Best American Sports Writing 2011

Anyone have an idea on how entries make the book? Can writers/editors submit stories for consideration?

 

http://indiepro.com/glenn/index.php/basw-how-and-when-to-submit/

 

Thank you

 

I'm going to out myself.

I'm not on that list. AGAIN. Gonna have to assume, for the 20th straight year, that my mail got lost on its way to Glenn's remote location.

 

I will assume this is the first mention of Danville, Va. in BASW history, unless someone referenced the wreck of the Old 97 in a winning story.

Also congratulations for being the first BASW honoree in a fantasy football league with me.

 

Thanks Matt, that was very kind of you.

 

This year, for the first time, it is available on Kindle. As I understand it, very complicated rights issues in regard to some corporate rights holders prevented it from being available an an e-book previous to this year.

 

In this Internet age, with sites such as newslink.org, why the hell does Stout still demand a subscription to your paper to get a story considered? I tried that once with our circulation department to enter something. The guy laughed for 45 seconds.

 

Dave McKenna. Nice!

 

[quote author=hondo]In this Internet age, with sites such as newslink.org, why the hell does Stout still demand a subscription to your paper to get a story considered? I tried that once with our circulation department to enter something. The guy laughed for 45 seconds.[/quote]

That's not really what it says, "demand" or "to be considered."

Publications that want to be absolutely certain their contributions are considered are advised to provide a complimentary subscription to the address listed below. Those that already do so should make sure to extend the subscription.

It's another method of "making absolutely certain." But he'll accept and read submissions from anybody, regardless of a subscription or not.

 

Joe Posnanski, Where Are They Now: Stan Musial, Sports Illustrated, Aug. 2, 2010.

What? Notables only?

Simply one of the best sports stories I've ever read.

 

That's not really what it says, "demand" or "to be considered."

Publications that want to be absolutely certain their contributions are considered are advised to provide a complimentary subscription to the address listed below. Those that already do so should make sure to extend the subscription.

It's another method of "making absolutely certain." But he'll accept and read submissions from anybody, regardless of a subscription or not.
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Exactly. It makes sense for many magazines to provide complimentary subscriptions, but obviously not for newspapers - my mailbox isn't that big. And in regard to another often misunderstood regard to the demand that I receive copies of printed stories as printed rather than links/URLS or copies of the the online version, that is a demand of the publisher (not that I understand or have ever understood) but if I don't get/can't get a tear sheet, hard copy, pdf printout or copy of the same, I/we can't use or consider the story.