HM for me!
I'm in for Q1! As usual, I submitted on the last day, but I spent more time on this story than I have on many of my recent entries, so we'll see if that makes a difference
And, in answer to my past self...it did not 
Beth Powers
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Silver HM x 6
HM x 24
Entries x 72
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Collected Stories:
Sorcery & Widgets
Runes & Rivets
F x1
SHM x5
HM x13
RWC x1
R Dozens
Here is the official listing on our site for Q1 (Cycle 42A).
https://writersofthefuture.com/writers-of-the-future-1st-quarter-winners-announced-for-volume-42/
HM for me.
I had higher hopes for it buuut... i guess the WOFT'y folk simply want to read more of my stories 😀
Honorable Mention.
My destiny is still eluding me...
- My destiny awaits! 🏆
DQ for me. I deleted my name from my manuscript, but unbeknownst to me, I had track changes enabled when I did final edits, and these were visible to the first readers (but were somehow invisible to me). I’m super bummed. Let this be a cautionary tale for everyone else!
V39: - - - HM
V40: SHM, HM, SHM, HM
V41: HM, SHM, SHM, F
V42: DQ, HM, SHM, P
Stories published in Triangulation: Hospitium, Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, and others.
https://kzrichards.com
2025 Q1:SHM
2024 Q1:RWC, Q2:RWC, Q3:HM, Q4:SHM
2023 Q1:HM, Q2:HM, Q3:HM, Q4:HM
2022 Q2:HM, Q3:HM, Q4:SHM
2021 Q1:SHM, Q2:HM, Q3:HM
2020 Q1:HM, Q2:HM, Q3:SHM, Q4:HM
2019 Q1:SHM, Q2:R, Q3:SHM, Q4:HM
2018 Q1:R, Q2:HM, Q4:R
2017 Q4: R
As of this round, I have collected every single category besides Finalist and a straight rejection... here's to hoping I can round out my collection with the former, not the latter.
Q3V40:SF Q4:HM
Q1V41:HM Q2:HM Q3:SF Q4: RWC
Q1V42: SHM
!!!! My first, 
Happy Dance!
WOTF results:
Vol 42: Q1 SHM, Q2 SHM, Q3 RWC, Q4 P
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 4 RWCs, 8 HMs, 2 SHMs
IOTF: 4 Rs, 3 HMs
Check out my new website: https://www.amyrwethingtonwriterofspeculativeworlds.com/
According to Winston Churchill, "success is going from failure to failure with enthusiasm"
Somehow I lost my Guthington profile, but it's me. Amy Wethington = Guthington = Physa
And I picked up an RWC for mine. Also a first!
This one was a real swing-and-a-miss--I thought it was probably a bad fit for WotF, but rolled the dice with it anyway. I guess at least my instincts were on the money?
DQ:0 / R:0 / RWC:3 / HM:15 / SHM:7 / SF:1 / F:1
As of this round, I have collected every single category besides Finalist and a straight rejection... here's to hoping I can round out my collection with the former, not the latter.
Awesome. A great feeling, right?
2025 Q1:SHM
2024 Q1:RWC, Q2:RWC, Q3:HM, Q4:SHM
2023 Q1:HM, Q2:HM, Q3:HM, Q4:HM
2022 Q2:HM, Q3:HM, Q4:SHM
2021 Q1:SHM, Q2:HM, Q3:HM
2020 Q1:HM, Q2:HM, Q3:SHM, Q4:HM
2019 Q1:SHM, Q2:R, Q3:SHM, Q4:HM
2018 Q1:R, Q2:HM, Q4:R
2017 Q4: R
And I picked up an RWC for mine. Also a first!
This one was a real swing-and-a-miss--I thought it was probably a bad fit for WotF, but rolled the dice with it anyway. I guess at least my instincts were on the money?
Ugh, that's rough! But with your past record, I would just chalk it up to the bad fit and move on from there.
2025 Q1:SHM
2024 Q1:RWC, Q2:RWC, Q3:HM, Q4:SHM
2023 Q1:HM, Q2:HM, Q3:HM, Q4:HM
2022 Q2:HM, Q3:HM, Q4:SHM
2021 Q1:SHM, Q2:HM, Q3:HM
2020 Q1:HM, Q2:HM, Q3:SHM, Q4:HM
2019 Q1:SHM, Q2:R, Q3:SHM, Q4:HM
2018 Q1:R, Q2:HM, Q4:R
2017 Q4: R
So happy for you!!!!
2025 Q1:SHM
2024 Q1:RWC, Q2:RWC, Q3:HM, Q4:SHM
2023 Q1:HM, Q2:HM, Q3:HM, Q4:HM
2022 Q2:HM, Q3:HM, Q4:SHM
2021 Q1:SHM, Q2:HM, Q3:HM
2020 Q1:HM, Q2:HM, Q3:SHM, Q4:HM
2019 Q1:SHM, Q2:R, Q3:SHM, Q4:HM
2018 Q1:R, Q2:HM, Q4:R
2017 Q4: R
I got another HM! Which is waaaay better than I expected as it was most definitely a horror story. Glad to see so many good results from fellow forumites!
HM x2
@jason Dang, full results already!
Grats to those pleased with your results. Super grats to Amy on the upgrade!
Got a few weeks left for Q2 ... ... ...
Career: 1x Win -- 2x NW-F -- 2x S-F -- 9x S-HM -- 11x HM -- 7x R
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HM for me. Disappointing but not as depressing as my recent run.
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RWC for me.
"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
HMx6
R/RWCx6
First time getting past regular HM! Also first time re-subbing a story, I personally really enjoyed this one and felt it deserved another chance. (It got RWC before.) Thanks to the help of forumites I realized what was wrong with the opening scene. Re-writing it made all the difference. Congratulations to the winners and everyone else for submitting!
Q1 was my first submission (ever) and I recieved what looks like the standard email from Joni listing nine common reasons a story doesn't make it through. Is this a Rejection (R) or a Rejection with Corrections (RWC)? Please forgive my ignorance, I am new. I am slowly learning the acronyms, but then I realize some of them have a bit more context than I thought. Thanks in advance.
Writer of the Future Stats
V42: Q1: R Q2: R Q3: Submitted Q4: WIP
Keeping my streak alive!
V41: N/A, N/A, SHM, HM
V42: HM
Q1 was my first submission (ever) and I recieved what looks like the standard email from Joni listing nine common reasons a story doesn't make it through. Is this a Rejection (R) or a Rejection with Corrections (RWC)? Please forgive my ignorance, I am new. I am slowly learning the acronyms, but then I realize some of them have a bit more context than I thought. Thanks in advance.
Sounds like a RWC which is encouraging. See @TGio's comment above. It could be something as simple as starting your story in a different place. Keep your chin up and keep writing!
WOTF results:
Vol 42: Q1 SHM, Q2 SHM, Q3 RWC, Q4 P
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 4 RWCs, 8 HMs, 2 SHMs
IOTF: 4 Rs, 3 HMs
Check out my new website: https://www.amyrwethingtonwriterofspeculativeworlds.com/
According to Winston Churchill, "success is going from failure to failure with enthusiasm"
Somehow I lost my Guthington profile, but it's me. Amy Wethington = Guthington = Physa
@kz_richards Sorry to hear that. Make changes and turn it in again.
Writers of the Future:
2025 V42: RWC, HM (HM Resubmit), HM, Submitted
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, -, -
Other Achievements:
2025 SWA: Crime Fiction Contest - 1st Place, The Lighthouse Prompt - 3rd Place
Todd S Jones
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
And I picked up an RWC for mine. Also a first!
This one was a real swing-and-a-miss--I thought it was probably a bad fit for WotF, but rolled the dice with it anyway. I guess at least my instincts were on the money?
Sorry to hear that.
Same with me, RWC. Mine was a bit dark, but I still felt it could fit. Guess I was wrong.
Writers of the Future:
2025 V42: RWC, HM (HM Resubmit), HM, Submitted
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, -, -
Other Achievements:
2025 SWA: Crime Fiction Contest - 1st Place, The Lighthouse Prompt - 3rd Place
Todd S Jones
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
RWC for me.
Writers of the Future:
2025 V42: RWC, HM (HM Resubmit), HM, Submitted
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, -, -
Other Achievements:
2025 SWA: Crime Fiction Contest - 1st Place, The Lighthouse Prompt - 3rd Place
Todd S Jones
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
Disappointed at a full R this time. I had higher hopes. This story went through a professional edit and I made significant changes as a result—and it didn't even get the RWC comments. Sigh. Keep trying. I've got another for Q2 almost ready to go in. High hopes again, but now I just don't know.
Write so long as words keep flowing...
http://www.DocHonourBooks.com
WotF: 16 submissions, every quarter since V38
SFx1; HMx7; RWCx6
FWA RPLA: 1st place Gold story (2022); 1st place Gold novel (2023)
Disappointed at a full R this time. I had higher hopes. This story went through a professional edit and I made significant changes as a result—and it didn't even get the RWC comments. Sigh. Keep trying. I've got another for Q2 almost ready to go in. High hopes again, but now I just don't know.
That's tough, Doc. I think it just means your very polished and awesome story was meant to be published in a different market. I'm sure it's a great story! Don't give up on it, send it somewhere else. Hugs.
WOTF results:
Vol 42: Q1 SHM, Q2 SHM, Q3 RWC, Q4 P
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 4 RWCs, 8 HMs, 2 SHMs
IOTF: 4 Rs, 3 HMs
Check out my new website: https://www.amyrwethingtonwriterofspeculativeworlds.com/
According to Winston Churchill, "success is going from failure to failure with enthusiasm"
Somehow I lost my Guthington profile, but it's me. Amy Wethington = Guthington = Physa
@toddjones That does suck, but like you said, it might have been too dark of a story after all. I hope you find another home for it!
RWC for me.
Solidarity, brother! 
"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
HMx6
R/RWCx6
