And the winners are:
First Place – Michael Kuester from Ohio
Second Place – Elina Kumra from California
Third Place – Joseph Sidari from Massachusetts
Finalists:
Rebecca Acquaviva from Maryland
Theo Carr from Great Britain
Tristan and Blaise Miranda from California
Adam Murray from Mexico
Kevin George Patrick from New York
Semi-Finalists:
Evan Allee from Indiana
R.S. Barry from Illinois
Lily Cannon from Iowa
Chelsy J. Maughan from Texas
Brian P. McKinely from New Jersey
Mário Mokroluský from Slovakia
Caedmon Myers from Oregon
Breeze Navarro from Australia
Michael Parsons from Virginia
Laura Peeters from Belgium
Sean Valdrow from Arkansas
Silver Honorable Mentions:
Nadiya Abdi from Maryland
K.C. Aegis from California
P.M. Alexander from Pennsylvania
S.D. Alisea from California
Bryan Anderson from Tennessee
Alicia Aranyi from Illinois
Maria Aster from Massachusetts
Natasha Bajema from Texas
Christopher Baxter from Utah
Melissa Beaty from Tennessee
J.P. Bellipanni from Maine
Daniel Blatt from California
Bret Booher from Indiana
Ella Brennan from Illinois
Michael D. Britton from Utah
S.D. Bullard from Tennessee
Tanner Call from Maryland
Aaron Canton from Utah
J. Edward Carrick from Michigan
Brandon Case from Nevada
Blake Casselman from Utah
Madeleine Chae from North Carolina
Rob Cornell from Michigan
Travis Corter from Pennsylvania
Adrian Croft from Canada
Dorothy de Kok from South Africa
Alex de Leon from Arizona
Michelle J. Diaz from Oregon
Michael Anthony Dioguardi from New York
Victoria L. Dixon from Kentucky
Thomas R. Eggenberger from Japan
Angelique Fawns from Canada
Tyler Ferris from Colorado
Bryce Fessler from Nevada
O. R. Fitzmorris from New York
Faraz Gafoor from Florida
Russell Giles from Utah
Nate Givens from Virginia
PR Gomez from Ilinois
Walter Goralski from Arizona
Leigh Gorelik from Arizona
Robin Rose Graves from California
Faith Guttman from New Hampshire
Phillip Hall from Virginia
R.J. Howell from Illinois
Sara Itka from Florida
Jared A. Jackson from Florida
S.L. Johnson from Australia
Elliot Kang from Japan
E.G.V. Krombein from Idaho
Kalen Kubik from Kansas
Y. Kuraya from Great Britain
Michael La Ronn from Iowa
Ike Lang from New York
Liz Langley from Florida
Griffin Larson-Erf from Illinois
Karen Aria Lin from Washington
Kit MacAllister from Oregon
Victor Manuel from Texas
Jeff Mason from Wisconsin
Ryan B. McCann from Australia
Robert J. McCarter from Arizona
Parker McIntosh from Oregon
Tara McKee from Washington
Kat Meadows from Texas
Devin Miller from North Carolina
Rebecca Murphree from Nevada
Jack Myers from Pennsylvania
Anuoluwa Ngozi from Nigeria
Karen Niroshana from India
Cara OíSullivan from Utah
Dhara Parekh from California
Jacob Perez from Connecticut
Drew Preston from California
Samyuktha Ravichandran from Pennsylvania
Jeffrey Alan Rector from California
Robert Rhoden from South Carolina
K.Z. Richards from Ohio
Jeremy Schnee from Oregon
Charles D. Shell from Virginia
Sandra Siegienski from Oregon
Poppy Sindral from Portugal
J.S. Smith from California
Devin Smith from Utah
I.J. Sparks from Colorado
R.S. Sparrow from California
Amy M. Stewart from Washington
Heather Stewart from Great Britain
Michael Stonebow from Maryland
Sunspot Stovall from Tennessee
Ramya Suresh from Washington
Miles Tarquinio from Pennsylvania
Kelly Thomas from California
Henc Ulpa from Singapore
Michael Voss from Wisconsin
Jumana Waheib from Saudi Arabia
Hunter Kay Wallace from Montana
Jane Wei from New Jersey
A Wilkins from New Zealand
Pip Winslow from Canada
William R.D. Wood from Virginia
Honorable Mentions:
Kaitrin Acuna from Connecticut
Jon Adcock from California
A.M. Aikman from Florida
Rana Aldaw from Canada
Sophie Alexander from Oregon
Twi Alexander from Indonesia
Ava Alexopoulos from New Hampshire
Star Allbright from Utah
Paul Anguiano from Washington
Mia Ashikyan from Texas
Matt Athanasiou from Illinois
Richard Attree from Spain
Robert Bagnall from Great Britain
Tyler Bailin from California
Arden Baker from Australia
Andrew Barber from Virginia
Eloy Bates from North Carolina
Bogdan Mihai Bati from Romania
Gary Battershell from Arkansas
Amber Baughman from South Carolina
Kristen Baurain from Illinois
Brian Bell from Florida
Ara Bell from California
Rick Bennett from Utah
Dante Bilec from Canada
James Blakey from Virginia
Cameron Bloomfield from Japan
MarÌlia Bonelli from Ohio
Barb Bossois from Brazil
D.K. Bradley from California
David Bridge from United Kingdom
Gaby Brogan from Great Britain
Colby Brown from Rhode Island
Gabriel Burch from Oklahoma
Vivian Camille from Canada
Kirsty Campbell from Canada
Jenny Perry Carr from Texas
John Carey from Florida
Ellary Carson from Iowa
Mathieu Cauchon from Canada
C.E. Chester from Montana
Allison Barrett Clark from Nevada
Haku Clement from Nigeria
Madeline Cliffe from Washington
David J. Cochrane from Louisiana
John Coffren from Maryland
Daniel M. Cojocaru from Switzerland
Robert Cole from Michigan
Russ Colson from Minnesota
Steven Corbin from Canada
Sydney Cortez from Illinois
DJ Cracovia from New York
Matthew Cushing from Connecticut
Emma Dainty from New York
Dean DíAmico from Florida
Kate Dane from Minnesota
Emily Dauvin from Canada
Irene M. Davy from Australia
Curran Dee from Connecticut
Evan Deign from Spain
Fabien Delorme from France
Ashley Delvento from Connecticut
Taya DeVere from Finland
J.M. Di Girolamo from Great Britain
Nathaniel Dick from Texas
Cray Dimensional from Pennsylvania
Katelin Ditner from Canada
Cheska Dizon from California
Jacquelyn Dohoney from Utah
Arthur P. Dutton from California
Joshua Dyer from West Virginia
Kambrie Earl from Utah
Murray Eiland from California
Mark English from New Zealand
M.B. Everett from Michigan
Yasin Falahati from Ireland
Lizhi Fan from New York
Ammarah Fatimah from India
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q3!?!?! argh. you're killing me! 😆
"...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:
2026 Q1: TBD Q2: TBD Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: HM Q4: P
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: 163 submitted 10 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
The hobbit looks at the board and sees this qtr3 topic. Who it thinking about qtr3 already? Better get crunching on qtr2.
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
Trying to imagine April 1. Nope, can't. Just happy it's March.
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
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According to Winston Churchill, "success is going from failure to failure with enthusiasm"
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I have zero idea what I'll be submitting for Q3. Need to get Q2 finished first.
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
@tj_knight my kids always say I make Dad jokes but this one took me a minute... lol (groan)
"...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:
2026 Q1: TBD Q2: TBD Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: HM Q4: P
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: 163 submitted 10 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
Since I am in for QTR 2, it's time to brainstorm QTR 3.
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
@craydimensional How's the brainstorming going for Q3? I am now at the Q2 submitted stage and entering the Q3 brainstorming phase too 
My mind is blank....
"...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:
2026 Q1: TBD Q2: TBD Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: HM Q4: P
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: 163 submitted 10 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
@gideonpsmith I have an idea I am exploring. It is different that what I usually do, but could be fun.
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
The submission portal is now open for Q3 (Cycle 42C). Good luck to everyone! If anyone has any issues, let me know, but it should be all good to go.
I'm brainstorming.... nothing yet
"...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:
2026 Q1: TBD Q2: TBD Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: HM Q4: P
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: 163 submitted 10 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
Now I can work on the story I didn't work on for Q2. 
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
scribbled some lines at the cafe at 7am this morning. Probably won't end up my q3, but hey, thats more creativity/lines than I have done in weeks!
"...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:
2026 Q1: TBD Q2: TBD Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: HM Q4: P
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: 163 submitted 10 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
I'm currently working my way through the WotF Writing Workshop and using the practical exercises to work on a story idea I had when I was on holiday recently. I'm hoping this will be my Q3 entry. The research task gave me the opportunity to do some research that I'd already identified I needed to do. Just finished the description task and expanded upon some worldbuilding notes I already had. I took a bunch of photos of some locations on holiday that I knew I'd want in the story, so they'll come in handy once I get to a specific scene that will need it. I'm hoping the next section which is on dialogue will help me develop the protagonist's voice.
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
In for Q3! Getting ahead of it this quarter so it isn't weighing on me. It's a well-vetted story that I'm very proud of!
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: RWC
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
In for Q3! Getting ahead of it this quarter so it isn't weighing on me. It's a well-vetted story that I'm very proud of!
I wish I were so organized! showing us all how its done 😉 👍
"...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:
2026 Q1: TBD Q2: TBD Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: HM Q4: P
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: 163 submitted 10 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
@amstard Congrats.
I've got two stories in the works from earlier in the year. The darker one is more interesting to me, but I need to focus on the other one for WotF to get it out of my head.
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
Super excited to write another, regardless of the outcome!
Writer of the Future Stats
V42: Q1: R Q2: R Q3: Submitted Q4: WIP
Glad to have finally fought off illness. Back to writing today.
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
I really liked the workshop as well. It taught me some new things and gave me a chance to reflect on what I already knew but to see it in a different light. Google Maps helped with my story. I discovered a location that instantly "popped" in my mind. There was this "aha!" moment and suddenly much of setting crystallized. I still made it my own by swapping out various objects/elements but it was much easier to move my characters around that mental space.
I'm currently working my way through the WotF Writing Workshop and using the practical exercises to work on a story idea I had when I was on holiday recently. I'm hoping this will be my Q3 entry. The research task gave me the opportunity to do some research that I'd already identified I needed to do. Just finished the description task and expanded upon some worldbuilding notes I already had. I took a bunch of photos of some locations on holiday that I knew I'd want in the story, so they'll come in handy once I get to a specific scene that will need it. I'm hoping the next section which is on dialogue will help me develop the protagonist's voice.
@macpat I’ve had a similar experience with the online workshop, really great!
Both learning new things and seeing things you might already do in a different light.
I’ve yet to complete it, but what I’ve done so far has been very helpful and fun to study
Re studying maps I also find that great if the story is set in the real world. So awesome when you find the right location.
Vol 42: Q1 - R Q2 - HM Q3 - RWC Q4 - P
Vol 41: Q1 - HM, Q2 - SHM, Q3 - RWC, Q4 - HM
Vol 40: Q4 - DQ
@amstard That’s awesome, so well done 👏
I’ve made some progress on what I think will be my Q3, got a loose first draft at least and have gotten some editing done
Vol 42: Q1 - R Q2 - HM Q3 - RWC Q4 - P
Vol 41: Q1 - HM, Q2 - SHM, Q3 - RWC, Q4 - HM
Vol 40: Q4 - DQ
the first month of Q3 is gone. How's everyones projects going? Still two months to go and I will admit, I have not yet started....
"...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:
2026 Q1: TBD Q2: TBD Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: HM Q4: P
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: 163 submitted 10 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
the first month of Q3 is gone. How's everyones projects going? Still two months to go and I will admit, I have not yet started....
Well, get going. 
I have one that is complete, but needs an edit.
I started another one and have scene 1 complete, but it may be too far into the horror realm for WotF. 
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
Glad to have finally fought off illness. Back to writing today.
I'm happy to hear you're doing better, Cray. Cheers!
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I wrote a thing. The thing is, I don't think it's a WOTF-shaped thing 😳
"...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:
2026 Q1: TBD Q2: TBD Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: HM Q4: P
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: 163 submitted 10 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
Finished first draft, reading a little while I let it simmer.
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
I have one that is complete, but needs an edit.
When I said I had one complete, I must have been dreaming. It is a good start, but there is more story to be told and some swapping of event timing.
I'm working on it.
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
I sat down to write and ended up going in a non-WOTF direction again. Came up with a story seed and made it grow, but at 643 words realized I wan't engaged with it as a short story, but the fulcrum could make a neat drabble - so thats what I did with it. Wrote 643 words to end up with...100. And still no Q3 😉
"...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:
2026 Q1: TBD Q2: TBD Q3: TBD Q4: TBD
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: HM Q4: P
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: 163 submitted 10 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
