I believe that is an R in the general parlance, but that certainly does start to feel Thursday shaped...
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
RWC for me (I think--I haven't had this one before, but it has the list of common reasons a story might need work, so that seems likely 
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Beth Powers
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Silver HM x 6
HM x 22
Entries x 69
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Collected Stories:
Sorcery & Widgets
Runes & Rivets
V39: -- / SHM / SHM / RWC
V40: HM / SHM / SHM / SHM
V41: RWC / HM / SHM / --
V42: -- / WIP
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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
RWC again for me.
Congrats to those who got Honourable Mentions ?
Writers of the Future stats:
V32: Q3 - R
V33: Q3 - R
V39: Q4 - RWC
V40: RWC, R, HM, HM
V41: R, HM, RWC, HM
V42: Q1 - HM, Q2 - WIP
All markets submission stats:
227 Submissions
218 Rejections
28 Personal Rejections
0 Acceptances
Oh well resubmitted SHM after edits and critiques and went down to HM
Time to see how Qtr2 goes.
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.
I got my first returned with comments. I’m not surprised this time. The story was written for a different venue. I look forward to seeing what comes of my much stronger story in quarter 2.
Volume 41 Q1 Illustrator Winner!
4x Finalist Illustrators
5x Semi finalist Illustrators
1x HM Illustrators
7x HM Writers
3x SHM Writers
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I also got a RWC, which is unfortunate and a little painful after getting several SHMs in a row. I was really hoping I would at least maintain my momentum. Alas! 
Jason P. Crawford
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Q3 V31: HM Q2 V39: SHM Q2 V40: SHM Q2 V41: HM Q2 V42: WIP
Q3 V38: HM Q3 V39: SHM Q3 V40: SHM Q3 V41: HM
Q4 V38: R Q4 V39: SHM Q4 V40: SHM Q4 V41: RWC
Q1 V39: HM Q1 V40: RWC Q1 V41: SHM Q1 V42: P
Award-Winning Novel Chains of Prophecy available at all major retailers!
Congrats to everyone who entered. You wrote, you submitted, and that is a big accomplishment.
I'll read through the story to see what I missed, do some updates, and start sending it out. It may yet find a home.
"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--
Congratulations to everyone getting a result today, regardless of the outcome! Finishing something is hard. Submitting something is even harder, and you did it!
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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Kindle Vella - Ashes to Ashes, Earth to Kaybee
Congrats to everyone that placed and entered! Don't let disappointment stop you from writing! I got a SHM from a story that previously was an R. Keep at it!
I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done. - Steven Wright
V37: -, -, R, HM
V38: HM, R, HM, SHM
V39: HM, HM, R, R
V40: SHM
Pubs:
Model Citizen in the anthology From the Yonder: A Collection of Horror from Around the World Volume 2
Blue Serpent in Dark Recesses
So excited!! Congrats everyone!
V39: - - - HM
V40: SHM, HM, SHM, HM
V41: HM, SHM, SHM, F
V42: DQ, WIP
Stories published in Triangulation, Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, and others.
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@kz_richards 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.
This Thursday sort of snuck up on me. Congratulations to all who entered. I hope we see some winners in the forum.
Back to the keyboard. That 3Q story won't write itself.
Write without fear.
Edit without mercy.
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V38 1Q NA 2Q SHM 3Q R 4Q HM
V39 1Q NA 2Q SHM 3Q HM 4Q RWC
V40 1Q SHM 2Q SHM 3Q SHM 4Q HM
V41 1Q TBD
RWC 
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HM x5
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2012 Stars in Our Hearts
Silver Ships
I woke up this afternoon (I work nights) and my wife brought me coffee as well as news that the emails were starting to arrive. I felt a thunderstrike of that curious and now familiar mix of excitement-laced dread. My last couple entries were straight R's, so I was bracing for the worst; Doing my best to hold the head high, chin-up-and-carry-on sort of thing.
Dreading another R, hoping an HM, yearning for an SHM, and aching for something beyond.
This time, it seems, it was to be a beyond! 
It's a good thing I work nights, because I don't think I'd be sleeping at all tonight!
R- 1 or 2. Or 3. Possibly 25.
HM-8
SHM-0
SF-1
F-0
W-Inevitable
@kz_richards Congrats on your first SHM.
"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--
Sweet, results are coming out. Now back to writing.
2012 Q4: R
2016 Q3: SHM
2019 Q2: HM, Q3: HM
2020 Q2: HM, Q4: SHM
2021 Q1: HM, Q2: SF, Q3: SHM, Q4: SHM
2022 Q1: SHM, Q2 RWC, Q4 RWC
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3:Nope Q4: WIP
@cedars Congrats. Awesome work.
"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--
Well done to all those who entered. And congrats, Donovan Cedars!
Another HM for me. Very disappointed--had high hopes for that story. That's how it goes. Back to it.
"If writing is easy, you're doing it wrong." -Bryan Hutchinson
V36-37: R x6
V38: R, HM, R, HM
V39: HM, HM, HM, HM
V40: HM, HM, SHM, HM
V41: RWC, P
Nice to see so many results! Congrats to everyone else! I was hoping for more, but I'm pleased. One of these days, I'm hoping to get a top placement!
2022 vol 39 Q4: HM
2023 vol 40 Q1: HM
2nd submission of my story. Improved from HM to SHM. New story for Q2.
V39 Q4 - HM
V40 Q1 - SHM, Q2-HM. Q3-RWC Q4-RWC
V41 Q1-RWC, Q2-HM, Q3-P
Surprise! I thought I'd get a DQ lol. Warning noted and filed: no more coarse language. Only creative alternatives from here on out. ?
Congrats to all the familiar faces that got mentions or "beyond" (congrats @cedars )! And to those who didn't -- that's only this quarter. May it be next quarter, or the next after, just remember that every story you submit is another step farther than most writers are brave enough to take in their lifetimes. This is such a beautiful art that rewards those willing to learn and the ineffable beauty of this competition is the quick turnaround measurable progress! Tinker around! Try crazy things. See what happens. Just have fun.
Love you all. ?
V39 - Q2 HM, Q3 SHM, Q4 HM
V40 - Q1 SHM, Q2 HM. Q3 SHM Q4 HM
V41 - Q1 Crafting
@cedars Nice work, Donovan! So close means you can hit the bullseye next round! Cheers!
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I got a RWC, which is a bit heartbreaking because I was hoping for something more... but for some reason I'm really not that sad. I expected it to be so much worse once I got rejected, like it was last time, but I honestly don't feel too bad about it. I'm glad I entered. I look forward to going through all of this again in the future. 😉
Love you guys, great job to all the honorable mentions!
...and on to the next quarter.
Congrats to all who entered, and who placed, and of course those who won! 
SF x1
SHM x5
HM x18
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Now I gotta go update my sig.
2017: _, _, _, R
2018: _, _, _, R
2019: R, HM, HM, SHM
2020: SHM, HM, _, HM
2021: SHM, F, HM, SHM
2022: SHM, HM, SHM, SHM
2023: SHM, ?
HM, no silver this time. I'd been absurdly confident that this story was THE WIN until I woke up this morning, thinking: You know, the first solid 'speculative' element comes in on what, PAGE FOUR?
And I laughed and laughed. But there it is, you can miss that peculiar insistence and STILL make HM!
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