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   burlwood to William Vetter   
   Re: electronic vs. printed story submiss   
   20 Oct 15 14:19:37   
   
   From: kegepet@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 3:10:23 PM UTC-4, William Vetter wrote:   
   > burlwood wrote:   
   > > On Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 12:02:49 PM UTC-4, burlwood wrote:   
   > >> I've just finished a short story and am now looking to submit it. I was   
   > >> wondering about whether there were any advantages to submitting a paper   
   > >> copy. I was thinking perhaps it would get the editor's attention more   
   > >> readily. Also, are there any differences in the way it should be formatted   
   > >> depending on whether the submission is electronic or physical? Different   
   > >> font, single spaced, etc.? Thanks in advance.   
   > >   
   > > The submission guidelines don't usually mention cover pages, yet, for an   
   > > electronic submission, they seem unnecessary. Should I leave it out?   
   >   
   > There is no cover page.  What is a cover page?   
      
   They mention it here:   
   http://www.sfwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Mssprep.pdf   
      
   and, indeed, they call it a "cover page."   
      
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