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Here's a thought: from time to time several companies put out an Open Call for freelancers. In the past months, we've seen Kobold Press, Raging Swan Press and Jon Brazer Enterprises do it, and maybe there have been more that I have missed.
I know from reading the other threads mentioned that there are always a few who don't see such announcements until it is too late for them to participate.
So, my suggestion is to make a single sticky thread in this forum, where companies can cross-announce their Open Calls? They'd still run their own threads about their individual open calls, but this way anyone can browse the sticky thread and easily get up to speed with any current open calls.
What do you think? :-)
I like it.
That would be cool. I haven't been able to respond to any of the open calls yet, but when I do have time, it'd be nice to have a central place to check out what's available.
I'd enjoy it. I have never published anything, but I did make the attempt once and still harbour a deep-rooted dark desire to become an Author! ;)
It could be a good idea assuming that they would be get unsticked after the submission deadline passes to make place for new ones.
It could be a good idea assuming that they would be get unsticked after the submission deadline passes to make place for new ones.
Well, I didn't mean that all Open Calls be sticky while they are active - rather that a there would be a single thread in which announcers could cross-post their Open Calls (in addition to opening their own threads for the purpose).
Let's suppose you only check this forum once a week. You'd instantly see if there was 1-2 new posts in the sticky thread and find the links to whatever Open Calls you might have missed during the week.
Anybody know who at Paizo to write to and request a sticky thread? Liz or someone else? :-)
I'd just post it in the website feedback thread. (Or flag this and ask for it to be moved.)
I'd just post it in the website feedback thread. (Or flag this and ask for it to be moved.)
I'm afraid I don't know what or where that is. I'll see if I can flag down someone from Paizo :-)
Here you go!
Thanks!
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Yep, Kobold Press has a fiction contest: Linkie link
Sunbeam, I agree that the web site is pretty much designed for people to use the Search box, because yeah, anything else is pulling teeth.
The Kobold Press Forums were destroyed by spammers, so we had to drop the old-style BBS format. Fortunately, there is a Kobold Press Twitter account, there's a Facebook page, and there's a G+ Community. And a newsletter (signup in the black box at bottom of page).
So I guess you could call that comments strewn around. We're certainly easy to find.
I've had a similar thought Jesper, I would love to see a single thread with publishers linking to their open calls.
I'll try and find some time later today or Sunday to send in a request for a sticky thread for Open Calls. Thanks for the comments everyone! :-)
Last summer, our request drowned in Liz' busy preparations for PaizoCon or GenCon or something, I'm afraid.
Now that Christina Stiles has put out a call for writers, I decided to cast a spell of reanimation on the thread in the hopes that Liz will see it and take the question to the powers that be :-)
As requested (finally) here.