Am I the only one that got a "silver honorable menton" on their certificate rather than a silver honorable mention?
Maybe this is a collector's item? Or maybe they've invented a whole a new category just for me (probably in the negative direction.... ? )
"...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:
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: P
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2024: 37 submitted 5 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
I haven’t received mine yet, but I know at least one other person mentioned receiving a silver honorable “menton.”
V39:- - - HM
V40:SHM, HM, SHM, HM
V41: HM, SHM, SHM, P
Stories published in Parsec Ink, Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, and others.
https://kzrichards.com
Menton is the name of the intern who meticulously handwrites all the copy on every certificate before they go out. These things aren't printed, folks. Nuh uh.
Tired of being unsung, Menton took it upon himself to sneak his own name onto the certs this quarter.
Menton has since moved on. His replacement is a guy named Finn A. List. I'm sure he'll be watched closely for any loose cannon spelling "errors".
Career: 1x Win -- 2x NW-F -- 2x S-F -- 9x S-HM -- 11x HM -- 7x R
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Menton is the name of the intern who meticulously handwrites all the copy on every certificate before they go out. These things aren't printed, folks. Nuh uh.
Tired of being unsung, Menton took it upon himself to sneak his own name onto the certs this quarter.
Menton has since moved on. His replacement is a guy named Finn A. List. I'm sure he'll be watched closely for any loose cannon spelling "errors".
Poor Menton. I will hang his certificate with pride. Looking forward more than I can say (!) to one day working with Finn A List . Though I have a feeling his cousin R. E. Jection who doesn't even get to make certificates may be handling me this quarter \ 
"...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:
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: P
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2024: 37 submitted 5 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
Does "Finn A List" still work with WotF? I've never seen him/her so I can't say. Just checking. Maybe someday I'll get a handwritten certificate from them.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2024 - V41 - Q1-RWC (Resubmitted a "HM"), Q2-HM, Q3-RWC, Q4-Submitted (Resubmitted a "RWC")
2023 - V40 - Q1-HM, Q2-HM, Q3-R, Q4-HM
2022 - V39 - Q1-SHM, Q2-HM, Q3-SF, Q4-HM (Resubmitted a "HM")
2021 - V38 - Q4-HM (Resubmitted a "R")
2020 - V37 - Q2-R
I’ve never seen Mr. List, either. However, the person I’m really hoping to meet is Wynn R. Maybe Mr. List can put me in touch someday?
V39:- - - HM
V40:SHM, HM, SHM, HM
V41: HM, SHM, SHM, P
Stories published in Parsec Ink, Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, and others.
https://kzrichards.com
They must have fired Menton before he got to mine. I'm guessing Menton's last name was Silver, because my plain old regular Honorable Mention looks okay. The Honorable Men T. Ion — he's a good judge of story, not so much of character.
"You can either sit here and write, or you can sit here and do nothing. But you can’t sit here and do anything else."
— Neil Gaiman, Masterclass
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HMx5
R/RWCx5
Hey, all!
I let Joni know about this and she says yes, there was a typo on some of the certificates. She will re-send them.
Cheers,
Kary
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
@karyenglish I am going to treasure mine anyway!
"...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:
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: P
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2024: 37 submitted 5 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
Thanks to seeing this post last night, I had a dream about Silverable Mentons
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13x HM
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