The numbers are in: we received over 2,100 submissions in our last reading period.

That& #39;s the most submissions we& #39;ve ever received, and brings total submissions for 2020 to just under 4,000.

WOW.

Thank you SO MUCH for sending us your work, Augurians. :)

Of those 2,100 pieces, approximately 225 went to our Editor in Chief, @lexdepompa, to review for longlist consideration. So 11% of pieces hit recommended (a rating of 8+) status from our readers.

Of those, 76 were longlisted. 34% of recommended pieces, and 3.6% of total pieces.

From there, we will be selecting 12 pieces to be published in Augur 3.2.

That& #39;s 16% of our longlist.
5% of recommended pieces.
And 0.6% of total submitted pieces.

There will be MANY factors that allow us to decide which pieces get placed in our issue. So many pieces that we received will be EXCELLENT--but not the exact right fit for this issue.

So please, please, please submit again. To us. To others.

:) We love reading your subs.

That 0.6% is made of many things. Most importantly:

Market fit
Issue fit
Theme fit
Whether an editor thinks THEY& #39;RE a good fit for the piece
Number of slots for a certain medium/story length
And, always, unfortunately: budget

On top of the actual writing itself.