Readers' Choice Awards!
We at Blue Moon are happy to announce our Readers' Choice Awards, which begin with this issue. And hey, we're offering awards for Readers, too!
$100 For Best Story/Best Essay!Vote for your favorite short story or essay for each issue. One writer will receive $100 based on your input. See guidelines below.
$50 For Best Poem!Vote for your favorite poem of each issue! Ditto above. See guidelines below.
Full Moon Prize: A copy of "Anyone Is Possible," an anthology of New American Fiction from Red Hen Press
Each full moon, one reader who submits a vote will be chosen at random each to receive a copy of the newest collection of short fiction, including work from Frederick Barthelme, Charles Baxter, Blue Moon editor Doug Lawson, and many others.
To Vote:Send email to BMRVote@hotmail.com. You must include...
1. Your Name
2. Your Address
3. The Story/Essay or Poem you're voting for
4. The writer's name
5. Why you liked that particular piece
Please also make the subject line of your mail read "Vote."
Legal Mumbo Jumbo... By voting, you agree to the following terms and conditions:
Please vote for one category (either Story/Essay or Poem) per mail only. Limit of two votes (one per category) per person or home address per issue. Multiple votes will disqualify all votes from the same email address.
Winners will be announced on this web page each month.
Only votes containing all relevant information will be counted.
Void where prohibited or taxed by law. Winners are responsble for any costs related to these awards.
In the event of ties, winners will be chosen by the editors of The Blue Moon Review or the management of Bookstacks Unlimited. All decisions are final.
You may vote by regular mail, by sending a letter containing the same information to the Magazine's regular mail address, PO Box 48, Ivy, VA 22945. A list of winners is also available at this address each month: send a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
These terms and conditions may change without notice if a lawyer tells us so.