I encourage you all to consider sharing the monthly sales promotions. Those are great opportunities to get involved and help each other. I don’t charge for this professional group. I pay for the website, newsletter, newsletter builder, and the pins that we’ve handed out at in-person events. These promotions are free and if you do a New Release, those are $5 and that money goes to our sysadmin as a bonus for his work on the website (above and beyond the monthly charges). I would hope that these promotions wildly exceed your expectations.
Here’s the promotion schedule for the rest of 2024. Put your short stories in promotions that are specifically for short stories. Please don’t put them in the “All” genre promotions. Those are intended for longer stories.
January 21-25 – All Urban Fantasy
February 25-29 – Cross Genre (like space fantasy – stories that don’t fit elsewhere, like Leap Day)
March 24-28 – Fantasy Short Stories
April 21-25 – All Fantasy
May 19-23 All Science Fiction
June 23-27 All Urban Fantasy
July 21-25 Fantasy Short Stories
August 25-29 Science Fiction Short Stories
September 22-26 All Fantasy
October 27-31 Urban Fantasy Short Stories
November 26-30 – Cross Genre
December 26-30 All Science Fiction
Hi Craig,
I have an SF new release, The Quick and the Dead that’s been uploaded into the library and I’d like to use it as part of the May promotion but I was unclear how to request that my book be a part of it.
Thanks,
Page Zaplendam
Hi Page,
To submit a book for the newsletter, go to the website, log in, then hover your mouse over My Portal (in the menu) and click on Book Entry Form. Search on your title to see if it’s already entered. Enter as a new book or as already entered. Make sure you select the promotion you want it to be in and submit. If the book was already on the site, it will take a few days to be updated, as that requires human intervention (me.) If it’s new, it should show up in the draft listing immediately (assuming you’re entering it into the upcoming promotion. If it’s a later one, you won’t see it until, well, later.) You can email me if you have questions: julia@juliahuni.com
Where do I find the list of promos for 2025?
The Facebook group is where you’ll find the information in the most timely manner. Or, I just published this post for those who aren’t on FB. https://iasfa.org/2024/12/29/iasfa-promotions-for-2025/