Big victory today!
I received a 3rd-place ranking in the 2025 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award for Science Fiction!
😎
Jason P. Crawford
Author of Urban Fantasy and Sci-Fi (for now!)
Finalist for 2024 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award
3rd Place Winner for 2025 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award
Q3 V31: HM Q2 V39: SHM Q2 V40: SHM Q2 V41: HM Q2 V42: P
Q3 V38: HM Q3 V39: SHM Q3 V40: SHM Q3 V41: HM Q3 V42: P
Q4 V38: R Q4 V39: SHM Q4 V40: SHM Q4 V41: RWC
Q1 V39: HM Q1 V40: RWC Q1 V41: SHM Q1 V42: SHM
Big victory today!
I received a 3rd-place ranking in the 2025 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award for Science Fiction!
😎
Way to go, @amstard !! 
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: P Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 52 submitted 3 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
NICE!!!! 
"There are three rules to writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
— W. Somerset Maugham
Drop me a line at https://morganbroadhead.com
SFx1
HMx5
R/RWCx6
well, this isn't really 'personal success' but it does speak to try, try, try, try....try again.
After applying AGAIN to the sfwa mentorship program (I think this is the 5th time) I finally got accepted and matched to a mentor. Now all I have to do is find the time in between 'real life' to do it properly!
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: P Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 52 submitted 3 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
New Drabble out today with The Horror Tree's 'Trembling with Fear' Series:
(sorry that you have to scroll to find it...)
https://horrortree.com/trembling-with-fear-3-30-25/
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: P Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 52 submitted 3 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
Also got an acceptance to Shacklebound's latest drabble collection Short Fantasy Stories for my piece 'The Ballad of Begorn and the Barkeep'.
It's not live yet but I will add a link once it is. For now, it and other pieces are bookmarked or live linked on my webpage shprt fiction page in case anyone is curious:
https://gideonpsmith.com/short-fiction-2/
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: P Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 52 submitted 3 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
My article for SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association) is published now 
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: P Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 52 submitted 3 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
My "Letter To A Christian Nation Not Sworn To The Elder Dark" is out in Sci Phi Journal. Major inspiration was "Why Aren’t Millennials Continuing Traditional Worship of the Elder Dark?" a Diabolical Plots story by another WotF winner, Matt Dovey.
First Place, Q1 Vol 36
Recently out:
"Letter To A Christian Nation Not Sworn To The Elder Dark: https://www.sciphijournal.org/index.php/2025/03/27/letter-to-a-christian-nation-not-sworn-to-the-elder-dark/
"Deymons" in Mysterion: https://www.mysteriononline.com/2024/02/deymons.html
@andydibble CONGRATS!!!
"There are three rules to writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
— W. Somerset Maugham
Drop me a line at https://morganbroadhead.com
SFx1
HMx5
R/RWCx6
Great news @andydibble
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, (HM Resubmit), Editing, ?
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: ---HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -R--
@gideonpsmith you are doing great. Keep it up.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, (HM Resubmit), Editing, ?
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: ---HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -R--
My "Letter To A Christian Nation Not Sworn To The Elder Dark" is out in Sci Phi Journal. Major inspiration was "Why Aren’t Millennials Continuing Traditional Worship of the Elder Dark?" a Diabolical Plots story by another WotF winner, Matt Dovey.
congrats!
Will be sure to check it out - very much enjoyed your own story in Diabolical Plots "Every Me is Someone Else"
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: P Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 52 submitted 3 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
Watershed moment for me, as I've just had my first story accepted by Analog. When the paperwork's signed (maybe a month away, due to the transition there) I'll reveal the title.
This will represent my third sale at 'pro' rates and a long, hard slog to get here!
As I understand the rules, I'm still eligible to compete in the Contest, tho I welcome clarification on this.
@DonMarkmaker
Congratulations Don. I look forward to reading your story.
Today's science fiction is tomorrow's reality-D.R.Sweeney
HM x5
Published Poetry
2012 Stars in Our Hearts
Silver Ships
@angelslayah Congrats on the sale.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, (HM Resubmit), Editing, ?
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: ---HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -R--
@angelslayah congrats! its an awesome achievement to be in one pro market let alone 3, and analog is not just pro its truly prestige!
I've heard different things from different people on when you pro out. Simplest and most authorative way to know would be to ask Joni Labaqui directly. She's always been lovely in answering any of my questions, and I think she's the one that reviews this so why not go to the source
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: P Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 52 submitted 3 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections
To the letter of the rules, it's "more than three", which makes the fourth sale the disqualifying one (and the language really isn't ambiguous--it's one novel or short novel, more than one novelette, or more than three short stories that will disqualify you). It's also worth noting that if a market is pro-paying, but doesn't have good distribution yet, it might still not fully qualify (see the 5,000 copies/hits comment, a pro-paying but small, low-distribution magazine may not count towards disqualification either).
Obviously, Analog absolutely is a disqualifying sale. 
Additionally, it's publication, and not sale, that is the disqualifying event--which makes sense, as occasionally, you'll sell a story, and then a year or two later they'll decide not to publish it after all, sometimes and sometimes not paying you a termination fee for the cancelled publication, depending on their specific terms. So it'd be ridiculous to be disqualified on the basis of sales only.
DQ:0 / R:0 / RWC:1 / HM:15 / SHM:7 / SF:1 / F:1
Published prior WotF entries: PodCastle, HFQ, Abyss & Apex
Pending: Q2.V42
it's publication, and not sale, that is the disqualifying event
Clarifying! Thanks!
@DonMarkmaker
Watershed moment for me, as I've just had my first story accepted by Analog. When the paperwork's signed (maybe a month away, due to the transition there) I'll reveal the title.
This will represent my third sale at 'pro' rates and a long, hard slog to get here!
As I understand the rules, I'm still eligible to compete in the Contest, tho I welcome clarification on this.
@angelslayah I'm going through a similar process with the same publisher now. Have been since January (although that might've been the publisher change). If it takes them a while to get back to you, I wouldn't get discouraged.
First Place, Q1 Vol 36
Recently out:
"Letter To A Christian Nation Not Sworn To The Elder Dark: https://www.sciphijournal.org/index.php/2025/03/27/letter-to-a-christian-nation-not-sworn-to-the-elder-dark/
"Deymons" in Mysterion: https://www.mysteriononline.com/2024/02/deymons.html
@angelslayah 
congratulations! That's amazing news, well done. I look forward to reading it
3rd Place Vol 41 Q3 ("The Stench of Freedom")
Submission record: R x 2 / HM x 7 / SHM x 2 / W x 1
Stories published in Daily Science Fiction, Every Day Fiction, 365tomorrows, and Gwyllion Magazine.
Find out more on my website (www.joelcscoberg.com) or sign up to my newsletter for updates on my writing journey.
My short story, "The Swampton Shuffle", is out now in Gwyllion Magazine 
!
I received an HM for this story a little while ago. I revised it and sent it out and I'm delighted to have found a home for it: https://gwyllionmagazine.com/
3rd Place Vol 41 Q3 ("The Stench of Freedom")
Submission record: R x 2 / HM x 7 / SHM x 2 / W x 1
Stories published in Daily Science Fiction, Every Day Fiction, 365tomorrows, and Gwyllion Magazine.
Find out more on my website (www.joelcscoberg.com) or sign up to my newsletter for updates on my writing journey.
My short story, "The Swampton Shuffle", is out now in Gwyllion Magazine
I received an HM for this story a little while ago. I revised it and sent it out and I'm delighted to have found a home for it: https://gwyllionmagazine.com/
Awesome news. Congrats.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, (HM Resubmit), Editing, ?
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: ---HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -R--
@joel-c-scoberg That's incredible! Congrats!
F:0 / SF:0 / SHM:0 / HM:0 / RWC:2 / R:1
Previous Submissions: Q2V40, Q3V41, Q1V42
Q2V42 Window: Submitted
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That's awesome! Congratulations...My short story, "The Swampton Shuffle", is out now in Gwyllion Magazine
I received an HM for this story a little while ago. I revised it and sent it out and I'm delighted to have found a home for it: https://gwyllionmagazine.com/
WOTF results:
Vol 42: Q1 SHM, Q2 pending, Q3 ?
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 3 RWCs, 8 HMs, 1 SHM
IOTF: 4 Rs, 3 HMs
Check out my new website: https://www.amyrwethingtonwriterofspeculativeworlds.com/
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