STTS Editorial
Copyright (c) 1994, Joe DeRouen
All rights reserved


Happy Anniversary to ourselves!  This issue marks the one-year
anniversary of Sunlight Through The Shadows On-line/Electronic Magazine.
 
This, our 13th issue, is a milestone in electonic publishing.  As far as
I know and have been able to determine, STTS is the first magazine to
actually pay writers for their works.  True, the honorariums are small
but the annual yearly awards - awarded in this issue! - are a tad bit
better.

The best fiction story gets $50.00 while the best in both poetry and
non-fiction are awarded $25.00 each.  This won't make you rich, to be
sure, but it's certainly a worthwhile incentive.

This issue contains the winner and four closest runner-ups in all three
categories; fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.  It also includes *all* of
the previous years top-ten lists as well as some new material in the way
of reviews and editorials.

Case in point is new assistant editor Shawn Aiken's "My View" article on
political correctness.  Check it out!  It's Shawn's finest work yet but
I suspect he'll just keep turning in better and better stories.  It's a
surefire candidate for next year's awards.  

One year of STTS Magazine.  It some ways, it seems like no time at all
has passed.  In others, it seems more like *Ten* years than one!  

Enough editorializing!  Go on, read the rest of the magazine! 

Sincerely yours,

  Joe DeRouen
  July 4th, 1994


