When I read slush for Mike Allen's Clockwork Phoenix anthology, it
was all done via electronic submissions to GMail, and the system
worked beautifully. Quick, easy, painless, organized, versatile, it
saved on paper and energy, could be done by multiple people from
anywhere as long as they had email access, and there was quite
clearly an electronic trail; only a tiny fraction got lost in the
shuffle, mostly from those who didn't follow instructions.
I honestly can't see any way where paper submissions and snailmail
retain superiority over an electronic system these days. And I've
read the paper-in-manilla envelopes version of slush, and it was a
time-wasting hassle bar none.
I agree with John Scalzi on the matter. I, for one, welcome our
electronic overlords.
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