Quarter 1, vol. 29

[Pat R Steiner]

Big "R."

[AMcCarter]

Honorable Mention....dammit

[joshpotter]

Honorable Mention-not exactly what I was hoping for, but I'll take it for my first go-around.

[permanentnovice]

HM

[AlistairKimble]

HM here was well.

[Corbin Maxwell]

Honorable Mention.

[anarresti]

Honorable Mention.

[Grayson Morris]

Honorable Mention.

[Delli]

Honourable mention here too.

[Tara]

HM here as well - which I'm actually really excited about, as my piece was my first attempt at writing (rather than just reading) sci-fi. I'm normally contemporary YA

[Michael Kingswood]

HM - That makes two. :)

[Ember]

HM for me. :)

[hazlett]

Hotel Mike for me.

[Jess]

Hotel Mike for me.

Ditto that.

[bobsandiego]

HM for a story that was a re-written version of one that was passed on without comment in 2010.

[Lair]

Hey - I got mention... but not just mentioned... NO Way... I got mentioned honorably. And i did so in the company of people whose skills I respect. It be another link in the coat of arms I fashion to make better for war. The recog is an additional symbol to adorn the family crest and wear with pride to matters of state. It's yet another neural bullet to fire at the dreaded doubt aliens as the approach from the far off planet of Giveitallup.

Okay - a little melodrama for the moment. Good luck to all on the next quarter!

[Grayson Morris]

http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/703189

Finalists for the 1st Quarter of the 29th year of the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest were announced today by Joni Labaqui, the contest Director.

The finalists for this quarter are from Moscow and throughout the United States.

First Quarter Finalists are:

Jackie Albano of Florida
Garrick Allan of Wisconsin
Sida Chen of New York
Luke Consolo of Florida
Tim Furey of New Jersey
Brian McCulloch of Mississippi
Olga Titova of Moscow
Yue Xu of New York

How refreshing to have the illustrator results come out before the writer results for a change!

[Martin L. Shoemaker]

How refreshing to have the illustrator results come out before the writer results for a change!

And also here.

[Martin L. Shoemaker]

The Q1 Illustrators Winners have been announced!

FIRST QUARTER WINNERS

Yue Xu from Asia
Sida Chen from New York
Jackie Albano from Florida

[Holly Heisey]

Finalist. :)

[MJNL]

Finalist.

[Martin L. Shoemaker]

Finalist. (Whew!)

[gower21]

And Finalist.

[onelowerlight]

Hold pile, form rejection.

[E.CaimanSands]

Hold pile, form rejection.

[Jennifer Hicks]

I received a Q3 confirmation from Joni last night and responded by asking about my Q1 entry. She just responded: Straight rejection. 190 days, paper sub.

[Dustin Adams]

Via individual query:
"Your story did not place."

Looking it over, I don't violate any of the rules for quick rejection. Spec element up front, smells, no typos, character name and brief description...
But this was the story I forgot to put the title in the header/footer on every page.

Maybe it was rejected out of hand for not following the contest's rules. Unfortunately I'll never know. Or will I?
My plan is to fix rules violation, rename, and submit to Q1 v.30.

So in around 9 months, I'll know if it's truly not a fit for the contest, or if following the rules is extra important to a guy on a strict deadline.

D

[izanobu]

Hold pile: HM

[Jerry Fletcher]

Hold pile: HM

Hey Annie, you're not allowed to submit anymore to WOTF, are you? You've got four sales with DSF. Just curious, and congrats on that. (Despite your last "educational rant" to me, I still think you should keep plugging away at the professional publishers with your novels. Grisham got something like 100 rejections on A Time to Kill).

[s_c_baker]

Hold pile: HM

Hey Annie, you're not allowed to submit anymore to WOTF, are you? You've got four sales with DSF. Just curious, and congrats on that. (Despite your last "educational rant" to me, I still think you should keep plugging away at the professional publishers with your novels. Grisham got something like 100 rejections on A Time to Kill).

I believe this was her last.