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Submitted September 27

Wow it's been a while since I posted here, but just wanted to pop in and say I've just submitted for the first time in over a year! Granted, it's only a revised story, but my hope is to keep going and at least submit another revised story for Q1. Still a long ways away from being better health wise,...

Well I know I'm not going to make it this quarter. Too many unexpected health problems that I'm still trying to deal with. Didn't even have the time or energy to write these last few months. Hopefully I can get back on track for the next quarter. It's a whole new year with 4 new chances to make it t...

Congrats to everyone so far! As for me...



Always hoping for higher but I'll take it.

Got a call this morning with no caller ID which has never happened to me before. But....they left no message so it couldn't have been Joni. Still, I did not need that extra added twitching!

Seen on Facebook: So, this quarter of Writers of the Future I had 15% more stories than ever before, but 20% more good ones competing for a finalist slot. You folks are gonna make me work! Good luck to everyone still waiting! May the odds be ever in your favor! wotf015 I don't expect I'll make it m...

Hi Yinny and welcome to the forum! Always nice to see another illustrator here as it can be very rare! I wish I could give you more insight into how results on the illustrator side of the contest works, but it's been very difficult to see any kind of pattern. The last time I submitted I never heard ...

I'm in! Feels good to be back after a year of no subs! Hopefully my dry spell is over and I can move on to the next story. Would really love to win with this one but I'll have to get through the twitching first. Ah it's all coming back to me now!

Will do! I'm trying to give it a few days so I can read it with fresh eyes before I start fixing it up. When it's ready I'll let you know!

Well after missing the last 3 quarters and after working on this story for over a year I am happy to announce I have finally completed the first draft! And I already submitted my art to the Illustrators contest last week! Oh yeah I'm back!!!

Congrats everyone! It's great to see so many people hitting the high marks! Go forum!

Never got a chance to pop in here and say welcome to all the new forum members! I'm so glad the forum was finally fixed because it was so dead around here (but a good kind of dead as people won the contest or pro'd out). Still it's nice to see new faces and make new friends - just the kind of thing ...

I agree with Dustin I would love for this forum to become more active on the Illustrators side! As one of the rare members here who submits to the Illustrators I've always found it a challenge to find any advice, tips or experiences from fellow artists. I hope now that the sign up glitch on the foru...

Ok now that we got new forum members (yay!) I'm going to start this updated list. Hopefully I've got it right. Glad to see that it's starting to grow again! OCTOBER 2ND bcartw DECEMBER 1ST pdblake DECEMBER 6TH hlreinhold historythatneverwas DECEMBER 9TH Jeremyteg DECEMBER 10TH RuiMiguelCid DECEMBER ...

Not sure if I'll be able to make this quarter. I really wanted to especially since I already missed the last two quarters and I don't want to miss a third in a row. I don't know why but lately I've just been in a funk with my writing. Maybe it has to do with having lost my job. Ever since then I've ...

Ok here is who I have left. Even smaller list now. wotf018 DECEMBER 1ST pdblake DECEMBER 6TH hlreinhold DECEMBER 9TH Jeremyteg DECEMBER 16TH reigheena DECEMBER 18TH Lair DECEMBER 22ND disgruntledpeony DECEMBER 26TH Athena DECEMBER 29TH Ember DECEMBER 30TH bobsandiego Tamlyn Ishmael LaurieG Rebecca B...

Guess it's time to post the list again. A small one this time but hopefully someone on here gets some good news. DECEMBER 1ST pdblake DECEMBER 16TH reigheena DECEMBER 22ND disgruntledpeony DECEMBER 26TH Athena DECEMBER 29TH Ember DECEMBER 30TH bobsandiego Tamlyn Ishmael Rebecca Birch Dustin Adams

Wow congrats everyone! Nothing but good news left! So here's who is left I hope we get some finalists!

JULY 24TH
Jason Parker
SEPTEMBER 24TH
Michael Kingswood
SEPTEMBER 26TH
Lair
SEPTEMBER 30TH
Dustan Moon
klevang
MickeyHunt
Morshana

I was hoping the R's would be over but I guess not. wotf014 Here's the list of who is left: JULY 23RD reigheena JULY 24TH Jason Parker ThomasKCarpenter SEPTEMBER 4TH Ishmael SEPTEMBER 15TH dbeavers SEPTEMBER 16TH DoctorJest SEPTEMBER 18TH disgruntledpeony SEPTEMBER 23RD greenroom SEPTEMBER 24TH Mich...

It seems your former boss gave you very bad advise. wotf016 The only work I put out their for free is under a handle and is fanfic. Why do people always want artists to work for free? That's what putting our stuff out there for free means. Extremely bad advice! She was like you have to build up you...

By the way, speaking of personal rejections, I just received one from F&SF signed Charlie and going into a little detail. I've had personals from here before but always signed CC Finlay. Anyone know if this is a normal upgrade or something unusual? Getting a Charlie is a badge of some renown wo...

Wow rejections so soon. wotf030 Guess it's time to start the list. JULY 23RD reigheena JULY 24TH Jason Parker ThomasKCarpenter SEPTEMBER 4TH Ishmael SEPTEMBER 15TH dbeavers SEPTEMBER 16TH DoctorJest SEPTEMBER 18TH disgruntledpeony SEPTEMBER 23RD greenroom SEPTEMBER 24TH Michael Kingswood SEPTEMBER 2...

I don't think I'll be in this quarter either. My story is almost completed but I would hate to send in what I feel would be a first draft, especially without any critiques. My goal has been quality not quantity, so I think I'd rather wait and hope to get HM or higher instead of rushing to finish whi...

I had been stuck on my Q4 story for months, but now that I know the fate of my Q3, it's ignited some kind of writing fire in me. And now realizing there's only 2 weeks left, the pressure seems to have erased my writers block. I think I may just finish in time!

Ok either C.C. Finlay is some kind of power reading machine that plows through every story entry, or he must have really taken a liking to my work. I just got my second personal rejection from F&SF this month. I really hope this is a good sign, and he doesn't just read and critique all entries. ...

Well I'm pretty excited. Just got a personal rejection from F&SF, and it's my first personal outside of Writers of the Future! I know it's technically still a rejection, but it makes me feel like people are finally starting to take notice of my writing.

Submitted June 30th
HM on September 16th

This will really be helpful for future lists!

Submitted: January 23, 2016
Rejection: July 14, 2016

Congrats hazlett!

Three cheers for forum sweep!

Wohoo! The finalists are revealed! Congrats dstein!

And congrats Rebecca! I've loved every story of yours that I've read and you sooooo deserve to be in the anthology. I really hope you make it this time!