Feel free to contact the editor regarding submissions for artwork, photographs, and other related material. Our story panelists are tough, but fair individuals, and any story published in NWR has passed the supreme test. Contributors who submit stories that aren't in our requested format hinder the evaluation process, and won't be reviewed by the Short Story Panel until the appropriate changes have been made. If you are new to short story writing, find out what is necessary to develop good stories. Don't include anything that doesn't advance your story.
All good stories require interesting settings, scenes, plots, and dialogue.
Write, and then rewrite. Many stories submitted to our panel are really first and second drafts, and are unlikely to be published without more work. You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings. Contributors who are unfamiliar with Text Format should consult our text formatting guidelines . We will, however, continue to accept cleanly formatted documents that are pasted in the body of e-mail notes.