Last TiF Weekly, Live #17

I made it 16 weeks going LIVE! and it was a blast, truly. However, before I get burned out, I had to put a stop to doing this every week. It’s a lot. And so I want to first, say thank you to everyone who joined me LIVE on Substack. It meant a lot to get to just chat with the community and share how excited I am about Top in Fiction and where I hope to take it.

My passion for this community is still there but I need to scale back the level to which I was trying to be helpful to everyone. So, with that said, this is the LAST Weekly Live. This will be transitioned to just the first Wednesday of each month where I will do the Monthly Recaps. Not only will the weekly Lives be retired, but so will the medallions. From now on, only those stories featured in the Monthly Recap email will receive the coveted shout out and the medallions. I hope this will actually elevate them as it means they will be harder to come by.

The only two things changing about the weekly are the Live aspect and the medallions. Otherwise, you can continue to enjoy the featured stories each week and I’ll continue to leave little notes like this one at the end of the email.

—
Erica Drayton
, Editor-in-Chief 😈

TiF Voices - Where the Line is Always Open

IMPORTANT NOTE: I am postponing the TiF Voices planned for April 30th. I am still on the mend. Once I’m feeling 100% I will reschedule and reach out to all those who’ve expressed interest in participating.

Calling all fiction writers, from the newbie to the old-hat, to read their work for the TiF audience! If you’ve wanted to participate in TiF Sociable, we’ve changed the name and how it works! Now, you record yourself reading your story, on your own schedule. Then send us the MP3 file and we’ll share your story right here in upcoming weekly emails! It’s that simple. But we do have a few guidelines:

Story must be previously shared on your Substack.
Story must be written within the 2025 calendar year.
MP3 file must be sent to this email: voices@topinfiction.com

When sending your email, please include the following information:

SUBJECT: Your Name, Your Publication Name (ex. Erica Drayton, The Happy Place)

BODY: [copy/paste the below]

Story Title:
Substack URL:
Date Published:
Type: [Poem/Micro-Flash Fiction/Short Story/Short Serial/Serial]
Genre:
Synopsis: [50 word cap]

Read all the contributors of this amazing writing project put on by

Claudia Befu

and

Julie Gabrielli

for Earth Day, April 22nd.

Important Dates/Events to Remember:

TiF Presents…Eye See You [Sunday, June 1st submission window opens] | Have you thought of a story idea to write for this event? Remember, the story must be written between 3/31 - 6/1 and submitted via a FORM that will be sent on 6/1. Then all participants should schedule their story to be shared on Friday, June 13th!

TiF Voices [TBA] | There are two time slots for this event. We are still accepting any fiction writers who want to come on and read their work to join us! DM me or leave me a comment down below.