The 2022 Critters Readers' Choice Awards were recently announced for the winners in a variety of publishing categories. Thousands of readers from around the world vote in these awards every year, so a win is quite an honor. Writers of the Future won for Best Writers' Discussion Forum, and David Farland won for Best Book Editor for Writers of the Future, Volume 38.
Please join me in congratulating Writers of the Future, this Forum they so graciously provide for aspiring writers, and for our dearly departed friend, mentor, and editor, David Farland.
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Well deserved awards. Congratulations!
Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 6 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
"Experimenting with the Dance of Death" in Love is Complicated LUW Romance Anthology.
Congratulations!
~~ Pegeen ~~
Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Writer
V40 - Q1 RWC, Q2 HM,
Woot, go us! Especially @jonilabaqui, @martin-l-shoemaker, @karyenglish, @wulfmoon, and @jason (in no particular order) for keeping the forum running!
VOL 40 2nd Quarter: Third Place ("Ashes to Ashes, Blood to Carbonfiber")
Past submissions: R - HM - HM - HM - HM - HM - SHM - SHM
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@ease thank you for the kind words. This is a team effort win. A big thank you to all members of the forum for making this a great place and contributing to your fellow writers and illustrators.
Woot, go us! Especially @jonilabaqui, @martin-l-shoemaker, @karyenglish, @wulfmoon, and @jason (in no particular order) for keeping the forum running!
Congratulations! And I second @ease shout out 
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.
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That is awesome news Wulf. This forum is a great source for writerly stuff. 
How bittersweet for Dave to win best editor. His legacy lives on.
Today's science fiction is tomorrow's reality-D.R.Sweeney
HM x5
Published Poetry
2012 Stars in Our Hearts
Silver Ships
Woot, go us! Especially @jonilabaqui, @martin-l-shoemaker, @karyenglish, @wulfmoon, and @jason (in no particular order) for keeping the forum running!
I second this shout out too! Great job for WotF. Congratulations to everyone who made this forum possible! Thank you very much! 
~ I honestly believe that good stories write themselves. You can always start writing a story, but the characters tell their own tales and if you're lucky enough, you get to merely be in the audience watching everything unfold. ~ 8/1/2022
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WotF - 2022, V39 Q4: R
WotF - 2022/2023, V40 Q1: HM; Q2: HM; Q3: HM; Q4:HM
WoTF - 2025, V42 Q1: R
Woot, go us! Especially @jonilabaqui, @martin-l-shoemaker, @karyenglish, @wulfmoon, and @jason (in no particular order) for keeping the forum running!
This is another shout out for all the great work this forum is doing and for all those that support it.
CONGRATS on the 2022 Critters Readers' Choice Awards.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, WIP, ?, ?
2024 V41: RWC (Resubmitted "HM"), 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--
Huzzah!!
Vol. 36: 3rd -- R, 4th -- R
Vol. 37: R, HM, HM, SHM
Vol. 38: HM, HM, HM, HM
Vol. 39: SHM, RWC, RWC, HM
Vol. 40: HM, R, RWC, R
Vol. 41: R, HM, HM, HM
Vol. 42: R, 2nd qtr. pending, 3rd qtr. WIP
Amateur published stories:
"The Army Ration That Saved the Earth" -- Accepted for publication, waiting for contract
"The Tell-Tale Cricket" in The Murderbugs Anthololgy
"Follow the Pretrons" in Martian Magazine, and a Critters Award
"Eyes and Hands" in Galaxy's Edge Magazine
"The Last Dance" in Parliament of Wizards, LTUE anthology
"My Ten Cents" in Sci Fi Lampoon
Professional Publication:
"Invasion" in Daily Science Fiction
Congrats to Dave and the forum! Well done. 
Yes, it's very bittersweet, especially coming so soon after the anniversary of Dave's passing.
WOTF: 1 HM, 1 Semi, 2 Finalists, 1 Winner
Q2,V31 - Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
Hugo and Astounding finalist, made the preliminary Stoker ballot (juried)
Published by Galaxy's Edge, DSF, StarShipSofa and TorNightfire
