another question from your favorite inept aspiring writer!

Post date: 2021-04-19 05:03:55

I received an Honorable Mention in a writing competition last fall and the pub is going to publish said piece in their Spring 2021 edition. I signed a contract in November 2020 giving them permission to publish and they said they'd be in touch in March to finalize everything and give me a chance to update my bio if necessary. I have not heard from them since, and am not sure if reaching out is pushy or or not.

Guys, I'm sorry I ask so many questions like this. I am so new to getting work published and I don't want to be written off by any publication as "THAT annoying writer" (so I just do it here).

I know a lot of publications have been falling behind on scheduling due to COVID, so that's why I want to make sure I'm not being pushy here about when my piece is being published. I don't know if that would be considered proactive (I would be very polite, obviously) or extremely tone-deaf.

The only reason why I am a bit anxious about this is that I am in the middle of finishing a book proposal and having this piece in particular published and out in the world will help strengthen my proposal.

Thanks in advance.

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