Chekhov's Mistress
The Frontlist
Has this been done before? It seems like such a good idea that it should have been. It seems to me like people using the internet to facilitate the type of literary community lacking in a lot of places. But alas, this is a UK operation. Someone should do a Frontlist here in the land of Sam too:
The Frontlist is a consortium of developers and writers from literary communities. We’ve formed to provide a new fair way to provide talented unpublished writers to have work annotated and critiqued by peers. The most well-received work will rise to the top, to be considered by a publisher.
The Frontlist is a community of talented writers that self-select work that they feel may be of interest to a publisher. Writers, upon signing up to The Frontlist, will be able to submit sample chapters of work that they are looking to publish. They will then be invited to provide detailed critiques on several pieces of work. Once they have finished this, their own work will go up for critique. Each month, the most well received work will be fast-tracked to the desk of a respected agent or publisher who specialises in the work’s genre.
The Frontlist is your new route to serious consideration by a respected publisher. If you write well, and have a finished, polished piece of work that you feel is worthy of publication, then submit it here. If it is good, it will get noticed. For free.
(via ReadySteadyBook)
comments
This sounds silimar to Zoetrope’s “Virtual Studio,” though that is only for short fiction and the only publication consideration is in Zoetrope.
– Eric Rosenfield (07/22 at 12:01 AM)
Yes it’s been done before. Zoetrope, which incidentally caters for writers of all ilk , short fiction, novels screenwriters etc. Consideration for publication is primarialy Zoetrope, but also Zoetrope studios etc and there have been examples of work beign picked up by other publishers, many of whom a re part of the Zoetrope community.
– Mike (07/27 at 07:41 AM)
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- Posted by: Bud Parr
- Date: July 21, 2006
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Wise Men Fish Here: Literature
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