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pbyrne92

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Short story manuscript format
« on: 02 June 2024, 22:00:12 »
I'm currently writing a short story to submit to Shrapnel and I was wondering what the accepted manuscript format is.
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Mendrugo

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Re: Short story manuscript format
« Reply #1 on: 03 June 2024, 09:07:33 »
MANUSCRIPT FORMAT
• .rtf, .doc, .docx formats ONLY
• 12-point Times New Roman, Cambria, or Palatino fonts ONLY
• 1” (2.54 cm) margins all around
• Double-spaced lines
• DO NOT put an extra space between each paragraph
• Filename: “Submission Title by Jane Q. Writer”
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Re: Short story manuscript format
« Reply #2 on: 03 June 2024, 14:18:53 »
I would say a super helpful resource for standard manuscript format is Shunn's manuscript format.

https://www.shunn.net/format/story/

I know I prefer classic, but Phil Lee prefers modern. At least that's what I assume every time I get an edited manuscript back in Times New Roman instead of Courier New.
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