Hi, May! As I note in my post, while following the guidance here won’t guarantee that your publication will be approved for the pilot program, it goes a long way in our consideration.

Currently, we have a solid representation of fiction publications in the program, so we're focusing on bringing in topics that are not as well represented. As the program continues to scale up, we'll eventually be bringing in more fiction publications. Keep doing what you're doing, and feel free to reapply via the waitlist in a few months!