Quick question about dedications

Wait to get accepted first. It really has no relevance to the submission, nor is it going to make them like your story more or less.

Where are you submitting to? I have never seen this in a single short story, or in a collection either. Not saying it cannot be done, though.

Wait until it's accepted, and then talk to the editor. I have dedicated a couple of short stories, but the dedication essentially replaced the "about the writer" blurb that followed the stories.

If the magazine doesn't use such blurbs at the end of a story, you'll just have to ask the editor, and see what can be done. Like jaksen, I don't remember seeing such dedications on short stories anywhere.

Though if you should manage to publish a collection of your stories, it's a whole new deal. There you have the room to do what you like.

Jamesaritchie said:

Wait until it's accepted, and then talk to the editor. I have dedicated a couple of short stories, but the dedication essentially replaced the "about the writer" blurb that followed the stories.

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Agreed. You can put a dedication in the author by-line at the end if your story is accepted.