Okay, I got this email from Tidesong that you guys might want to know too (I asked permission if I could blog on it). The question is about first rights according to publishing short stories or rather stories in general. Here it is (after edits cause I smooshed two email questions into one, for context this was regarding Sci-Fi short stories)!
What kind of markets are there in Singapore at all and do they often go after those first publishing rights thing? I noticed one magazine overseas only claim rights to
North America… How does this whole thing work out? How would it work out if I then attempt to sell it in Singapore or vice versa. Would it be considered a reprint regardless of location?
And so, I got Rozen aka Rosemary to help answer that more accurately!
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