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Dustin Adams
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Submission windows:

Q1: October 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Q2: January 1, 2026 - March 31, 2026
Q3: April 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026
Q4: July 1, 2026 - September 30, 2026

This is the post, September 1, that always gets me. The start of the new volume! Endless possibilities: twelve new writer winners, twelve new illustrator winners. Can't wait to see what happens next!


Career: 1x Win -- 2x NW-F -- 2x S-F -- 9x S-HM -- 11x HM -- 7x R
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Posted : September 1, 2025 2:28 am
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Gideon Smith
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sigh. How can we be here already? I felt sure I was going to be in vol 42. 42 being the answer to life, the universe and everything... 😉


"...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: SHM Q3: HM 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: 138 submitted 9 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

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Posted : September 1, 2025 8:16 am
Cray Dimensional
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I guess I should get back to my qtr 4 and get that in.


Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 8 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology

 
Posted : September 1, 2025 8:29 am
Todd Jones
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Posted by: @gideonpsmith

sigh. How can we be here already? I felt sure I was going to be in vol 42. 42 being the answer to life, the universe and everything... 😉

There's still a chance for vol 42. But what was the question, again?

 


"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford

2025 V42: RWC, HM (HM Resubmit), HM, 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, -, -

 
Posted : September 1, 2025 8:53 am
Physa/ Guthington/ Amy
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I'll be more excited about Q1 Volume 43 once I have my Q4 Volume 42 story written and submitted, 😉


WOTF results:
Vol 42: Q1 SHM, Q2 SHM, Q3 P, Q4 ?
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 3 RWCs, 8 HMs, 2 SHMs
IOTF: 4 Rs, 3 HMs
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Posted : September 2, 2025 7:05 am
Dustin Adams
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Posted by: @physa

I'll be more excited about Q1 Volume 43 once I have my Q4 Volume 42 story written and submitted, 😉

And 43 will be waiting. 😍 

 


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Posted : September 3, 2025 3:15 am
Todd Jones
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Posted by: @physa

I'll be more excited about Q1 Volume 43 once I have my Q4 Volume 42 story written and submitted, 😉

Agree!  smash  

 


"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford

2025 V42: RWC, HM (HM Resubmit), HM, 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, -, -

 
Posted : September 3, 2025 6:54 am
Cray Dimensional
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Posted by: @toddjones

Posted by: @physa

I'll be more excited about Q1 Volume 43 once I have my Q4 Volume 42 story written and submitted, 😉

Agree!  smash  

 

Ditto

 


Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 8 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology

 
Posted : September 3, 2025 5:40 pm
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I don't want to make anyone jealous, but I'm ready to submit my Q4 story 😜  

I'm going on holiday next week, so I needed to get it in early.


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 - HM, Q3 - HM, Q4 - sub'd
V43: Q1 - Revising

All markets submission stats:
254 Submissions
243 Rejections
31 Personal Rejections
1 Acceptances

 
Posted : September 5, 2025 12:33 am
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