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The only answer to this is to crowdsource curation. A small editorial team isn't going to be able to do anything other than cherry pick from a trusted pool.
by CuriouslyC 4y ago
The only answer to this is to crowdsource curation. A small editorial team isn't going to be able to do anything other than cherry pick from a trusted pool.
- Planktonne 4y agoCrowdsourcing curation leads to lower standards and misaligned incentives; it's trying to fight the problem with itself.
- em-bee 4y agothe problem with crowdsourcing is that it would probably be a pre-publication which would make it difficult to submit the story elsewhere because many magazines (including clarkesworld) do not allow that. currently they have multiple slush readers, and depending on volume they could engage more as long as the volume does not grow indefinitely. btw, here is a thread that gives some insights how slush reading works: https://www.fantasy-writers.org/forum/slushpile-answers-clarkesworld https://www.fantasy-writers.org/forum/slushpile-answers-clar...
- PuppyTailWags 4y agoCrowdsourcing doesn't work if you want to produce a Clarkesworld issue, because Clarkesworld has an audience expecting stories of a certain style and sense that requires training for readers.