Dear Writing Friends,

We are offering a new service.  As those of you who have been published on LSS know, we include in our acceptance letter, a press release form for you to fill out and submit to your local newspapers, etc. 

Well, we are now offering a new service.  For the nominal fee of $10.00 per Press Release, we will publish your accomplishments on the web.  Using the format below, fill in the blanks and submit it to us with a $10.00 payment through Paypal or a check payable to Long Story Short, PO Box 475, Lewistown, MT 59457, and we'll make sure the world knows about your successes.  This can be used for anything you have published anywhere, not just here at LSS.  Remember, a Press Release looks formal and professional and will be great to include with clips, etc. when submitting.  For a preview of how the published page will look, Click here.

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M E D I A    R E L E A S E

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Jane Doe

E-mail: JaneDoe@msn.com

Writing Site, LONG STORY SHORT,  Honors Local awarding- winning Author’s Short Story.

Glendale, CA--The board of editors at Long Story Short has named Jane Doe’s story, “Happy Days,” Story of the Month for June.

Happy Days was conceived when the author lost a friend to cancer and felt she had also lost her youth.

Edited by Denise Cassino, Linda Barnett-Johnson, and Marie Delgado Travis, Long Story Short features fine writing from fiction and poetry to essays and, unlike many journals, also offers critiques from their submission committee. Their goal is to showcase, promote and advance the work of women writers.

Read Jane's story at http://www.alongstoryshort.net/happydays.html

Jane Doe is the author of several poems and stories published in such publications as AboutTeens.com, Tapestry.com, Garden and Hearth and Reminisce Magazine. Other awards include First Runner Up in the Glimmer Train contest, June 2003.

Learn more about Jane Doe at www.JaneDoe.com or contact Jane at her web address:  janedoe@msn.com.

News Release Form

M E D I A    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: (author’s name) E-mail: (author’s email) LONG STORY SHORT Writing Site Honors Local (awarding winning, etc.) Author’s Poem (or story), (name of piece). (Author’s home city - i.e. Glendale, CA)--The board of editors at Long Story Short will publish a poem/story by ____(author)___.“ name of poem/story)___” Poem/Story wwill appear in the _______ issue of the writer's ezine. (Name of Poem/Story) was conceived when (give a description e.g. - after a vacation, the poet opened her refrigerator door to find several rolls of Pillsbury Biscuits there, their seams popped, fleshy dough peeking from under the cylindrical lids and related the scene to the plight of women. Skip this or get more creative.) Edited by Denise Cassino and Linda Barnett-Johnson, Long Story Short features fine writing from fiction and poetry to essays and, unlike many journals, also offers critiques from their submission committee. Their goal is to showcase, promote and advance the work of writers worldwide. Read the story at (insert link to your page page). (Author’s name) is the author of several poems and stories published by (Long Story Short and any other publications) including _____________________. Other awards and published work include__________________________________________. Learn more about (author) at ___________(insert link to personal webpage)_________________. (Or skip this and include your bio.)