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Old 06-17-2015, 11:00 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
The Hugo awards split it up as follows:

Short story: Less than 7500 words
Novelette: Between 7500 and 17500 words
Novella: Between 17500 and 40000 words
Novel: 40000 words or more

But that is of course not "authoritative" (unless you're wanting to win a Hugo, that is!); it's simply one particular definition that the Hugo committee has chosen.

There is no "authority" in these matters.
Perhaps Harry is right: How long must a manuscript be before its a book? I will go with the Hugo Awards, since they are a well recognized group that deals with this issue. They are a bit better an authority then writer's digest is.
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