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From the Editor: How to Interpret Rejection

2/26/2014

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Like you, I submit my work to literary publications and like you I’ve received my fair share of rejection notes. The first time I sent a short story out, as an undergrad, it was a story that I was very close to and when it was rejected I felt like I was being rejected. If I knew then what I know now I would have lifted my chin, set my jaw and sent it somewhere else. Instead, I received my first form rejection letter and I was left with an unfamiliar emptiness. All of the hope that I’d been harboring after dropping my manuscript in the mail was swept away and what was left was disappointment and self-doubt.

Over the years I’ve learned to separate the work of writing fiction from the work of placing it with a journal. This is difficult for writers because the two acts are different beasts. Writing requires sensitivity and a willingness to explore difficult emotional truths. Coping with rejection demands emotional fortitude, resiliency – perhaps even stoicism. But the truth is that if you’re putting yourself into each one of your stories, essays or poems (as you should) it doesn’t matter how many times you read the words “good luck placing this elsewhere” … rejection stings.



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Luisa A. Igloria's poem "The Loss and Recovery of Wings" (Issue Two) Selected for 2013 Best of the Net Anthology

1/23/2014

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Congratulations to ARDOR's Issue Two Featured Poet Luisa A. Igloria! Her poem "The Loss and Recovery of Wings" (Issue 2, pg. 26) has been selected by A.E. Stallings for inclusion in the 2013 Best of the Net Anthology. It will be reprinted along with nineteen other poems and showcased for the next year on the Best of the Net website. It was our first year nominating work ... we're thrilled that Luisa's terrific poem was selected.

You can read "The Loss and Recovery of Wings" online via our Featured Work page.


  • 2013 Best of the Net Poetry Judge A. E. Stallings
  • Best of the Net Website
  • Luisa A. Igloria's Website

READ: The Loss and Recovery of Wings by Luisa A. Igloria

READ:
Our interview with Luisa A. Igloria

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Results for ARDOR's 2013 Flash Fiction Contest

12/5/2013

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We were overwhelmed with terrific submissions to our inaugural flash fiction contest and we are grateful to everyone who submitted high quality short stories and helped to make this year's contest a success. We're excited to share several of the top entries (including the winning story and the runner up!) in Issue Four, coming next month.

Each of the writers listed below offered beautiful stories, deftly weaving economical, meaningful narratives in under 1,000 words. Some of these pieces featured high-octane prose that seized me by the shirtfront while others offered gorgeous, meticulously wrought imagery that earned a wistful smile. I was most impressed that so many writers created multifaceted, necessary stories and relationships in ... well, a flash! Those who submit work to this contest should know that your characters and their stories have lingered and I've found myself returning to the distilled moments you've offered, invested deeply in what you've revealed and in what might lie ahead. Thank you - I'm grateful that I had the opportunity to read your work.

But you're here for the results and I won't make you wait any longer. Here is a short list of the finest flash fiction submissions we received:


Winner

Douglas Campbell
Home to Laughter, a short story written by Douglas Campbell of Point Marion, Pennsylvania, was named the winner of ARDOR's 2013 Flash Fiction Contest. Douglas will receive $200 and his story will appear in the January issue of ARDOR Literary Magazine.

Runner Up

Michelle Richards
The Bomber's Doctor, a short story written by Michelle Richards of Middleton, Wisconsin, was named the runner up in ARDOR's 2013 Flash Fiction Contest. Michelle will receive $50 and her story will appear in the January issue of ARDOR Literary Magazine.

Finalists

How Not to Do What I Did by Jennifer Chardon
The Woman Next Door by Laurie Doyle
Coffee Bean by Robert Foreman
Last Dance by David Frey
Caught in a Crosswind by Bob Thurber
The Start of the War by Siamak Vossoughi
Blemishes by Peter Witte

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- Joe Hessert, Editor of ARDOR

Honorable Mention

Esebese by Scott Chiddister
I Found it Hard, It’s Hard to Find by Sean Hooks
Ghosts by Tom Howard
The Ornithological Significance of Light Deprivation by Rich Ives
Purpose of the Comma by Megan Kirby
Counsel by Al Kratz
One in the Pocket by Travis Morrow
Entering the Fray by Jeanette Quick
Scene in a Stuffy Yellow Kitchen by
Christopher Quinn
The Calendar by Catherine Rees
Undertow by Andrew Sottile
Empty Words by Margaret Wilson


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From the Editor:  On Writing Contests

9/23/2013

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I launched ARDOR in September of 2012 and one of my primary goals was to create a journal which supported and honored extraordinary new writing through publication and with payment. I’m proud that every writer we’ve published during our first year received a check in the mail, and I’m especially proud of the success of our inaugural Short Story Contest. In Issue Three we published the winning short story, Their Own Resolution by David Armstrong, and we also published two of the contest finalists – Tom Howard’s The Savage Angels and Natalie Sypolt’s Watching.

Since we’re nearly half-way through the submission period for our second writing contest (our fall Flash Fiction Contest), I thought it would be a nice time to share some details about how our first contest operated and how we’re managing our flash fiction contest.


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From the Editor: Welcome to ARDOR's Blog

10/26/2012

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Welcome to the ARDOR Blog!  My goal for this space is to discuss our editorial process, write detailed responses to your questions, share news about our publication and to announce contest winners.  Additionally, I’ll occasionally review and bring attention to writing and books that I’ve recently enjoyed or comment on interesting articles.  Today, in ARDOR’s inaugural blog post, I’d like to share why I launched ARDOR Literary Magazine and afterward, I have exciting news to share with those writers who have submitted their work (and those still polishing their manuscripts to send in the days ahead). 

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