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About Cathy Clamp
Expertise
I'm happy to answer questions about any aspect of getting short stories published in magazines, ezines and anthologies I can help with writing a cover letter to an editor and editing the story to suit a request for revisions. I can explain publishing terminology, acronyms and manuscript formatting. I can also assist with questions about verifying the credentials of magazines, ezines and anthology publishers and how to proceed once you've been accepted for publication.
Experience
I'm a USA Today bestselling author of romance fiction in the Tor/Forge Books paranormal romance line. Along with a co-author, I've published eight novels (combination of mass market and trade softcover) since 2003, and have contracts for six more books through 2009. I've also published short stories in regional and national magazines and in published anthologies.
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Romance Writers of America, Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, Western Outdoor Writers, Horror Writers of America.
Publications
Books: Tor/Forge Books, Western Reflections Publishing; Short Stories: Prairie Times, California Fish & Game, Freya's Bower, OxCart Press.
Education/Credentials
My educational background is limited to real life experience of publishing novels commercially for the past five years
Awards and Honors
USA Today bestseller, Waldenbooks Mass Market Paperback Top 20 bestseller, Nielsen BookScan Top 20 bestseller, Book Buyers Best Award for Paranormal, 2007, Romantic Times Best Werewolf Novel, 2006, Write Touch Readers Award, EVVY Best Historical Chronicle Award, The Lories Best Paranormal. Many others.
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You are here: Experts > Arts/Humanities > Writing > Writing Short Stories > Publishing an assignment for a class
Expert: Cathy Clamp
Date: 7/1/2008
Subject: Publishing an assignment for a class
Question
I was wondering if it was possible to get an assignment, written for a college class, published, or if that would run afoul of any type of legal or copyright ownership problems that you know of. I know you are not a lawyer, but I figure you might have some knowledge in the appropriateness of getting an assignment published, or if the story would have to be modified to a certain degree
Answer
Hi, Scott!
Well, if you wrote the assignment (I assume it's a short story or essay) and you want to publish it, I can't imagine any copyright laws you'd run afoul of. You're the author, after all. The only issue there MIGHT be is if your teacher made edits/corrections to the story during the grading process and you're wanting to include those changes in what you submit. See, the changes would belong to the teacher. You can submit the original, or if you get the teacher's permission (in writing,) however, you should be fine.
Now, that's not to say that there might be some sort of internal prohibition in your college guidelines, but if they're okay with it, I don't see any problem. But feel free to read up more about the copyright process right from the source. The U.S. Copyright Office has a TERRIFIC frequently asked questions page with a lot of these answers:
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq
Does that help? :) Let me know if you have any other questions, and good luck with it!
Cathy
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