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Long Story Short Writers: paid more than exposure!

A drive to pay writers & artists contributing to Long Story, Short Journal for their work.

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Long Story Short Writers: paid more than exposure!

Long Story Short Writers: paid more than exposure!

Long Story Short Writers: paid more than exposure!

Long Story Short Writers: paid more than exposure!

Long Story Short Writers: paid more than exposure!

A drive to pay writers & artists contributing to Long Story, Short Journal for their work.

A drive to pay writers & artists contributing to Long Story, Short Journal for their work.

A drive to pay writers & artists contributing to Long Story, Short Journal for their work.

A drive to pay writers & artists contributing to Long Story, Short Journal for their work.

Jennifer Matthews
Jennifer Matthews
Jennifer Matthews
Jennifer Matthews
1 Campaign |
Cork, Ireland
$1,133 USD $1,133 USD 36 backers
54% of $2,079 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Overview
We're a literary magazine that wants it all. We want to be free of charge for readers who mightn't be able to afford subscriptions, but also believe contributing writers and artists should be paid for their work. If you have a bit of cash to spare, and have enjoyed the stories we've been publishing monthly since 2012, we'd be delighted if you could help support our cause. We've been down the road of 'tip jars' and funding applications, sadly to no avail. Can you spare some change for the arts?

Background

Long Story, Short Journal was established in 2012 as a labour of love. Founding Editor Jennifer Matthews wanted to create a home for longer short stories, 4000 words or more, which often had difficulty being placed in traditional journals in Ireland fiction submissions are often limited to 2000 or 3000 words. Why is size so important? While smaller short stories can be satisfying reads, they're also limited in the scope of what they can accomplish. Rarely do you see a professionally published collection of short stories where every piece is so diminutive--so where is a budding writer to hone her skills if professional literary journals won't accept longer work?

 

The current funding situation

From the beginning the Founding Editor has been happy to fund the webhosting and templates from her own pocket, in the hopes that funding applications might help out eventually with author payments, etc. A modest 'tip jar' was added to the site, but donations are rare. Funding applications with government arts agencies have also similarly been unsuccessful, despite the unique resource this journal provides. And so, writers and artists continue to generously contribute their work despite lack of funding for payment.

 

How will the money raised be used?

Here's the plan: this funding drive hopes to raise enough to pay each writer from 2012 through 2017 a modest sum. After that, funds raised will supply a modest gift to our tireless volunteers who have kept this journal afloat over the years--including our proofreader and our two guest editors for 2017. They have generously donated huge amounts of their own time to others, with no expectation of recompense (and at the expense of their own time to write).

(Founding Editor/ Editor-in-Chief, Jennifer Matthews, will  NOT be on the receiving end of any payment--this remains her labour of love; and this journal remains a not-for-profit enterprise.) 
The remainder of the money raised will go towards paying the crowdfunding fees.

 

How you can help

For those who have a bit of extra cash to send our way, among our thank you offers in this campaign is Sunset Drinking the Black Ocean, a unique fiction anthology we've compiled from selected past, present and future contributors to Long Story, Short Journal. The anthology is 100+ pages of very short forms including flash fiction, portraits, short shorts and prose poems--from start to finish a quirky and addictive read!

We of all organisations know that cash contributions are not always easy to make. It's why we'd like to keep our journal subscription-free. If you're a lover of literature, you can help us by sharing this campaign or sharing a favourite story from Long Story, Short Journal on social media! Retweets and Facebook shares for your bookish friends are always warmly welcome. If you'd like to be added to our newsletter to be notified when new stories are published, send us an email to longstoryshortjournal(AT)gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Flash Funder

Currency Conversion $5 USD
€5 EUR
Every bit helps! We're grateful for any amount. Be sure to let us know your Twitter handle, and we'll send you our warmest thanks from @longstorylove!
1 claimed

Short, Sweet Supporter

Currency Conversion $10 USD
€10 EUR
By way of thanks, we'll list you as a patron at our website and give you a shout out on Twitter from @longstorylove ! Be sure to send or tweet us your handle!
4 claimed

The Altruistic Protagonist

Currency Conversion $21 USD
€20 EUR
If you've got a bit of extra cash, there's a very special perk on offer! We'll email you 'Sunset Drinking the Black Ocean', our 100+ page PDF anthology of flash fiction, portraits and prose poems by selected Long Story, Short Contributors including Mary Morrissy, Matthew Sweeney, Danielle McLaughlin, John MacKenna and many, many more. (And, of course, we'll include you in our list of patrons at our website, and give you a shout out on Twitter from @longstorylove if you send us your handle!)
9 claimed

The Long Story Lover

Currency Conversion $52 USD
€50 EUR
Maybe you've loved lots of our stories and want to send us back a little extra love? We'll extend our warmest thanks--not only listing you as a patron at the website, but hyperlinking to your blog, Twitter or author website from that page. We'll give you a shout out of thanks on Twitter, and will email you our quirky, addictive PDF anthology of short forms: 'Sunset Drinking the Black Ocean'. Finally, Editor in Chief Jennifer Matthews will send you a handwritten note of thanks for your support!
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September 2016
4 claimed
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The Checkhovian Champion!

Currency Conversion $104 USD
€100 EUR
You are a true champion of the long short story! The Editor in Chief, Jennifer Matthews, will offer you a detailed email consultation on one of your short stories (up to 8,000 words). You'll also receive all the other perks, including: a listing as a patron at the website (hyperlinked to your blog, Twitter or author website); a shout out of thanks on Twitter; our addictive PDF anthology of short forms: 'Sunset Drinking the Black Ocean'; and a handwritten note of thanks for your support!
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September 2016
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