anyone isn't quite sure about a sample piece, get in touch!
