DEFINITION: Previously Published

Ballyhoo Stories does not accept previously published work for either our print edition or our 50 States Anthology. With some of the big changes in internet publishing/blogging there has been some confusion as to what previously published means. Let us clarify.

If your work has been accepted by a literary magazine or published in a book or anthology it has been previously published. If you have self-published your story and attempted to market it to people other than your family and friends it has been previously published. If your work has been published in a literary magazine that is no longer in business or a book that is out of print it has been previously published. If your work has been published on an online literary magazine is has been previously published. If the online literary magazine has gone offline, it still has been previously published. If your work has been published on your blog it has been previously published. If it has been published on your friend's blog, your friend's mom's blog, or any blog at all it has been previously published. If your story can be found in any corner of the internet in any format it has been previously published.

Ballyhoo Stories wants to attract readers and introduce an audience to a diverse range of work. We cannot do that if the stories we publish can be found throughout the internet and in other literary magazines. The incentive to read our publication and Web site is gone if your story can be Googled and found elsewhere. Considering how much time we put into producing Ballyhoo Stories your previously published work is not wanted. Thank you for understanding.