I'm now laying the groundwork for the 2010 storySouth Million Writers Award for best online short story, which will kick off in late January. The good news is I have over a dozen preliminary judges lined up to help screen the nominations and select the list of notable stories of the year. The bad news: I have very few judges familiar with genre writings.

So if you are an experienced writer, reader, or editor in the fields of horror, SF, fantasy, romance, or crime fiction, please apply by e-mailing me at lapthai (circle a sign) yahoo (dot) com. Be sure to tell me why you'd make a good preliminary judge (i.e., mention your writing, reading and/or editing experience).